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Moshe, Herzl and the Single Genius

Even assuming one’s potential children and their descendants turn out well (which is often not obvious), marriage and children represent an opportunity cost. Given a finite number of hours in a day, the more one is involved with one’s family, the less time one has to benefit others outside of the home. Ideally, we marrieds…

by Francis Nataf September 22, 2026

The Subversive Jewish Wisdom Aristotle Would Not Hear

Not unlike other Greek philosophers, Aristotle believed there were vastly different categories of people. To take the most extreme example, true slaves were seen as being born with an inability to ever develop their intellects. Hence, the idea of learning something from them, in the sense of listening to their ideas, made about as much…

by Francis Nataf September 22, 2026

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When the Torah’s Answer to Good, Bad or Indifferent is Yes, Yes and Yes

by Francis Nataf on July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Moshe’s Tips on Listening

by Francis Nataf on July 15, 2021July 15, 2021

How to Challenge the Status Quo

by Francis Nataf on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021

The 38 Year Black Hole

by Francis Nataf on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

10 + 2

by Francis Nataf on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Sotah and the Metaphor of Monogamy

by Francis Nataf on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

The Plea of a Forsaken Mitzvah

by Francis Nataf on May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Self-Awareness, Modernity and Holiness

by Francis Nataf on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Why Collective Punishment is OK and Why We Avoid it nonetheless

by Francis Nataf on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

Temple Sophistication and the Chumrot of Pesach

by Francis Nataf on March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

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