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Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
K Stands For Kosher
In his fourth lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Now Kellogs has a K, under the Vaad of Boston. “Often you will have people tell you that when you find … Continue reading
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American Orthodoxy Has No Public Intellectuals
In his fourth lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Jonathan Sacks is in England. American Orthodox Judaism has no public intellectuals. After Michael Wyschogrod, Meir Soloveitchik may be the most … Continue reading
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Why Don’t Rabbis Condemn Their Own Jewish Terrorists?
In his second lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: The Haredi community in Jerusalem did terrible things to Rav Kook. The Agudah leadership, including R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi were horrified … Continue reading
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The New Type Of Rabbi
In his second lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Rabbi Yitzkak Rubenstein serves as the spiritual rav of Vilna. He served as spiritual rav in Chaim Ozer’s place for four … Continue reading
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The Exciting Life Of Rav Chaim Tchernowitz aka Rav Za’ir
Bio: “TCHERNOWITZ, CHAIM (pseudonym Rav Za’ir; 1871–1949), talmudic scholar and Hebrew author. Tchernowitz, born in Sebesh (district of Vitebsk), Russia, studied in Lithuania and obtained semikhah from Isaac Elchanan *Spektor of Kovno in 1896. Moving to Odessa the following year, … Continue reading
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Was The Yeshiva The Great Equalizer?
In his second lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: As with most gadolim, Chaim Ozer comes from a rabbinical family. This notion that people have that the great equalizer is … Continue reading
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Why Aren’t Most Jews Orthodox?
Dear Orthodox intellectual: Have you publicly addressed the primary reasons why most Jews are not Orthodox? If you haven’t, I’d love to see that. I’m curious if you think the biggest obstacle to non-Orthodox considering Orthodoxy is intellectual (most of … Continue reading
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Can You Be Modern Orthodox And Accept Da’as Torah?
According to Wikipedia: Da’as Torah (or Da’at Torah, Da’as Toyreh) (Hebrew: דעת תורה, literally “Knowledge of Torah”), is a concept in Haredi Judaism according to which Jews should seek the input of rabbinic scholars not just on matters of Jewish … Continue reading
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Can A Cantor Appear On Broadway?
In his first lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Some people have a problem when you have chazzanim like Dudu Fisher who sings secular music. You can cite some rabbis … Continue reading
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What Is The Brisker Method Of Talmud Study?
According to Wikipedia: “The Brisker method, or Brisker derech, is a reductionistic approach to Talmud study innovated by Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik of Brisk, as opposed to the traditional approach which was rather holistic. It has since become popular and spread … Continue reading
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