Tag Archives: Marc B. Shapiro

Do Private Remarks Give You A More Accurate Assessment Of A Person?

A few months ago, when the book Game Change came out, Dennis Prager derided the news media’s preoccupation with Senator Harry Reid’s comments about Obama being so successful because he was a light-skinned black man who did not speak with … Continue reading

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Credo 13

Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: I wanted to let readers know about the thirteen episodes of a show focusing on the Thirteen Principles. It is called Credo 13 and you can find it here. It appeared on Canadian television and

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Rabbi Dr. Luke

I find that when someone introduces themself with a title, be it doctor or rabbi or pastor, they are seeking to put distance between us. My preference is to always call rabbis "Rabbi X" unless it is their preference otherwise … Continue reading

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Rabbi Meir Kahane’s Last Public Talk Was At Brandeis University

Marc B. Shapiro writes: See here A few days before his death, Rabbi Meir Kahane spoke at Brandeis.  I think it was actually his last public talk before the night he was killed.  For a video of Gopin confronting Kahane … Continue reading

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Rav Soloveitchik Dances Like A Hasid

Marc B. Shapiro published this photo: S. comments: "That picture of R. Soloveitchik doing the mitzvah tantz is hilarious. Is it only me, or does the frozen half smile on his face look like internally he is feeling a cross … Continue reading

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