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An exploration of the life and legacy of Rav Yechiel Michel Epstein, author of the Aruch Hashulchan.
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- 5:19N was born in Meir and um and uh the AR marries the native sister the…
- 9:58very large and famous and old Jewish town um and previously very prestigious rabbis earlier in…
- 14:06isik but you know especially if we include that all those areas of but even if…
- 18:45authenticity of the whole tale so many have cast doubts as to um the authenticity the…
- 23:24early 20th centuries the religious community is on the defensive the secularization is the biggest threat…
- 27:33town the naric Yesa of Y horovitz the alar of naric which was known as the…
- 32:42style in muser and the interesting and and and somewhat um eclectic practices uh of of…
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- 41:28later years there's no Zar altogether so they're able to publish out however they want um…
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