Purim: Celebrating Randomness
Ultimately, I suppose Einstein was right—G‑d does not play dice. So when Haman reached that spiritual level through casting the lots, he discovered the true
March 12, 2017 / 14 Adar 5777
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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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From Purim to Passover
The Shulchan Aruch – the Code of Jewish Law – states that 30 days before Pesach (Passover) one needs to start learning the laws of
April 19, 2014 / 19 Nisan 5774
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Saved by Randomness
Some people may be fooled by randomness but, when we realize that randomness opens the door to the Divine, we are saved by randomness. It
September 16, 2013 / 12 Tishri 5774
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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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