• Episode 84: Rabbi Dr. Marc B. Shapiro "The Rabbinic Response to the Rise of Reform"
• Rabbi Dr. Marc B. Shapiro presents the historical rise of the Reform movement and the rabbinic response to it. We explore the origins of the first generation of the Reform movement, examining Scholem’s thesis and Rabbi Shapiro’s insightful thoughts on it. We uncover the fundamental advocacies of the first-generation Reformers, their rabbinical backing and opposition, and how their beliefs diverge from contemporary Reform movements. Rabbi Shapiro provides illuminating examples of halakhic reforms advocated by the first generation and draws intriguing and surprising parallels with Modern Orthodox and Hareidi practices today. Discover the development and distinctions of the second-generation Reform movement, shedding light on its emergence and evolution. As we navigate through the landscape of Jewish sectarianism, Rabbi Shapiro shares his personal views and hopes for addressing sectarian issues within Judaism today. Lastly, he shares his thoughts on the Haredi approach to Zionism in the aftermath of October 7th, the impact of Hakham José Faur a'h and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks a'h, as well as some other personal anecdotes that blew us away.
*This episode is dedicated to the neshama of Meir ben Moshe a'h - Abdolrahim Ilian, the late father of our dear friend, Rod Ilian.
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• Bio: Rabbi Dr. Marc B. Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. A graduate of Brandeis (BA) and Harvard (PhD), he is the author of numerous books, articles, and reviews and is a popular scholar in residence at synagogues around the world. He has written Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy and The Limits of Orthodox Theology, both of which were National Jewish Book Award Finalists. Other books of his include Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox, Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters, and Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History. In 2019 he published Iggerot Malkhei Rabbanan which contains more than thirty years of correspondence with some of the world's most outstanding Torah scholars. He regularly publishes widely read scholarly articles on the Seforim Blog and is currently writing a book on the thought of Rav Kook. Dr. Shapiro leads a number of the Torah in Motion Jewish history trips. His appearances on the Habura and Torah in Motion are a must-watch.
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