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November 10, 2009

Two Creation Stories- Contradictory or Complementary

Rabbi David Silber

Rabbi David Silber

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David Silber is the founder and dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education in New York and Israel. Rabbi Silber received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is a recipient of the Covenant Award, for excellence in innovative Jewish education, and is the author of A Passover Haggadah: Go Forth and Learn (Jewish Publication Society 2011), For Such a Time as This: Biblical Reflections in the Book of Esther (Koren Publishers 2017), and Malkhut Adam: Iyunim Bsefer Shmuel (Maggid 2021). He is also a nationally acclaimed lecturer on the Bible. Rabbi Silber is married to Dr. Devora Steinmetz. They have eight children and live in New York City.

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In the Book of Genesis, chapters one and two contain two vastly different accounts of the creation story. This Maidi Katz Memorial Lecture, taught by Rabbi David Silber, is sponsored by Dr. Norman and Judith Katz.

It was originally recorded on 11/10/2009.

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