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Ash's avatar

I'm curious what liberal tendencies shine through that would not have been agreed to by another, more mainstream Rabbi.

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Rabbi Steven Gotlib's avatar

I don't think any mainstream Modern Orthodox rabbi would be comfortable allowing parents to miss minyanim instead of working out a way for at least one of them (the father, let's me honest) to make it to shul. That's not simply a lenient opinion, but represents a way of viewing shul attendance that the more liberal world sees no problem with but anyone from YU or the right would cringe at. Of course, Rabbanit Thomas-Newborn isn't pushing for less minyan attendance, but the way that section is framed is just one example.

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Ash's avatar

Got it. How about clear halachic problems being permitted due to meta Halakha? I would say that's the dividing line between OO and MO

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Rabbi Steven Gotlib's avatar

It's a general divide, but I didn't see any of that in this book BH.

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