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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Jacob and Esau—Thermodynamics of Order and Chaos
And these are the chronicles of Isaac… (Genesis 25:19) So Esau went unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives that he had Mahalath the daughter
November 23, 2020 / 7 Kislev 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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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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Nadab and Abihu — Tragedy in Time
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange
April 19, 2020 / 25 Nisan 5780
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Salt: The Covenant of the Opposites
And every meal-offering of thine shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy G‑d to be lacking
March 31, 2020 / 6 Nisan 5780
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Ki Tisa Hints at the Coronavirus
On the Eve of Shabbat, we received a government mailing containing documents that we were required to fill out and send back to the Census
March 16, 2020 / 20 Adar 5780
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Cosmic Symphony
Strings vibrate, Souls tremble, Angels are running and returning, G‑d is touching and not touching – The rhythms of the universe… Nothing stays still… all
October 30, 2019 / 1 Heshvan 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 Second Derivative — The Secrets of The Double Cave
And he [Avraham] spoke with them, saying, “…Listen to me and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar. That he may give me
November 7, 2018 / 29 Heshvan 5779
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Day Six – the State of Superposition
And G‑d saw all that He had made, and behold it was very good, and it was evening and it was morning, the sixth day.
October 10, 2018 / 1 Heshvan 5779
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Breaking Symmetry
And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand; tablets that were written on both
March 4, 2018 / 17 Adar 5778
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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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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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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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The Final Frontier
In this Torah portion, Devarim (Deuteronomy 1-3), Moses recalls the travels through the Sinai desert when G‑d told him: Be not at enmity with Moab,
August 3, 2014 / 7 Av 5774
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Maarat HaMachpelah – Double Cave
Give me the Machpelah (double) Cave Genesis 23:9 The first legal acquisition of land in Israel takes place in this Torah portion, Chayei Sarah, when Abraham
October 27, 2013 / 23 Heshvan 5774
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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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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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