Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

Bad For The Jews

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Luke Ford

Historian Marc B. Shapiro gets flak for revealing things about Jews and Judaism that are widely seen as negative. Marc defended himself here: “And believe me, there are plenty of “unsavory” things I have not printed here on the Seforim … Continue reading →

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The Path Of The Righteous

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Luke Ford

From historian Marc B. Shapiro’s new blog post: “Maimonides famously spoke of the sense of touch as being a “disgrace to us.” The Gaon actually had the same opinion in that he regarded sex as something to be loathed and … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jewish Cheerleaders

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes: When I was in high school in the early 1980s, in the New Jersey-New York yeshiva league only the girls of Bruriah wore sweat pants during basketball games (and the boys were not allowed to attend … Continue reading →

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Will All Jews Live In Israel After The Messiah Comes?

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Luke Ford

In his sixth lecture on Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor for Torah in Motion, Marc Shapiro says: For most of us, when we say at the Passover seder, ‘Next year in Jerusalem’, it’s not reality, it’s just an eschatological hope. That … Continue reading →

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The Rogatchover Was A Genius

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Luke Ford

I once heard historian Marc B. Shapiro say that you could fit two Einsteins into the Rogatchover. In his fifth lecture on Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor for Torah in Motion, Marc Shapiro says: Chief Rabbi of the British Empire, Herman … Continue reading →

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