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Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Is A Bad Joke
From Dr. Marc B. Shapiro‘s first lecture on Rav Isser Yehuda Unterman for Torah in Motion: "The chief rabbinate [of Israel] in the days of Rav [Abraham Isaac] Kook and Rav [Benzion Meir Hai] Uziel and Rav Unterman was the … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Israel, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged chief rabbinate, norman lamm, rav kook, supreme religious authority, torah in motion, torah scholar
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Nehama Leibowitz Biography
From Urim Publications: We are pleased to announce the release of Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar. Professor Nehama Leibowitz (1905–1997), winner of the Israel Prize in Education, was a unique figure in the twentieth century Jewish landscape. She wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged bible scholar, israel prize, more than thirty years, nehama leibowitz, torah scholar, weekly torah portion
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Hasid Who Allegedly Molested Elderly Man In Hospital Asks Victim, “Are You Jewish?” Before Molesting Him
Report: The NY Daily News reports: Accused molestor asked senior his religion before assault BY RICH SCHAPIRO AND SIMONE WEICHSELBAUM A Torah scholar accused of fondling an elderly man lying in a Manhattan hospital bed first asked his frail victim … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged manhattan hospital, new york presbyterian, new york presbyterian hospital, new york presbyterian hospital columbia, torah scholar, york presbyterian hospital
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‘The First Basket’
I just watched this new documentary. The Jewish population in America increased dramatically during the last decade of the 19th Century. As the immigrants poured in from Europe, they discovered that their new home was sports crazy and that athletic … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Dallas, Jews
Tagged christian scriptures, hebrew hammer, jewish game, jewish ghetto, jewish population, paul gallico, shiksa, torah scholar, vulnerable regions
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Ariel Teaches Daf Yomi
Robert J. Avrech writes: Today, 1 Tammuz, is Ariel Chaim’s ZT’L fifth Yahrtzeit. In honor of our son’s memory we’re publishing an excerpt from The Book of Ariel that recounts the period when Ariel taught Daf Yomi—the daily page of … Continue reading
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Tagged babylonian talmud, daf yomi, rabbi pinchas, rabbi yosef, torah scholar, yahrtzeit
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