Monthly Archives: March 2012

[For a good description of licensure and its effects, see here. This post will be merely descriptive. In further posts I will discuss how to improve the situation] This post was originally going to be entitled ‘Rabbinic licensure’. However, after … Continue reading →

[Note: This was originally meant to be the third part of the response. However, I decided to bump it up in light of the second quote. Enjoy. AIWAC] “Rashi? Rashi was an idiot!” – Anonymous* “Like my Rabbeim, I tremble … Continue reading →

Now that we’re approaching Purim, I thought I might pull my own ונהפוך הוא. Rather than explain why eliminating the Orthodox marriage monopoly would be a good thing, even for the Orthodox, I will lay out some arguments in favor … Continue reading →