Q&A7 An Improbable Universe, Intelligent Aliens, Rabbinic Law, & Bible Criticism

Rabbi Daniel Rowe responds to questions about Jewish belief and Jewish philosophy in a weekly Q&A with students in the Aish Jerusalem foundations program. Today's topics include:

00:00 A recap of the Questions asked

01:30 Does the improbability of intelligent life prove God?

14:20 Could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? If so would that impact Torah or make our lives less significant? 16:51 If aliens exist why are they not mentioned in Torah?

18:30 What about Rabbinic laws that seem no longer relevant?

24:49 An example of kosher milk

25:52 An example of horse-riding on Shabbat

29:00 An example of 2-days Yom Tov (Jewish festivals) outside of Israel

31:10 An example of reading the Torah with Targum (Aramaic translation)

31:46 Bible criticism and claims of different writing styles in Torah

50:30 Do Jews want a promised 'Greater Israel' from the Nile to the Euphrates?

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