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The 10 Plagues: Fact or Fiction?

The Rabbi and the Scientist

Rabbi Mendel Kaplan & Dr. Dov Dumbroff

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Kaplan, Mendel
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, he also serves as a Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service

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Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, he also serves as a Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service.

Born in Newark, N.J. and raised in the southern United States, Dr. Dov Dumbroff obtained his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia with additional advanced training at the Oakridge Institute of Nuclear Studies in Tennessee. Dr. Dumbroff has authored or co-authored over 200 scientific publications, conference presentations and patents in the areas of plant biochemistry, physiology, biophysics, and analytical biochemistry. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of “The Robinson Family Institute of Jewish Learning”, Chabad @ Flamingo.

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