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Category Archives: R. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff
Decoding Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff
ChatGPT says: Through Alliance Theory, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff is best understood as a memory-enforced legitimacy guardian whose life’s work has been to make Orthodox authority feel earned, continuous, and morally weighty rather than abstract or bureaucratic. He is not a … Continue reading
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Too Smart For The Irish
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
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
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
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?
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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The Gaon (Genius)
Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff asks if any Shabbos goyim became Nazis. Chaim Amalek: Do any Christian preachers countenance being called “the genius” as part of their title? The job of shabbos goy can be a pretty sweet gig, with tips. Better … Continue reading
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A Boy From The Bronx
I surfed to YUTorah.org and put in “Rakeffet” and the first result was for a 2009 talk Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff gave titled, “A Boy From The Bronx.” “Rabbi Rakeffet discusses the many different spiritual influences he had in his youth.” … Continue reading
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Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Says YICC Wanted To Record His Shabbat Talks
In this 2014 talk, Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff says (about 37 minutes in): “I had this shaila (rabbinic question) at Young Israel of Century City. They wanted to record me [on Shabbat]. This way they can hear it again. They have … Continue reading
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The Hasidim Conquered America
From a Jewish Press interview with Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff: Today we all wear uniforms. What is the concept of wearing a uniform? What is chassidus all about? It’s beautiful. You have a social order, you build a wall around yourself … Continue reading
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