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Can You Convert Yourself To Orthodox Judaism?

Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: :I refer to the Meiri’s position that be-diavad one can convert without a beit din. That is, following circumcision one can then accept the Torah and immerse all by oneself, and ex post facto it … Continue reading

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Better To Be Reform Than Secular?

Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Returning to my conversation with R. Hayyim Sarne, which began with a discussion on Weinberg and moved into other areas, I was at his home for a good while and asked him many things. I … Continue reading

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Who Was The Rogachover?

I heard from professor Marc B. Shapiro this week that the Rogachover was the preeminent genius of the 20th Century. Who was this Hasidic sage? I found this story on Google from Ruby Stein: A story about the Rogachover that … Continue reading

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Why Are There No Female Saints In Judaism?

Professor Marc B. Shapiro writes: Since I mentioned some stories from Halakhic Man that show that the Rav did not have a Modern Orthodox ethos, I will also say something about the following story, which some have wondered about. Once … Continue reading

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Professor Marc B. Shapiro Speaks In Los Angeles This Weekend

Professor Shapiro received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and holds the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. An author of several books and dozens of scholarly articles, Professor Shapiro is considered one of … Continue reading

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