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Tag Archives: american orthodoxy
The Greening Of American Orthodox Judaism: Yavneh in the 1960s by Benny Kraut
I first heard about this new book in an exciting review by Lawrence Grossman: Orthodoxy is the only form of Judaism that is exuding self-confidence, that holds its own demographically, and whose children, for the most part, are steeped in … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged american orthodoxy, cultural isolation, endangered species list, judaic studies department, Lawrence Grossman, queens college in new york
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Jewish News
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ Rabbis finally break silence on sex abuse ▪ American Orthodoxy and Its Discontents ▪ RCA Examining Its Guidelines For Individual Membership of Yeshiva Chovevei Torah ▪ Big Brother at a kosher restaurant near you ▪ How do Ashkenazim live long, despite bad … Continue reading
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Tagged agudath israel of america, american orthodoxy, arlington national cemetery, chovevei torah, joseph b soloveitchik, rabbi joseph b soloveitchik
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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
Posted in Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged american orthodoxy, elizabeth new jersey, financial corruption, Marc B. Shapiro, religious jews, vaad
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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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Rabbi Emanuel Rackman Dead
I got an email from a shul saying: "The funeral will be in [Israel]." Emanuel Rackman was one of the great minds of Modern Orthodoxy, a far greater intellect than Shalom Auslander‘s uncle Norman Lamm who beat him out for … Continue reading
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Tagged 5th avenue, american orthodoxy, far rockaway queens, new york board of rabbis, norman lamm, rabbi emanuel, rabbinical council of america, Shalom Auslander, shul, Yeshiva University
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