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I am humbled and deeply honored to have been asked to serve the congregants of Shearith Israel, a congregation with an incomparable history, where some of America's most distinguished rabbis have pastored and preached.

~Meir Soloveichik

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Of all the rabbinic sages of antiquity, perhaps none was more influential or famous than Rabbi Akiva.

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If R. Akiva was perhaps overly generous in judging his generation, it can perhaps be ascribed to the belief, based on his own experience, that everyone is capable of a dramatic life change.

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When the Temple was destroyed, the Jewish people faced a crisis unlike any other in its history. For centuries, the sacrificial system had served as the primary medium of atonement before the Almighty.

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Not only were the Jewish people beloved, but God himself had taken pains to let them know it. Could there be any clearer sign that he continued to believe in their potential, even without the Temple, to achieve forgiveness and ultimately merit the Temple's rebuilding?

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Europe is no longer a Christian continent; few Europeans attend religious services on Sunday, and the European Union recently refused to refer to Europe's religious heritage in its fledgling constitution.

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While Jews and Christians both agree on many religious issues, we disagree, and believe each other profoundly wrong, about others.

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Either Jesus is the son of God, or he is not.

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Religious relativism is not the answer to disagreement between faiths; yet relativism, and a blurring of religious distinctions, all too often result when two deeply believing faith communities engage each other in the public arena on theological issues.

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We live in an age in which the biblical-moral traditions that have guided us for centuries are increasingly being forgotten.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Clergyman

Born: July 29th, 1977

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