Two thousand years ago, a rabbi recalled the breadth and depth of what his teacher had given him. Yohanan ben Zakkai remembered his teacher Hillel saying: If all the heavens were parchments and all the trees quills and all the seas were ink, it would still be impossible to write down even a part of what I learned from my teacher (Sofrim 16:6).
- By ARTH
- 14 Feb 2013
- 01:36AM
His influence of the major trends in the Orthodox world was zero, on the general trends in the Conservative and Reform movement, also zero. I agree that Hartman was an exceptional figure but as is the case of all exceptional figures who have emerged in the realm of Jewish education, he was often quoted but really, there was no room for his influence in a practical manner.
thank you
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