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Public Comments Vs Private Comments
In his third lecture on Rabbi Joseph Elijah Henkin (the leading posek in America during the 1940s and 1950s) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: How significant are private comments? They’re interesting. If you have a table … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, R. J. E. Henkin
Tagged correct fashion, harvard university, Marc B. Shapiro, private correspondence, rabbi joseph, torah in motion
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Saul Lieberman’s Attempt To Take Over The Jewish Theological Seminary
In his second class on Rabbi Ben Zion Uziel for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: Saul Lieberman attempted to get anyone of stature to come to JTS. Lieberman posited JTS as an institution that accepts the binding … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged jewish theological seminary, Marc B. Shapiro, saul lieberman, torah in motion, torah scholars
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The Role Of Women In Orthodox Judaism
In his second class on Rabbi Ben Zion Uziel for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: Rav Kook opposed women voting. He says the role of the woman is not to be in the public sphere. The Mercaz … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Israel, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
Tagged haredi world, Marc B. Shapiro, mercaz harav, orthodox judaism, orthodox shul, public sphere, torah in motion, women wearing skirts
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Knocking On Heaven’s Door
In his second class for Torah in Motion on Rabbi Ben Zion Uziel, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: There was a time 30 years ago when, if you had a question for Reb Moshe Feinstein, the greatest posek of the … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
Tagged knocking on heaven, law decisions, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi elyashiv, reb moshe, torah in motion
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Why Marc B. Shapiro Won’t Be Giving Any Classes On The Rebbe, The Rav, And Aharon Kotler
In his first class on Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg for Torah in Motion, Professor Marc B. Shapiro says: Let me tell you about who we won’t be discussing — the three most important figures in post-war North American Orthodoxy — … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged american hebrew, american orthodoxy, kotler, lubavitcher rebbe, Marc B. Shapiro, professor marc, soloveitchik, torah in motion
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