Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

Conservative Conversions

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Of particular interest to me was R. Yissachar Dov Hoffman’s article on the practice of a number of great Torah sages of prior generations not to kiss their children. Such a practice is so much against … Continue reading →

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Using A Key Card On Shabbat

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes: * Fixler is a student of R. Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch, and I used some of the time we were together to clarify the details of R. Rabinovitch’s position that there is no halakhic prohibition in using … Continue reading →

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Rav Isaac Hutner & The TWA Hijacking

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Luke Ford

In his part two lecture on the Ben Ish Chai at Torah in Motion, Marc B. Shapiro relayed what he learned by interviewing a woman (Mrs. Berkowitz) on the plane next to Rav Hutner in the famous 1970 TWA hijacking: … Continue reading →

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Sex Before Marriage In Orthodox Judaism

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes: Because the masses had no interest in what the rabbis had to say about this matter, R. Landsofer concludes that one need not even rebuke them, as they won’t listen anyway. Not long ago I heard … Continue reading →

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Jewish Law & Ideology

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Luke Ford

Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: Let me now return to the matter of halakhic decisions and ideology. As mentioned, Rabbi Gordimer is mistaken in stating that Modern Orthodox poskim evaluate matters the same way as haredi poskim. They don’t, and … Continue reading →

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