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Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox (2006)
I ask Grok to critique this book by Marc B. Shapiro: Marc B. Shapiro’s Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox, published in 2006 by the University of Scranton Press, is a concise yet incisive examination of the complex relationship between Rabbi … Continue reading
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Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History (2015)
I ask Grok to critique this book by Marc B. Shapiro: Marc B. Shapiro’s Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History is a meticulously researched and provocative exploration of how segments of Orthodox Judaism have engaged in self-censorship … Continue reading
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The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles Reappraised (2011)
I ask Grok to critique this book by Marc B. Shapiro: Marc B. Shapiro’s The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles Reappraised is a provocative and meticulously researched work that challenges a widely held assumption in Orthodox Judaism: that … Continue reading
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Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966 (1999)
I ask Grok to critique this book by Marc B. Shapiro: Marc B. Shapiro’s Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966 (published in 2002 by The Littman Library of Jewish … Continue reading
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Renewing the Old, Sanctifying the New: The Unique Vision of Rav Kook (2025)
I ask Grok to critique Marc B. Shapiro’s new book: Marc B. Shapiro’s Renewing the Old, Sanctifying the New: The Unique Vision of Rav Kook (published in 2025 by The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization) is a scholarly exploration of … Continue reading
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