Venue: YU Israel YU Israel

History:

20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Rakeffet Jewish History Fall 2020

Description

The woman "rabbi" issue in Efrat. The Meron Tragedy and the tragedy of the death of Donny Morris. Was the Rav similar to his grandfather? ArtScroll doctoring the photograph of Dr. Joe and similar examples of other people doctoring other photos. Dr. Joe censored himself but not always. Dr. Joe's skills in dealing with people with differing views on how Torah education should function in America. Dr. Joe and Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky. Dr. Joe convinced the Rabbinic Advisory Board that different decisions must be made in different cities based on the different aspects of those communities. Rav Rakeffet attends a conversion as a young man. One advantage, at least many decades ago, that Jews living in the Soviet Union had over Jews living in America