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Marc B. Shapiro: The Worst Thing Chabad Did

According to Wikipedia: “[Yosef Yitzchok (Joseph Isaac), the sixth Lubavitcher rebbe] Schneersohn argued against his Hasidim leaving Russia[in the 1920s, 1930s], even if they were able do. He explicitly forbade his followers from leaving, describing those who did as “deserters”.” … Continue reading

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What’s The Halacah?

Dr. Marc B. Shapiro writes: Yet my point is that the Jewish people didn’t need any specific halakhic justification, because they knew from their intuitive natural morality what was proper. This is what R. Yehudah Amital meant when he said … Continue reading

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When The Chofetz Chaim Wore Rabbenu Tam Tefillin

In a lecture Dec. 21, 2009 for Torah in Motion, Professor Marc B. Shapiro says: One of you asked me to talk about the Chofetz Chaim and the forged Talmud Yerushalmi. You can find the information in here, The Writings … Continue reading

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Sex & The Hasidim

I’m reading a terrific 2005 book called "Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels." It’s by a secular Jewish woman getting her PhD in Sociology — Hella Winston. On page 104, she quotes an email she got from a guy … Continue reading

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What Does ‘Glatt Kosher’ Mean?

Marc Shapiro writes in the Aug. 18, 2008 issue of the Forward: The very meaning of glatt kosher in the United States is not what most people think, namely, meat that has no adhesions. While this is indeed the original … Continue reading

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