AboutRabbi Yechezkel Fox Expertise My main area of expertise that I can answer questions is on the Chumash, the Five Books of Moses. I am also qualified to answer questions on Jewish Law and Outlook.
Experience I have been teaching Chumash in a Yeshiva for over 15 years. As a practicing Rabbi I have been answering questions on Jewish Law and Outlook for over 10 years.
Publications In the "This Week In The Torah" section on WWW.e-geress.org
Education/Credentials I am an ordained Rabbi and a teacher in a yeshiva
Question Does the Torah say the Sun revolves around the Earth?
Answer Hello Norman,
The Torah talks about the sun going up and down, but this is because it speaks in way we can easily relate. If the Torah had said, for example, "..and he came to the city when the earth turned away from the sun" it would have been very confusing. In fact people still speak about sun-rise and sun-set.
In the Oral Law it is clear that the Sages had full knowledge of the earth being round and the movements of
the solar system to very fine details.
Of interest is that the word for the earth in Hebrew is eretz which is related to the the word to run, ratz, clearly implying that the earth is in movement.
