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Daily Archives: March 15, 2012
Marc B Shapiro: ‘I Haven’t Seen Any Good Jews Named Luke’
In his second lecture for Torah in Motion on Rabbi Moses Kunitz, professor Marc B. Shapiro talks about rabbis with non-Jewish names. There was a tosafist (medieval Talmudic commentator) named Rabbi Peter. “I spell my name with a ‘c’. Marc. … Continue reading
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Jewish Ignorance Of The Bible
I was surprised when I entered Jewish life how ignorant Jews were of the Bible (outside of the Torah). The people of the book don’t know this book. In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on Rabbi Moses Kunitz, … Continue reading
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Just One New Idea
In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on Rabbi Moses Kunitz, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “Jacob Neusner used to say that if you find one thing of value in a book, then it is worthwhile. He said this … Continue reading
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