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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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...
Hitler, The Missing Years – Ernest Hanfstaengl – Book Review
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...
Medical Issues According to Jewish Law – Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein, Book Review
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...
Out of the Depths; Rav Israel Meir Lau – Book Review
Suffering to Greatness Now Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lau (former Chief Rabbi of Israel) epitomizes one of G_d’s answers to Iyov [Job] as to how we’re supposed to take tragedy (see Chapter 40). Why do...
Satmar Rebbe Biography
There are two English-language biographies of the Satmar Rebbe. I tried them both, and the clear winner is the publication from Israel Book Shop by Rabbi Dovid Meisels. Some Background The Rebbe was clearly exceedingly...
When I considered the Existence of a Creator – Part II: Salesmen
This post is a continuation of Considering the Existence of a Creator: Part I – Gerbils. Who Collapsed the Wave Function? As noted in the prior post, in my most secular days, I would...
Iyov (Job): Why is the world the way it is? – Complete Outline
The outline is below, but it’s easier to read if you pop it out into full screen view – click this: Iyov outline. Related PostsMuseum of the Bible, Washington, D.C. – Jewish Point of View...