5 | Yakov Yisrael Kanievsky (The Steipler)

Welcome to Jewish History Uncensored, with Marc Shapiro. A weekly podcast from Torah in Motion. This is series 7: Rabbi Moses Schreiber, certainly more well known by the name of his responsa, The Hatam Sofer.
The Hatam Sofer led his community through gargantuan historical events including the Napoleonic Wars, the Industrial Revolution, and monumental turning points in Jewish life, like the beginnings of Reform Judaism and the growth of the Jewish Enlightenment. His respona are still cited, and his reactionary positions remain very influential. Please enjoy this 8 part series.
This is episode 1.