Ep. 36 // "Making the Past Present" w/ Rabbi Dr. Shmary Brownstein
Description
Rabbi Dr. Shmary Brownstein is a shliach in Davis, California where he also wrote his doctoral dissertation on the famous series of maamorim, Bosi Lgani.
In this episode, we discuss Shmary's growing up in Crown Heights in the early 90s and his decision to leave for Brunoy.
We discuss how the conception of past changed over those years and how some of the ideas of Bosi Lgani might inform how we ought to approach staying connected to the past without becoming lost in it.
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Published 09/01/24
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