{"id":36427,"date":"2011-08-29T11:34:35","date_gmt":"2011-08-29T19:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=36427"},"modified":"2011-08-29T11:34:35","modified_gmt":"2011-08-29T19:34:35","slug":"stories-about-rabbi-moshe-feinstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=36427","title":{"rendered":"Stories About Rabbi Moshe Feinstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/seforim.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/new-writings-from-r-kook-and-assorted.html\">Marc B. Shapiro writes<\/a>: 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 seating at the wedding. See also p. 22 that R. Moshe refused to write a letter to the judge on behalf of one who was to be sentenced for drug dealing. R. Moshe told the criminal\u2019s father that his son damaged people\u2019s lives and therefore \u201cLet him sit in prison.\u201d On p. 28 he quotes R. Moshe\u2019s positive view of R. Kook. On p. 73 he quotes R. Moshe that a male massage therapist can massage a woman if he does not have a continuing professional relationship with her (!), a man can cut a woman\u2019s hair, and a male teacher or principal can be present when girls in the school sing as the assumption is that he is involved with other things and not paying attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc B. Shapiro writes: For another such story, see p. 20 where he records how R. 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