[RERELEASE] The Chofetz Chaim & His Attempts to Move to the Holy Land (replay)

About this episode

This episode discusses the Chofetz Chaim's attempts to immigrate to the Land of Israel over several decades.

Rav Yisrael Meir of Radin, better known as the Chofetz Chaim (1838-1933), is one of the most beloved historical figures in recent memory. His storied life convers many aspects, and in this episode the focus is on the saga of his attempts at immigrating to the Land of Israel. While yearning to move there for many years, he laid practical plans to carry it out as well. Over the course of a half a century, several attempts were made but none brought to fruition. In 1925 his bags were packed and a home was even purchased for him in Petach Tikvah, but again it didn't work out. For sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at: yehuda@yehudageberer.com Subscribe To Our Podcast on: PodBean: https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/ Follow us on Twitter or Instagram at @Jsoundbites You can email Yehuda at yehuda@yehudageberer.com

People in this episode

Host: Yehuda Geberer

Topics covered

• Chofetz Chaim
• immigration
• Jewish history
• Land of Israel
• Rav Yisrael Meir
• historical figures

Keywords

• Chofetz Chaim
• immigration
• Jewish history
• Rav Yisrael Meir
• Petach Tikvah
• historical figures
• Land of Israel

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Land of Israel, Petach Tikvah

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