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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
RebMoshe.com!
In heretofore secret documents now finally unveiled by the Leader, Reb Moshe lays out his plans for his very own website (grammatical and spelling mistakes are in the original): Through the gift of ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), HaShem showed me … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Rabbis, Satire
Tagged hashem, nationaldebt, reb moshe, ruach hakodesh, secret documents, spelling mistakes, spiritual artist, spiritual friend
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I Was A Talmid Of The Rav!
Only now can the truth be told! I know every rabbi claims to have been a talmid of the Rav, but I really was. I studded under the Rav for three years when he was still teaching in Yiddish. The … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Personal, Rabbis, Satire
Tagged biblical criticism, broken man, intellectual exercise, orthodox judaism, rav, talmid
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Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884-1966
I’m listening to Professor Marc B. Shapiro‘s lecture on the Srida Aish (Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg) for Torah in Motion (Movers and Shakers of Modern Orthodoxy 2). Marc says that if World War II ended in 1942, instead of talking … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
Tagged jewish theological seminary, Marc B. Shapiro, montreux switzerland, movers and shakers, saul lieberman, torah in motion
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When Rabbis Over-Step
I love this story because I love seeing rabbis who fancy themselves authorities in matters they know little get humiliated when they try to squash others. Rabbi Hirsch fancied himself the leader of German Orthodoxy. He attacked Rabbi David Zvi … Continue reading
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Tagged england nissan, least five years, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi hirsch, samson raphael hirsch, talmudic sage, torah in motion, torah scholar
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A Reb Moshe Story
(This was published by Reb Moshe’s family after his death.) When Reb Moshe Feinstein was 35 (in the 1930s), he said that a certain type of mikveh that most rabbis said was not kosher was kosher. Reb Moshe made his … Continue reading