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RebMoshe.com!
In heretofore secret documents now finally unveiled by the Leader, Reb Moshe lays out his plans for his very own website (grammatical and spelling mistakes are in the original): Through the gift of ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), HaShem showed me … Continue reading
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Marc Gafni Returns To His Rebbe Role
Marc refers to himself as a "rebbe" on the front page of his new "Jewish Liberation School." I thought Marc was leaving the rabbinate behind him. That he was now a spiritual artist. Marc’s partner in this new endeavor, Gabriel … Continue reading
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Tagged boundary issues, gabriel cousens, marc gafni, new endeavor, shlomo carlebach, spiritual artist
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Setting The Bar Too High?
Daniel writes on Failed Messiah: "I am so curious if you have any more info on rabbonim reacting negatively to to the Chafetz Chayim‘s works on shmiras halashon [holy speech]. I have long felt that by setting an impossibly high … Continue reading
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Is Marc Gafni A Rabbi?
His favorite self-description these days is "spiritual artist." He writes on MarcGafni.com: I received Ordination many years ago from a well-regarded Orthodox institution in New York. Contrary to some rumors, that Ordination was never revoked. I retain a letter on … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbinate, marc gafni, orthodox institution, private exchange, rabbinic ordination, spiritual artist
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Fascist Hides Out As Spiritual Guide
From the New York Times: In Serbia, more details about Mr. Karadzic’s life as a fugitive emerged on Wednesday, with local media saying he had a mistress, regularly visited a local pub called the Madhouse and invented an imaginary family … Continue reading
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Tagged cbs news, marc gafni, mr karadzic, rabbinical council of america, spiritual artist, spiritual artists
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The Awareness Center Places Gershon Winkler On Its Website
I get a call: "This is sexual McCarthyism. She writes that Gershon Winkler is accused of cult-like practices. She made that up. You click on "cult-like practices" and you get this stuff about sexual abuse in cults, etc. Anyone looking … 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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