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For Torah and Culture
Aharon Lichtenstein is a leading figure in modern Orthodox circles. Indeed, his standing in the modern Orthodox camp goes beyond mere respect. For some, in both the United States...
The Rebbe, the Messiah, and the Heresy Hunter
David Berger would seem an unlikely candidate for the role of heresy hunter. A mild-mannered professor of Jewish history at Brooklyn College and Yeshiva University, he has been a...
Rabbi Weinberg’s Agony
Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy: The Life and Works of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg, 1884–1966 By Marc B. Shapiro Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. 288 pp. $49.50...
The Unmodern Jew
I I would like to have an answer. . . . If someone will be good enough to provide the answer I will gladly take his change of garments...
The Orthodox Jew as Intellectual Crank
My subject is “The Orthodox Jew as Intellectual Crank,” and it would be best if I began with some definitions. My dictionary defines a crank as an “ill-tempered, grouchy...
