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Natan Slifkin

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Rationalist Judaism The Myth of Right-Wing Security 25 Jan 2024
The article explores the misconception that right-wing politicians are inherently better at providing security. The author argues that this belief is flawed ...
25 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism A Declaration 23 Jan 2024
The author discusses the idea of a national emergency in Israel and its implications for charitable giving and support of Torah institutions. He mentions tha...
23 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism Charedim are Forcing Yeshiva Students into the IDF 20 Jan 2024
The charedi (ultra-Orthodox) community is currently facing a crisis due to the shortage of manpower in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). As a result, the IDF...
20 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism Rav Zevin: "Is This Da'as Torah?" 18 Jan 2024
Rav Shlomo Yosef Zevin, a prominent rabbinic authority, wrote a letter about whether yeshiva students should be drafted into the army. He questions the justi...
18 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism Killer Whales and Zionism 16 Jan 2024
The author discusses the message of the Biblical Museum of Natural History, which emphasizes how animals are a part of the cultural heritage of different nat...
16 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Yeshiva King 14 Jan 2024
This article examines a common prooftext used to argue that full-time Torah learning in yeshivas justifies exempting charedi (ultra-Orthodox) students from m...
14 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism Eviscerating Torah 11 Jan 2024
The text discusses the issue of military service in the Israeli charedi (ultra-Orthodox) community and the moral and Torah-based arguments surrounding it. Th...
11 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Animals of Different Cultures 9 Jan 2024
The Biblical Museum of Natural History emphasizes that every culture has animals that are significant in its heritage. These animals are often represented in...
9 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Letter of the Mothers 7 Jan 2024
The Letter of the Mothers is a public letter written by Dr. Tehila Elitzur, a Torah teacher at Herzog College, addressed to the mothers of ultra-Orthodox yes...
7 Jan 2024
Rationalist Judaism More Important Than Learning Torah 4 Jan 2024
The article discusses the question of whether studying Torah takes precedence over other important obligations in Judaism. The author quotes Rav Aharon Licht...
4 Jan 2024