Novardok Yeshiva and the Post-Holocaust Mussar Movement | With Rabbi Yitz Greenberg

In this compelling episode, Rabbi Elchanan Poupko speaks with Rabbi Dr. Yitz Greenberg about his experience attending the Beis Yosef Yeshiva in Brooklyn during the 1950s—a yeshiva deeply shaped by the resilience of Holocaust survivors and those who endured the brutal Soviet gulags of Siberia. Rabbi Greenberg shares firsthand accounts of the Novardhok tradition in America, the spiritual struggles and triumphs of its students, and the unique atmosphere of a yeshiva filled with those rebuilding their lives after unimaginable suffering. Together, they explore the pressing question: Did the Mussar movement survive the Holocaust? And if so, how did it evolve in the shadow of such devastation? Tune in for a powerful discussion on faith, perseverance, and the legacy of Mussar in a post-Holocaust world.