Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

Rabbis Looking To Get On In Life

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

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

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

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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