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Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 14 Nov

Natan Slifkin shares his experience of obtaining a permit to enter Canada, while also planning a future visit to the US, with a particular interest in Florida.

0 Communities Leadership

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 14 Nov

Rabbi Natan Slifkin shares his travel mishap while on his way to Toronto for a scheduled engagement as a scholar-in-residence.

0 Politics Culture

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 13 Nov

Natan Slifkin discusses the provocative campaign by Tzeva Shachor in Israel, a group dedicated to preventing the arrest of yeshiva students who evade military draft appointments.

0 Ethics Communities

It's Time for Bravery

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 30 Oct

Natan Slifkin shares his internal struggle with confronting communal norms regarding military service among charedi Jews.

0 Politics Communities

A Meeting of Natans

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 22 Oct

Natan Slifkin reflects on his recent meeting with Natan Sharansky, a hero who endured persecution in the Soviet Gulag and became an advocate for freedom.

0 Communities Politics

Jewish Obfuscation

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 19 Oct

Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin critiques the narratives presented in Jewish Action magazine regarding communal unity and contributions to Israeli society, particularly in light of military service and support for the IDF during times of conflict.

0 Jewish Law Philosophy

The Great Torah-Science Controversy

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 9 Oct

Natan Slifkin reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the Great Torah-Science Controversy, when his books integrating Torah with scientific perspectives were banned by leading charedi rabbis, branding them heretical.

0 Torah Jewish Law

Torah vs. Daas Torah, again

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 8 Oct

Natan Slifkin explores the debate between traditional Torah perspectives and the Charedi concept of Daas Torah concerning military service and divine assistance in wars.

0 Culture Torah

My Ridiculous and Amazing Idea

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 29 Sep

Natan Slifkin shares his inspired yet belated idea to write a more accessible book on animals and the Torah, building on his previous work, "The Torah Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom."

0 Culture Politics

UPDATE: Torah Defeated

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 20 Sep

Natan Slifkin humorously reports on the cancellation of a large Charedi rally in New Jersey, initially organized to protest against Israel.

0 Culture Politics

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 16 Sep

Natan Slifkin shares an unusual experience where a hypersonic missile from Yemen was intercepted near his location just as he was writing about Yemen's historical warfare using cannons.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Gedolim and Slogans

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 15 Sep

Natan Slifkin critiques certain Charedi Gedolim for their misuse of traditional phrases to support pre-determined positions on theological and practical issues.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Daas Torah and Army

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 11 Sep

Natan Slifkin explores the complex issue of army service in Israel and the divergent views of Torah scholars, particularly contrasting the charedi community's stance with other Jewish perspectives.

0 Jewish Law Science

The Anguish of Kivelevitzism

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 24 May

The text discusses a podcast episode where Rabbi Avramel Kivelevitz criticizes Natan Slifkin's views, focusing on the charedi community's response to different approaches in Judaism, Slifkin's critiques of charedi beliefs and practices, and the issue of tone in intellectual discourse.

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Rabbi David Fohrman: Does the Torah Teach Science? [Science 3/4]

18forty · 1 Dec 2020

Rabbi David Fohrman speaks on the 18Forty Podcast about the genre of the Torah and how we should approach its content.

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Rabbi David Fohrman: Does the Torah Teach Science? [Science 3/4]

18forty · 1 Dec 2020

Rabbi David Fohrman discusses the genre of the Torah and how it should influence our understanding of its content.