Jacob’s Struggle With a Man: A Metaphor From Neuroscience
So the present passed over before him; and he himself lodged that night in the camp. And he rose up that night, and took his
December 4, 2020 / 18 Kislev 5781
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Dreams
The Meaning of Life as Taught by Bayesian Angels
November 19, 2018 And he [Jacob] dreamed, and behold! a ladder set up on the ground and its top reached to heaven; and behold, angels
November 19, 2018 / 11 Kislev 5779
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Dreams of Pharaoh—A Lesson in Symmetry
In the Torah portion Miketz, Pharaoh has two dreams. He wakes up agitated and calls on all the wise men of Egypt to interpret his
December 16, 2017 / 28 Kislev 5778
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Joseph—the Master of Time
The story of Joseph’s incarceration ends with his successful interpretation of the dreams of the Pharaoh’s chief butler and the chief baker. He ingeniously interpreted ordinary
December 14, 2017 / 26 Kislev 5778
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One-to-Many and Many-to-One
And he arrived upon the place and lodged there all night, because the sun was set; and he took from the stones of the place,
December 9, 2016 / 9 Kislev 5777
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Secrets of the Talking Ass
And G‑d opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Bilam: “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these
July 6, 2014 / 8 Tammuz 5774
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Splitting of the Sea
Do you like riddles? Here is a riddle – what do these two figures represent in the context of Exodus? No Idea? How about
January 12, 2014 / 11 Shevat 5774
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It’s the Time, Stupid!
There is a continuous thread about the mastery of time that weaves through the last chapters of the book of Genesis (Bereshit) and continues through
December 31, 2013 / 28 Tevet 5774
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Interpreting Dreams
In the Torah portion Vayeishev (Gen. 37:1–40:23), we read about Joseph interpreting dreams of the Pharaoh’s chief butler and the chief baker: And the chief butler told
November 24, 2013 / 21 Kislev 5774
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