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Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History
Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro‘s book is due out in 2011. I can’t wait.
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How The Orthodox Deal With The Non-Orthodox
Orthodox rabbi Marc B. Shapiro blogs: In general, there have been some real changes in how Orthodoxy deals with the non-Orthodox, and Adam Ferziger has recently published a valuable article on the topic. In reading the article, I was surprised … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative synagogues, introductory prayer, jewish learning center, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox synagogues, temple chai
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Is ‘Trauma’ Goyisha Thinking?
As I review the entire corpus of Judaic literature in my head, I can’t find much about trauma. I wonder if trauma is goyisha thinking (outside of Torah and hence has no validity)? I remember moving to the United States … Continue reading
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Tagged average gpa, mongers, moving to the united states, orthodox community, pyschologists, religious issue, sexual abuse, Torah, validity
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Covering Up Rabbi Sex Abusers
Orthodox rabbi Marc B. Shapiro blogs April 15, 2010: There is another theory as to why the sectarian hasidic world in particular has had so many cases of covering up and defending child sex abusers. It is that they simply … Continue reading
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Tagged child sex abuse, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, mesirah, orthodox rabbi, rabbinic literature, sex abusers, traditional literature
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Executing The Jewish Murderer Martin Grossman
Wikipedia says: “Martin Edward Grossman (January 19, 1965 � February 16, 2010) was convicted of first degree murder for his part in the December 13, 1984, Florida killing of wildlife officer Peggy Park. He was executed by lethal injection. In … Continue reading
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Tagged first degree murder, Marc B. Shapiro, martin grossman, peggy park, pope benedict, pope benedict xvi
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