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
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
Gentiles in Halacha
An essay by Rabbi David Bar Chaim clarifies Judaism's arrogant, degrading, and racist attitude toward gentiles.
The Secular Jew’s Place in Halacha
The treatment of the secular as a criminal Jew; one who has announced his rejection of G-d or the Divine
The Status of Women in Halacha
The woman is treated as an aide and assistant to the man and as such she is disenfranchised in the
Mitzvahs
Shemita
We will show that determining the sabbatical year (the seventh year) was done based on Chazal's erroneous view of historical
Mezuzah
We will show that synagogues, schools, universities…are exempt from having mezuzot.
Prophecy
We will show that prophecy is not a vision of the future, for it is made up.
Torah & Talmud
Weekly Portion
Lech Lecha
Verses in the Torah were written at a later date.
Talmud Issues
May you carry in the public domain? It changes from generation to generation
The definition of a public domain in reference to the laws of Shabbat change from generation to generation.
Each generation and its own Holy Writ
The Holy Writ was finalized in the first centuries CE according to arbitrary decisions by the Sages.
Odd Scholarship–The Amoraim and the reasons for the halachot in the Mishna
The Sages of the Talmud find odd explanations for halachot, build fantastical conjecturers, and contradict themselves.
Torah Text
The Variety of Torah Texts
An organized table showing the differing texts within three contemporary versions of the Torah and the differences between the Talmud,
The Scroll of Esther–A Historical Romance
How a comical story turned into part of the Holy Writ.
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
Daily Peppers
Proof of the resurrection of the dead from a mouse which is half dirt and from snails after the rain
An apostate asked the sage Ammi: The Jewish sages claim that the dead will be resurrected in the future, but
