Rabbi Francis Nataf is a respected educator and thinker, well known for his ability to find new ways of looking at tradition and text and for his willingness to confront the community’s problems head on.  

Welcome to his website which provides you with current information and resources.

Coming Soon - Publication of Redeeming Relevance in the Book of Numbers

Dedication Opportunities Still Available

READ THE MOST RECENT ESSAYS:

Why Weren't the Non-Jews Under the Mountain? (May, 2013)

Time to Grow Up: Why Am Shalem Represents the Sepharadim More Than Shas (Jan, 2013)

Israel's Torah Turf Wars (Sept, 2012)

SEE RABBI NATAF AT LIMMUD 2012:

Talk on Hegel, Rebbe Akiva and Rav Kook: How to Understand Jewish History

Fall-Winter 2012 Speaking Tours

South Africa Oct 26 - Oct 29
Shabbat Oct 26/27: Claremont Wynberg Hebrew Congregation (Cape Town)
Sunday Oct 29 (8PM): Waverly Shul (Johannesburg)

North America Nov 2 - 18
Shabbat Nov 2/3: Kehillat Shaarei Torah (Toronto)
Sunday Nov 4: Torah in Motion Fall Conference (Toronto)
Sunday Night Nov 4: York University (Toronto)
Shabbat Nov 9/10: Congregation Kol Israel (Brooklyn)
Wednesday Night Nov 14: Highland Park, NJ 
Shabbat Nov 16/17: Congregation Beth Shalom (Providence, RI)

Europe Dec 17 -27

Thursday Dec 20 Lunch n Learn Bevis Marks Synagogue (London)

Shabbat Dec  21/22  Lauderdale Road Synagogue (London)

Sunday Dec 23 - Thursday Dec 27 Limmud Conference (University of Warwick, England)