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Rabbi Riskin & Rabbi Jesus

Here are some interesting letters to and from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. In the first letter, dated March 26, 1991, Rabbi Riskin tries to hire Rabbi Baruch Lanner to recruit for him. Lanner would be great for bringing people through the … Continue reading

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Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Ripped As A ‘Colonialist Rabbi’

Philip Weiss blogs: The Washington Post reports on John McCain talking with Jewish American "leaders," including Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, who asks McCain "why he won’t ‘hammer’ Obama hard for [the Rev. Wright] association. Riskin, from Brooklyn, is a leading rabbi … Continue reading

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As Rabbi Mordecai Gafni Turns

Marc has been at the front of every development in Modern Orthodoxy for 30 years. He has been an incarnation of the movement’s various twists and turns. He has the ability to merge with his favorite thinkers. Around 1980, Elazar … Continue reading

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