Torah Observant Jew + Patent Attorney
The Holocaust in Context The Jewish calendar, a microcosm of Judaism itself, has a complete cycle of everything from joyous times (Purim, Succos) to sad times (Tish B’Av) to everything else. This article is...
Background Newport, Rhode Island is a beautiful city, dating back to before the colonies. It was the site of one of the earliest Jewish communities in the Americas with a continued presence until the...
Forced Ethical Dilemma (Updated Trolley Car Problem) Imagine this scenario: You buy a self driving car, say, like Google’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car) and your driving along at 65mph. The brakes fail. The sensors tell the car...
After asking to a group of atheists, “Assuming with live in a world with free will, what amount of evidence would be enough for you to believe in G_d?” one of them decided to...
The Question To Atheists Atheists fascinate me. In my most secular days, I was an agnostic because even if you are right that there is no Creator, you can’t know that. I recently found...
What is Shabbos (Shabbat)? Torah observant Jews spend 1/7 of their lives disconnected from active manipulation of the physical world. Not only do we avoid all electronic devices, but we also avoid building structures,...
Intro Okay, so this blog already includes articles on mikveh and men and woman in relationships, woman and men in Judaism (part 1 and part 2), and so forth. Now for something different –...
Character Traits of the Arguing Athiest Recently, I stumbled upon a message group filed with mostly formerly Torah observant Jews. I am a formerly atheist leaning Jew (I called myself agnostic only because I thought you...
Medical Issues in Jewish Law Dr. Fred Rosner, former Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine put together an excellent translated collection of the answer to medical questions. These answers, or “halachic...
Historian View of Judaism as Fossil In the past, I wrote about why Torah observant Jews give no credence to groups like ‘Women of the Wall’. This is an addendum to that post, as...