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Choosing a Teacher: Demanding vs. Understanding

Speaker:: Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Woolf
Date:: August 22 2021

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Machshava:

Mesorah

Mishna:

Avot

Personalities:

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik

Collections: Rabbi Woolf Pirkei Avot

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(And Reminiscences of Rav Soloveitchik זצ"ל) [The Link to Rav Lichtenstein's Article is: https://asif.co.il/.../21alon-sh-bo/bn21_12harel-kapdan.html]

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Choosing a Teacher: Demanding vs. Understanding

Machshava:

Mesorah

Mishna:

Avot

Personalities:

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik

Collections: Rabbi Woolf Pirkei Avot

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Machshava: Mesorah Mishna: Avot Personalities: Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik

Collections: Rabbi Woolf Pirkei Avot

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Machshava:

Mesorah

Mishna:

Avot

Personalities:

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik