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Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
Jews Rarely Have Open Casket Funerals
I grew up a goy, a Seventh-Day Adventist. It was not until I came to America at age 11 that I went to funerals with open caskets. In a 2010 lecture titled “R. Avraham Shapiro” for Torah in Motion, professor … Continue reading
Can You Ask A Question Of A Haredi Rabbi?
In a 2010 lecture on R. Avraham Shapiro for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: From a journal published in Sivan, 2009. Here’s something I disagree with. I think it is a negative approach. It’s a recording of … Continue reading
What If There’s Not A Goy Around When You Need One?
In his third lecture for Torah in Motion on the R. Eliezer Berkovitz, professor Marc B. Shapiro says in 2010: “Berkovitz claims that Jewish law changes but the values stay the same. He believes in Biblical values that in prior … Continue reading
Eliezer Berkovitz and Hebrew Theological College
In his third lecture for Torah in Motion on the R. Eliezer Berkovitz, professor Marc B. Shapiro says in 2010: “Today Hebrew Theological College wouldn’t even allow Eliezer Berkovitz to speak. If you look at a list of their speakers, … Continue reading
Jews Now Feel At Home In America
In his third lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “A new volume of Igrot Moshe (questions asked of Reb Moshe Feinstein) appeared over the summer. “First, chosen mishpat five, he’s asked in … Continue reading
Yosef Shalom Elyashiv – The Greatest Sage Has No Relationship With His Children
In his third lecture for Torah in Motion on the R. Eliezer Berkovitz, professor Marc B. Shapiro says in 2010: “One of you wants to know if I have read the new biography of Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv. “This is … Continue reading
Using An Umbrella On The Sabbath
In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “The Chatam Sofer permitted using an umbrella [already opened] on the Sabbath within the eruv. I don’t know anyone who follows this psak … Continue reading
Berel Wein Stories
In his fourth lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “Many of Berel Wein‘s stories end with, ‘I can’t tell that these stories happened, but I can tell you that they don’t tell … Continue reading
When The Ignorant Dress As Rabbis
In his second lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “When Rav Kook’s father-in-law went to Jerusalem [at the turn of the 20th century] he was surprised. In Russia, you could find great … Continue reading
There Are Parts Of The Talmud We Don’t Want Non-Jews To See
In his second lecture for Torah in Motion on the Chatam Sofer, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “The Chatam Sofer gave his approval for the Talmud to be translated into German. What were the objections of the other rabbis? They … Continue reading