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The Lives of the Gedolim
Dr. Marc B. Shapiro gave a lecture for Torah in Motion on writing history vs. writing hagiography. Near the end, he takes a question: "Why should we be tolerant of the hagiographical Artscroll approach? Just to take it to a … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Rabbis
Tagged history of the middle east, lubavitcher rebbe, Marc B. Shapiro, national myth, national myths, old wives tales, revisionist history, torah in motion, writing history
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Almost Every Gadol Of The Early 20th Century Had A Child Who Left The Path
In his third lecture on Rav Elazar Schach for Torah in Motion, historian Marc B. Shapiro says that Rav Schach’s son became a religious Zionist aka Modern Orthodox as opposed to Chareidi aka traditional Orthodox (who are not Zionists, don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Israel, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged lubavitcher rebbe, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, rabbi moshe, religious zionist, torah in motion, torah scholars, torah study, two generations
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JB’s Taped Conversations
Rabbi Gil Student writes: R. David Holzer published a fascinating book of his many taped conversations of R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, titled The Rav Thinking Aloud. R. Holzer was R. Soloveitchik’s assistant for a few years and carried around a … Continue reading
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Tagged financial concerns, gil student, lubavitcher rebbe, p 92, r joseph, voyeuristic
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Jeffrey Goldberg Analyzes Newsweek’s Top 50 Rabbis
Read here. The Jewish Journal reports. Mother Nature Network reports: These days, religious environmentalism is nothing new. It’s been five years since the "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign and Evangelical Climate Initiative brought climate change into evangelical communities, and even … Continue reading
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Tagged coal reserves, evangelical climate initiative, jeffrey goldberg, jewish prayer, lubavitcher rebbe, twenty eight years
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Torah Scholars Stuck Behind The Iron Curtain
Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: R. Shemariah was one of many great talmidei hakhamim who were stuck behind the Iron Curtain, and even if not killed by the regime, lived out their days in what can only be described as … Continue reading
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Tagged iron curtain, lubavitcher rebbe, Marc B. Shapiro, religious zionist, stalinist terror, torah scholars
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Why Do People Become Orthodox?
Conservative rabbi David Wolpe of Temple Sinai writes: The three principal, positive reasons why I believe people choose to be Orthodox: community, coherence and connection. Community. Orthodoxy creates a powerful caretaking community. Little wonder that so many step into an … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative rabbi, jewish philosophers, lubavitcher rebbe, orthodox synagogue, rabbi akiva, rabbi david wolpe
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New Lubavitcher Rebbe
Reb Sholom posts: http://www.newsweek.com/id/131600 Newsweek Web Exclusive Updated: 5:08 p.m. ET Apr 11, 2008 It’s OFFICIAL now: Newsweek ranks Yehuda Krinsky as # 4 and describes him to be: The New LUBAVITCHER REBBE, Yehuda Krinsky Newsweek 2008, wrote the following: … Continue reading
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Tagged ceo, chabad lubavitch, chabad movement, eviction, global leader, krinsky, lubavitcher rebbe, mainstream, newsweek, newsweek web, prominence, reb, self description, shull
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658 Montgomery Street. 1K Brooklyn, NY 11225 Rosh Chodesh Sivan, 5765 To whom it may concern; Recently a book was published with the title “Comrade: a gripping story of self-sacrifice and kiddush hashem” by Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser ????"?. After an … Continue reading
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Tagged brainchild, Brooklyn, compilation, comrade, countless requests, family members, farbrengen, forgery, inquiries, kiddush hashem, lubavitcher rebbe, manuscript, rabbi dovid goldwasser, relatives, revisio, rosh chodesh, self sacrifice, sentences, to tell the truth, utter dismay
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