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Is It Permitted To Admire Goyim?
Many of the Orthodox kids I know collect cards of the great rabbis rather than baseball cards. Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Although he might not be fired, any Modern Orthodox rabbi who stated as follows would also be in … Continue reading
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Cheating The Goyim
In my limited experience, most right-wing Orthodox rabbis permit cheating on taxes and other cheating of the goyim. Most Modern Orthodox rabbis I know forbid this behavior. A friend of mine recently wanted to pay cash to have his car … Continue reading
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Tagged goyim, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbi, wine industry
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Should The Sephardim Go To The Back Of The Bus?
Orthodox rabbi and history professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs Nov. 7, 2007: I read about the outrage taking place in Emanuel, where in the local Beit Yaakov Sephardi students are being segregated from Ashkenazim to the extent that the two … Continue reading
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Distorting The Jewish Dietary Laws
Moshe Zev posts to Marc B. Shapiro: I would love to see more about how kashrus has been distorted today in America. We have been taught to believe that nothing is kosher unless it has a certification. Yet it is … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish dietary laws, Marc B. Shapiro, meat product, moshe, rabbi hirsch, rabbi joseph, rabbi moses, rosh yeshiva, zev
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Should You Only Trust A Vaad?
A "vaad" is a council of rabbis, like the RCC, the dominant Jewish law court in California. Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Experience has shown that a rabbi who is financially corrupt can easily win back his reputation (and in some … Continue reading
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Tagged american orthodoxy, elizabeth new jersey, financial corruption, Marc B. Shapiro, religious jews, vaad
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