Daughters of Zelophehad
Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad …. of the families of Manasseh, the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters:
July 28, 2019 / 25 Tammuz 5779
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Unified Field Theory and the Dew of Resurrection
And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of
May 19, 2019 / 14 Iyyar 5779
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Wellsprings from Above and Wellsprings from Below
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month… all the fountains of the great
October 14, 2018 / 5 Heshvan 5779
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Grand Unification
In physics, we seek Grand Unification, also known as the Theory of Everything. The Standard Model describes three out of the four fundamental forces: the
December 23, 2017 / 5 Tevet 5778
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Unified Field Theory… and Practice
Albert Einstein had a lifelong quest—to develop a unified field theory—the theory that would describe as a single field gravity and electromagnetism (just as Maxwell
October 16, 2016 / 14 Tishri 5777
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The Fifth Force – Epilog
This post is a continuation and the conclusion of the previous post, THE FIFTH FORCE. Aside from the connection with the last week’s Torah portion,
October 13, 2016 / 11 Tishri 5777
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The Fifth Force
Now, therefore, write ye this song for you, and teach thou it the children of Israel.” (Deut. 31:19) The four known fundamental forces are: gravitational
October 11, 2016 / 9 Tishri 5777
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Joseph teaches Pharaoh a lesson in fundamental forces
This week, we read in the Torah portion Vayigash (Gen. 44:18–47:27) about Joseph revealing himself to his brothers and Jacob coming to Egypt with his family. This
December 20, 2015 / 8 Tevet 5776
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Four Cups and Three Matzoth
On Seder night we drink four cups of wine and eat three matzoth. Why four cups and not three? Why three matzoth and not four?
April 20, 2014 / 20 Nisan 5774
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