Philosophies_and_controversies Moshe_Meiselman
1 philosophies , controversies 1.1 torah, chazal , science 1.2 holocaust 1.3 state of israel 1.4 modern orthodoxy philosophies , controversies torah, chazal , science meiselman s 2013 book, torah, chazal , science, promotes theory unqualified scientific statements of talmudic sages divinely inspired , therefore immutable: of chazal’s (the talmudic sages ) definitive statements taken absolute fact [even] outside realm of halakhah (jewish law) . flip side of thesis, , major theme of book, modern science transitory , unreliable compared divine wisdom of sages. the holocaust following opinion of haredi thinkers in area of holocaust theology, meiselman has argued holocaust result of jewish cultural assimilation in western europe in twentieth century. writes turning away status of ha-nivhar, chosen people, , frightening rush toward assimilation were, according rules govern jewish destiny, real causes holocaust . the state of israel meiselman s mother active zionist causes, member of zioni...