Meiselman – Torah Chazal Science Book Review
The Summary “Torah from Sinai is not only truth, but tells us the whole of truth. Modern science is, at best, an approximation and a curiosity. At worst, it’s a changing set of incorrect...
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Rationalist Friend Brings Depth to the “Folly of Reason”
Introduction In the article, Folly of Faith, Folly of Reason, one of the things I argued based on Isaac Asimov’s short story, “Reason” was that point of view on topics beyond the dimensions that...
Unbroken Chain – Direct Link from Sinai through Genealogy
The Claim of the Unbroken Chain One of the claims to the authenticity of the Torah is that there is an unbroken chain – the descendants of those who spent 40 years in the...
Israel’s Armed Forces – Shield of David by Yigal Allon
I came across “Shield of David” during the course of family tree research. Part of my paternal family lived in Gomel, Belarus as the 20th century began. This is the same city where the...
Thinking About Creation – Torah + Modern Physics
Book Review: Thinking About Creation – Eternal Torah and Modern Physics; by Dr. Andrew Goldfinger Introduction Dr. Goldfinger holds a PhD in theoretical physics and as Masters in counseling. Some people like to collect...
Agunah – Why Require a Man to Give a Get for a Jewish Divorce?
Okay, short answer: Because our Maker said so. Shorter answer: I don’t know. We can pretty much answer that for any commandment in the Torah, but that doesn’t really help a woman who is...
Popular Science 1872, 1936 – Nothing New Under the Sun!
Google Books has a plethora of old photographs, books, and magazines available for free viewing. This makes it a whole lot easier than looking through microfilm at a library, and you don’t even have...
Folly of Faith, Folly of Reason – Isaac Asimov & Judaism
In this article, I attempt to make a few points: a) Point of view on topics beyond the dimensions that we can observe is based on emotion; b) People tend to illogically ignore evidence...
Washington, D.C. Kosher Vacation
This article is connected to our other article about the Rockville, Maryland Kosher Vacation. Why Washington D.C.? Washington D.C. is one of the kind in the country in that it is here where you will...
Rockville, Maryland – Kosher Vacation near D.C. and Baltimore
Why Rockville, MD? Rockville, Maryland has a small Jewish community with regular minyanim, kosher restaurants, a kosher supermarket, and the hotel is on the subway (they call it a “metro”) line. Driving,Rockville is about...