Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Rabbi Baruch Lanner

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Luke Ford

Shmarya Rosenberg blogs: Rabbi Baruch Lanner is due to be paroled this week. Yochanan Lavie, a frequent FailedMessiah.com commenter, tells the story of his teenage encounters with rabbinic child abuser Rabbi Baruch Lanner. These encounters include Lanner kneeing boys in … Continue reading →

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The Historical Study Of Jewish Law

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student writes: The study of the history of halakhah is fraught with methodological and religious dangers. Good study requires thorough understanding of the breadth of rabbinic writings throughout history, as well as an appreciation for the rabbinic mindset. … Continue reading →

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It’s About Standards

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Yaakov Menken writes: I was as surprised as anyone to see “Gentile Lubavitcher refused conversion” in the Jerusalem Post. While it may be true that the belief that a deceased individual is the Messiah is foreign to normative Judaism, … Continue reading →

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Too Much Information

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Yaakov Menken’s Cross-Currents.com is a gorgeous blog. I’m relaxing with it Sunday evening after a day in which I had the TV on for eight hours so I could watch football with the sound off while simultaneously listening to … Continue reading →

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A Nation Under God: Jews, Christians, and the American Public Square by R. Meir Soloveichik

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student blogs: There is a blockbuster new issue of The Torah U-Madda Journal with some fascinating articles. The entire issue is available online for download (link): "Mah Enosh": Reflections of the Relation between Judaism and Humanism by R. … Continue reading →

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