Vilna
Winds of Change

Vilna, the motherland of both the yeshiva and Chassidic movements was a place where Torah flourished while disputes ran deep. Rabbi Wein sketches the history of both movements and their fierce rivalry which escalated even to the point of violence. Into the mix came the secularists of the haskalah movement who unwittingly brought about a truce by forcing the two traditionalist factions to unite against a common enemy.