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Ben Rothke

Ben Rothke lives in New Jersey and works in the information security field. He reviews books on religion, technology and science. @benrothke

Articles by Ben Rothke

Two Interesting Reads

Reviewing: “Cornerstones: The Bible and Jewish Ideology” by Rabbi Hayyim Angel. Kodesh Press. 2020. English. Paperback. 224 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1947857438. There’s a joke that two

Two New Books on Bereishit

Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik has often been quoted as saying that if he could add to Maimonides’ 13 Principles of Jewish Faith, it would be that

My Top Five Books of 5780

The oft used term “People of the Book,” which sounds much better in Hebrew, Am HaSefer, is an apt term. Walk into any Jewish book

Easing Into Talmud Study

Reviewing: “Bright Beginnings Workbook Eilu Metzios Vol. 1” by Rabbi Aaron Spivak/Rabbi Yakov Horowitz. Israel Book Shop. 2018. Paperback. 128 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0996349765. Imagine a fifth

The Sages, Explained

Highlighting: “The Crowns on the Letters: Essays on the Aggada and the Lives of the Sages” By Rabbi Ari Kahn. OU Press. 2020. English. Hardcover.

Jacob Sasportas: A Symbol of the Resistance

Reviewing: “Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas,” by Yaacob Dweck. Princeton University Press. 2019. English. Hardcover.  504 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0691183572. Visit a Satmar community, and

Double Lifers

Reviewing “Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age” by Ayala Fader. Princeton University Press. Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology (27). 2020. English. 288

The Twelve Tribes of Israel

Reviewing: “Tribal Blueprints: Twelve Brothers and the Destiny of Israel,” by Nechama Price. Maggid Books. 2020. English. Hardcover. 308 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1592645459. With a few

Insights Into Learning

Reviewing: “Tzurba M’Rabanan—Volumes 1-5,” by Benzion Algazi. Doron Podlashuk, Eli Ozarowski, translators. Mizrachi Press. 2019. Paperback. English. 344 pages. One of the challenges of learning