We will be honored to host Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin as a Scholar-in-Residence. To sponsor, contact Dylan Kurlasky (dylan.kurlansky@gmail.com) or Jon Lamm (jonlamm@gmail.com) or use the form below.

SCHEDULE:

• Rationalism vs. Mysticism: Schisms in Traditional Jewish Thought
  Erev Shabbat, 8:30 p.m. in the Main Sanctuary
• Untangling Evolution
  Shabbat Morning, following Mussaf
• The Dynamics of Controversy: The Making of a Ban
  Shabbat Afternoon, at Seudah Shlishit
• The Animal Kingdom in Jewish Thought
  Motzei Shabbat, 8:00 p.m. in the Main Sanctuary
  $5 suggested donation to raise money for the Darchei Noam Education Fund

Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin is the founder and director of the Biblical Museum of Natural History near Beit Shemesh, Israel. Over the last fifteen years, Rabbi Slifkin has run a number of educational programs at zoos and natural history museums. He also leads African safaris and was featured on Animal Planet’s documentary “Beasts of the Bible.” His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, and numerous magazines, television programs and radio shows. In addition to his blog, Rationalist Judaism, He is the author of numerous books including "The Challenge of Creation" and "The Camel, the Hare, and the Hyrax."