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Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
Rabbis Looking To Get On In Life
In his second lecture on R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: In 1906, Rav Meir Simcha was asked by the leaders of Jerusalem to assist Rav Shmuel Salant as rav of … Continue reading
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Gay Torah Scholars
Are there or have there been great Torah scholars who are gay or bi or never married? Marc B. Shapiro says: “There must have been great Torah scholars who were gay or bisexual, but this is not the sort of … Continue reading
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The Ignorant Spend Their Time Online Instead Of Learning Torah
In his second lecture on R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: There’s a whole school of thought that says aliyah (moving to Israel) is not important until the Messianic era. I … Continue reading
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The Great Controversies Of The Chofetz Chaim
The Chofetz Chaim was a European Orthodox rabbi who lived at the turn of the last century. According to Wikipedia: “Yisrael Meir (Kagan) Poupko (Dziatłava, 1838 – Radun’, 1933), known popularly as The Chofetz Chaim, was an influential Lithuanian Jewish … Continue reading
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Marc Shapiro: Hershel Schachter’s Books Are Interesting
In his first lecture on R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Hershel Schachter’s books are very interesting. The halachic stuff is great. Unfortunately, so much of the history is garbled. Rav … Continue reading
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