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#182 - Charisma and Leadership: R Avrohom Kalisker & the Vilna Gaon
In this episode we take a more careful look at the part charisma plays in communal leadership. We also discuss why the Rambam tried to avoid communal leadership.
We take a careful look at R Avrohom Kalisker time with the Vilna Gaon. And we similarly discuss why R Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk didn't try to bring him to his attempted meeting with the Vilna Gaon in 1772.
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