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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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