Here you can find information about all of the classes, lectures and seminars — both what we have done in the past, and what events are upcoming.
Feb 21, 2017
How Free is Free Will? – The Psychology of Free Will
How Free is Free Will? – The Neuroscience of Moral Decision Making will explore how what we know about the brain aligns with traditional Jewish ideas about autonomy and self-determination.
Feb 9, 2017
The Genesis Project: Day Three — A-Life: Worth Living?
Life begins on the third day of Bereshit. Soon it will be possible to create artificial life, “A-Life”: designer cells and tissues, and, eventually, entire organisms. What ethical challenges does this pose?
Jan 29, 2017
What Did St. Augustine, Galileo, and Einstein Have To Say About Faith vs. Science?
Please join the STEM Professionals Affinity Group as we welcome guest speaker Professor Sylvester James Gates, University of Maryland. Professor Gates is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a recipient of the National Medal of Science. This project is part of Scientists in Synagogues, a grass-roots program to offer Jews opportunities to explore the most interesting and pressing questions surrounding Judaism and science.
Oct 13 – Dec 11, 2016
Eternity and the Eternal: Jewish and Scientific Understandings of Time
How do we view time from both a Jewish and a scientific perspective?
Dec 3, 2016
The Genesis Project: Day Two — The Blessing of Difference: Havdalah, Science and the Senses
An interactive Havdalah service with hands-on science experiments for everyone.
Nov 20, 2016
Curiosity, Wonder and Appreciation
Explore the science of human flourishing and three actions that can help bring more vitality, joy and meaning into our lives — curiosity, wonder, and appreciation
Oct 20, 2016
The Genesis Project: Day One — Bereshit and the Big Bang. Is God a Particle Physicist?
In the beginning, there was Heaven and the Earth — and the Higgs Boson. Does Torah contemplate the Big Bang? Does the Eternal One work through physics?
Oct 18, 2016
Are We Using Technology, Or Is Technology Using Us?
Come explore how technology is influencing halakhah, prayer, Shabbat and even Jewish values themselves.
Sep 12, 2016
What Do I Do When?
Join us at this conference for clergy and congregational leaders who work with families facing mental health challenges, crises and recovery.
Aug 4, 2016
This is Your Brain on Judaism
Both Judaism and cognitive science try to answer the same questions: Who are we? How do we behave? Why do we act the way we do?
Mar 31, 2016
Apply Now for Scientists in Synagogues!
Scientists in Synagogues is a grass-roots program to offer Jews opportunities to explore the most interesting and pressing questions surrounding Judaism and science, and will offer synagogues up to $3600.
Mar 18 – 20, 2016
Scientifically Grounded Judaism
Come join us for a Scholar-in-Residence weekend looking at “Scientifically Grounded Judaism” at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Columbus, Ohio.