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Category Archives: Rabbis
One Way To Get Rid Of A Rabbi
Dr. Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Speaking of rabbis who were chased out of their communities, let me repeat what I heard from the late Rabbi Louis Jacobs.[13] This story is not documented anywhere, but is something that Jacobs no doubt … Continue reading
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Tagged enormous controversy, machers, massive volumes, rabbi louis jacobs, rosh yeshiva, torah scholar
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The Chemical Method Of Studying Talmud
Dr. Marc B. Shapiro blogs: The Ridbaz’ attack on the Brisker method is well known. In the introduction to his responsa, Beit Ridbaz (Jerusalem, 1908), Ridbaz writes as follows: A certain rabbi invented the "chemical" method of study. Those in … Continue reading
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Tagged joseph b soloveitchik, Marc B. Shapiro, oral torah, r joseph, responsa, torah study
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What’s Proper Garb For A Rabbi?
Zalman Alpert comments on Marc Shapiro’s post and pictures: Rabbinic garb. the dress that Reb Simcha Zelig wore in his pictures was bedavka the authentic garb of Jews in Lithuania and the Ukraine from about 1950-1918. The Chafetz Chaim wore … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative jews, czarist russia, homburg hats, marc shapiro, rosh yeshiva, world war 1
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Bad Rabbi
Nick Madigan writes for the Baltimore Sun: For more than half a century, Rabbi Jacob A. Max was a dominant figure in Baltimore’s Jewish community, founder of one of its most important synagogues, an influential leader who officiated at countless … Continue reading
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Tagged anshe, dominant figure, emunah, hebrew congregation, legal remedy, rabbi jacob
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David Suissa Is Tired Of Rabbis Preaching It Is Wrong To Steal
He writes: DON’T STEAL MONEY? BE ETHICAL? It takes courage to say that? Don’t get me wrong. Stealing and cheating are terrible. Jews who steal and cheat are criminals. They are a disgrace and a shanda to all of us. … Continue reading
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Tagged ethical life, human relationships, rsquo, shanda, spread rumors, truthful one
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