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Jewish History Uncensored
Rabbi Arnie Wittenstein is a well known Torah scholar, Tanach expert, and Historian. He has lectured in the Mir Yeshiva, Torat Shraga, and many Shuls internationally. These podcasts integrate his broad knowledge of many different facets of Torah and History. Join in weekly to gain accurate and in depth knowledge of some of the most important and controversial topics in Jewish History. For tours, speaking engagements, or sponsorships contact us at Jewishhistoryuncensored@gmail.com
Episodes
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Mashiach - Understanding Our Situation
This week's episode is sponsored in honor of the magid shiur by an old friend who is one the great askanim of our times. In this episode, we take a careful…
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Mashiach - Grasping the Challenge
In this episode, we look at one of the key issues we have relating to the Moshiach issues, grasping the National Level situation. Where do people have a…
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Moshiach - Understanding the Importance
In this episode, we look at the basic challenge we have in understanding and relating to what the concept of Moshiach really means. One of the key concepts we…
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Redemption Prophecies in Yechezkel: Chronology in Tanach
This week's episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת עלקא עליזה בת ר יעקב In this week's episode, we look at the last part of Yechezkel. What is the common theme of…
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Yechezkel - Nature & Structure
This week's episode is dedicated in honor of the Magid Shiur of the Daf Yomi Shiur in Kehilas Bais Yisroel in Cedarhurst In this week's episode, we look at the…
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The Challenge of Waiting for Moshiach and the Second Half of Yeshaya
This week's episode is dedicated in honor of the Magid Shiur of the Daf Yomi Shiur in Kehilas Bais Yisroel in Cedarhurst In this episode we look at the very…
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Authorship of Yeshaya
This week's episode is dedicated in honor of the Magid Shiur of the Daf Yomi Shiur in Kehilas Bais Yisroel in Cedarhurst In this week's episode we look at the…
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USA Iran War
This week's episode is dedicated לעילוי נשמת הרב אהרן דוד בן הרב מאיר חדש, the Moshgiach of the Mir tzl by a talmid. This week's episode looks at the American…
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Lessons from the Israel Iran Conflict
This week's episode is dedicated by BZ and Hadassah as a zchus for all of those in danger and especially in Israel to be safe. And also as a zchus for the IDF…
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The Neviim Achronim Challenge: Yeshaya - Book of Moshiach
We start by discussing the primary reason that most Talmidei Chachomim feel challenged by Neviim Achronim. What is the proper way to understand the Prophecies…
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Melachim - The Book of Olam HaZeh
In this episode we look at the theme of Melachim. The best way to accurately synopsize the Sefer in one clear phrase is that Melachim is, 'The Book of Olam…
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Shoftim & Shmuel
In this episode we take a closer look at why Rashi understands that the key theme of Shoftim is developing the Mishkan. How do we reconcile this idea with the…
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The Sefer Level Challenge
In this episode, we continue looking at the challenge of understanding the Sifrey Tanach at the Sefer level. We also discuss the importance of properly…
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Parsha to Sefer
In this episode, we look at one of the most challenging aspects of understanding Tanach, the journey between parsha level understanding to Sefer level…
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Understanding Moshaich
In this week's episode, we look at how to understand Moshiach and what effect the coming of Moshiach will have on the world. Similarly we look at how the…
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The Holocaust - Morality & Motivation
In this episode we look at the general debate amongst Historians about how to understand the German's motivations for the Holocaust. Were the people directly…
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The Contemporary Crisis of Freedom
In this episode, we look at how the modern world defines freedom. We also examine why there is such turmoil and conflict in the USA at the present time. What…
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Pesach - Freedom
In this episode, we look at the key theme of Pesach, freedom. How does this connect with eating matza on Pesach? Is matza, 'poor bread', or , 'poor man's…
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WZO Elections Controversy
This week's episode is dedicated in honer of the wedding of Eliyahu David and Nechama Besser In this episode, we look at the tumult in the American Yeshiva…
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Parsha Problems
In this episode, we look at the phenomenon of the slightly different Parsha systems that are found in different Tanachs. We also discuss the major controversy…
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Parsha Flow: Parsha to Parsha Flow
This week's episode is dedicated לעילוי נשמת אפרת בת אושרה In this episode we look at a couple of examples of how taking Parsha flow in account changes the way…
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Prophecy & Parsha
This week's episode is dedicated לעילוי נשמת ר אליהו ב״ר יוסף In the first part of this episode, we properly examine the issue of how the basic principles of…
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Rashi's Parsha Approach
In this episode, we take a more careful look at how Rashi uses the parsha system in his commentary. How much of a factor is this in Rashi? We similarly examine…
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Parsha & Pshat
In this episode, we look at how the Parsha system should affect the way we understand Tanach. What is the difference between the Parsha system, which is the…
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Understanding Pshat
In this episode we examine the claims that Rashi's commentary to Tanach isn't a Pshat based commentary. How should we view the concept that we should attempt…
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Gaza Wars Lessons, The Passuk Focus & Parsha Concept
We start this episode with some more lessons from the Gaza War and the ceasefire agreement. We examine when is it proper to learn from others. We go on to look…
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The Rule of Pshat & Rashi
In this week's episode we take a deeper look at the first rule of Pshat - understanding the meaning of the words. How broad is our understanding of Tanachic…
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Academia & Midrashim: First Rule of Pshat
In this week's episode we take a closer look at the fundamental problem most academics have when it comes to understanding Midrashim. We also start looking at…
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The Gaza Ceasefire
In this episode we look at the Ceasefire Agreement recently signed. Was it a mistake to sign this agreement? Is it possible to fully solve the issue…
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Carter's Israeli Admirers + Midrash and Mesora
In this episode we look at Carter's Israeli admirers and what was motivating them to admire him. Why were they so deeply moved by this quixotic figure? We go…
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Jimmy Carter's Mixed Legacy
In this episode we look at Jimmy Carter's mixed legacy. Should we be surprised by his lack of success as President and his severe defeat by Ronald Reagan? How…
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Rationalism, Pshat, & Mesorah
In this episode we look at the definition of Pshat, the basic meaning of the possukim. Is there any connection between this and Rationalism? How much is it…
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Nach in the Haredi World
In this episode we look at why all the different parts of the Haredi world have deep hesitance with basic pshat and Tanach. Why is this true? Is this an…
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Balancing Midrash with Pshat
In this episode we look at the historically controversial issue of balancing the Midrashim with the basic meaning of the text. The first factor we need to…
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Fall of Assad : Perspectives and Lessons
In this episode we look at the fall of Bashir Assad. What caused his fall? How does this affect the general Israel Arab conflict? How much do we know about it?…
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The Vilna Gaon's Edits & Understanding Midrashim II
In this episode we take a closer look at the Vilna Gaon's editing work. What was his basic methodology of editing? How novel was his work? How would the Vilna…
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Understanding Midrashim
In this episode we look at the issue of analyzing and editing Midrashim. What is the difference between how the Vilna Gaon edited Midrashim and how his son…
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Facets of Emuna & Authorship of Midrashim
In this episode we look at another one the lessons of the Presidential election - how fidelity is an important facet of Emuna. How should a person use that…
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Elections 2024 - Lessons & Perspectives
In this episode we look at the recent Presidential election in the USA. How shocked should we have been by the outcome? What lessons can we learn from this?…
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Types of Wars & The Ultimate War
In this episode we look at the different categories of war according to the Torah. Is there any proof that the Torah considers war a legitimate national…
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War, Casualties & Morality
In this episode we continue looking at the issue of casualties in war. Is it normal for an army to suffer casualties, is there a time when an army shouldn't…
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War: According to The Torah
This week's episode is dedicated in honor of all the Torat Shraga Rebeiim, sons of Rebeiim, and former Talmidim out there defending us by a former Talmid. In…
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Torah & Science - R' Avrohom Vilner & His Father The Vilna Gaon
This week's episode is dedicated as a merit for peace for Israel, and healing by all those injured by a listener, and also by an anonymous listener. In this…
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Gaza War Lessons II & Be'er Avrohom on Tehillim
In this episode we look at another of the important lessons of the Gaza War. What can we learn from the extreme obsession people have about Israel? What is the…
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The Gaza War - A Rosh HaShana Perspective
This episode is sponsored by Ben and Talia Silver Mr Gerald Wittenstein לעילוי נשמת יוסף בן משה #207 - The Gaza War - A Rosh HaShana Perspective In this…
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#206 - R' Avrohom Vilner - Life & Accomplishments
In this episode we look at R Avrohom Vilner, the Vilna Gaon's youngest son. What positions did he hold? What does this tell us about him? What lessons can we…
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#205 - Maalos HaTorah - Applications of The Ideas
This week's episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת אריה מרדכי בן אברהם יצחק In this episode we take a deeper look at how the ideals of Torah learning mentioned in…
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#204 - Maalos HaTorah - Defining Mitzvah
This week's episode is dedicated לעילוי נשמת ר אליהו בן ר יוסף. In this week's episode we take a closer look at what the Vilna Gaon meant when he said there…
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#203 - R Avrohom the Vilna Gaon's Brother - Maalos HaTorah
This week's episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת ר חיים רפאל יוסף דוד בן צבי מרדכי on the occasion of his Yahrzeit This week we look at the sefer of R Avrohom the…
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#202 - R Avrohom Brother of the Vilna Gaon - His Life
This week's episode is sponsored by Mr and Mrs Avi Meir לרפואה שלימה לעדו יחיאל בן ציונה This week we look at the life of R Avrohom Rogeler, the Vilna Gaon's…
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#201 - Understanding the Rebbe & Talmid Connection
This week's episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת ר שלום אליעזר בן ר ישראל ראגאזין a member of the Voluzhin Kollel This week we are starting a new series about the…
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#200 - Understanding Tisha B'Av & National Tragedy
This week's episode is sponsored לעילוי נשמת עלקא עליזה בת ר יעקב by her family on the occasion of her Yahrzeit In this week's episode we discuss the question…
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#199 - Israel, Daf Yomi & Supporting Torah - Lessons From My Father's Life
This episode is dedicated by the family l'ilui nishmas my father R Yosef ben Moshe HCM. In this episode, we look at my father's experiences after they moved to…
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#198 - Skylab & Atlanta Opportunities - Lessons From My Father's Life
In this episode we look how when our family moved to Atlanta, my father took advantage of all the opportunities in a larger Jewish community. We also look at…
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#197 - Shabbos, Tefillin & Torah - Lessons From My Father's Life
In this episode we look at how my father slowly integrated more mitzvos in to his life. And how he had a very dramatic dream that he connected to the Mitzva of…
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#196 - Teaching Torah & The IDF - Lessons From My Father's Life -
In this episode we look at how my father ended up taking a real role in teaching Torah in Huntsville and how this affected him. Did this have any connection to…
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#195 - Moon Landing & Affects of Rocket Science - Lessons From My Father's Life -
In this episode we take a deeper look at NASA and the cultural crisis of the 60s. We also look at the Moon Landing. Was Neal Armstrong the author of his famous…
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#194 - The Apollo Program & Early Steps in Yiddishkeit - Lessons From My Father's Life -
In this episode we look at my father's career in NASA in the heroic era, and some fascinating lessons we can learn from them. We also look at my father's early…
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#193 -College & Marriage - Lessons From My Father's Life
In this episode we look at some more aspects of the Von Braun issue. We also look at my father's college experiences and how he grasped opportunity when it…
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#192 - Rocket Science & the KKK - Lessons From My Father's Life
In this episode we look at my father hcm's early life. How did he get to a very small town in Alabama? What was it like to grow up in a small southern town?…