Comments on: The Authentic Am-Yisroel http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/ Expressing Authentic Jewish Views on Just About Everything Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:29:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rabbi Raphael Bearmant http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Rabbi Raphael Bearmant Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:13:51 +0000 http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/#comment-51 Thank you for this comment. I<strong> *also*</strong> realize that this term was meant in a <strong>technical </strong>way, however the fact that Schechter <strong>could </strong>use such a term even as as technical one, in my opinion, is <strong>very revealing</strong>. I have a friend, a Baal Tshuvah, whose last name was "Himler". He changed it to "Hillel" when he became frum. Get what I mean... I liked your comment about his hair. Unfortunately, I happen to know the darker sides of almost all the great "scholars" of JTS. <strong>Your hair would stand on end</strong>. Lieberman, Adler, Finkelstein, Ginzburg, all had real <strong>awful skeletons</strong> in their closets. Maybe we'll do a post about this sometime Thank you for this comment.

I *also* realize that this term was meant in a technical way, however the fact that Schechter could use such a term even as as technical one, in my opinion, is very revealing. I have a friend, a Baal Tshuvah, whose last name was “Himler”. He changed it to “Hillel” when he became frum. Get what I mean…

I liked your comment about his hair.

Unfortunately, I happen to know the darker sides of almost all the great “scholars” of JTS. Your hair would stand on end. Lieberman, Adler, Finkelstein, Ginzburg, all had real awful skeletons in their closets. Maybe we’ll do a post about this sometime

]]> By: avakesh http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/comment-page-1/#comment-49 avakesh Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:19:10 +0000 http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/#comment-49 I agree with your characterization of Shechter, who did nto wear a yarmulke even in his office. When R. Eliezer Silver came to the USA, he visited Schechter to see if there was a possibility of being employed in his "yeshiva". When he saw Schechter's mane of hair and no yarmulke, he realized that this place was not for him. However, the term catholic is a technical theological term and should not be confused with "Catholic", which is a name for the religion. I agree with your characterization of Shechter, who did nto wear a yarmulke even in his office. When R. Eliezer Silver came to the USA, he visited Schechter to see if there was a possibility of being employed in his “yeshiva”. When he saw Schechter’s mane of hair and no yarmulke, he realized that this place was not for him.

However, the term catholic is a technical theological term and should not be confused with “Catholic”, which is a name for the religion.

]]> By: Rabbi Raphael Bearmant http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Rabbi Raphael Bearmant Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:01:31 +0000 http://blog.authenticjudaism.org/2009/06/the-authentic-am-yisroel/#comment-39 Worth mentioning that The "Re-constructionist" College is on "<strong>Church</strong> Road" in Philadelphia! Seems like they were tuned into Schechter. Worth mentioning that The “Re-constructionist” College is on “Church Road” in Philadelphia! Seems like they were tuned into Schechter.

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