Avrohom Katz
Encyclopedia
Rabbi Avrohom Katz is an Orthodox
rabbi
, scientist
, writer
, lecture
r, author
and educator. Born in Leeds and currently living in Gateshead, he is the founding principal of Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls
.
, under the pseudonym
Tuvia Cohen in columns explaining and observing nature
through popular science
with a creationist perspective
, and was later published by Feldheim
Publishers and ArtScroll
in three separate books:
He credits his works by being inspired through his mentor the late Rabbi Avigdor Miller
. He begins each chapter with a look at a familiar everyday or interesting worldly phenomenon or a quirk of human nature and presents it with classic anecdotal and dry British wit. Then he takes the reader to a closer look, using his foreword as a stepping stone and analogy to the broader scientific subject, presenting the deep wisdom of plan and purpose in every single minute detail of creation and life.
Every chapter looks at a different issue, from the animal kingdom to the plant world, and from the vast universe of cosmos to the functions and details of the human body and physique. Katz takes his readers behind the scenes of nature and shows the hand and wisdom of a planner, designer and facilitator, through scientific facts and explanations.
Rabbi Matisyohu Salomon the spiritual leader of Lakewood
Jewish community and his acquaintance from his native Gateshead
, writes that "the works of Rabbi Katz is [sic] an updated Sha'ar Habechina," meaning that this style and form of teaching to make people aware of the wonders of nature was first done by the Chovot ha-Levavot
, which is now very primitive and outdated form of science, mainly in his second chapter, Sha'ar HaBechina. This is now revived and updated by Rabbi Katz.
Orthodox Judaism
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rabbi
Rabbi
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, scientist
Scientist
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, writer
Writer
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, lecture
Lecture
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r, author
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and educator. Born in Leeds and currently living in Gateshead, he is the founding principal of Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls
Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls
Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls , is a two-year post-secondary school college founded in Gateshead, England in 1998. Its principal is Rabbi Avrohom Katz, an author and columnist....
.
Biography
His works were first published weekly for years in the English edition of the chareidi Litvish newspaper Yated Ne'emanYated Ne'eman
Yated Ne'eman is an Israeli daily Hebrew language newspaper based in Bnei Brak. The Hebrew edition is published daily except on the Jewish Sabbath. A weekly English language edition was published in Israel and distributed in Israel, South Africa and England until December 2006.An English language...
, under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
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Tuvia Cohen in columns explaining and observing nature
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
through popular science
Popular science
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with a creationist perspective
Perspective (cognitive)
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, and was later published by Feldheim
Feldheim
Feldheim Publishers is an American Orthodox Jewish Judaica publisher. It is headquartered in New York.Feldheim Publishers was founded in 1939 by Phillip Feldheim.-List of famous Feldheim books:*The 39 Melochos*All For the Boss...
Publishers and ArtScroll
ArtScroll
ArtScroll is an imprint of translations, books and commentaries from an Orthodox Jewish perspective published by Mesorah Publications, Ltd., a publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York...
in three separate books:
- Designer World
- Our Amazing World
- Our Wondrous World
He credits his works by being inspired through his mentor the late Rabbi Avigdor Miller
Avigdor Miller
Rabbi Avigdor Miller was a Haredi rabbi, author and lecturer in the United States. He served simultaneously as a communal rabbi and as the mashgiach ruchani of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin and as a teacher in Beis Yaakov for many years.-Biography:Rabbi Miller was born in 1908 in Baltimore...
. He begins each chapter with a look at a familiar everyday or interesting worldly phenomenon or a quirk of human nature and presents it with classic anecdotal and dry British wit. Then he takes the reader to a closer look, using his foreword as a stepping stone and analogy to the broader scientific subject, presenting the deep wisdom of plan and purpose in every single minute detail of creation and life.
Every chapter looks at a different issue, from the animal kingdom to the plant world, and from the vast universe of cosmos to the functions and details of the human body and physique. Katz takes his readers behind the scenes of nature and shows the hand and wisdom of a planner, designer and facilitator, through scientific facts and explanations.
Rabbi Matisyohu Salomon the spiritual leader of Lakewood
Beth Medrash Govoha
Beth Medrash Govoha is a Haredi yeshiva located in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is commonly known as BMG, or Lakewood Yeshiva....
Jewish community and his acquaintance from his native Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
, writes that "the works of Rabbi Katz is [sic] an updated Sha'ar Habechina," meaning that this style and form of teaching to make people aware of the wonders of nature was first done by the Chovot ha-Levavot
Chovot ha-Levavot
Chovot HaLevavot or Ḥovot HaLebabot, , is the primary work of the Jewish philosopher Bahya ibn Paquda, full name Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda...
, which is now very primitive and outdated form of science, mainly in his second chapter, Sha'ar HaBechina. This is now revived and updated by Rabbi Katz.
Works
- Designer World ISBN 1-58330-015-5
- Our Amazing World ISBN 0899063136
- Our Wondrous World ISBN 1578194555