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Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
Rav Kook On Evolution
Dr. Marc Shapiro blogs: He mentions that Maimonides assumes the eternity of the world when he seeks to prove the existence, unity, and incorporeality of God. Maimonides adopts this model so that his proof will be acceptable to everyone. R. … Continue reading
Posted in Evolution, Marc B. Shapiro, R. A. I. Kook
Tagged adam and eve, creation of adam, creation of man, creation story, Judaism, kook, latest scientific discoveries, maimonides, marc shapiro, modern science, Torah
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Hasidim Don’t Study Torah On Christmas Eve
In a lecture for Torah in Motion on Christmas Eve, 2009, Professor Marc B. Shapiro says: This has got to be the strangest thing that Hasidim do and they do a lot of strange things. Some of you might have … Continue reading
Posted in Benyamin Cohen, Christianity, Hasidim, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged Benyamin Cohen, Marc B. Shapiro, slate magazine, study torah, torah in motion, word christmas
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When The Chofetz Chaim Wore Rabbenu Tam Tefillin
In a lecture Dec. 21, 2009 for Torah in Motion, Professor Marc B. Shapiro says: One of you asked me to talk about the Chofetz Chaim and the forged Talmud Yerushalmi. You can find the information in here, The Writings … Continue reading
Posted in Hafetz Hayim, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged chofetz chaim, Hasidim, Marc B. Shapiro, professor marc, torah in motion
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Outreach For Orthodox Judaism
According to Wikipedia: Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim (1896 – 1981) (Hebrew: יצחק נסים) was a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. Rabbi Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Palestine in 1925. In 1964, Pope Paul VI visited Israel but … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, Marc B. Shapiro, nissim, orthodox judaism, pope paul vi, torah in motion
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Extremism In Aleppo, Syria
In his Oct. 25, 2010 lecture on R. Elijah Benamozegh for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: There has been a trend of extremism in Aleppo for a long time… The Aleppo Syrian [Jewish] community burned this book … Continue reading →