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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Orthodox Views On The Zohar
Here’s more about the Zohar. Marc B. Shapiro writes: In the next issue of Milin Havivin, I deal with Orthodox views of the Zohar. In the meantime, I was surprised to find that R. Berel Wein describes the Zohar in … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, R. Berel Wein
Tagged berel wein, knee jerk reaction, louis ginzberg, Marc B. Shapiro, noah s ark, reverential attitude
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When Do You Report Child Abuse?
Marc B. Shapiro writes: After my previous post on ultra-Orthodox tolerance of sexual abuse, there were some who doubted that there is any rabbinic support for this. Those who can read Hebrew, please read the following responsum from R. Menasheh … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Agudath Israel, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged agudat israel, Marc B. Shapiro, molester, no doubt, sexual abuser, world time
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Murder For Pious Reasons
Marc B. Shapiro writes: What is new is that parents are now beginning to stand up. Here is a passage from a nineteenth-century memoir from which we see that in the past even murder was covered up. (The case described … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged angry teachers, detroit 2002, knotted hair, Marc B. Shapiro, melamed, orthodox world
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You No Longer Get To Sit On Your Rabbi’s Lap
Professor Marc Shapiro writes: Another change in our era is that signs of physical affection between a rebbe and student, which at one time were very important especially as the rebbe served as a father figure, are no longer acceptable. … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, R. Shlomo Riskin
Tagged making of a gadol, marc shapiro, physical affection, relevant passages, religious circles, shlomo riskin
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When Rabbis Used To Slap Students
Marc Shapiro writes: Even though, as mentioned, teachers were never supposed to inflict real pain, I think it is fair to say that the physical punishments over the generations sometimes did get out of hand (see next note). I recall … Continue reading
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Tagged gentle person, going on strike, marc shapiro, rosh yeshiva, torah study, yeshivot
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