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Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
How Jewish Law Develops
Professor Marc B. Shapiro writes: The rabbis can give rulings, but from talmudic times to the present it is the masses of religious Jews that determine if a halakhic ruling is accepted or not. Even with regard to the greatest … Continue reading
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R. Shlomo Goren Was Going To Marry R. Aharon Kotler’s Daughter
Marc B. Shapiro writes: R. Zalman Nehemiah mentions that there was a rumor that R. Goren was going to be engaged with the granddaughter of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, and when this turned out to be incorrect R. Isser Zalman … Continue reading
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Are Jews Waiting For The Messiah?
Marc B. Shapiro writes: In response to R. Bergman’s point, about the need to actively wait for the Messiah, R. Steinman replies that no one fulfills this, namely, no one is really waiting for the Messiah. My understanding of what … Continue reading
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Talmud Study In The Modern Era
Marc B. Shapiro published this essay about a decade ago.
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Channeling Jewish History Interview with Dr. Marc Shapiro
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