Rational Giving
The year 1928 was a fateful one in medicine, as it saw the discovery of a drug that saved more people than any other in history: penicillin. However, although penicillin has saved millions of lives, the antibiotic era is rapidly drawing to a close. Many…
G-d will have to bring the Redemption to allow the world to have a continued existence
Q: What does the statement in the Talmud mean, that Moshiach will come in either a generation that is completely righteous or one that is completely guilty? A: The first condition, a “generation that is completely righteous,” sounds reasonable enough. However, what does the second…
Lesson of the Small
Many of the new technologies recently developed in communications, agriculture and biotech raise some troubling ethical and sociological issues, and sometimes generate intense public controversy. One such field, nanotechnology, is generally unknown to the public, but has the potential to have a deep and irrevocable…
Seeing Into the Future
What will life be like in 100 years? This question used to be the exclusive domain of science fiction, but recently some bona fide physicists have taken up the gauntlet as well. Based on past experience as well as a growing array of scientific tools,…
No More Brain Drain
The Israeli media has lately expressed much concern over the Israeli “brain drain” – the continued emigration of academics from Israel to greener pastures in other countries. Recently the Israeli government has taken steps to stanch the flow. The plan is to establish “Centers of…
Igrot Kodesh
