Monday, September 5, 2016

Dreams, Religious Revelations and the neurochemistry behind them

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I read a fascinating article Why are dreams such potent vehicles for the supernatural  which details how the world’s great religions and spi...
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Sunday, September 4, 2016

The vastness of the universe

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The discovery of the "closest" exoplanet orbiting around Proxima Centauri has generated a whole lot of interest in space, the gala...
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Sunday, August 28, 2016

Halacha and technology part 1

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The orthodox world (especially the Charedi world) moves very slowly when it comes to adapting halacha to modern times. The pace of technolog...
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Monday, August 22, 2016

Where did all the Reshus Harabim's go?

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The Gemara in Shabbos has extensive discussions about what jewelry women can wear on Shabbos, what are animals allowed to go out with, etc. ...
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Sunday, August 21, 2016

כי היא חכמתכם ובינתכם לעיני העמים

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ואמרו רק עם חכם ונבון הגוי הגדול הזה After hearing these pesukim yesterday in Shul I was struck how silly they sound today. The pesukim sa...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Where is Matan Torah, Moshe, and the laws of the Torah in נ"ך?

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The surprising answer is almost completely missing. If you read through Tanach the story of Matan Torah as well as references to Moshe and h...
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Monday, August 15, 2016

Would anyone follow Moshiach today if he came?

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Yesterday was Tisha B'Av and with it came the obligatory talk about Moshiach and the Geula. It got me thinking however, if Moshiach came...
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