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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
What’s The Difference Between A Torah Scholar And A Gadol?
In a lecture on rabbinic biographies for Torah in Motion, Orthodox rabbi and history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “In the haredi world [ultra-Orthodoxy], [Rav J.B. Soloveitchik] is recognized as a Torah scholar but not as a gadol [great rabbi]. … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy, R. J. B. Soloveitchik, Rabbis
Tagged chazon ish, haredi world, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox rabbi, torah in motion, torah scholar
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The Apprenticeship Of Luke Ford
I was listening to Dennis Prager’s radio show today. He’d just returned from his fifth trip to Australia, my homeland. Dennis said that Australia was over-regulated and rather reserved. An American woman phones in. “Australians are reserved. Timid. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Jews, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged Anti-Semitism, apprenticeship of duddy kravitz, Dennis Prager, jewish experience, luke ford, seventh day adventists
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Australian Orthodox Rabbis Called Ministers
I’m looking at the website for the Central Synagogue of Sydney, Australia. Rabbis in the mainstream Orthodox synagogues of Great Britain are also called “ministers” and they used to wear robes like Reform rabbis in America. “Minister” is a Protestant … Continue reading
It’s OK To Go To Lectures By Old Ladies
Marc B. Shapiro writes: “Who says we make no distinctions between a regular woman and what I termed a “very old” woman. R. Aviner told me that in his opinion it is forbidden to attend a lecture given by a … Continue reading
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San Francisco Orthodox Jews Are Unique
How do I count the ways? Even for many identifying Orthodox Jews in the Bay Area, being a leftist is more important than being Jewish. Heshy Fried elaborates: * The Gender Neutral Bencher * Kosher weddings with treife wine * … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, San Francisco
Tagged being jewish, compost, heshy, kosher weddings, orthodox jews
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