
← YUTORAH: R' Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff -- Recent Shiurim24 aug · 1 u 38 min
R' Yozel Horowitz and Novardok Yeshivot. Focusing on a Comparison of How Differently Chabad and Novardok Reacted to the Communist Takeover of Russia. Life in the Soviet Union in the 1980's both in General and Specifically for Jews.
R' Yozel Horowitz and Novardok Yeshivot. Focusing on a Comparison of How Differently Chabad and Novardok Reacted to the Communist Takeover of Russia. Life in the Soviet Union in the 1980's both in General and Specifically for Jews. - Aug 24, 2026 - R' Yozel Horwitz's living in isolation compared to the life of a Nazir. How and why R' Horwitz changed from a businessman to a Torah personality. How and why his yeshiva in Novardok succeeded. Park East Synagogue's Chabad Rabbi. Why Chabad influences Jews to become observant more successfully than Litvaks. Life in the USSR in the 1980s. Legacy of Resilience by Nuchie Schapiro. Chabad in Maplewood. Essas family leaves the USSR. Letter to Tel Aviv University faculty. Chabad stayed and functioned as actively as was possible in the USSR. Why Novardok left the USSR. R' Rakeffet's experiences in Communist Russia. The Nineteen Letters: R. Dr. Bernard Drachman's translation. The impact of sending—in particular—young Americans into Russia on Jews living in Russia. Being expelled from the USSR on Shabbat. Putin and Chabad. קראתי שמך ה' מבור תחתיות by Avraham Yisrael ארנברג. His interactions with Chabad during WW2 in Siberia (available at Yad Vashem library or archive).