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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Daily Archives: April 1, 2008
The Mohammed Atta Of Pico/Robertson
A friend calls. "You’re the Mohammed Atta of Pico/Robertson. After you blow up Chabad, will you have a provision in your will that no women are allowed at your funeral? "I’m going to have to maintain a separate secular service … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
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Are Ethiopia’s Falashans Jews?
Marc B. Shapiro writes: …I was involved in the Ethiopian Jewry cause.[43] My first trip there, in 1987, was memorable, as we were the first group allowed into the villages of Gondar after Operation Moses. (It was also great to … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged addis ababa, communist regime, ethiopian jewry, ethiopian jews, ethiopians, gondar, halakhah, independent discipline, israeli ambassador, Marc B. Shapiro, mengistu, naim, nighttime curfew, online versions, operation moses, second trip, strange script, telli, tribe of dan, yosef
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658 Montgomery Street. 1K Brooklyn, NY 11225 Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5765 To whom it may concern; Recently a book was published with the title “Comrade: a gripping story of self-sacrifice and kiddush hashem” by Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser ????"?. After an … Continue reading
Posted in Plagiarism
Tagged brainchild, Brooklyn, compilation, comrade, countless requests, family members, farbrengen, forgery, inquiries, kiddush hashem, lubavitcher rebbe, manuscript, rabbi dovid goldwasser, relatives, revisio, rosh chodesh, self sacrifice, sentences, to tell the truth, utter dismay
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Ignorant In Yeshiva
Marc B. Shapiro writes: This phenomenon, of great scholars not being aware of things that most people reading the Seforim blog learned years ago, should not surprise us. The traditional yeshiva curriculum is very narrow, and you can spend your … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Yeshiva
Tagged agudas, ahad, boro park, bumble bee, bumble bee tuna, chabad house, commercials, horizons, jewish knowledge, Jews, knowledge comes from, Marc B. Shapiro, pardes, phenomenon, popular songs, rsquo, rutgers, Sabbath, seforim, upbringing
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What Is Marc B. Shapiro’s Ideology?
He says he’s Modern Orthodox and he seems to me to be Modern Orthodox. And I guess that’s the answer to the question in my headline. I asked Marc about his ideology Saturday night and he essentially said he was … Continue reading →