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Article: An American Orthodox Dreamer: Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Boston's Maimonides School.(Book Review)
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- American Jewish History
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- March 1, 2004
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An American Orthodox Dreamer. Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Boston's Maimonides School. By Seth Farber. Hanover, NH: Brandeis University Press in Association with The Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Institute, 2004. xvii + 201 pp.
Most scholarly works relating to Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (1903-1993) focus on the philosophical, theological, and/or halakhic aspects of his writings. With the exception of a few Orthodox-oriented biographical publications, we still lack a comprehensive and critical biography of Soloveitchik. In light of this biographical lacunae, Seth Farber's book, based on his doctoral thesis, is a most welcome and important contribution. Farber ...