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Category Archives: Modern Orthodox
Which Shul Will Be The First To Get The Coveted ‘Peulat Sachir’ Hecsher For Kosher Ethics?
If the Modern Orthodox rabbis in Pico-Robertson enforce this code of ethical business conduct on their congregants, YICC and Beth Jacob will lose most of their machers. These guys work hard. They’re tough. They don’t always worry about ethical niceties … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged Beth Jacob, ethical business conduct, machers, orthodox rabbis, YICC
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I’m Tired Of The Fluffy Treatment The Jewish Journal Gives ‘Progressive’ Orthodox Judaism
The rabbis must be happy when they can have one of their own write these stories. That way they won’t be asked any tough questions. This is what I call unethical journalism — having someone you control report on you. … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Bnai David-Judea, Daniel Korobkin, Ethics, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson, YICC
Tagged judea congregation, nai david, postville iowa, rabbi elazar, rabbi yosef, state and federal labor laws
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The Significance Of Lamm Over Rackman
Shalom Auslander‘s memoir would not have been as juicy if his Uncle Norman did not run YU. Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: No one has yet written an article focusing on the Rackman-Lamm contest for election to the presidency of … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Yeshiva University
Tagged biblical scholarship, declaring bankruptcy, Marc B. Shapiro, professor marc, rackman, Shalom Auslander
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Where’s The Love For Emmanuel Rackman and Eliezer Berkovitz?
Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: David Singer recently wrote an interesting article on Rabbi Emanuel Rackman.[3] With the recent passing of Rabbi Moses Mescheloff,[4] Rackman, born in 1910, might be the oldest living musmach of RIETS. If this is so, … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged eliezer berkovits, emanuel rackman, hebrew theological college, rabbi eliezer, rabbi emanuel, rabbi moses
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Modern Orthodox Rabbis Try To Run Around Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
From Haaretz: Orthodox rabbis from the United States and Israel intend to set up an Orthodox court system as an alternative to Israel’s rabbinical courts and to the rigorous norms for conversion to Judaism imposed on U.S. rabbis. Rabbi Marc … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Israel, Modern Orthodox
Tagged chief rabbi shlomo amar, chief rabbinate, conversion crisis, rabbi shlomo amar, rabbi shlomo riskin, rabbinical council of america
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