Content on Scientists in Synagogues (Page 5)
Each of the congregations selected by Scientists in Synagogues agreed to create content such as blogposts, videos, and other resources surrounding Judaism and science. The topics they explore range from the neuroscience of free will to astrobiology to technology, and so here you will find all the content resources that have arisen out of this initiative.
Maimonides On the Garden of Eden
The crucial and central question for every society, Maimonides believed, was how it could use the imagination to ensure both its own long-term survival and also its commitment to justice.
Einstein’s Legacy: Studying Gravity in War and Peace
Our knowledge of relativity and the warping of space-time came about not by leaving the messy world, but by being thoroughly a part of it.
Keeping Us Safe, Part 2: A Jewish Perspective on X-Rays, Privacy and Safety
Can Jewish law tell us anything about something as modern and complex as screening travelers and their bags?
Keeping Us Safe, Part 1: Public Safety in Jewish Law
What can ancient Jewish law tell us about some very modern precautions we take – like those in airline security?
Can Music Heal?
Music has been used to heal throughout history. What is its power and how can we tap into it?
Genesis and the Formation of the Stars
How do both astrophysics and Genesis give us a glimpse into how everything began?
AI: Solutions for the Future or Problems Untold?
Learn about some of AI’s implications for human creativity, morality and spirituality from an expert who has seen its impact on multiple fields.
Climate and Judaism: We Are One
Religion and science both ask, in different ways: are humans a part of nature, or distinct and exceptional?
Quantum Physics and Reality
Quantum physics and Jewish mysticism both contemplate the part of the universe we cannot readily see.
What Makes Us Human? It’s Being Perplexed
For Maimonides, to be a religious person, and to live with scientific and moral truths, means that, like a tightrope-walker, you must continually move forward, and fight to maintain your balance.
How Failure in Science Nurtures Success in Medicine
How do science’s failures fuel medicine’s successes? And what is it like to communicate both?
When We Pray for Rain, Is It Because We Actually Want It?
When does Jewish law respond to scientific reality?