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April 21, 2025
A Veteran Educator Comments on the Transformation of American Orthodoxy
An interview with Yosef Blau.
After nearly five decades as mashgiah ruhani, or “spiritual supervisor,” at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Yosef Blau has retired in order to move to Israel. The position, created in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, is a sort of combination of dean of students, counselor, and pastor. Speaking with Rikki Zagelbaum, Blau explains how he refashioned this role in his time serving at the leading institution of American Modern Orthodoxy, and how the movement has itself changed over the years:
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A Veteran Educator Comments on the Transformation of American Orthodoxy
An interview with Yosef Blau.