"Tsfat suffered many earthquakes, and some of them were man-made," observes Rabbi Wein as he describes the conflicts that arose in Tsfat at its peak point in history. When Rabbi Yaakov Beirav attempted to restore the Sanhedrin, rivalries abounded. From Rabbi Levi ibn Chaviv, Rabbi Beirav's chief opponent, to the tension between Rabbi Yosef Caro and Rabbi Moshe diTrani, this detailed lecture debunks all illusions that great Torah scholars are immune to hostility.