February 3-4, 2012 Congregation Beth-El Weekend Shabbaton, Sudbury, MA
– December 9, 2011Posted in: appearances
Upcoming Appearances
- April 5,6,&7, 2024 “Modern astronomy and Kabbalah: Cosmic puzzles, human exceptionalism, and delusions of aliens” – A Temple Israel of Boston Shabbaton
22 September 2023 5:33 PM | No CommentsNew awareness of the incredible successes of modern science, and new appreciation of its shocking limitations, are reconsidered in light of the ethical and spiritual insights of the Kabbalah. Friday: […]
Read More - Dec. 11, 2022 “Science & Religion, Starting at the Beginning” Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua NH
26 October 2022 6:12 PM | No CommentsWhat do we know about the beginning of the universe 13.8 billion years ago, and why does it matter to us — as people and as Jews? What lessons can […]
Read More - February 28, 2021 “Judaism and Climate Change” Arizona State Zoom Conference
26 February 2021 6:35 PM | No CommentsI will be presenting the talk, “Alone in the Universe: Why We and Our Planet Earth Are Exceptional” during this one-day conference on Judaism, Science, Theology, and Ethics; open to […]
Read More - November 8-10, 2019 “Science through the eyes of Faith” Greenville University, Greenville, IL
06 October 2019 11:54 PM | No CommentsDuring this 3-day conference I will give a keynote lecture on Saturday night titled, “Are We Alone in the Unverse?” I will also be participating in panels throughout the weekend. […]
Read More - March 14, 2018 “Cosmology Today: Insights and Imperatives” The Maimonides Society of Tucson
15 February 2018 1:16 AM | No CommentsA talk on the implications and ethical imperatives of modern astrophysics, emphasizing cosmology, exoplanets, and thoughts on fine-tuning and the “multiverse.”
Read More - Sept. 12, 2017 “Religion and Science: Beresheit, Modern Cosmology, and Kabbalah” The Aish Center NYC
17 August 2017 1:29 AM | No CommentsTo be held at the West Side, at the MiMa building, 450 W 42nd St, New York, NY at 7:00 PM. https://aishcenter.com/events/kabbalah-and-cosmology-the-science-of-a-sweet-new-year/
Read More - Jan 23, 2017: “Cosmology Today.” A Master Class at the Hebrew College Rabbinical School
16 January 2017 9:44 PM | No CommentsThis 2-hour lecture and study session, entitled “Cosmology Today: Spiritual Insights, Ethical Imperatives – ‘Ta Chazei!'”, brings together multiple strands of modern astrophysical discovery from cosmology to exoplanets. It uses […]
Read More - April 3, 2016; “Charles Townes Lecture” at MIT, Cambridge MA
06 March 2016 9:31 PM | No Comments2016 Townes Lecture: “Dramatic Developments in the Science and Religion Dialogue – Implications of Discoveries from Gravity Waves to Exoplanets, with a Kabbalistic Perspective” The 2016 Charles Townes Lecture on […]
Read More - August 21, 2015; Cong. Shirat HaYam, Nantucket, MA
30 March 2015 2:03 AM | No Comments“The Astonishing and Fundamental Implications of the Inflationary Big Bang for Science and Religion … a Sacred Multiverse?”
Read More - December 20, 2014: Congregation Shaarei Tefilla, Newton, MA
02 December 2014 1:43 AM | No Comments“Joseph and the Multiverse:” Guest Speaker on the Anthropic Principle, chance, Hannukah, and God’s hand in the universe. 10:30AM.
Read More - August 21, 2014: Nantucket MA
05 August 2014 10:18 PM | No Comments“Alone in the Universe” as Guest Speaker at the Maria Mitchell Observatory public lecture series, 8PM
Read More - July 4, 2014: Monterey weekend
05 August 2014 10:14 PM | No CommentsTwo talks in Monterey, CA: “Modern Cosmology and Kabbalah,” and “Alone in the Universe.”
Read More - April 6, 2014: Chabad of Bethesda, MD
18 February 2014 1:16 AM | No Comments“Big Bang Inflationary Cosmology and the Kabbalah.” 1:00-3:00 PM to be held at the Bethesda Marriott Suites, 6711 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD (for additional details, see www.BethesdaCJS.com)
Read More - January 24-26, 2014: Temple Sinai of Boston
07 June 2013 4:59 PM | No CommentsShabbaton Speaker: "“Judaism and Cosmology in the 21st Century: Why Science Matters for a Spiritual Life."
Read More - August 29, 2013: Nantucket Science Center
06 June 2013 7:29 PM | No Comments7:00PM “Alone in the Universe”. The dramatic discovery of nearly a thousand planets around other stars, some of them Earth-sized, prompts a reconsideration of the question, “Are there other sentient […]
Read More - May 5-12, 2013; “God, Creation and the Big Bang”
27 July 2012 1:32 AM | No CommentsThe Sivananda Ashram Yoga Center is sponsoring a week-long retreat on the topic: “How did the universe begin? God, Creation and the Big Bang.” I will speak and teach at […]
Read More - April 1, 2012 Washington Institute for Science and Judaism
10 December 2011 2:19 AM | No Comments"Alone in the Universe: A Jewish Perspective on the Discovery of Planets around Other Stars, and Our Probable Solitude"
Read More - February 3-4, 2012 Congregation Beth-El Weekend Shabbaton, Sudbury, MA
09 December 2011 7:09 PM | No Comments"Cosmology and Judaism in the 21st Century: A Revolution in Relevance"
Read More - December 16-18, 2011 Washington DC Area Weekend Scholar-in-Residence
08 December 2011 3:03 PM | No CommentsThree talks on: "Cosmology and Judaism in the 21st Century: A Revolution in Relevance"
Read More - October 21-22, 2011 Harvard University Hillel Community
10 August 2011 6:15 PM | No CommentsTwo talks on: "B'Resheit in the 21st Century: Old questions, but New Insights”
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- April 5,6,&7, 2024 “Modern astronomy and Kabbalah: Cosmic puzzles, human exceptionalism, and delusions of aliens” – A Temple Israel of Boston Shabbaton