Episodios

  • The Crisis of the Judenrate and Morality in the Holocaust
    Apr 13 2026

    In this week's episode, we look at one of the most difficult aspects of the Holocaust, the Judenrate and their task of carrying out the rules the Germans gave them. Should they be considered collaborators? We also discuss the deep and difficult moral crises that Judenrate faced in the Holocaust.

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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  • Pesach & Emuna Solutions
    Apr 5 2026

    In this episode, we continue to look at the challenge of Emuna in the contemporary world. We also look at the classic response and how well that works in our times. We also carefully examine the order of the steps in building Emuna in our times and how to synthesize this with the classic approach of the Ramban in the end of Bo.

    This is a link to the structural outline of Shir HaShirim :

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iH6H1yOGHvrvHcRLLIiHsuzU1jVO7Fgxj-Uty79rmps/edit?usp=drivesdk

    This is a link to the Shir HaShirim and Yeshaya shiurim :

    Shir HaShirim:

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1q-LN-gpWabdd6p6Ldlcg8EuPH2Y8jygP

    Yeshaya :

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-SquqaGfaikZnwjWB60ncjwF9j1UOEWX

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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  • Pesach & Steps in Emuna
    Mar 26 2026

    In this episode, we look at the connection between Pesach and Emuna. We carefully examine why Emuna is and how we relate and use the term today. We similarly examine the basic challenge of Emuna we face in our times. Similarly, we look at the ideal of Emuna and how to come to a realistic appraisal of why we can do to improve our Emuna.

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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  • Iran War Lessons II: Is this Gog u'Magog?
    Mar 18 2026

    In this episode, we take a deeper look at the ramifications of Theological motivations and why most people today don't properly understand them. We also look at how the broadening of the Iranian attacks will deeply complicate the situation.

    We examine the claim of many that this war is connected to the War of Gog. What is the basic structure of the War of Gog? Does this war fit into that in any way?

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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    1 h y 6 m
  • Iran War '26
    Mar 12 2026

    In this week's episode, we look at the latest war with Iran. We start by examining the limits of air strikes. What can air strikes accomplish? How much effect will an air campaign have? What are the chances that an air campaign will cause the Islamic Republic to fall? We similarly examine governmental structure of the Islamic Republic. How will this effect the events?

    What lessons can we learn from these events?

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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    56 m
  • R' Menashe of Iliya and the Vilna Gaon
    Mar 5 2026

    In this week's episode, we more carefully examine R' Menashe of Iliya's interactions with the Vilna Gaon. We see how R' Menashe of Iliya was able to deeply appreciate the Vilna Gaon's depth of understanding all parts of Torah. We also start looking at what R' Menashe of Iliya's ideas were to resolve the crisis of population growth and poverty.

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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    54 m
  • R Menashe of Iliya, the Vilna Gaon, and the Besht
    Feb 26 2026

    In this week's episode we look at the significance of R Menashe of Iliya's connection with the Vilna Gaon. What was the Vilna Gaon's approach to teaching talmidim? Was this the standard practice? We also look at certain similarities between R Menashe of Iliya and the Besht.

    This week's episode is dedicated לרפואה השלימה לשרה פעשא בת יפה אסתר by her family and לעילוי נשמת חיה בת ר' אלכסנדער

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    52 m
  • Opposition to The Mussar Movement and R Menashe of Iliya as a Talmid of the Gra
    Feb 18 2026

    In this week's episode, we look at the opposition to the Mussar Movement. What type of opposition was there initially, was this connected to the issue of Yeshiva curriculum?

    We also look at the issue of R Menashe of Iliya as a talmid of the Vilna Gaon. Why would one think he was a talmid of the Vilna Gaon? Why would one think he in fact wasn't?

    This week's episode is dedicated לעילוי נשמת קלמן נפתלי בן יעקב

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    Nach Yomi: Join R' Wittenstein's Nach Yomi on WhatsApp. We learn a perek a day five days a week, with a nine minute shiur covering the key issues.

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    53 m