Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Was Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg The Only Gadol In History To Have A Real Friendship With A Non-Jew?

In his first lecture on the Sridei Aish (Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg) for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: Rabbi Weinberg was friends with Paul Kahle, a leading [non-Jewish] scholar of masoretic studies of the Targum. He was … Continue reading

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Denying Science Makes A Mockery Of Orthodox Judaism

In a 2009 lecture on Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: “It’s impossible to cover up these things now they’re out there [online]. “Hirsch says we’re not bound to any opposition to science. … Continue reading

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You Can Live A Lie For Only So Long

I did not shave or cut my beard for almost four years. Then I cut it off three months ago. A couple of weeks ago, Matisyahu cut off his beard. Many people have asked me for my opinion. I say … Continue reading

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The Rav Forbade Congregational Singing

In his part two lecture on Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: “Congregational singing wasn’t even done in Germany. It was choir singing. It’s an American thing. It might be a development of the … Continue reading

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Booted Out Of Shul

I talk to a source on FB: The RCA set up a fake singles event at Kutsher‘s, all designed to kick me out what? RCC? No…even bigger than that…the RCA itself whoa Yeah…they kicked me out of shul…it was terrible. … Continue reading

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