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Natan Slifkin

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Born in England, Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin spent many years of study at yeshivot in Jerusalem and received his rabbinic ordination from Ohr Somayach Institutions. He graduated from the Lander Institute in Jerusalem with an MA in Jewish Thought and Law, and completed a PhD in Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University, with a dissertation on rabbinic encounters with zoology. Rabbi Slifkin has published numerous works on the interface between Judaism and the natural world. He has also taught at several institutions and is a popular lecturer around the world. Rabbi Slifkin is the founder and director of The Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh, Israel, and he lives with his family in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

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Letter from the Bereaved Families

Below is an English translation of the letter from the bereaved families that has appeared in all major Israeli news outlets (except for the charedi ones, of course), which I received from one of the family members with a request to publicize it. Please pass it around, not merely out of respect to the signatories, but because it is crucial to maximize the public pressure to prevent the Draft Ex

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	The Challenge of Creation: Judaism's Encounter With Science, Cosmology, and Evolution 4.22 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacred Monsters: Mysterious and Mythical Creatures of Scripture, Talmud and Midrash 3.94 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rationalism vs. Mysticism; Schisms in Traditional Judaism 4.54 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man And Beast: Our Relationships With Animals in Jewish Law And Thought 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Torah Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hakirah: The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought by Heshey Zelcer, Yehuda Henkin, Marc D. Angel 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions of Zion: Biblical Natural History and the Significance of Israel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacred Monsters by Natan Slifkin (2011-12-30) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lions of Zion: Biblical Natural History & the Significance of Israel 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hakirah: The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought: Vol 6 (Summer 2008)) by Heshey Zelcer, Aharon Hersh Fried, Aaron Levine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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