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Category Archives: Noah Feldman
The Orthodox Paradox
Paul Shaviv (father of blogger Miriam Shaviv and director of the Hebrew Academy of Toronto) writes about Noah Feldman’s New York Times article: 7. The question of how to handle an embarrassing ‘b’dieved” situation – as happened at the now … Continue reading
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Harvard Law Prof Noah Feldman’s NYT Wedding Announcement
Published August 15, 1999: Dr. Jeannie Chi Yong Suk, a daughter of Song Nam Suk and Dr. Chang Ho Suk of Great Neck, N.Y., is to be married this afternoon to Dr. Noah Raam Feldman, a son of Dr. Penny … Continue reading
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Shalom Auslander ‘Deeply Saddened’ by Noah Feldman’s Story
I emailed the author of Foreskin’s Lament for his opinion of Noah Feldman’s New York Times essay. Norman Lamm’s nephew replied: "Luke – As someone who was raised Orthodox, I was appalled to read that someone would go through all … Continue reading
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Steven I. Weiss: ‘Noah Feldman’s puzzling compromise between religion and secularism’
Weiss writes for the Wall Street Journal: Mr. Feldman offered his services pro bono to the city of Tenafly, N.J., in its fight against Orthodox Jews who wanted to have an eruv, or Jewish ritual boundary, placed around the town. … Continue reading
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