Halacha:

Hashavat Aveidah 

History:

20th Century CE 

Collections: R' Kurtz Shu"T First, Ask Questions Later

Description

Discover the extraordinary legacy of Rav Mordechai Pinchas Teitz, the rabbi of Elizabeth, NJ, and a visionary leader who rescued sacred texts and transformed the lives of countless American Jews. Dr. Rivkah Blau shares a teshuva he published in the journal, HaPardes (Year 25, Issue #3, p. 5) and provides several inspiring stories of her esteemed father. --- Dr. Rivkah Blau served as an adjunct professor at Stern College and began teaching Torah when she was fifteen. She has been a teacher, principal, lecturer and author in the decades since. Her doctoral thesis at Columbia was on Psalms in English poetry. And she is a member of the editorial board of Tradition. Learn Torah, Love Torah, Live Torah, her biography of her father, Rav Mordechai Pinchas Teitz, z’l - who is the subject of today’s episode - was published in Israel as V'Samachta B'Chayecha, conveys his approach of Torah knowledge for everyone, while enjoying what is good in modern life.