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Monthly Archives: March 2012
You’ll Swing For That
I’m watching season four of the great Aussie crime drama Underbelly: Razor. It’s about the underworld in Sydney between 1927 and 1936. I notice how the crooks keep deciding to stay away from murder because “you’ll swing for that.” That’s … Continue reading
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When The Steipler Became A Holy Man
In his second lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: After the Chazon Ish died, people turned to the Steipler with their problems. “The Steipler begins to assume the role of the tzaddik, the … Continue reading
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How Does The Haredi World Change?
In his second lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “Any changes are only valid if they are put forth by their authority figures. All the propaganda put out by people like Avi Shafran … Continue reading
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Why Is Luke Not Married?
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke, On the last Torah Talks at the end you asked, “Why am I not married?” Obviously, you were bouncing off the obscenity comedy that you were advancing prior to the question. I don’t know whether … Continue reading
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Is Religion Just About Sex and Guns?
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky writes: “When a candidate runs as a devoutly religious person, what kinds of public positions does he or she take? In the political contest playing out in presently, the foreign policy positions of the devoutly religious are … Continue reading
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