Meiselman was born to Harry Meiselman, a dental surgeon, and Shulamit Soloveitchik, a teacher and Jewish school principal who attended New York University and Radcliffe College. On his father’s side, he is a descendent of the Hasidic Rebbe Rav Baruch of Kossov.[2] On his mother's side, he is a descendant of the Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty. His maternal grandfather was Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik and his maternal great-grandfather was Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik, known as Reb Chaim Brisker.[2] His mother, Shulamit, authored the book The Soloveitchik Heritage: A Daughter's Memoir (1995).[3] Meiselman was a nephew of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, rosh yeshiva of R.I.E.T.S., with whom, according to Meiselman, he had study sessions on a near daily basis from the time he was 18 until he was 29 years old.[4]
Meiselman graduated from high school at the Boston Latin School[5] and then went on to attend Harvard University (the undergraduate school which all three of Soloveitchik's children and his American grandchildren attended) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the latter institution, he studied under Dr. Donald Werner Anderson and earned his doctorate in mathematics in 1967 with the thesis "The Operation Ring for Connective K-Theory".[6]
Career
Meiselman began his career teaching mathematics at City University of New York. After his marriage in 1971, he became a maggid shiur at Beis Medrash L'Torah in Skokie. Afterward, he taught at Yeshivas Brisk (Brisk Rabbinical College) in Chicago, headed for a time by his uncle, Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik.[2] In 1977 he moved to the West Coast and founded the Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA), opening separate high school programs for boys and girls, a yeshivah gedolah, and a kolel. He also served as a posek (arbiter of Jewish law) for the local community.[2]
In 1982, having built up enrollment to nearly 400 male and female students in YULA's various divisions, Meiselman moved to Israel to open a yeshiva for American students, together with co-rosh yeshiva Rabbi Doniel Lehrfield (Rabbi Lehrfield and several other faculty members subsequently left to start another yeshiva, Bais Yisroel). He named the new school Toras Moshe after his grandfather, Moshe.[2][4] He selected Rabbis Michel Shurkin and Moshe Twersky, both close students of Rabbi Soloveitchik, to head the teaching staff.[2] In 2011, Meiselman reported about his yeshiva that "We have 96 boys in the beis medrash and 44 in the kollel, and almost all of our kollel yungerleit are home-grown".[7]
Meiselman is one of several grandchildren of Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik who have established yeshivas in Israel, perhaps the most famous being Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, son-in-law of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, who established Yeshivat Har Etzion in the late 1960s. Yeshivat Reshit,[8] a popular yeshiva in Israel for American students in Beit Shemesh, was established by the Rabbis Marcus, also descendants of Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik.
Meiselman is the author of several books and numerous magazine articles. His Jewish Woman in Jewish Law (1978) sparked much discussion among authors and feminists for his traditional Jewish response to feminism. Additionally, Meiselman has authored Tiferes Tzvi, a commentary to the Rambam, as well as numerous articles on Talmudic study and thought in Hebrew.
Philosophies and controversies
Torah, Chazal and Science
Meiselman's 2013 book, Torah, Chazal and Science, promotes the theory that all unqualified scientific statements of the Talmudic sages were divinely inspired and are therefore immutable: "All of Chazal’s (the Talmudic sages') definitive statements are to be taken as absolute fact [even] outside the realm of halakhah (Jewish law)".[9] The flip side of this thesis, and another major theme of the book, is that modern science is transitory and unreliable compared to the divine wisdom of the sages. His book has been criticized by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin and others.[10]
The Holocaust
Following the opinion of some Haredi thinkers in the area of Holocaust theology, Meiselman has argued that the Holocaust was the result of Jewish cultural assimilation in Western Europe in the early twentieth century. He writes that "the turning away from the status of an 'am ha-nivhar, a chosen people, and the frightening rush toward assimilation were, according to the rules that govern Jewish destiny, the real causes for the Holocaust."[11]
The State of Israel
Meiselman subscribes to Haredi views regarding the State of Israel and the Israel Defence Forces. He has stated that it is forbidden for a yeshiva student to join the Israeli army, and has criticized the Nachal Haredi, stating in an interview that Nachal Haredi has "not been successful in maintaining commitment to Torah."[12]
In 2013, Meiselman sat on the dais at a rally in NY against conscription of yeshiva students into the Israeli army. Both Satmar Rebbes were involved in the planning of, and also sat at the dais at, this rally.[13]
Modern Orthodoxy
In commenting on Modern Orthodox innovations with regard to women, Meiselman has stated that "when it comes to the rabbis and the people who are at the forefront of pushing for these changes so that they can 'update' Orthodoxy to conform with today’s 'progressive' cultural norm ... [the] common denominator between nearly all of them is that they are largely ignorant of halacha and devoid of serious Torah scholarship. If your knowledge of Torah and halacha are limited, then you are not limited by halacha. One is never confined by things that one doesn't know and never learned!"[4]
Some of Yeshiva Toras Moshe's faculty members dissuade students from enrolling at Yeshiva University when they leave Toras Moshe, while others are less opposed.[14]
Personal
Meiselman is married to Rivkah Leah Eichenstein.[2]
Bibliography
Books
Torah, Chazal and Science. Israel Bookshop Publications. 2013. ISBN978-1-60091-243-6.
Jewish Woman in Jewish Law. Ktav Publishing House. 1978. ISBN0-87068-329-2.
Meiselman, Moshe (1974). Esheth Hayil in Perspective: The Role of Women in Judaism.
"The Rav, Feminism and Public Policy: An Insider's Overview". Tradition. 33 (1): 5–30.
The Incomparable Gaon of Vilna. Orthodox Union. 1997.
References
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^Negri, Gloria (July 30, 2009). . The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
^ abc"Rav Meiselman: Yo'atzot to Poskot, Maharat and Rabbah is a 'Natural Progression'". matzav.com. November 4, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
^"Moshe Meiselman, Class of 1959". classmates.com. 2015.
^"The Mathematics Genealogy Project–Moshe Meiselman". Genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
^"Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly". Mishpacha.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
^"Yeshivat Reishit". Reishit.org. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
^Torah, Chazal and Science (Lakewood: 2013), p. 634
^"R. Meiselman: All The Rishonim Were Wrong, Again And Again And Again". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Meiselman, Moshe (1989). "Towards a Torah Understanding of the Holocaust". Oraisa: A Journal of Contemporary Jewish Issues. Yeshivas Toras Moshe. 1: 19–20.
^Boylan, Rabbi Moshe (May 8, 2013). "'The Identity of the Israeli People is at Stake'". Yated Ne'eman.
Daughter Soloveichik, Wife of Rabbi Shlomo Zev Carlebach
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Moshe Meiselman is an American born Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva dean of Yeshiva Toras Moshe in Jerusalem which he established in 1982 He also founded and served as principal of Yeshiva University of Los Angeles YULA from 1977 to 1982 He is a descendant of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty 1 RabbiMoshe MeiselmanPersonalBornMoshe MeiselmanMarch 14 1942Montgomery Alabama U S dubious discuss ReligionJudaismSpouseRivkah Leah EichensteinParentsHarry Meiselman father Shulamit Soloveitchik mother Alma materBoston LatinHarvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyPositionRosh yeshivaYeshivaYeshiva Toras MosheBegan1982OtherFounder and Dean of Academic Affairs Yeshiva University of Los Angeles Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Philosophies and controversies 3 1 Torah Chazal and Science 3 2 The Holocaust 3 3 The State of Israel 3 4 Modern Orthodoxy 4 Personal 5 Bibliography 5 1 Books 5 2 Selected articles 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditMeiselman was born to Harry Meiselman a dental surgeon and Shulamit Soloveitchik a teacher and Jewish school principal who attended New York University and Radcliffe College On his father s side he is a descendent of the Hasidic Rebbe Rav Baruch of Kossov 2 On his mother s side he is a descendant of the Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty His maternal grandfather was Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik and his maternal great grandfather was Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik known as Reb Chaim Brisker 2 His mother Shulamit authored the book The Soloveitchik Heritage A Daughter s Memoir 1995 3 Meiselman was a nephew of Rabbi Dr Joseph B Soloveitchik rosh yeshiva of R I E T S with whom according to Meiselman he had study sessions on a near daily basis from the time he was 18 until he was 29 years old 4 Meiselman graduated from high school at the Boston Latin School 5 and then went on to attend Harvard University the undergraduate school which all three of Soloveitchik s children and his American grandchildren attended and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology In the latter institution he studied under Dr Donald Werner Anderson and earned his doctorate in mathematics in 1967 with the thesis The Operation Ring for Connective K Theory 6 Career EditMeiselman began his career teaching mathematics at City University of New York After his marriage in 1971 he became a maggid shiur at Beis Medrash L Torah in Skokie Afterward he taught at Yeshivas Brisk Brisk Rabbinical College in Chicago headed for a time by his uncle Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik 2 In 1977 he moved to the West Coast and founded the Yeshiva University of Los Angeles YULA opening separate high school programs for boys and girls a yeshivah gedolah and a kolel He also served as a posek arbiter of Jewish law for the local community 2 In 1982 having built up enrollment to nearly 400 male and female students in YULA s various divisions Meiselman moved to Israel to open a yeshiva for American students together with co rosh yeshiva Rabbi Doniel Lehrfield Rabbi Lehrfield and several other faculty members subsequently left to start another yeshiva Bais Yisroel He named the new school Toras Moshe after his grandfather Moshe 2 4 He selected Rabbis Michel Shurkin and Moshe Twersky both close students of Rabbi Soloveitchik to head the teaching staff 2 In 2011 Meiselman reported about his yeshiva that We have 96 boys in the beis medrash and 44 in the kollel and almost all of our kollel yungerleit are home grown 7 Meiselman is one of several grandchildren of Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik who have established yeshivas in Israel perhaps the most famous being Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein son in law of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik who established Yeshivat Har Etzion in the late 1960s Yeshivat Reshit 8 a popular yeshiva in Israel for American students in Beit Shemesh was established by the Rabbis Marcus also descendants of Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik Meiselman is the author of several books and numerous magazine articles His Jewish Woman in Jewish Law 1978 sparked much discussion among authors and feminists for his traditional Jewish response to feminism Additionally Meiselman has authored Tiferes Tzvi a commentary to the Rambam as well as numerous articles on Talmudic study and thought in Hebrew Philosophies and controversies EditTorah Chazal and Science Edit Meiselman s 2013 book Torah Chazal and Science promotes the theory that all unqualified scientific statements of the Talmudic sages were divinely inspired and are therefore immutable All of Chazal s the Talmudic sages definitive statements are to be taken as absolute fact even outside the realm of halakhah Jewish law 9 The flip side of this thesis and another major theme of the book is that modern science is transitory and unreliable compared to the divine wisdom of the sages His book has been criticized by Rabbi Dr Natan Slifkin and others 10 The Holocaust Edit Following the opinion of some Haredi thinkers in the area of Holocaust theology Meiselman has argued that the Holocaust was the result of Jewish cultural assimilation in Western Europe in the early twentieth century He writes that the turning away from the status of an am ha nivhar a chosen people and the frightening rush toward assimilation were according to the rules that govern Jewish destiny the real causes for the Holocaust 11 The State of Israel Edit Meiselman subscribes to Haredi views regarding the State of Israel and the Israel Defence Forces He has stated that it is forbidden for a yeshiva student to join the Israeli army and has criticized the Nachal Haredi stating in an interview that Nachal Haredi has not been successful in maintaining commitment to Torah 12 In 2013 Meiselman sat on the dais at a rally in NY against conscription of yeshiva students into the Israeli army Both Satmar Rebbes were involved in the planning of and also sat at the dais at this rally 13 Modern Orthodoxy Edit In commenting on Modern Orthodox innovations with regard to women Meiselman has stated that when it comes to the rabbis and the people who are at the forefront of pushing for these changes so that they can update Orthodoxy to conform with today s progressive cultural norm the common denominator between nearly all of them is that they are largely ignorant of halacha and devoid of serious Torah scholarship If your knowledge of Torah and halacha are limited then you are not limited by halacha One is never confined by things that one doesn t know and never learned 4 Some of Yeshiva Toras Moshe s faculty members dissuade students from enrolling at Yeshiva University when they leave Toras Moshe while others are less opposed 14 Personal EditMeiselman is married to Rivkah Leah Eichenstein 2 Bibliography EditBooks Edit Torah Chazal and Science Israel Bookshop Publications 2013 ISBN 978 1 60091 243 6 Jewish Woman in Jewish Law Ktav Publishing House 1978 ISBN 0 87068 329 2 Meiselman Moshe 1974 Esheth Hayil in Perspective The Role of Women in Judaism Selected articles Edit Commitment Reviewed by Moshe Meiselman PDF Jewish Action Orthodox Union 89 94 2005 The Rav Feminism and Public Policy An Insider s Overview Tradition 33 1 5 30 The Incomparable Gaon of Vilna Orthodox Union 1997 References Edit ralph November 4 2010 Rav Meiselman Yo atzot to Poskot Maharat and Rabbah is a Natural Progression Matzav com Retrieved March 16 2016 a b c d e f g Kobre Eytan November 3 2011 Mosaic of Truth Mishpacha Negri Gloria July 30 2009 Shulamith Meiselman 97 devoted to Jewish education The Boston Globe Archived from the original on September 24 2015 Retrieved July 31 2015 a b c Rav Meiselman Yo atzot to Poskot Maharat and Rabbah is a Natural Progression matzav com November 4 2010 Retrieved July 31 2015 Moshe Meiselman Class of 1959 classmates com 2015 The Mathematics Genealogy Project Moshe Meiselman Genealogy math ndsu nodak edu Retrieved March 16 2016 Mishpacha Jewish Family Weekly Mishpacha com November 30 2011 Retrieved March 16 2016 Yeshivat Reishit Reishit org Retrieved March 16 2016 Torah Chazal and Science Lakewood 2013 p 634 R Meiselman All The Rishonim Were Wrong Again And Again And Again a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Meiselman Moshe 1989 Towards a Torah Understanding of the Holocaust Oraisa A Journal of Contemporary Jewish Issues Yeshivas Toras Moshe 1 19 20 Boylan Rabbi Moshe May 8 2013 The Identity of the Israeli People is at Stake Yated Ne eman Natan Slifkin June 11 2013 An Enemy Worth Fighting Against Rationalist Judaism Retrieved March 16 2016 The Slifkin Challenge Stop The Lies Part III 2 UPDATES Retrieved November 15 2015 External links Edit Book Review Torah Chazal and Science San Diego Jewish World March 27 2014 vteBrisker family treeThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2021 Learn how and when to 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