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Rabbi Benjamin Blech discusses his efforts to recover Jewish treasures from the Vatican and shares inspiring stories from his work with the Lubavitch Rebbe and the Pope.
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I said, "Uh, I do know that you have books." I said I said it that way. Or perhaps some other items that uh belonged to the Jewish people. Somehow you were able to get them." About how many items of Jewish interest, Jewish background, uh, Judaica, uh, does the Vatican have? And he thought for a moment. Now, this answer is going to make you awake. Welcome back to another episode awake. Welcome back to another episode of Inspiration for the Nation. This has been one of the most hectic weeks of my life. Thank God. You'll hear about some really special personal news at the end of this episode about me. But enough about me, you're going to hear about one of the most fascinating people I've ever interviewed. I think as of today he's 90 years old. When I did this interview he was 89 years old. And he is one of the most fascinating people, Rabbi Benjamin Blech. He is and he's a Hashiv Rav and he's also in a certain way he has like a lot of Indiana Jones-like has like a lot of Indiana Jones-like real deal experiences that he he has the most unique experience with the Pope. They have a very interesting relationship, uh, very impressive. He found some secrets in the Vatican that the hidden Jewish treasures that you were like, "Hey, where'd all the base of mixture stuff go?" Yes, you've heard stories. You will hear it from the source as well as the incredible discovery found with the missing papers from the Rambam that in this farm that actually brought a new light to Halachas that we never knew.
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- 0:00I said, "Uh, I do know that you have books." I said I said it that…
- 5:41say, "I need to leave a legacy." I need the world to be a little bit…
- 11:48when I was doing all of this, and I must say I was quite successful in…
- 17:24I'm just kibitzing, obviously. Um that you can be au courant. You can be aware of…
- 23:33and um he said, "I see that your husband is going to be speaking. I would…
- 29:45spoiler, we have a baby and you'll hear me talk about it bit is a very…
- 35:51mention, not the menorah, that was in the Beit Hamikdash, in the temple, which when Rome…
- 42:01up some folio pages that are in their library and include um some pages of the…
- 47:42never would have gotten out of Father Farina said that would be amazing and if it…
- 54:17offended Michelangelo and he incorporated ideas that were solely rooted in Torah and in Jewish thought.…
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