Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

Jews Rarely Have Open Casket Funerals

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Can You Ask A Question Of A Haredi Rabbi?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

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 →

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What If There’s Not A Goy Around When You Need One?

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Eliezer Berkovitz and Hebrew Theological College

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Luke Ford

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 →

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Jews Now Feel At Home In America

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Luke Ford

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 →

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