What do the ancient Jewish holy texts say about good health and longevity? Is playing sports and exercising a mitzvah? How can one maximize wellbeing and lifespan? What were some health tips from our Sages? Find out in this eye-opening class, where we also explore how prayer affects one’s genes, the twelve key aspects of life according to Sefer Yetzirah, and secrets of the number 176.
Tag Archives: Epigenetics
Secrets of Purim
What is the deeper mystical meaning of the Purim festival? Is a Jew really required to get drunk on the holiday? And why does the Tanakh describe Mashiach as being able to judge by “smelling”? Find out in this class where we take a plunge into the science and Kabbalah of Purim. Also: what really happened when the Talmudic sage Rava “killed” Rabbi Zeira on Purim? What is the deeper reason for dressing up in costumes? And what was the real name of Mordechai?
For how the ten chapters of Esther correspond to the Ten Sefirot, see here.
For a detailed exploration of the “Four Who Entered Pardes”, see here.
For a written summary of this class, see ‘When Rava “Killed” Rabbi Zeira’.
Do You Have Free Will?
Is everything predetermined or does a person have complete free will? Are we truly in control of our lives, or is it our spiritual and genetic predispositions? Find out in this class where we also discuss time travel and the “grandfather paradox”, nature vs. nurture, and if there is a “religion gene” that makes some people have more faith.
For more, see ‘Time, Gravity, and Free Will‘.
See also ‘Time Travel in the Torah‘.