Daily Archives: May 11, 2020

How does a Jew atone for apostasy?

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: * Since I just mentioned R. Hayyim Eleazar Shapira, let me mention something else he says that is fascinating. In the past two posts I discussed apostate rabbis. It is bad enough when an average person … Continue reading

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When Orthodox Rabbis Step Into A Conservative Seminary

Marc B. Shapiro blogs: * We see that Elitzur was in the United States at the time of the great fire at the Jewish Theological Seminary library in April 1966. From the passage we see that he would eat his … Continue reading

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