Emes Ve-Emunah

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Much of who I am is based on the philosophy of my primary mentor, Rabbi Aaron Soloveichik from whom I received my rabbinic ordination. It is also based on a search for spiritual truth from various sources that I have studied. Primarily it is a reflection of my understanding of two great philosophic works, “Halakhic Man” and “Lonely Man of Faith” by the pre-eminent Jewish philosopher and theologian, Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik. Of great significance to me is Dr. Norman Lamm's conceptualization and models of Torah U’Mada. Another individual who helped shape my thinking was Dr. Eliezer Berkovits who introduced me to the world of philosophic thought. My early religious education was most influenced by two pioneers of American Elementary Torah Chinuch, Rabbis Shmuel Kaufman and Yaakov Levi. The Yeshivos I attended were Yeshivas Telshe for early high school and more significantly, the Hebrew Theological College where for a period of ten years my Rebbeim included such great Rabbinic figures as Rabbi Yaakov Perlow, Rabbi Mordechai Rogov, and of course Rabbi Aaron Soloveichik.


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Thursday, January 05, 2012

The United Silent Majority

At the request of Rabbi Yakov Horowitz and as a public service I am posting the following notice. Please click on the link and ‘sign’ the petition. The following from that website explains what it is all about.

This website was created to provide a platform and a voice for the vast, silent majority of Jews worldwide to unconditionally condemn the violence and support the peaceful citizens of Beit Shemesh.

We believe that standing together in support of these values will generate a kiddush Hashem (the honoring of G-d's name). It will also allow members of the media and citizens of the world proof positive that we are, in fact, the vast silent majority.

Mendel Zilberberg
Yakov Horowitz

posted by Harry Maryles | 7:23 PM |

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