The Great Z'manim Debate

The History, The Science, And The LomdusAuthored in English in order to acquaint bnei Torahwith the fundamentals of astronomy and to explainthe various shitos in z'manim, such as bein ha'shemashosand alos ha'shachar... One who learns from this sefer willenjoy it and be enlightened.Harav Shlomo MillerThe study of the motion of the sun has many applica-tions in limud HaTorah-the most halachah l'maasehin regard to calculating z'manei ha'yom.... Written inextraordinarily clear terms...this complex topic [is now]accessible to many.Harav Yisroel ReismanUnfortunately, there are many parts of Torah thatare written in language and description alien to us,which greatly hampers our understanding of that part ofTorah. One of those areas is the area of astronomy, whichfigures in greatly in halachah and Agaddah. [This is a]remarkable work explaining these sugyos. The author hasmapped out different Rishonim's shitos, [with an] under-standing of what was meant, and explains both the realiaand the hal