Content on Scientists in Synagogues (Page 7)
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.
Divinity and Infinity
How do Judaism and mathematics deal with the concept of infinity?
What Does Memory Look Like?
As Pesach approaches, what actually happens when you remember?
Awe: Perspectives from Psychological Science and Jewish Tradition
What does the Jewish tradition see in the powerful emotion of awe? How does this compare to others?
Are We Alone? Reason, Religion, and the Search for Life in the Universe
Space exploration provides a look at our need to be exceptional, and our desire to have company, in the universe.
Jewish Values on Vaccinations
Jewish law has much to say about the public health issues at play in vaccines, particularly how in this case protecting oneself is protecting many others at the same time.
Why the Gods Destroyed Humans: The Biblical and Mesopotamian Flood Narratives
The Noah’s Ark narrative may be popular with children, but it is also a disturbing tale of “do-overs.”
Noah’s Flood: Probing an Ancient Narrative Using Geoscience
If the story of Noah’s Ark was inspired by something that really happened, what does that tell us about our relationship with our environment?
(W)holy Broken
Let the New Year bring a world that is sweet, not inherently, not because we ignore what is sour, but because we work to make it sweet.
The Clock in the Mountain
We can grow in faith by deepening our patience toward God, but we grow in strength by preserving a small seed of loving impatience toward ourselves.
Creation isn’t Finished – It’s Ongoing
At the core of our Jewish tradition stands a powerful bulwark against a temptation to insist that creation really took just six days, six thousand years ago.
How Do You Think? Part 2: The Challenge of Our Contested Will
The Jewish view of consciousness is not of homeostasis but of dynamism, conflict and change. Each moment we choose whether to be selfish or kind, impulsive or reflective.
How Do You Think? Part 1: Mind-Body Dualism
Our souls develop within a web of relationships and it is through our experiences and actions that we evolve into who we are and how we think.