{"id":1847411,"date":"2025-07-03T14:58:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1847411"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T06:24:22","slug":"judaism-a-rational-approach","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/en\/product\/judaism-a-rational-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Judaism &#8211; A Rational Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p>Have you ever asked yourself, Is there a rational basis for my belief?<\/p>\n<p>Most religions are pitched as entirely faith-based propositions; either you choose to believe or you don\u2019t. Judaism, however, demands that its followers objectively internalize its core tenets rather than only subjectively \u201cbelieve.\u201d<br \/>Subjectivity is driven by emotion; objectivity is driven by fact. Judaism: A Rational Approach examines the facts, by applying the Jewish tradition to the fundamental questions of origin, evidence, consistency, and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>Within these pages you will find the objective evidence for the validity of the Jewish tradition using principles of probability and reason. Written by an accomplished attorney, this book reveals how human values pale in comparison to our enduring legacy.<\/p>\n<p>To watch lectures on the book, please click the following links:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5yAVT8Cx74g<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"LECTURE 4: DIVINE INDICATIONS PART I SCIENCE &amp; TORAH JUDAISM: A RATIONAL APPROACH - ARIEL MOYAL, ESQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ErnQ3vsAugg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To read an article about the author, please click the following link: https:\/\/mishpacha.com\/second-string\/<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever asked yourself, Is there a rational basis for my belief? Most religions are pitched as entirely faith-based propositions; either you choose to believe or you don\u2019t. Judaism, however, demands that its followers objectively internalize its core tenets rather than only subjectively \u201cbelieve.\u201dSubjectivity is driven by emotion; objectivity is driven by fact. Judaism: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2342496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[460,462,461],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1847411","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-english","product_cat-mussar-jewish-thought","product_cat-sifrei-kodesh","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Judaism - A Rational Approach - \u05e9\u05e0\u05e7\u05d9\u05e1 \u2022 Shanky&#039;s<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/en\/product\/judaism-a-rational-approach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Judaism - A Rational Approach - \u05e9\u05e0\u05e7\u05d9\u05e1 \u2022 Shanky&#039;s\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Have you ever asked yourself, Is there a rational basis for my belief? 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