Rabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchik was born on February 27, 1903 (Judaica). He was born in Pruzhany, Poland. Poland was controlled by the Russian Empire during the time of Rav Soloveitchik (Wikipedia1). The rulers of Russia were the Czars. There was a lot of antisemitism in Russia at the time (Wikipedia1). From 1903-1906 there were many pogroms in Russia, 2000 were Jews killed and many more were wounded (Wikipedia1). There is evidence that the government actually stirred up these pogroms, and the police
Unless otherwise noted, this paper is based on Jewish Social Philosophy Class taught by Gabriel Fagin, MA, LCSW, Adjunct Professor at Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Assignment One I always believed that when Adam and Eve were created, they were created together, connected as if Siamese twins at their backs. As a student learning the Bible, I also came to the awareness that Eve was formed from Adam’s rib subsequent to his creation. The Bible tells of the creation of Man and Woman in Chapter One