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Tag Archives: Marc B. Shapiro
Women’s Prayer Groups Are Passe
In a 2010 lecture on R. Joseph Messas and R. Avraham Shapiro, Marc B. Shapiro (no relation) says that the Sephardim have always had a positive view of the return to Israel. Sephardim have never been anti-Zionist. Rav Messas wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged Marc B. Shapiro, mechitza, prayer groups, rabbi avi weiss, sefer torah, traditional judaism, upper west side
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The Modern Orthodox – Haredi Split
Marc B. Shapiro writes: In Europe, every small town had a rav. Sometimes the rav was an adherent of Agudah, and other times a follower of Mizrachi. But as far as the townspeople were concerned, that didn’t matter. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox
Tagged agudah, halakhic questions, haredi world, Marc B. Shapiro, mizrachi, world war ii
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Are All Standard Gums Kosher?
Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan of Los Angeles has ruled that all standard gums are kosher. Marc B. Shapiro writes: “I wonder if R. Moshe would agree with R. Yitzhak Abadi that all the standard gums (Wrigleys, Trident, etc.) are kosher.” The … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro, R. Yehuda Bukspan
Tagged animal fats, baseball glove, flavors, Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi yehuda
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Stories About Rabbi Moshe Feinstein
Marc B. Shapiro writes: For another such story, see p. 20 where he records how R. Moshe told a certain Rosh Yeshiva that it was inappropriate for him to refuse to be mesader kidushin just because there would be mixed … Continue reading
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Tagged male massage therapist, Marc B. Shapiro, professional relationship, rabbi moshe feinstein, rosh yeshiva
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Orthodox Views On The Zohar
Here’s more about the Zohar. Marc B. Shapiro writes: In the next issue of Milin Havivin, I deal with Orthodox views of the Zohar. In the meantime, I was surprised to find that R. Berel Wein describes the Zohar in … Continue reading
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Tagged berel wein, knee jerk reaction, louis ginzberg, Marc B. Shapiro, noah s ark, reverential attitude
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