JERUSALEM (VINnews) — On the 9th of Elul 5683 (1923), exactly 100 years ago, Rabbi Meir Shapiro stood up to speak at the Knessiah Gedolah which took place in Vienna. An air of expectancy rippled around the room as he rose to speak. The 36-year-old rabbi had a warm, charismatic personality, a sharp wit, and […]