Hi, I think many libraries will find this book of interest:
The Science Behind the Mishnah Anyone who learns Talmud or Mishnah-whether they are 8 years old or 80-can't help but want answers to basic scientific questions these texts discuss. Unfortunately, not everyone who teaches Talmudic texts has the scientific education needed to answer such questions. The result is often frustration-and sometimes worse: a stifling of the healthy drive for truth, clarity, and understanding. The Science Behind the Mishnah comes to address these problems. Jewish thinkers such as the Rambam, Maharal, and Vilna Gaon (to name but a few) all wrote of the benefits, importance, and sometimes even religious obligation to study the natural sciences. Their rationale was twofold. First and foremost, scientific knowledge is often essential for correctly understanding and fulfilling the Torah itself. Second, an appreciation of the genius behind the natural world deepens one's love and reverence for the Creator. The Science Behind the Mishnah provides students of Talmud and Mishnah with a resource to understand the principles of natural law that underpin topics encountered in Meseches Berachos. It does so in a way that not only gives the reader a better, deeper understanding of both science and the Talmudic text itself but also in a way that is mindful of-and consistent with-the dual rabbinic rationales for studying science in general. The Science Behind the Mishnah is a visually stunning and engaging book. At its core, it includes 32 stimulating chapters covering a wide range of scientific areas pertaining to topics mentioned in the Mishnah. These are supplemented with hundreds of mesmerizing photographs and dozens of diagrams and infographics. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary with concise yet thorough explanations of some 175 scientific terms and provides sequences of study for inclusion in a school curriculum for physics, chemistry, general biology, human biology and Earth science. Yeshiva students (and their parents!) will find it a joy to read cover to cover, and it will serve as an invaluable reference book for any library where the Talmud or Mishnah is found. Rabbi Joel Padowitz has been a Jewish educator for more than two decades, specializing in the interface between traditional Judaism and modernity. Based in Ramat Beit Shemesh, he has served as a rabbi for Aish HaTorah in London, studied under Rav Chaim Malinowitz z"l, and trained with Rav Yitzchak Berkovits and the Jerusalem Kollel. Rabbi Padowitz holds degrees from Harvard and Bar Ilan Univ. and has been recognized for his scientific achievements at the White House by President George H.W. Bush. Rabbi Jonathan Sassen earned his B.Sc. degree in Metallurgy and Material Science from Oxford Univ. and semicha from Rabbi Shmuel Katz. Residing in Ramat Beit Shemesh, he is CTO for Epsilor-Electric Fuel, working on next-gen batteries. Rabbi Sassen has a keen interest in science, archaeology and their intersections with Judaism. The Science Behind the Mishna Mosaica 2024, 294 pgs. Format: HC. Price: $29.99 USD: ISBN: 978-1-957579-97-9 Stuart Schnee Book Shepherd/Publicist https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.stuartschnee.com__;!!KGKeukY!zpB7lowOWV9KZDij2xCeatyaOr8pumQ3XHXUOav-WDmhEASl_2fpMfqccamRG08B7ZokbCPPGLQGzHGp5M0$
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