Torah, Science & Ethics
Daat Emet's Pamphlets
Pamphlet 6
clarification of Chazal's knowledge regarding the length of the year, which served as basis for determining the Jewish calendar.
Scientific Errors in Torah
The four elements in Jewish literature
By Prof. Yossi Rivlin. This article shows the imagination of religious people, how they use the science of their times
Clarification of the Words of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
This essay is aimed at Chabad Chassidim, who rely blindly on the words of their rabbi.
What the Sages Knew About the Shape of the Earth
We will show that the Sages thought the earth was flat and covered by the dome of the sky,
Religion & Ethics
How the Charedi Deal with Exile Under Democratic Regimes
A frightening summary of a book written by a Charedi scholar, suggesting how the "G-d fearing Jew" can confront
Gentiles in Halacha
An essay by Rabbi David Bar Chaim clarifies Judaism's arrogant, degrading, and racist attitude toward gentiles.
Violence in the Charedi-Religious Sector
Verbal and physical violence receives a stamp of approval from the Halachic legal system; it is an inevitable result of
Mitzvahs
Mezuzah
We will show that synagogues, schools, universities…are exempt from having mezuzot.
Circumcision
We will clarify that the religious ceremony, between man and G-d, poses a danger to the infant's life and
Shemita
We will show that determining the sabbatical year (the seventh year) was done based on Chazal's erroneous view of historical
Torah & Talmud
Weekly Portion
Lech Lecha
Verses in the Torah were written at a later date.
Talmud Issues
The Body of G-d
The Sages of the Talmud thought that G-d has a body and human qualities.
Scriptures and Talmud – What is Reality and What is Parable?
The method of allegorical interpretation is not consistent and the reader cannot tell when something is parable and when
Talmudic Interpretations of the Mishnah — Puzzling, Odd, and Strange
- Interpreters of the Mishnah turned the Mishnah into an absurd laughingstock.
Torah Text
The differences between the Babylonian tradition of the Torah and our text
A table with the differences between the Babylonian Masoretic text and the modern version is brought. In this table
A comparison between the modern text of Genesis and the Septuagint
To help complete the picture of the changes to the Scriptural text we present to our readers the Septuagint text
The Scroll of Esther–A Historical Romance
How a comical story turned into part of the Holy Writ.
Daily Peppers
Does a sea mouse impurify and the law of a mouse which is half dirt and half flesh
According to the laws of the Torah there are eight types of vermin that convey ritual impurity to those who
