Scholar In Residence

Celebrate Shabbos Parshas Noach with the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ Natan Slifkin
November 4th-5th, 2016

Shabbos Morning Sermon – “The Animal Kingdom in Jewish Thought”

Shabbos Afternoon Class, 5:15 PM –
“Rationalism vs. Mysticism: Schisms in Traditional Jewish Thought”

Saturday Night Multi-Media Presentation, 8:15 PM –“Untangling Evolution”

Rabbi Natan Slifkin is the director of the Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh, Israel. He received rabbinic ordination from Ohr Somayach, where he also taught Talmud and Jewish philosophy. Rabbi Slifkin has an MA in Jewish Studies from the Lander Institute in Jerusalem, where he graduated summa cum laude, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University, writing a dissertation on Rabbinic encounters with zoology in the nineteenth century.

Rabbi Slifkin has taught extensively on Judaism, science and zoology at Yeshivat Lev HaTorah in Ramat Bet Shemesh and at numerous synagogues worldwide. He runs many educational programs at zoos and natural history museums, as well as serves as scholar-in-residence on African safaris. Rabbi Slifkin authored numerous books and articles on Judaism and the natural sciences, including extensive research for the Daf Yomi Advancement Forum. Check out his popular blog: www.rationalistjudaism.com.