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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Chief Rabbi Addresses Anglicans
FROM THE TIMES OF LONDON: Almost all of Britain’s social problems are caused by a loss of religion, the Chief Rabbi told Anglican bishops last night. Societies without religion disintegrated and people succumbed to depression, stress, eating disorders and alcohol … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged anglican bishops, jonathan sacks, lambeth conference, new information technologies, sir jonathan, worldwide anglican communion
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More Bad News For Liberman Broadcasting
Liberman Broadcasting is a Spanish-language media operation owned by San Fernando Valley Orthodox Jew Leonard Liberman. Case Type: Other Employment Complaint (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC395040 CASE NAME: EDGARDO MATEOS VS LIBERMAN BROADCASTING INC ET AL Case Type: Other Employment Complaint … Continue reading
Posted in Liberman Broadcasting
Tagged jurisdiction case, liberman broadcasting inc, mortgage foreclosure, orthodox jew, spanish language media, wachovia mortgage
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Falling Into Sin
I heard a lot of perplexing things during two years of Daf Yomi but none more perplexing than the case of the man who fell off a roof and into sex with a woman. What an acrobat, I thought. Then there’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged chief rabbi, daf yomi, interpolations, Marc B. Shapiro, r joseph, rsquo
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‘Noah Feldman May Be Very Smart, But He Isn’t Very Wise’
Marc B. Shapiro writes: Professor Isadore Twersky once mentioned in class that although this book’s title should have mentioned Maimonides, in 1929 Harvard University Press would not publish a book with such a title. In this regard, he also called … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Noah Feldman
Tagged doctoral dissertation, harvard university press, hebrew book, jewish thinker, Marc B. Shapiro, Noah Feldman
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The Modern Orthodox Intellectual
I find it really tiresome in Modern Orthodox life how its rabbis go about picking on Artscroll (a hugely succesful chareidi press) for the tiniest of mistakes. Another symptom of this is when Modern Orthodox rabbis go off on Agriprocessors. … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox
Tagged leaps of faith, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi yitzchak etshalom, slaughter house, tender souls, yeshiva world
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