Beit Avi Chai presents "The Hazon Ish": Halakhic decisor, believer, and leader of the Charedi revolution
Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz (1878-1953), better known as the Hazon Ish after the series of books he wrote, was one of the greatest rabbis of the twentieth century and is considered the most prominent Charedi leader of Israel's early years.
His meeting with David Ben-Gurion (1952) reflected the confrontation between secular Zionism and the emerging Israeli "Charedism." In the eyes of many, the Hazon Ish is the symbol of this "Charedism."
With Dr. Benjamin Brown, Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A student of the broad range of Haredi writings and author of Ha-Hazon Ish: haposeq, hama'amin, u-manhig ha-mahapekha ha-charedit" (The Hazon Ish: halakhic decisor, believer, and leader of the Charedi revolution
Session 1: The Hazon Ish: Who was he and how did he Influence Charedi society?
Thursday, May 16, 8 PM
Session 2: The Hazon Ish and the challenges of his time: Zionism, the Holocaust, and the State of Israel
Thursday, May 23, 8 PM
Session 3: The Hazon Ish as a believer: the return of the classic "misnagged"
Thursday, May 30, 8 PM
Session 4: The Hazon Ish and Secular Jews-the "empty cart" and "children taken captive"
Thursday, June 6, 8 PM
Admission: NIS 30; students: NIS 20; NIS 100 for the series.
This is a Hebrew-language only event.
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