Rabbi Dr. Marc B. Shapiro is the the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton.
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Rabbi Shapiro’s writings challenge the conventional Orthodox understanding of Judaism using academic methodology while adhering to Modern Orthodox sensibilities. His most recent book, "Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History"(http://amzn.to/1Ryz2fm)documents the phenomenon of internal censorship in Orthodoxy.
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