It is a popular misconception that zoos are places of entertainment for kids.
The Zoo Torah tours include sophisticated and challenging material, and demonstrate that zoos are places of education for young and old alike.
The Zoo Torah Tour involves a 2 to 3 hour tour of your local zoo, combined with short lectures, that shows how each animal is used in the Torah to teach different lessons, and how Judaism relates to the animal kingdom, with a generous helping of fascinating animal facts and hilarious anecdotes. In the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, this usually includes hands-on encounters with some of the animals, such as chinchillas, iguanas, and boa constrictors.
Although developed for the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, the Zoo Torah program has since operated at several cities in the U.S., including New York, Detroit, L.A., San Diego, and Phoenix. It can operate at any city with a local zoo. Click on the location of your interest for further details.
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“Rabbi Nosson Slifkin uses both his knowledge and his humor to take us on an unusual tour of the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem and erase some stigmas along the way... You’ll understand that a visit to the zoo can be a religious experience - and not just fun.” - The Jerusalem Post