This post may have relevance to a book I am working on, so if anyone has any ideas or comments or explanations I would very much welcome the...

This post is inspired by the scientific writings of Dr Isaac Betech (pediatrician). The statement by YSO that Kangaroos were known by bot...

I came across this spoof letter today , purportedly addressed to Richard Dawkins: Dear Dawkins, Sorry I haven't written for a while....

Last week was Albert Einstein's birthday. He was a very smart man. One of the interesting things that I saw posted in honour of his birt...

Over at MentalFloss there is an overview of historical methods of testing for pregnancy. It seems that the ancient Egyptians were not wrong...

I was looking at Rabbi Zamir Cohen's book The Coming Revolution today. In it he claims that Louis Pasteur developed his cure for rabie...

No chidushim in this post, but just another interesting example of different approaches to aggadata. I was learning Ein Yaakov with my daugh...

There is a story about the Vilna Gaon which I have heard many times about when he met an eye doctor. I'll quote from the Artscroll book ...

Can religion really work with rationalism? There are many good books which try to bridge the gap between them (the 'first and best' ...

I recently saw a book (which I believe has just been published) which has beautiful illustrations showing what makes animals kosher and what...