Dynamic Duo in LA

An OU West Coast Torah Convention inspired event
Confronting the Challenges
A Believing Jew in the Modern World

Rabbi Natan Slifkin
Famed author of several controversial books on Biblical Zoology and Torah and Science.

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Rabbi Chaim Eisen
Gifted educator, author, and one of the most brilliant and creative minds in Jewish Thought.


Shabbat, August 4 ~ 6:00pm Mincha, Seudat Shelisheet and Panel at Beth Jacob (9030 W. Olympic Blvd.)
Da’at Torah: What are the Limits of Rabbinic Authority? Are Rabbis Infallible?

Tuesday, August 7 ~ 7:00pm Mincha and Panel at Beth Jacob (9030 W. Olympic Blvd.)
Cherem (excommunication): Who Decides the Acceptable Limits of "Mainstream?" What Lies "Out-of-Bounds?"

Wednesday, August 8 ~ 7:00pm Mincha and Panel at West Coast Torah Center (322 N. Foothill Rd.)
The Talmudists, the Halachists, and the Scientists: Is Jewish Law Based Upon Spurious Science or Did Chazal Know Quantum Mechanics?