Dr. William Gewirtz has had a life-long fascination with some of sugyot having greater mathematical or scientific content - zemanim, kinnim, shiurim, kav haTa'arikh, kiddush haKhodesh al pi re'eah and kheshbon, Yom Tov sheni, birchat haKhamah, trop , etc. A former CTO of AT&T Business, he received a Ph.D. in mathematical logic from the Courant Institute and is a practicing consultant to a number of high-tech companies and investors.

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Feb 2, 2022 | The Changing Nature of Time in Halakha (Part 4) | ![]() |
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Jan 26, 2022 | The Changing Nature of Time in Halakha (Part 3) | ![]() |
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Jan 19, 2022 | The Changing Nature of Time in Halakha (Part 2) | ![]() |
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Jan 12, 2022 | The Changing Nature of Time in Halakha (Part 1) | ![]() |
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Oct 10, 2010 | Time Controversies in Jewish Law: The reactions to the challenges to the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam | ![]() |
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Oct 10, 2010 | Time Controversies in Jewish Law: How geonim and rishonim read some primary texts informed by observation. | ![]() |
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Oct 10, 2010 | Time Controversies in Jewish Law: The various halakhic times of the day - disputes by the hour! | ![]() |