Torah, Science & Ethics
Daat Emet's Pamphlets
Pamphlet 4
Chazal supposed that the earth is flat and the sky is a dome, which served them as basis for making
Scientific Errors in Torah
What the Sages Knew About Fish
We show that Chazal erred in the signs of fish, and so permitted the forbidden.
Dealing with the Contradictions Between Torah and Reason
We show 7 different ways the religious insulate themselves from reality and reason, which contradict their faith. We answer the
Archeological Findings Help Determine the Era in which the Torah Was Written
An illustrative excerpt from the book Reishit Yisrael by Prof. Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silverman.
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
The Jewish Nation Is The People Chosen To Fulfill The Purpose Of Creation
The basic belief of Judaism is a seed of calamity which leads to racism and discrimination.
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
Circumcision
We will clarify that the religious ceremony, between man and G-d, poses a danger to the infant's life and
Mezuzah
We will show that synagogues, schools, universities…are exempt from having mezuzot.
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 Ink of the Torah Scroll – Tradition Given to Moses at Sinai?
The development of ink production and how the decisions of sages in later generations become, post facto 'tradition given
The Sages’ Knowledge on Matters of Dreams
Chazal made up interpretations of dreams, with no logic or clarity: sometimes a dream has meaning and sometimes is nonsense;
The Body of G-d
The Sages of the Talmud thought that G-d has a body and human qualities.
Torah Text
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
On Letter Skips in the Torah
We will show that thousands of letters were changed over the course of generations, a matter which did not stop
The Scroll of Esther–A Historical Romance
How a comical story turned into part of the Holy Writ.
Daily Peppers
Who were the ravens which fed the prophet Elijah?
The sage Rav Anan made a ruling that a Jew who observes the commandments but worships idols may be relied
