tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post5377121477046765340..comments2024-02-08T00:38:57.594-05:00Comments on Talmud תלמוד by Tzvee Zahavy: Rabbi Soloveitchik DVD, "The Lonely Man of Faith" Review and MemoirTzvee Zahavyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15833902273722124103noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-9532934914222768532010-01-29T06:56:51.766-05:002010-01-29T06:56:51.766-05:00Perhaps the most interesting omission from the fil...Perhaps the most interesting omission from the film was the lack of discussion on the Rav's complex relationship with his son R. Chaim, and his son-in-law, the Late professor Isidore Twersky of Harvard, AKA R. Yitzchak Twersky, the Talner Rebbi. The relationship between R. Chaim and R. Yitzhak was so filled with animus that they did not sit shiva together.<br /><br />Insofar as I know, my late father, Prof. Nahum M. Sarna was on of the very few who maintained close and cordial relations with both both the Rav's son and his son-in-law.David Bar Nahumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943917247032869695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3523041.post-478707725620720922010-01-25T10:22:21.687-05:002010-01-25T10:22:21.687-05:00A couple of points:
1. Marc Shapiro argues that i...A couple of points:<br /><br />1. Marc Shapiro argues that in fact the Rav did not have the inside track to the Chief Rabbinate, and that the "rank and file" support of Rav Unterman could very well have carried the day even if the Rav threw his hat into the ring.<br /><br />2. With respect to R' Kotler's funeral -- who was the person who opposed the Rav giving a hesped?Krum as a bagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06200692366780297732noreply@blogger.com