Category Archives: R. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff

Too Smart For The Irish

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “I was in public school for one year. I was a wild kid. The teacher told my mother, “Your son is too bright for the Irish kids, the Italian kids. Send him to a [Jewish] day … Continue reading →

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A Lecture On The Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “Having spent a lot of time around Gedolei Yisrael (great rabbis), the more intelligence you have, the more critical you are. You have to learn a lot of mussar to remove that negative outlook to be … Continue reading →

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Have Faith In God And Stay In Kollel

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Rakeffet says: “We should all pray that our aunts and uncles drop dead and leave us an inheritance so we can stay in kollel.” * “No hashgacha [kosher supervision] can be 24/7. We are much better off when we … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Shocked There Isn’t Automatic Internet Censorship

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Luke Ford

Does Judaism side more with censorship or free speech? It’s not clear, but there’s certainly a strong censorious side with the rabbinate. Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff rejoices in gifts from his students. In this March 1, 2015 talk, he says: “One … Continue reading →

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Why Did Stalin Become Anti-Semitic?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Luke Ford

In this lecture, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says: “We come to the synagogue [in Moscow in 1980] and there is a famous picture of Golda Meir when she was the Israeli ambassador to Russia after the founding of the state [of … Continue reading →

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