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Judaism and the Supernatural
Beneath the surface of Jewish law and ethics lies a world of legends stranger than fiction. The Talmud and Midrash speak of dragons and demons, mermaids and aliens, machine-men and golems — fantastical beings that defy the boundaries of nature and time. But what are we to make of these ancient accounts? Are they metaphors? Mystical realities? Lost memories of civilizations past?
In this spellbinding lecture, Rabbi Yechiel Krisch explores the supernatural tales embedded within rabbinic literature—from the cosmic to the cryptic—and considers what these stories reveal about Jewish theology, the human imagination, and the ongoing search for meaning in a mysterious universe.
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Rabbi Yechiel KrischRabbi and ScientistRabbi Yechiel Krisch is a science journalist and rabbi. His coverage of biomedicine, technology, environmental issues, space, mathematics, and health policy has appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, The Atlantic, and numerous other publications. As an ordained rabbi, he has served as the Chabad emissary to Ithaca College in New York. Rabbi Krisch frequently lectures on the intersections of science and Torah, medical ethics, the Talmud, and the writings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
