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The 10 Plagues: Fact or Fiction?: The Rabbi and the Scientist
The scientist's view on how we can explain the ten plagues in Egypt according to the laws of nature and the Rabbi’s view on why we should not accept such theories.
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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
Born in Newark, N.J. and raised in the southern United States, Dr. Dov Dumbroff obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia with additional advanced training at the Oakridge Institute of Nuclear Studies in Tennessee. Dr. Dumbroff has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications, conference presentations and patents in the areas of plant biochemistry, physiology, biophysics, and analytical biochemistry. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of “The Robinson Family Institute of Jewish Learning”, Chabad @ Flamingo.
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