Daily Archives: April 28, 2017

The Market for Gedolim: A Tale of Supply and Demand

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Luke Ford

Chaim Saiman writes: Gadolhood is less about the individual erudition of a given rabbi and more about a social fact, reflecting the experience of a community bound by a concrete conception of Torah, halakha, and rabbinic authority. This sense of … Continue reading →

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Jerome Yehuda Gellman: This Was From God: A Contemporary Theology of Torah and History

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Luke Ford

Opening graphs: Increasingly, well-informed traditional Jews may find themselves distrustful of the reliability of Torah as history because of the conclusions of scholarly research from natural science, history, linguistics, Bible criticism and archaeology. And, they may not be swayed by … Continue reading →

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Can A Jew Enter A Church?

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Luke Ford

R. Shlomo Riskin wrote: Question: Am I allowed to attend my friend’s wedding in a church? Are Jews allowed to enter churches at all? Answer: Evangelical churches do not have icons or statues and it is certainly permissible to enter … Continue reading →

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