A Christian reading of Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Halakhic Man highlights how much Jews and Christians share, and how grave are their differences.
Long recognized for his masterful scholarship and teaching, Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik should be remembered as well for immense personal righteousness.
Teaching the philosophy of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik to a German-speaking, Christian audience is not as incongruous as the rabbi’s Jewish followers might expect.
Genesis gives us two separate accounts of the creation of man; but do they (as Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik argues) offer contradictory and irreconcilable perspectives?
Becoming a recognized authority in Jewish law depends less on the assent of the general public, and more on the respect of other experts.