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Author Archives: Rabbi Natan Slifkin

Come To The Book Launch!

  • 12/03/2015
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog, What's New

Join us at the museum for the book launch of The Torah Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom on Thursday March 19th, from 7:30pm until 10pm (adults only), and buy an autographed copy at a discount! Or order by phone at 073-213-1662 or online at www.BiblicalN... read more

Total Eclipse of the Sun

  • 17/03/2015
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

We are soon heading for a total eclipse of the sun. Nearly two millennia ago, the Sages of the Talmud stated that solar eclipses indicate a period of Divine retribution for various sins: “At the time when the sun is eclipsed, it is an unfavorable pe... read more

A Hyrax Miracle for Passover

  • 02/04/2015
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

As Passover approaches, we had an emergency at The Biblical Museum of Natural History with one of our hyraxes. Hyraxes are very unusual mammals; they superficially resemble large groundhogs, but are actually most closely related to elephants! Called shafa... read more

Balfour, Rothschild, and the Ostrich

  • 17/01/2017
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog, Uncategorized

The following essay, by museum director Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, was published in The Jerusalem Post   In July 2016, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki spoke at an Arab League summit in Mauritania, and called to sue the British go... read more

Gallery from Biblical Dinner 2016

  • 26/06/2017
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

The Feast of Exotic Curiosities 2017

  • 03/10/2017
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

Turkey, the Traditionless Kosher Bird

  • 24/11/2017
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

TURKEY, THE TRADITIONLESS BIRD Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin The turkey’s status as a kosher bird is one of the most fascinating stories in the history of kashrut. The Torah lists 24 types of birds that are not kosher; whatever is not in that list, is kosher.... read more

The Lion, The Jackals, and the United Nations

  • 01/01/2018
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

The recent spectacular events at the United Nations with Nikki Haley and the State of Israel were not just a political drama. At another level, there has been a wildlife drama playing out. In 1755, Voltaire attacked the authenticity of Scripture, referrin... read more

The Lion Hunter of Zion

  • 18/04/2018
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

By Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin Director, The Biblical Museum of Natural History  In his youth, King David proved his heroism by slaying a lion. He went on to put his life on the line for the Jewish People and become a hero for all Israel. Three thousand year... read more

The Skeleton In My Closet

  • 02/05/2018
  • Rabbi Natan Slifkin
  • Blog

By Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, founder and director of The Biblical Museum of Natural History I have a skeleton in my closet. I’ve been keeping this secret from many, many people. And I think that my reasons are absolutely justifiable. But in light of ... read more

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