e-TiM: Online Program
e-TiM: Great Rabbinic Thinkers: Rabbi Samuel Mohilever

Dr. Marc Shapiro places great rabbinic figures in their historical context, exploring their religious thought and ongoing influence.

We will begin our discussion of Rabbi Samuel Mohilever Monday, November 11, 2024, 8:30pm Eastern

Rabbi Samuel Mohilever was a pioneer of Religious Zionism and recognized during his time as one of the gedolei ha-dor. We shall investigate his life, his ideas, his halakhic writings, the controversies he was involved in, and his influence.

You can listen to the previous talks in this fascinating series here. The rabbinic greats we have discussed include Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch, the Chatam Sofer, Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank, Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Berkovits, Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin, Rav Elchanan Wasserman, Rav Yitzchak Elchanan Spector, and Rav Ovadia Yosef, and the Netziv to name just a few.

Classes of e-TiM: Great Rabbinic Thinkers: Rabbi Samuel Mohilever

Meet the speaker

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

Dr. Marc Shapiro bio & resources