Current Issues

by Beyond Belief

Professor Rovelli says that he and the Rabbi are from "different tribes" when it comes to how they understand the meaning of life. Rabbi Jacobs begs to differ and thinks their positions are much closer than the professor thinks. Can these two approaches truly ever be resolved?

by Beyond Belief

We all seem to know what is meant by the term "now." The reality is that pinning down exactly when "now" is is surprisingly difficult. How might it change our thinking if there were no such thing?

by Stephen C. Meyer

With the passing last month of Steven Weinberg, the world lost a great theoretical physicist.

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Every 17 years trillions of cicadas emerge from the ground as a unified mass. They're on their way.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Exploring Judaism's spiritual depth of the sun.

by Prof. Joshua Berman

The New York Times was wrong: Archaeological data about the camel actually affirms the accuracy and antiquity of the Genesis accounts.

by Dr. Ari Grubner

Like the lid on a coffee cup, your skin is hardwired to serve three critical roles.

by Gershon Burstyn

The gifted Hebrew University mathematician has accrued the field’s most coveted prizes while finding God’s Hand in the randomness of the universe.

by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons

Welcome to the incredible, uniquely Human Library that simply boggles the mind.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

The deeper significance of this Rosh Hashana fruit.

by Harold Gans

Explaining how life began is the biggest unsolved question in science today.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Contemplate the Jewish symbolism of the grapevine and its wine.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Comprehending the music of the roaring sea.

by Rabbi Avi Shafran

Appreciating the awesomeness of our immune system.

by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons

Mankind’s remarkable ability to fight infections.

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Four Jewish doctors describe their experiences battling Covid-19.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Plunge to the ocean’s depths and listen to its song.

by Jeff Jacoby

While the bubonic plague raged elsewhere, Newton, in seclusion, embarked on what he'd later describe as the most intellectually productive period of his life.

by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons

Several incredibly complex internal mechanisms silently watch over our bodies every second of our lives.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

A deeper look into the heart of the world’s favorite pet.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Examining the deer and its daily flight for survival.

by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons

A look at the body's amazing biological clockwork.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Contemplating the horse’s vitality and service.

by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons

Like a well-written, trillion-page novel, every step, twist and turn of a fetus's development seems to follow an all-encompassing plan.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

The meaning of his song is more powerful than its roar.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Studying the habits of the busiest creature on earth.

by Dr. Gerald Schroeder

Can the universe be young and old simultaneously?

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Understanding the coo of the dove.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Examining the wonders of wild animals.

by Melanie Phillips

The opposition between religion and science that is assumed to be fundamental by secular liberals is, in fact, foreign to Judaism.

by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines

Examining the wonders of the elephant.

by Dr. Gerald Schroeder

Maimonides wrote that if you want to find God, look in nature.

by Adam Ross

The excitement, trepidation, national pride and deeper meaning. An exclusive Aish.com interview.

by Daniel Friedmann

Is the universe 13.8 billion years old or 5,779 years old?

by Rabbi Ephraim Horowitz, Ph.D.

Was the Universe continually creating massive numbers of random combinations of atoms until it generated life?

by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller

Things to know while praying for rain.

by Rabbi Moshe Hauer

Guiding our health care decisions according to Jewish law.

by Prof. Nathan Aviezer

Once unthinkable, the accounts of creation by Torah and science are converging.

by Dr. Jacob L. Freedman

As a doctor and as a Jew, I am against physician-assisted suicide.

by Leibel Reznick

Independent sources confirm many of the major and minor characters of the Bible.

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

A cautionary tale about artificial intelligence.

by Yoram Bogacz

The latest neuro-nonsense is part of a larger drive towards reductionism in science.

by Rabbi Yosef Bitton

The recent discovery of primordial gravitational waves supports the Torah’s account of creation, and may shed light on the age of the universe enigma.

by Rabbi Adam Jacobs

Despite the staggering discoveries made by science, the universe is still shrouded in awesome mystery.