Moshe Averick

Moshe Averick received his ordination as an orthodox Rabbi in 1980. He has taught theology and spirituality for nearly 30 years to Jews of all ages, ranging from high school to adult education. Many of his students have gone on to become educators and rabbinic leaders in North America, England, and Israel. He is known for his singular ability to explain complex topics in clear, understandable language and - to borrow the description of one University of Chicago-trained philosopher of science - his "wicked" sense of humor. He supervised educational programs at UCLA and Northridge University on behalf of Yeshiva University of Los Angeles under the auspices of the renowned Simon Wiesenthal Center and in Toronto, Ontario, was among the founding faculty members of what is now one of North America's largest Jewish adult education centers, Aish Hatorah of Toronto. His lectures in Jewish Thought at the Shalavim Rabbinical Seminary in Israel were enthusiastically received for 12 years before he moved back to Chicago in 2007. Besides his career as an educator, Averick was a floor trader in the S&P pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and wrote and produced an album of spiritual acoustic rock, Feet on the Ground, which was described by Jerusalem Post music critic David Brinn as, " superb, country-tinged acoustic rock...in the great tradition of such seminal artists as Tom Rush and John Prine...a real find in our own backyard!" He is the proud father and grandfather of eight children and nine grandchildren.Nonsense of a High Order: The Confused and Illusory World of the Atheist - Averick's eloquent and pithy retort to New Atheism - was published in 2010. He has lectured on the subject of atheism and belief in God at universities and colleges for both secular and religious student organizations.

ARTICLES BY: Moshe Averick

March 1, 2012 4:09 pm

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Dr. Mengele Would Have Been Proud

Evil comes in a variety of shapes, sizes, sounds, and smells. Many people (particularly liberals, progressives, and non-believers) are uncomfortable with the idea that monstrously...

February 16, 2012 2:31 pm

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Who Created the Creator? Who Designed the Designer?

As I have pointed out many times in this column the origin of life is one of the greatest mysteries facing science...

January 31, 2012 3:59 pm

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God Protect Us…from the “Ethics” of Professor Peter Singer

Sometimes you just don't know whether to laugh or weep. Such is the confusion engendered by reading the "ethical" pronouncements of Peter Singer, Professor of...

January 23, 2012 3:00 pm

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Orthodox Rabbi vs. Atheistic Biologist Who Won’t Put his Money Where his Mouth is: A History

I have some very sad news to report...Dr. Jerry Coyne (Zealous Atheist - Professor of Biology at the U. of Chicago), and I (Orthodox Rabbi...

January 16, 2012 4:05 pm

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Dr. Jerry Coyne: The Nutty Professor

This is not an easy time for Dr. Jerry Coyne, our favorite atheistic biologist at the University of Chicago. First: Some very bad...

January 12, 2012 4:05 pm

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Faye Flam: Atheist Writer Who is Long on Graciousness, Long on Civility….Short on Reason, Short on Scientific Realities

Faye Flam is an accomplished writer and journalist whose weekly column Planet of the Apes (which "explores the topic of evolution"), appears in the...

January 8, 2012 3:53 pm

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Dateline Beit Shemesh: Jay Michaelson Suffers an Acute Attack of Harediphobia

No, Jay Michaelson, ultra-liberal, leftist, and progressive columnist for the Forward did not write that Haredi Jews use Christian blood for baking Matzah...

January 3, 2012 5:11 pm

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Atheism and Pedophilia Part II: The Incoherent Moral Philosophy of Michael Ruse

On 8/29/11, I posted a column on Algemeiner.com entitled, A Plea to Atheists: Pedophilia is Next on the Slippery Slope; Let Us Turn Back...

December 22, 2011 12:49 pm

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Dr. Jerry Coyne: My Culturally-Jewish, Atheistic, Biologist Bro’ at the University of Chicago

I recently took a look at Dr. Jerry Coyne's blog Why Evolution is True, and came across a post entitled "Oy Gewalt! A creationist...

December 19, 2011 8:26 am

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On the Death of Christopher Hitchens: Obituary for an Atheist Propagandist

There is a story told about the saintly Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, also known as the Alter (The Old One) of Slobodka (1849-1927), whose...

December 14, 2011 6:01 pm

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Severe Weather Alert: Dr. Jerry Coyne – Militant Atheistic Biologist – Is Blowing Very Hot Air In Chicago!

Of all the new age, "militant" atheists with whom I am familiar, only P.Z. Myers seems able to out-perform Dr. Jerry Coyne, of the University...

December 8, 2011 10:12 am

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Help Atheism and Join the 1%!

Attention all Wall Street Occupiers, unemployed persons, or any reader who would just like to have an extra $1,050,000 in disposal income. No, you don't...

December 4, 2011 12:48 pm

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Leonard Fein Takes an LSD Trip Through the Middle East

In an opinion piece for one of our favorite left-leaning Jewish newspapers ("What Bibi Could Learn From Rabin's Wisdom", The Forward, 9/30/11), columnist Leonard Fein...

November 25, 2011 10:00 am

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Atheist, Heal Thyself: The Myths of Atheism

An organization called American Atheists has sponsored a billboard (see accompanying  photo) in New York City designed to expose some of the "myths" of...