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Monthly Archives: July 2020
Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters
Marc B. Shapiro writes in 2009: In my book I gave many examples of Maimonides misquoting verses from the Pentateuch and the rest of the Bible, which I attributed to Maimonides citing from memory. It is not uncommon for medieval … Continue reading
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Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits’s Halakic Vision for the Modern Age
Marc B. Shapiro writes in 2013: How is Jewish law supposed to respond to the incredible changes that have taken place in modern times, most important of which are the expanded role of women in society and the creation of … Continue reading
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JACOB NEUSNER, THE MISHNAH, AND VENTRILOQUISM
John C. Poirer writes: Jacob Neusner’s ideas on the Mishnah have already been roundly criticized. Nevertheless many of Neusner’s extraordinary ideas still need to be examined. This response to Neusner’s reading of the Mishnah raises questions in four areas: (1) … Continue reading
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The Analytic Movement: Hayyim Soloveitchik and his Circle by Norman Solomon
Marc B. Shapiro writes: The history of Torah study is marked by various trends, such as Tosafistic analysis, the combination of philosophy and Talmud study, and pilpul. In this century, it is the “Brisker” method of Talmud study which stands … Continue reading
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LAT: By easing its bar exam score, will California produce more Black and Latino lawyers?
The Los Angeles Times suggests that reducing standards will allow for more diversity. Report: For more than three decades, California has clung to one of the nation’s toughest testing standards for law school students hoping to practice law in the … Continue reading
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