Category Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

How does a Jew atone for apostasy?

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: * Since I just mentioned R. Hayyim Eleazar Shapira, let me mention something else he says that is fascinating. In the past two posts I discussed apostate rabbis. It is bad enough when an average person … Continue reading →

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The Limits of Orthodox Theology: Maimonides’ Thirteen Principles Reappraised by Marc Shapiro

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Luke Ford
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Conservative Conversions

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Of particular interest to me was R. Yissachar Dov Hoffman’s article on the practice of a number of great Torah sages of prior generations not to kiss their children. Such a practice is so much against … Continue reading →

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Tales Of The Gadolim

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes: * Once R. Jacob David Wilovsky of Slutzk visited R. Meir Simhah of Dvinsk and told him that he wanted to also visit the Rogochover. R. Meir Simhah attempted to dissuade him, saying that the Rogochover … Continue reading →

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Using A Key Card On Shabbat

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Luke Ford

Marc B. Shapiro writes: * Fixler is a student of R. Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch, and I used some of the time we were together to clarify the details of R. Rabinovitch’s position that there is no halakhic prohibition in using … Continue reading →

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