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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
The Literary History of a Rabbinic Genre by Peter J. Haas
Haym Soloveitchik writes: I have read good books and I have read bad books, and now I have read a book by Peter J. Haas. It has been a singular experience, and I would like to share it with others. … Continue reading
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Pets on Shabbat, Rabbi Morenu, and Epidemics
Orthodox Jews traditionally have not kept pets. Marc B. Shapiro blogs: * R. Moshe did not regard pets as muktzeh. It would thus be permissible to handle your own cat that lives in your home, but not to do so … Continue reading
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POST-MOSAIC ADDITIONS TO THE TORAH?
Marc B. Shapiro blog: * One of the biggest theological changes in Orthodoxy in the last decades—perhaps the sources collected in Limits were significant in this regard—is the acknowledgment that asserting limited post-Mosaic additions to the Torah is not to … Continue reading
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Living As an Orthodox Jew at the Highest Levels of Government || Dr Dov Zakheim
According to Wikipedia: Dov S. Zakheim (born December 18, 1948) is an American businessman, writer, politician, and former official of the United States government. In the Reagan administration, he held various Department of Defense positions. Dov S. Zakheim was born … Continue reading
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Free Speech In Orthodox Judaism
Everything that gets you banned from social media, you can talk about in Orthodox Judaism. I’ve yet to find a topic that I couldn’t talk about with an Orthodox rabbi. I’ve been able to discuss productively Biblical criticism, Kevin MacDonald, … Continue reading
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