Science & Technology
Technology taps the Divine forces present in nature from the moment of creation.
The computer age and the information revolution have given all of us enormous power and the ability to reach virtually anyone anywhere, at any time. Yes, technology allows us to live more comfortably and work more efficiently, but do we understand how it makes our lives more meaningful? Developments in science and technology teach us to be more sensitive to the intangible and the sublime: the forces behind computers are invisible, and yet we clearly recognize their awesome power and reach. Similarly, we must come to accept that the driving force behind the entire universe is intangible and sublime, and we must come to experience the transcendent in everything, beginning with ourselves.
In The Beginning
While many people focus on the debate between evolution and creation, they often overlook a more important question about responsibility to a Creator.
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Is Technology Ruining Your Life?
Join best-selling author Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a short, frank talk about technology — a wake-up call to get up, get out, and live your life!
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Gematria For Beginners: The Art and Science Behind Jewish Numerology
The ultimate class – applying ancient teachings to tackling current events – provides lessons to transform your personal life.
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The Two Floods
In our lives we have both options: A deluge of waters that will overwhelm and destroy us; or a deluge of Divine knowledge that submerges us in its watery embrace.
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Rosh Hashana Cosmology: The Kabbalah of the Big Bang Theory Part 2
Join this historic journey back to the virtual moment of the Big Bang. Discover the mind blowing fact: the Big Bang isn’t just a thing of the past; it will be renewed this coming Sunday night on the birthday of the first Big Bang, when all of existence reverts to its first moment.
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The Kabbalah of the Big Bang
Does the Big Bang Theory have its roots in religious and mystical teachings? Or, as some have argued, has it deemed the notion of a Creator superfluous?
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The Sukkah as a Metaphor for Life
The transitory Sukkah reminds us that we are just travelers in this impermanent material world; we are spiritual beings on a material journey, not material beings on a spiritual journey.
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Are Torah and Psychology Compatible?
Learn how Frankl’s work differs and is superior to the Freudian and Adlerian psychology.
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The First Rosh Hashana: Where it All Began
By understanding the potency of the annual “big bang” which takes place on Rosh Hashana — the collective birthday of the universe and the human race — learn how to tap into this “brain” power to shape and transform your coming year.
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Is Logic Logical? Our Changing World
A look at logic and superalogic in our world and why we feel connected to each.
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