Loyalty Despite Separation
When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he mustered his trained men… and went in pursuit. (Genesis 14:14) Abraham just separated from
October 29, 2025 / 7 Heshvan 5786
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Entanglement
After Lot: Why the Blessing Waited
And the Lord said to Avram, after Lot had separated from him… “I will make your seed like the dust of the earth.” (Genesis 13:14–16)
October 28, 2025 / 6 Heshvan 5786
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Sweetening Judgments by Entangling Divine Names
VeZot HaBerachah and the Hoshana Rabbah custom of striking the ground with willow twigs tl;dr Incense (ketoret) means “binding,” which we interpret as entanglement; the
October 12, 2025 / 20 Tishri 5786
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The Ten Days of Nesira: A Mystical Journey of Separation and Union
By Alexander Poltorak לע”נ אבי מורי, אברהם שמשון ע”ה בן ראובן Between the jubilation of Rosh HaShanah and the solemnity of Yom Kippur lie ten
September 28, 2025 / 6 Tishri 5786
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Ten Days of Penitence
The ten days between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are called Aseret Yemei Teshuvah (Ten Days of Penitence). As the prophet says: Seek G-d while
September 26, 2025 / 4 Tishri 5786
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And there was Evening and there was Morning: Quantum Mechanics in Genesis
This essay explores a novel parallel between quantum mechanical principles and the biblical creation narrative through etymological analysis of the Hebrew terms “erev” (evening) and
October 30, 2024 / 28 Tishri 5785
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Joseph’s Birth—A View From Quantum Mechanics and Biology
And afterwards she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah. (Genesis 30:21) In my previous essay, “The Conflict Between Joseph And His Brothers—A Gender
December 23, 2020 / 8 Tevet 5781
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Steering Isaac’s Blessing
And Rebekah spoke unto Jacob, her son, saying: “Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying: Bring me venison, and make me
November 22, 2020 / 6 Kislev 5781
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Keturah—an Allegory of Entanglement
And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah (Genesis 25:1) As I discussed in the earlier essay, “Yom Kippur – Disentangling the
November 12, 2020 / 25 Heshvan 5781
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The Akeida — The Binding of Isaac
And He said: “Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou lovest, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer
November 6, 2020 / 19 Heshvan 5781
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My Name Is G‑d, and I Am Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance
In the beginning, G‑d created the heaven and the earth…[1] (Genesis 1:1) Classical biblical commentators have given the first words of the Torah many
May 25, 2020 / 2 Sivan 5780
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The Land We Married
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: ‘Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land of Canaan, this
August 4, 2019 / 3 Av 5779
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The Entangled Tenth
And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.” (Leviticus 27:32)
June 2, 2019 / 28 Iyyar 5779
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Adultery and Monogamy of Entanglement
And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, designated for a man, and not at all redeemed, nor was freedom given her;
May 12, 2019 / 7 Iyyar 5779
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Ye shall be disentangled… but not disengaged
In my post, “Ye Shall be Disentangled,” I suggested that the verse: “Ye shall be holy, for I, the Lord, your G‑d, am holy” (Levit.
May 8, 2019 / 3 Iyyar 5779
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Quantum Torah Film Premiere
Welcome to the premiere of our first film, Quantum Torah. You can watch the film here: Don’t forget to subscribe to my channel here:
February 28, 2019 / 23 Adar I 5779
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Quantum Torah — Film Premiere
I am excited to announce that the premiere of our film “Quantum Torah” is scheduled for this Friday, March 1st. You can see the trailer
February 24, 2019 / 19 Adar I 5779
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Quantum Torah with Alexander Poltorak film
Coming soon to a theater near you. Watch a trailer:
February 2, 2019 / 27 Shevat 5779
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Half-Shekel – Metaphor for Entanglement
This they shall give, everyone who goes through the counting: half a shekel according to the holy shekel. Twenty gerahs equal one shekel; half of
March 16, 2017 / 18 Adar 5777
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Sacrifices and incenses – fields and entanglement
At the end of the weekly portion, Tetzaveh, the Torah speaks of the burnt offerings (Heb. qorbanot) and the incense offerings (Heb. qetoret). The Lubavitcher
March 15, 2017 / 17 Adar 5777
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Entangled Cherubs
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the ark-cover. And make one
March 4, 2017 / 6 Adar 5777
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Standing and Moving
According to the Saadia Gaon, these two Torah portions – Nitzavim and Vayelech – are really one portion, which sometimes is split into two. In the
October 9, 2016 / 7 Tishri 5777
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Balak and Balaam – an entangled pair
In my last year’s post “Balak – Interference of Souls,” I suggested that Balak needed Balaam (Bilam) to cause constructive interference to make the curse
January 18, 2016 / 8 Shevat 5776
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Blessings and Curses of Entanglement
The blessings and the admonitions of Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3–27:34) are viewed as the result of entanglement and disentanglement with G‑d respectively.
January 6, 2016 / 25 Tevet 5776
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Covenant between the Parts as a Metaphor for Quantum Entanglement
And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other… And it came to pass, that,
October 25, 2015 / 12 Heshvan 5776
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Yom Kippur – Disentangling the Entangled
When G‑d created the first humans, Adam and Eve (Chavah), He created them as one. And G‑d created man in His own image, in the
September 24, 2015 / 11 Tishri 5776
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Balak – Interference of Souls
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Moab became terrified of the people, for they were numerous, and
July 8, 2015 / 21 Tammuz 5775
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Phinehas – the Slayer of Uncertainty
A strange episode at the end of the last Torah portion, Balak, where Phinehas (Pinchas) slain a Jewish prince caught in the act with a
July 11, 2014 / 13 Tammuz 5774
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Prophesy by Entanglement
…And they prophesied in the camp. (Num. 11:27) In the Torah portion Behaalotecha, there is an interesting narrative: And the Lord said unto Moses: ‘Gather
June 9, 2014 / 11 Sivan 5774
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G‑d Collapses Sotah’s Wave Function
The story of Sotah, a suspected adulteress, is very troubling on the first blush. Why would a woman be subjected to such humiliation? The Lubavitcher
June 1, 2014 / 3 Sivan 5774
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Suspected Adulteress as a Schrödinger Cat
In quantum mechanics, the state of a physical system is described by the so-called wave function (or the “wavefunction”). All attempts by Schrödinger, who first
May 30, 2014 / 1 Sivan 5774
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Ye Shall be Disentangled
Ye shall be holy, for I, the Lord, your G‑d, am holy. Leviticus 19:2 This Torah portion begins with an astonishing statement: Speak unto all
April 25, 2014 / 25 Nisan 5774
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Second Adar – The Month of Quantum Physics
Today is Rosh Chodesh Adar Bet – the New Moon and the beginning of the second month of Adar. If we ever to have a month
March 3, 2014 / 1 Adar II 5774
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Thou Shall Not Be a Flipper
Reading the Haftorah this Shabbat brought to mind scenes from the 2004 Republican National Convention in Madison Square Garden in New York City where attendees where
February 18, 2014 / 18 Adar I 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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Entangled Sisters
The story of entangled twins is continuing in the Torah portion Vayeitzei (Genesis 28:10–32:3.) Structurally, it is very similar to the story in the previous Torah
November 8, 2013 / 5 Kislev 5774
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The Entangled Twins
Entanglement is often called the most baffling and quintessential phenomenon in quantum mechanics. What is entanglement, in a nutshell? Two particles born from one reaction
November 3, 2013 / 30 Heshvan 5774
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Witnesses – See and be Seen
By the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall the one liable to death be put to death; he shall not be put to
August 11, 2013 / 5 Elul 5773
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A curious Case of Retrocausality—Dead Inherit the Living
Pinchas You shall apportion the Land among these as an inheritance, in accordance with the number of names. To the large [tribe] you shall give a
July 5, 2013 / 27 Tammuz 5773
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Paradox of the Red Heifer
Speak to the children of Israel and have them take for you a perfectly red unblemished cow, upon which no yoke was laid… The cow
June 24, 2013 / 16 Tammuz 5773
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Koraḥ Disentangled
Koraḥ the son of Yitzhar, the son of Kehos, the son of Levi took [himself to one side] along with Dasan and Aviram, the sons
June 6, 2013 / 28 Sivan 5773
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Schrödinger Pots
Vaikra-Leviticus 14:35-36 (Metzora) 35. and the one to whom the house belongs comes and tells the kohen, saying, “Something like a plague has appeared to
April 14, 2013 / 4 Iyyar 5773
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Two Beginnings
B’reshit bara Elokim et hashamaim v’et haaretz… In the beginning, G‑d created heaven and earth… Alternative translation: With two beginnings G‑d created heaven and earth…
October 12, 2012 / 26 Tishri 5773
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Matos-Massei – Annulment of Vows
A story is told about a bachur (an unmarried young man) who came in the 60s to the Lubavitcher Rebbe for the yechidus (private audience)
July 23, 2012 / 4 Av 5772
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Tale of Entangled Goats
And he shall take the two he goats, and place them before the Lord at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. And Aaron shall
May 4, 2012 / 12 Iyyar 5772
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Leprous Cats and Angry Birds
In the Torah portion Tazriah (Leviticus 13), the Schrödinger cat[1] gets leprosy. Well, it’s not really leprosy, it’s a mysterious supernatural disease called tzara’as, nowadays translated
April 30, 2012 / 8 Iyyar 5772
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