Scientific Objectivity and the Subjectivity of Faith
Modern technology attempts to convince us that its manipulation of nature is independent of our subjective conscious connection with the Almighty. Over time, we begin...
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Into the Unknown: The Spirit of Adventure in Science and Judaism
Can we identify a singular quality that most defines the spirit of science? At its core, beneath the impressive scientific methodology and the vast knowledge...
Windows of the Heavens, Fountains of the Deep: Unifying Torah and Science
Modern science is, without a doubt, one of humanity’s greatest achievements. In just over three hundred years, humanity has uncovered a hidden intricate network of...
Is Kabbalah Mysticism, Science, Both, or Neither?
Click here for the other fascinating chapters in this series Is Kabbalah more like mysticism or more like science? Some claim to teach Kabbalah while...
Tanya, Torah and Science: Part 2
Click here for Part 1 What blemish is caused by engaging in science in an unrectified manner? And how is the war of the Hasmoneans...
The Tanya on Torah and Science: Part 1
Click here for Part 2 In honor of the 19th of Kislev, we will study an excerpt from chapter 8 of the Tanya, in which...
Hitbonenut (Chasidic Meditation) in Our Generation
Sensitivity for the changing mentality of each generation, with its constantly renewing scientific worldview that also brings about cultural change, requires adaptations in the work...
Torah and Science: The Contemporary Meaning of Faith in Heaven
Excerpted from a lecture by Rabbi Ginsburgh on the 8th of Nissan, 5783. Good evening.* We are in the month of geulah (redemption), may it...
Taxonomy: Species in the Oral Torah
Groups of Species One of the most interesting ways that the word “species” (מִין) used in the Oral Torah[1] is as part of idioms. The...
Masters of Names
Before Yisroel Ba'al Shem Tov there were three Ba'alei Shem: Eliahu Ba'al Shem, Yoel Ba'al Shem, and Adam Ba'al Shem. "Ba'al Shem" means "master of...
