Sukkot and the Standard Model
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
October 6, 2023 / 21 Tishri 5784
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Standard Model
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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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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Ten Sephirot and Special Relativity
The Special Theory of Relativity, published by Albert Einstein in 1905, was a game changer. It ushered the era of new physics dubbed by some
June 2, 2019 / 28 Iyyar 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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Purim—the Day when We Celebrate Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
This is what Haman did not understand. Even at the highest level, where there is a complete symmetry between Jacob and Esau, G‑d chooses Jacob—a
March 2, 2018 / 15 Adar 5778
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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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Dreams of Pharaoh—A Lesson in Symmetry
In the Torah portion Miketz, Pharaoh has two dreams. He wakes up agitated and calls on all the wise men of Egypt to interpret his
December 16, 2017 / 28 Kislev 5778
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Symmetry and Love — Jewish Chromodynamics
Ye are standing this day all of you before the Lord your G‑d: your heads, your tribes, your elders, and your officers, even all the
September 13, 2017 / 22 Elul 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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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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