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Ḥakham Uziel’s Hegyonei Uziel (1 of 2) - Dr. Aryeh Tapper

JL;DR SUMMARY Dr. Aryeh Tepper delivers a detailed lecture on 'Hegyonei Uziel,' a significant yet overlooked work by Rabbi Ben Zion Meir Ḥai Uziel, focusing on Jewish thought's intricate relationship with both internal spirituality and active life. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish LawJewish LifeJewish ThoughtPhilosophySpiritualityMysticismHalachaSephardic JudaismRabbi UzielHuman Soul

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Hayy Uziel was born on the 23rd of May, 1880, in Adam in Jerusalem."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"In 1919, Hegu Ne'uziel was appointed the head of the Mizrahi movement, which was a religious Zionist movement that raised the flag of integrating Torah and work and participating in the different institutions and all the aspects of the life of the state. He spent much of World War One in Damascus, Syria, and from 1921 to 23 replaced Rabbi Yaakov Meir in Thessaloniki."
Damascus, Syria
"He spent much of World War One in Damascus, Syria, and from 1921 to 23 replaced Rabbi Yaakov Meir in Thessaloniki."
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
"He spent much of World War One in Damascus, Syria, and from 1921 to 23 replaced Rabbi Yaakov Meir in Thessaloniki."
Ofakim, Southern District, Israel
"I live in Ofakim 25 miles from the Gaza Strip and my windows just shook from a bomb."

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