“Since you work with solar energy…suggest that every Jew act like the sun. Everyone likes the sun, not because it is so big and hot, but because it shines… and warms everything around it.” – The Rebbe, Mind Over Matter – p.lxiii.
"Is black a color?" That's just one of 16 followup questions I got from students at a Jewish day school in Massachussets. And that was after answering their first 20 questions in person. Do they ever give up?
Many wouldn't swallow Torah tales of giant scorpions -- until now. This gigantic fossilized invertebrate is one of many found lately. And if the ancient Israelites were protected from them..
Annapolis is looming; Pressure is mounting from Bush and the Arabs; Israel is talking land for peace and releasing terrorists to appease. So what does the weather have to do with it?
Is science the crowning achievement of human history or a hodgepodge of atheistically inclined technobabble? Our correspondence today revolves around why science is both saluted and scorned.
A physicist wrote this comment following one of my lectures. "I enjoyed Dr. Gotfryd's talk. However, not to accept that the universe is much older than 5800 years simply puts Judaism in an absurd and untenable position of denying the undeniable."
An optical illusion that's as instructive as it is amusing; Little words that save the day; What little kids can teach their parents; And fighter pilots that need fancy babysitting. It all adds up to one thing.
With all the junk food, chain smoking, Type A behavior and zero exercise, why do Charedi (Chassidic) men have 1/8 the risk of heart disease? Dr. Josh Backon explains.
"The Jewish Star", or Star of David, seems not to have originated with David at all... nor with the Jews. But it does have some unique properties. - courtesy Michael Ben David
Numbers don't lie, but what do they mean? Last week's article connecting solar flares and Jewish prayers kindled the curiosity of statistician Aaron Dukes to dig deeper. Here's what he found.
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