Rabbinic Authority

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 9 Oct

Natan Slifkin reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the Great Torah-Science Controversy, when his books integrating Torah with scientific perspectives were banned by leading charedi rabbis, branding them heretical.

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Yehuda Kurtzer in Sources · 5 Apr

Yehuda Kurtzer argues that North American Liberal Judaism faces a severe shortage of rabbis due to high retirement rates and declining enrollment in seminaries.

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Tradition and Traditionalism

Meir Buzaglo in Sources · 5 Apr

The article explores the concept of masortiyut or traditionalism among mainly Sephardi Jews in Israel.

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#182 - Charisma and Leadership: R Avrohom Kalisker & the Vilna Gaon

Jewish History Uncensored · 17 Mar

The episode delves into the influence of charisma in Jewish communal leadership, focusing on figures like R Avrohom Kalisker and the Vilna Gaon.

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Why the Conservative movement is changing our approach to interfaith marriage

Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal in JTA · 1 Feb

The Conservative/Masorti movement is changing its approach to interfaith marriage, according to a new report issued by the Rabbinical Assembly.

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Early Modern Blasphemy and Postmodern Virtue

Benjamin Weiner in Jewish Review of Books · 10 Jul 2023

Jay Michaelson's book, "The Heresy of Jacob Frank," challenges traditional portrayals of the 18th-century figure as an egomaniac and false messiah.

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Tova Ganzel: The Judaism of the Prophets & the People [Origins of Judaism 3/6]

18forty · 15 Nov 2022

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tova Ganzel discusses the evolution of Jewish law and authority.

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Tova Ganzel: The Judaism of the Prophets & the People [Origins of Judaism 3/6]

18forty · 15 Nov 2022

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tova Ganzel discusses biblical Judaism and the evolution of rabbinic authority.

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#69 - Uriel de Costa III and R' Yehuda Aryeh de Modena

Jewish History Uncensored · 30 Dec 2021

In this episode, the focus is on Uriel de Costa's controversial books in Hamburg challenging Rabbinic authority and the immortality of the soul, and the community's response.

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The First Yeshiva Exile

Liz Shayne in Lehrhaus · 16 Dec 2021

The text discusses the story of R. Eliezer ben Hyrcanus and the Oven of Akhnai from the Talmud, focusing on different interpretations and analyses of the narrative.

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The Pitfalls of Excessive Rabbinic Honorifics

Moshe Kurtz in Lehrhaus · 21 Jun 2021

This essay discusses the issue of excessive rabbinic honorifics and the pitfalls associated with them.

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Personal Autonomy in the Thought of R. Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch

David Silverstein in Lehrhaus · 8 Jun 2020

Rabbi Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch was an influential and renowned scholar in the Orthodox Jewish world, yet remains relatively unknown outside of Israel.

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The “Age of Uncertainty” Edition

Promised Podcast · 10 May 2018

In a podcast episode titled "The Age of Uncertainty Edition," the hosts explore significant topics including concerns raised by Trump's decisions and escalating tensions in northern Israel, the implications of the Rabbinic Courts Bill on marriage and divorce, and debates surrounding Israeli Rabbinic authority.

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God’s Law in Human Hands

Richard Hidary in Jewish Review of Books · 21 Mar 2018

In the discussion "What's Divine about Divine Law?" at Yale, various perspectives on divine law were examined.

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Why I believe in Women and Their Batei Midrash

Shayna Goldberg in Lehrhaus · 18 Jan 2018

The author passionately advocates for women's participation in in-depth Torah study within batei midrash, despite challenges and limitations in the traditional educational system.

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The “Between-the-Lines” Faith of Rabbi Hershel Schachter

Zev Eleff in Lehrhaus · 4 Dec 2017

Rabbi Hershel Schachter's faith centers on the concept of mesorah, the chain of rabbinic transmission that upholds Orthodox tradition, guided by divine intervention through righteous scholars like Maimonides, Rabbi Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.

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The Not-So-Orthodox Embrace of the New Age Movement

Ben Rothke in Lehrhaus · 10 Jul 2017

Rabbi Rephoel Szmerla's book, "Alternative Medicine in Halachah," explores the halakhic case for alternative medical treatments, reflecting a trend within some segments of Orthodox Judaism to embrace new age therapies while critiquing modern science.

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Modeling Modernity: Revisiting the Rabbi Soloveitchik Paradigm

Chaim Trachtman in Lehrhaus · 21 Feb 2017

The text discusses the challenge of accommodating change in a religion with a divine origin, focusing on the Orthodox Union's statement on the roles of women in Orthodox synagogues.

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A Principled Pesak and a Window into Pesak

Shmuel Winiarz in Lehrhaus · 15 Feb 2017

The Orthodox Unions recent statement on professional roles for women in Orthodox synagogues has sparked widespread debate.

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Six Failed Messiahs From Jewish History

Forward · 5 Aug 2016

The article by Ari Feldman explores six Jewish figures from history who were perceived as potential messiahs but ultimately did not fulfill such expectations.

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Shaking Up Israel’s Kosher Certification System

Timothy D. Lytton in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2014

The text discusses the case of Ilana Raskin challenging the Jerusalem religious council's attempt to restrict entertainment like belly dancing in venues with kosher certification.

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Early Modern Mingling

Moshe Rosman in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Feb 2013

David Ruderman, a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, challenges the prevailing view of Jewish history as made up of separate local narratives in his book "Early Modern Jewry: A New Cultural History."

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