appearances Archive
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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
Posted on September 22, 2023 | 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: […] -
Dec. 11, 2022 “Science & Religion, Starting at the Beginning” Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua NH
Posted on October 26, 2022 | 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 […] -
February 28, 2021 “Judaism and Climate Change” Arizona State Zoom Conference
Posted on February 26, 2021 | 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 […] -
November 8-10, 2019 “Science through the eyes of Faith” Greenville University, Greenville, IL
Posted on October 6, 2019 | 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. […] -
March 14, 2018 “Cosmology Today: Insights and Imperatives” The Maimonides Society of Tucson
Posted on February 15, 2018 | No CommentsA talk on the implications and ethical imperatives of modern astrophysics, emphasizing cosmology, exoplanets, and thoughts on fine-tuning and the “multiverse.” -
Sept. 12, 2017 “Religion and Science: Beresheit, Modern Cosmology, and Kabbalah” The Aish Center NYC
Posted on August 17, 2017 | 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/ -
Jan 23, 2017: “Cosmology Today.” A Master Class at the Hebrew College Rabbinical School
Posted on January 16, 2017 | 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 […] -
April 3, 2016; “Charles Townes Lecture” at MIT, Cambridge MA
Posted on March 6, 2016 | 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 […] -
August 21, 2015; Cong. Shirat HaYam, Nantucket, MA
Posted on March 30, 2015 | No Comments“The Astonishing and Fundamental Implications of the Inflationary Big Bang for Science and Religion … a Sacred Multiverse?” -
December 20, 2014: Congregation Shaarei Tefilla, Newton, MA
Posted on December 2, 2014 | No Comments“Joseph and the Multiverse:” Guest Speaker on the Anthropic Principle, chance, Hannukah, and God’s hand in the universe. 10:30AM.