Modern discoveries in cosmology and physics expand our views of reality, shedding new light on religion, mysticism and shared insights.
NEWS
My new book
Secrets of Creation (see below) will be available from the publisher Ben Yehuda Press on August 4.
https://www.benyehudapress.com/books/the-secrets-of-creation/
ABOUT THE BOOKS
The Secrets of Creation
Are we really alone in the universe? Do we have free-will? How was the universe formed? What is the quantum reality? My new book (August 2026), magnificently illustrated by Debra Band, is based on the Kabbalistic classic by Meir IbnGabbai translated and commented by Art Green. It delves into the scientific and mystical descriptions of the world we live in.
Let There Be Light
THE UNIVERSE BEGAN out of nothing 13.7 billion years ago and has expanded in an evolving process that resembles one that Jewish mystics envisioned centuries ago. In my first book, Let There Be Light (2006), I explain simply and clearly the modern scientific understanding of the cosmos and its origin, and explore how it complements Judaism’s ancient mystical theology, Kabbalah.
Reviews of the Books
“A profound and perceptive discussion of science and religion by a thoughtful and knowledgeable scholar of both, written with depth but in a style understandable to the general public.”
— Charles H. Townes, PhD, Nobel laureate in physics, winner of the Templeton Prize, and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
“Read this book if you want to discover how religion and science can interact harmoniously, how ancient Kabbalah and modern cosmology intersect, and how both of these approaches together can enlighten us”
— Daniel C. Matt, author of God and the Big Bang , and The Zohar: Pritzker Edition.
“Mind-bending and spiritually illuminating in every sense! The symbolic vocabularies of kabbalah, astrophysics, and art converge in most wondrous ways. What a gift!”
— Michael Fishbane, author, Fragile Finitude: A Jewish Hermeneutical Theology
UPCOMING and RECENT APPEARANCES
April 5,6,&7, 2024 “Modern astronomy and Kabbalah: Cosmic puzzles, human exceptionalism, and delusions of aliens” – A Temple Israel of Boston Shabbaton
New awareness of the incredible successes of modern science, and new appreciation of its shocking limitations, are reconsidered in light of the ethical and spiritual
Dec. 11, 2022 “Science & Religion, Starting at the Beginning” Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua NH
What do we know about the beginning of the universe 13.8 billion years ago, and why does it matter to us — as people and