Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

Talmud Study In The Modern Era

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro published this essay about a decade ago.

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Channeling Jewish History Interview with Dr. Marc Shapiro

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Luke Ford
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Of Books And Bans

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes in 2002: At the end of 2002, within the space of a few months, Orthodox Jewry witnessed something very unusual. With great publicity two books were placed under a ban: Nathan Kamenetsky’s Making of a Godol1 … Continue reading →

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Marc Shapiro On Rav Shach

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Luke Ford

In 2008, Marc Shapiro emails the Daas Torah blog: * I would like to clarify my [1993 email] posting about Rav Shach. In fact I actually hinted to this in my first sentence (if I remember correctly). What I wrote … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer’s Program of Torah u-Madda

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes circa 2000: Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer (1820-1899) was, together with Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, the pioneer of Torah im Derekh Erez in modern times. Although each of them understood this concept differently, with Hildesheimer advocating Orthodox Wissenschaft … Continue reading →

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