The Golden Calf as Hysteresis
לע”נ אמי מורתי רחל ב”ר דוד ע”ה The sin of the Golden Calf is among the most bewildering episodes in the Torah. A people who
March 8, 2026 / 19 Adar 5786
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The Standard Model
Introduction What could the Standard Model of particle physics possibly have in common with biblical accounts of the Israelites’ travels in the Sinai Desert, Kabbalistic
May 25, 2023 / 5 Sivan 5783
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Tishrei — Past, Present, and Future
The months of Tishrei is full of holidays, and they all share a common theme—the unification of time—past, present, and future. It all starts with
September 29, 2018 / 20 Tishri 5779
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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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Convergence of Science and Torah
The Torah portion of Yitro (Ex. 18), is the high point of the story of Exodus—the giving of the Decalogue on Mount Sinai. In a strange
January 20, 2014 / 19 Shevat 5774
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Holy Smoke
And the entire Mount Sinai smoked because the Lord had descended upon it in fire, and its smoke ascended like the smoke of the kiln…
May 17, 2013 / 8 Sivan 5773
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