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Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Zoo Rabbi In NY This Week - UPDATED
R. Natan Slifkin is visiting New York this week. Here is his schedule of public appearances:
Wednesday December 3
8:05pm at Yeshivah University, Weisberg Commons: "The Decline and Rebirth of Rationalist Judaism" (not open to the public)
UPDATE: Thursday December 4
9:00pm at Young Israel of Woodmere: "The Dynamics of a Ban"
(Note that this was postponed to 9pm to make room for a 7:45pm communal memorial for those murdered in Mumbai:
Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence, NY
7:45pm - 9:00pm)
Shabbos December 5/6
Congregation Ohab Zedek, Manhattan: Topics including cosmology, evolution, and animals both real and mythical.
Sunday, December 7th
The Torah Tour of the Bronx Zoo
First tour 10am-1pm; Second tour 1:30-4:30pm
Price: Adults $20, children $15 (does not include admission) Registration is required; email zoorabbi@zootorah.com with the number of people in your group and a contact phone number Limited number of spaces available!
