Masechet Taanit features a disagreement between Rabbi Yehoshua and Rabbi Eliezer about the origins of rainwater…
Category: Planet Earth
Ramban and the Early Atmosphere
Ramban’s comments on the meorot (heavenly luminaries) and rakia (firmament; or sky…) connect to the Earth’s early history…
HaAdam Al HaYareach (Man on the Moon) Part 3
Rav Kasher answers the question, from a Torah point of view… Is one even allowed to go to the Moon?
Blue Skies, Blue Dyes
A talmudic mnemonic on tzitzit and tekhelet relates to modern science…
Dreidel Earth
As a brief follow up to the last post, which discussed the Earth’s axial tilt, I thought I’d add another brief point about how the Earth is like a dreidel – in one respect, at least. This won’t involve much actual Torah, but dreidels are, at least, a very traditional part of Chanukah customs. As mentioned,…