Jewish Communities Around the World (Part 5)
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Dr. Marc Shapiro
Marc B. Shapiro holds the Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. A graduate of Brandeis (BA) and Harvard (PhD), he is the author of numerous books, articles, and reviews and is a popular scholar in residence at synagogues around the world. He has written Between the Yeshiva World and Modern Orthodoxy and The Limits of Orthodox Theology, both of which were National Jewish Book Award Finalists. Other books of his include Saul Lieberman and the Orthodox, Studies in Maimonides and His Interpreters, and Changing…
Rabbi Daniel Askenazi
Born and raised in Mexico City, married to Rachel and father of Rina, Michal, David and Amichai. Learned in several Yeshivot in Israel and the Torat Emet Kolel in Mexico City. Learned at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem earning a BA in Political Science and an LLB at the North Colombian University. Was the assistant Rabbi and the head of Jewish studies at the Sepharadic Community in Cali Colombia, Senior Rabbi at the Ashkenazi Community in Barranquilla and Now is…