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Get Ready For Female Modern Orthodox Rabbis
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: Leaving aside the issue of serving as a dayan, it is obvious to me that women rabbis are coming to Modern Orthodoxy, even if the powers that be are standing firmly against it. Yet they … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
Tagged agudah, halakhah, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox world, torah study, women scholars
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The Modern Orthodox – Haredi Split
Marc B. Shapiro writes: In Europe, every small town had a rav. Sometimes the rav was an adherent of Agudah, and other times a follower of Mizrachi. But as far as the townspeople were concerned, that didn’t matter. He was … Continue reading
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Tagged agudah, halakhic questions, haredi world, Marc B. Shapiro, mizrachi, world war ii
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The Orthodox Rabbis Of Los Angeles
Andy* emails me: Dear Luke: I have sent to you a thank you note over the years but I never told you why. I went through hell in LA when the rabbis there mainly of chabad but also agudah and … Continue reading
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Tagged agudah, beverly hills high school, breslov, kitzur shulchan aruch, orthodox rabbis, talmudic scholar
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Rabbis Need To Get Their Act Together On Abuse
A. writes on Hirhurim: The frum community leadership, MO, Chareidi, and Chassidic, all really need to get their act together on this issue. The psakim from Chareidi poskim are there. The knowledge and professional research is there. Sadly, the history … Continue reading
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Tagged agudah, community leadership, ny times article, power grab, sexual abusers, zweibel
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