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Tag Archives: religious zionist
Visiting Rabbis’ Graves Outside Of Israel Is Idolatry
Many of my friends are at Uman, in central Ukraine, to daven at the graveside of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. I don’t know much about the issues involved in this matter, but from the little I know, I agree with … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged clap your hands, famous grave sites, Rebbe Nachman, religious zionism, religious zionist, shabbos morning
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Almost Every Gadol Of The Early 20th Century Had A Child Who Left The Path
In his third lecture on Rav Elazar Schach for Torah in Motion, historian Marc B. Shapiro says that Rav Schach’s son became a religious Zionist aka Modern Orthodox as opposed to Chareidi aka traditional Orthodox (who are not Zionists, don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Israel, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged lubavitcher rebbe, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, rabbi moshe, religious zionist, torah in motion, torah scholars, torah study, two generations
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Torah Scholars Stuck Behind The Iron Curtain
Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: R. Shemariah was one of many great talmidei hakhamim who were stuck behind the Iron Curtain, and even if not killed by the regime, lived out their days in what can only be described as … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged iron curtain, lubavitcher rebbe, Marc B. Shapiro, religious zionist, stalinist terror, torah scholars
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Rabbi Chaim Druckman Interview
Elliot Resnick writes for The Jewish Press: Much uncertainty remains in the wake of Israel’s High Rabbinical Court ruling in May that voided all conversions performed by Rabbi Chaim Druckman since 1999. Sephardic Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar promises … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged chief rabbi shlomo amar, conversion controversy, knesset member, rabbi chaim, rabbi shlomo amar, religious zionist
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