History:

18th Century CE,  19th Century CE,  20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Schachter Jewish Heritage Tour of Germany

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Shiur given on a bus in Frankfurt. Why did R Samson Raphael Hirsch espouse austritt? Did Lithuanian rabbis hold from austritt? Why did R Yaakov Yechiel Weinberg not move the Hildesheimer Seminary to Israel before WW2? Was austritt a halachic position or a psychological position? What was R J B Soloveitchik's position when dealing with reform Judaism? How do Hungarians describe the Chasam Sofer, the Maharam Shick, and the Yismach Moshe? Can one paskin based upon intuition? Do we believe in Tabula Rasa? Why did R Nosson Adler not write any sefarim? Should one write a sefer in order to get a better shiduch? How did R Hirsch castigate Jews who swore falsely in secular court? Should one marry in a shul, or have a chupa outside while raining?