I was browsing through Eichlers today and came across "The DNA of Tradition" by Rabbi Yacov Klienman and was immediately hooked. The author has been doing genetic research and postulates that since all Kohanim come from the same ancestor which is Aaron they must share the same genetic marker. From doing research with various scientists his studies came to fruition as his hypothesis was proven.
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I think this is another scientific proof of the validity of the Bible.
I first saw that book a long time ago (the author was part of the small "old city" community I was part of, so..). What he says about the differences between Ashkenazim and Sefaradim and the like is also interesting, that a) they have more in common with each other than different (i.e. a guy like Howie Mandel has more in common genetically with a Jew from Iraq than with a guy like Carson Daly),and b) as is the premise, the same cohen gene is present in all of them.
ReplyDelete"I think this is another scientific proof of the validity of the Bible"- Already jumping the gun a bit..
ReplyDeleteIt is a scientific proof. It shows that the whole story of Moses and Aaron occured.
ReplyDeleteWell, what I meant was that's just one thing among many recorded in the bible. There're a lot of other things which aren't as easy to prove (i.e. instead of being a "scientific proof of the validity of the 'Bible'", it's a proof of the validity of 'this part' of the bible).
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