Monday, January 24, 2011

Rambam Wore a Polo to Shul

Do you ever wonder why there's no Divre Yoel in YU's beis? Have you ever searched for Hameshet Haderashot on the Mirer's shelves?

Each camp of the frum world has designated for itself classic rabbinic figures as ancestors to its modern philosophy. Modoxy has undoubtedly placed the flag of torah umadda on the Rambam. The Yeshivish community clearly appropriated Rashi. Why is this so? Who else has been divided amongst the battle lines? This video presents a survey of an in-depth analysis of all the Rabbis who have been usurped by the different ideologies of the Orthodox world today.