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Abraham, I:22, 33; II:63, 67, 69, 71; III:35; V:64-5, VII:30-32; XIV:79, 101-105

ABRAHAM, Prof. Abraham S., MD. “Organ Transplantation and Jewish Law,” VII:7-10; “To Treat or not to Treat? Euthanasia and Jewish Law,” IX:69-73

Adam, XIII:12; XIV:77-78; XV:8; XVII:22-24

Aging, IX:75-79; XII:153-164, XIV:73-81, 83-89; XVI:107-122, 125-131

AFTERMAN, Allen (see FLEER)

AGREST, Matest, Dr. Sci. and AGREST, Mikhail, PhD. “The Tablets of the Ten Commandments and Laser Technology,” XV:187-191

Matest Agrest, Obituary, XVI:190

AGREST, Mikhail, PhD. "Five-Foot Giant of Torah and Science: My Father, Matest Agrest (1915-2005)," XVII: 182-185 (B)

Akiva, XIII:149-160

AKERMAN, Dr. Ida. Protest Poetry, III:71-76 (P)

Alphabet, Hebrew, IV:5-6; VI:20, 132

AOJS (Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists), IV:60-61

Apple, X:69-73

Archeology, synagogue, VI:83-96

Architecture, synagogue, VI:83-96

ARIEH, Avraham. “A Psalm for the Turning of the Seasons,” IV:96 (P)

Art, Jewish, IV:87-92; VII:179-182; X:117-123, XII:195-200; XIV:160; XV:192; XVI:191; XVIII:72-73

        harmony of science and  art, VI:112-113

Artificial Intelligence (AI); XVII:123-130

See Computer Technology

Astronomy

     and Psalm 19, XVII: 155-158, 160, 167-168

link between life on Earth and the stars, XI:42-44

music of the celestial spheres, XVII: 155-169

pulsars, XVII: 161-165

See also Cosmology and Physics

ATTIA, Ilana. “The King’s Gallery,” VII:179-182 (Ph); “Lighter than Light,” VIII:155-164 (F); and Yehuda Attia. “Jewish Environmental Law: A Selected Bibliography of Classical Sources with Annotations,” X:17-23, “With No Gardener There is No Garden,” XII:57 (P)

AVIEZER, Prof. Nathan. “Man as the Pinnacle of Creation,” XI:41-44; “Life on Mars?” XI:97-99; “Richard Dawkins and Darwinian Fundamentalism,” XIII:95-106; “The Extreme Longevity of the Early Generations in Genesis,” XIV:73-81; "The Anthropic Principle: What Is It and Why Is It Important for the Believing Person?" XVII: 69-84; “On Contradictions between Torah and Science: The Creation of the Universe,” XVIII:171-181

AVINER, Rabbi Shlomo. “Confronting the Dangerously Ill with his Condition,” IX:61-66

AVI-YONAH, Eva. “An Infinity of Dimensionless Points Cannot Make a World,” VII:131 (P)

AZRIEL, Yakov. “Night in the Sukkah of Joseph and His Brothers,” XV:113 (P)

BARAK, Tali. "Festivals," XVI:185 (P)

BARCAHAN, Natan. “Mesirus Nefesh Mamash,” IV:75-85 (B)

BECK, Mordechai. “The Wedding Dance,” II:99-104 (B); “Overcoming Exile: Journey to Jewish Scandinavia,” V:111-115 (B); “The Acolyte,” VI:179-186 (F); see also LIFSHITZ

BELENKIY, Dr. Ari. “Mathematical Drash,” XIII:149-160

BEN ARZA, Sarah. “The Third Way: The Jewish Psychoanalytic Approach of Dr. Ida Akerman,” VII:90-94

BEN DAVID, Yohanan Hevroni. “Did Any of the Lost Tribes Go North?” VI:127-133

BEN-DOR, David. “It Was No Holocaust,” VII:139-140; “Kano,” VII:140-141

BERG, Janet. “Towards an Authentic Judaica: A Design Strategy for Ritual Objects,” X:117-123

BERG, Rabbi Dr. N.J. “The Creator in the Creation,” II:41-49; “Preparing for Mashiah: Understanding the Hasidic Concepts of Divine Providence and Free Will through the Laws of Physics,” IX:35-49; “A Physical Theory of Everything,”XI:49-68

Berg, Rabbi Dr. N.J., tribute to, by Prof. Herman Branover, IX:34-35 (B)

BERGER, Sylvia. “Three Soldiers/three lives,” III:49-59 (B)

BERGMAN, Robert, MD. "The Problem of Meaning in Long-Term Care," XVI:125-131

BINA, Malka. “Chochma, Bina and Homemaking,” V:105-108

Biology, I:41-45; V:35-37; VIII:58-60, 75-80; XIV:29-41, 43-55, 57-65

age research, XIV:73-81

ATP, VIII:80

cloning of animals, XVI:36-38

cloning of humans, XII:5-14, 26-28, 38-40, 53-55, 67-74

         ethical considerations, XII:5-14, 26-28, 43-59, 71-77

halakhic considerations, XII:7-14, 26-28, 55-56

         international law, XII:53-55

         knesset, XII:6

         science of, XII:6-7, 38-40, 54-55, 67-71

cytochrome C, II:22-23

DNA, XIII:110-111; XIV:44-55; XVI:19-31

DNA Kohen markers, XVII:97-111

genetic imprinting, XVI:19-31

genetic modification (GM), XVI:33-55

GM plants, XVI:33-36

GM animals, XVI:36-37

genetics, II:17-25, 27-30; III:13-21; XII:5-77; XIV:29-39, 43-55, 73-81; XVI:7-16, 33-55

      homeostasis, I:11-12, V:35-37

human heart, XII:113-119

infectious diseases and circumcision, XVIII:105-114

infertility, XV:183-186

mutation (genetic), II:27-30; III:9,13-21;XIV:43-55

neurology, I;41-45; XIV:10-20, 23-26; XVI:69-81,192

neurology and brain-stem death, VII:9-10      

neurophysiological correlates of meditation and prayer, Newberg, XVI:192

photosynthesis, XIV:115-120

psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), XVI:69-81    

reproductive medicine, VIII:30-33; XII:5-77; XIV:34-39

respiratory system, VIII:58-60

scientism  in, XII:144; XV:137-159

see also Ecology; Ethics; Jewish medical ethics; Evolution; Human body

species, XVII:30-34, 92-94

stem cells, XII:38-40

structure, IV:15-38

xenografting, XII:36

BLOCK, Yitzchok. “G-d and Rationality,” II:57-74; “G-d and Rationality Revisited,” VI:109-120;  “Creation: The Argument from Finitude," XI:11-18; “G-d and Morality,” XII:129-139

BRANDER, Rabbi Kenneth. “Artificial Insemination and Surrogate Motherhood through the Prism of Jewish Law, ” XII:59-65

BRANFMAN, Varda. “A Door,” IX:81 (P); “Gates,” IX:146 (P); “Houses,” IX:149-153 (B); “Elegy,” XII:165-168 (P)

BRANFMAN, Yaakov. “Pulse, Or a Big Picture Window and a Good Cup of Coffee,” IX:143-145 (B)

BRANOVER, Prof. Herman. “A Return to ‘Mother Russia,’” VII:173-177 (B); “The Lubavitcher Rebbe,” IX:7-11; “The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Science and Technology,”IX:13-32: “Towards Environmental Consciousness: The Need to Educate,” X:11-15; (with Prof. Ruvin Ferber) “The Concept of Absolute Time in Science and Jewish Thought,” XI:21-28; (with Toby R. Gurvich) “Soul and Body—Judaism, Modern Medicine and Cloning,” XII:43-56; (with Prof. Ruvin FERBER) “Observer and the System of Reference: A Unified View,” XIII:38-54;

BRAUNSTEIN, Dr. Jonathan. “The Impact of Religion and Spirituality on Human Health,” XII:107-111

BRAWER, Prof. Yakov. “Neurology and the Soul,” I:41-45; “Something from Nothing,” VIII:133-139

Breastfeeding, XIII:173-181

Breslov, Rebbe Nachman of, Lekutey Moharan, Lesson 234 (translation and commentary), V:69-82

BRUDNER, Naomi. “Counting of the Omer,” IV:99 (P)

BUCHBINDER, Dr. J. Tuvia. “Mental Health Service and the Charedi Community in Jerusalem,” VII:81-86

BULKA, Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. “Together in Separateness: Understanding Taharat Ha’Mishpaha,” X:127-130; “Comments on Tokayer’s Paper,” X:146-147; Letter to the Editor, XIV:131-132

Business ethics, X:91-96

Calendar (converting from Hebrew to Christian dates), IX:107-111; Hebrew calendar based on Creation, XIII:27; XV:8-17, 115-135

CAMERON, Esther. “Invitation,” I:87 (P); “De Profundis,” VI:121 (P)

CANNON, Joe. “The Turning,” VII:132-137 (F)

CANTZ, Benjamin. “Wine,” VI:173-176 (B)

CARMELI, Prof. Moshe. “The First Six Days of the Universe,” XV:21-24

CARROLL, Andrew Solow. Letter to the Editor, IX:129

Chemistry, II:33-38; V:35-37; VI:159-164; VIII:73-85; X:59-67, 69-73, 173-176; XIII:87-93; XIV:10-20, 115-120; XV:27-33; XVI:69-81; XVII:55-63

CHESTER, Roberta. “The Akeda (the Binding of Isaac),” X:160-162 (P); “Sukkot,” XI:143-144 (P); “Brit,” XII:15 (P); “Sinai,” XIII:55-57 (P)

CHOPRA, Miriam. “In Memory of a Forest and a Statesman” X:39 (P)

Christianity, VII:46,90; XII:38-39; XIV:139; XVIII:55

Cloning of animals (see Biology)

Cloning of humans (see Biology)

Codes in the Torah, VI:7-39; VII:71-72, 77-78; VIII:121-131; IX:113-117, 119-122, 125-126, 128-129; XI:147-154; XIII:193-200

COHEN, Eli. “Modern Mathematics in Support of the Fundamentals of Halakha,” VIII:87–91

COHEN, Ken. “Beys Olam,” IV:94 (P)

Commandments, IV:7–9

and love of G-d, V:77

and science, V:10-11

and women, V:101, 105-108

be fruitful and multiply, XII:7-11, 13, 27, 99

conquer the Earth, XII:9

exemption from, VII:110

fulfillment of, I:15-17; VI:123-125; XVIII:27-37

in remote places and outer space, VIII:107-111

meaning of, VIII:139; XVIII:27-37

mikveh (ritual bath), XV:175-177

new moon, sanctification of, VII:65; XV:16-17

prohibition on homosexuality, XIV:137-152

Sabbath, IV:32-33; VIII:108; XV:15-16

sotah (suspected adulteress), XV:179-186

tahora (ritual purity), XV:161-173

tekhelet (dye for ritual garments), XI:185-195

Ten Commandments  (engraving of letters in tablets of), XV:187-191

to be holy, XIII:142-147; XV:161-173

to honor parents, IX:63

tsitsit (ritual fringes), XI:185-195

violation of second, XI:165-172

Computer Technology

      Artificial Intelligence (AI) XVII: 123-130

      cyberspace and Judaism, XVII: 171-180

Cosmology (see Physics)

COWEN, Rabbi Dr. Shimon Dovid. “Torah Metaphysics versus Newtonian Empiricism,” XI:101-113

Creation,

age of the universe, XIII:19-37; XVII:24-25; XVIII:149-168

as a Jewish idea, XI:11-12

calculating the length of G-d’s day, XV:115-135

confirmation from modern science, XVIII:171-181

     consciousness of earth, VII:120-130

continuous, VI:45; VIII:134-139

creatio ex nihilo, VIII:133-139; XVII:115-121, XVII: 115-121

creative process, VII:97-105

determinism and quantum physics, VI:145, 149-150, 154-157;

      finding the Creator in, II:46-48     

      finitude and infinity, XI:12-18; XIII: 127; XV:137-159

first six days of, XI:36-38, 70-71; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 63-68, 71-85, 127; XV:21-24; XVII: 20-24;                        XVIII:171-181

Nahmanides commentary on, XI:32; XV:115-135; XV:115-135

prime cause of scientific or Divine, XI:31-38

purpose of, XI:15-17, 41-44; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 63-68, 71-85, 127; XV: 115-135

rational argument for, VI:116-120; XI:11-14

      science and Judaism, XIII: 63-68; XVIII:149-168, 171-181, 182-192

singularity, II:37

Song of Songs; IV:6-12

successive states of, III:31-36;

      symbolic interpretation of the age of the universe, XIII:71-85     

      time and space, XI:26-28, 31-38, 70; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 63-68, 71-85, 127; XV: 21-24, 35-39, 43-60, 63-72, 115-135

      Torah and photosynthesis, XIV: 115-120

      versus evolution, I:28-31; II:60, III:8-11; IV:15-38, 61-69; XIII:7-17; XVII: 17,20-24    

Creativity, VI:71-80; VII:97-105

      idolatry, violating the second commandment? XI:165-172

Darwinism and neo-Darwinism, (see Evolution)

David, lineage of King, VI:14; XIII:124-125

Determinism, I:36-37; II:41; VI:43, 106, 141-157; VII:122-129; VIII:18-20, 129-131, 134; IX:23-24, 38-44; XII:148-149; XIII:9; XIV:11-12; XVI:7-16

DICKSTEIN, Wendy. “For my Sister the Sanyassian,” IX:147 (P); “Light Shone on the Wall,” IX:154 (P); “Making Halla is like Davening on a Good Day,” IX:157 (P); “Excerpts from an Indian Journal (1982),” IX:159-160 (F); “Joy and Sorrow” from a novelization of The Life of Gluckel of Hameln, XI:135-141 (F,B); “Waiting for the Tsaddik,” XV:19 (P); "Blessed Are You, L-rd, Who Straightens the Bent," XVI:17 (P); "Blessed Are You, L-rd, Who Provides My Every Need," XVIII:13 (P)

Digestive system, VIII:75-80

DINKEVICH, Solomon, PhD. “A Calculation of the Israelite Population at Mount Sinai,” XV:105-112

Dinosaurs, XIII:88-93; XVII:75-77

DIRNFELD, Leah. “A Borrowed Tear,” XV:186 (P)

DOMB, Professor Cyril, FRS. “A Correspondence with Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson,” XVIII:182-192

DOR-SHAV (Dershowitz), Professor Zecharia. “The Psychology and Religion of Tahorah and Holiness,” XV:161-173.

DUBNOV, Eugene. “After a Rabbinical Fable,” VI:201 (P); “Khamsin,” VI:99 (P); “Sky’s and Earth’s Edge,” XV:24 (P); “A River, a Pulsing Stream,” XV:25 (P); “Hurled,” XV:73 (P)

DUKES, Aaron Leib. “Entering the Sabbath of History,” XV:115-135

Earth, age of, XIII:26, 87-93; XVII: 49-50; XVIII:149-168, 185, 187

dating methods for age of Earth, II:32-38; XIII:87-93; XV:27-33; XVII:49-65

formation of the continents, XIII:87-93

Potassium-Argon method for dating, XV:27-33

see also Geocentrism

see also Geology

spaceflight from, XIV:91-99

tilt and rotation of, XIII:87-93

Ecology

      global,  X:7-9, 11-15

G-d and nature, XIV:123-130

      sustainability, XIV: 107-112,    

      Torah, X:17-23, 25-29, 31-38, 51-57;

      Torah blueprint of Nature, XIV: 115-120

      trees, X: 25-29,      

  unity of ecosystems,  XIV:101-105

Economic systems

bankruptcy law, X:99-106

business ethics, X:91-96

jubilee year, V:64

lending without interest, XIII:203-206

of the Torah, VIII:113-119; IX:83-87

role of G-d in, V:61-66

sabbatical year, V:63-64; VIII:117

Ego (see Psychology)

EIDELBERG, Prof. Paul. “Codes of the Torah: In Defense of Seriousness,” IX:119-122

ELFENBEIN, Pamela, PhD, MSW. “Torah Study, Prayer, and Health: A Proposal to Examine the

     Impact of Torah Study and Prayer on the Health of Older Adults,” XII:153-164;  (with LIPSKAR,  Rabbi Sholom) "Healing the Soul: A Prayer Program for the Elderly," XVI:107-122

ELISHAKOFF, Prof. Isaac. “Probabilistic Analysis of the ‘Torah Codes’: A False Premise?,”

     XIII:193-201; (with Elliot M. Pines, PhD) "Do Scripture and Mathematics Disagree on the

     Number π?" XVII:133-153

Energy (see Matter and Energy)

Engineering

     interaction of human consciousness with (in the Princeton Engineering Anomalies

     Research Program (PEAR), XVI:153-163

      Safety factors, XVII:137-140           

Environment (metaphysical), I:40; IV:23

EPSTEIN, Leah. “On the Dark Side Looking Over,” VIII:142 (P)

Ethics, VIII:13-15

business, X:91-96; XIII:203-206, 215

genetically determined moral behavior, XVI:7-16

genetic predetermination and free will, XVI:7-16

GM and Jewish ethics, XVI:37-53

homosexuality, VIII:23; XIV:137-152, 158-159

Jewish medical ethics, V:39-51; VII:7-10; VIII:13-15, 17-24, 27-43, 45-55, 57-70; IX:51-59, 61-66, 69-73, 75-79; XVI:7-16, 83-93 

abortion, VIII:33-35; XII:100; XIV:34-35

AIDS patients, VIII:7-9, 33-35; XIV:141-142

artificial insemination, VIII:30-32; XII:59-65, 71-73

Assia (medicine and halakha journal), VIII:12, 57; IX:51-59, 61-66

autonomy of the patient, VIII:17-24

birth control, XII:100

book reviews on, XIII:214-215

breast cancer, XII:18-19; XIV:31

circumcision, XVIII:105-114

death and dying, VIII:36-39; IX:51-59, 61-66, 69-73, 75-79; XII:101-103; XVIII:117-133

embryo selection, XIV:34-38

forcing surgery on cancer patients, VIII:9-10

free will vs. determinism, VIII:17-24

gene therapy and transplants, XIV:36-40

genetic manipulation, XII:18-29, 31-40; XIV:29-41, 36-40; XVI:27-55

genetic screening, XIV:29-41

Genome Project, XII:21-22; XIV:38; XVI:7-8

human cloning, XII:5-14, 26-28, 43-59, 71-77

infertility, XV:179-181

Jewish genetic diseases, XIV:29-41

organ and cell transplantation, VII:7-10,;VIII:39-42, 45-55; XII:32-40, 101, 113-116

organ donation, VII:7-10; XII:32-40; XVI:7-16, 83-93

organ selling, VIII:45-54; XII:33-37

parental refusal to allow surgery for infant, VIII:10-11

parthenogenesis, VIII:31

preservation of life, VIII:35-36; XVIII:117-133

reproductive medicine, VIII:30-33; XII:5-77; XIV:35-39

short term vs. long term treatment priorities, VIII:11

smoking, VIII:57-70; IX:128-130; XII:100-101

soul-body relationship, XIV:11-12, 83-89

surrogate motherhood, XII:59-65

Tay-Sachs disease, VIII:33-34; XII:19-20; XIV:31-39

telling the truth to the patient, IX:51–59, 61-66

Torah permission for the doctor to treat, VIII:28-30

treatment of terminally ill, XII:102-103; XVIII:117-133

water and homeopathy, VIII:7-11, 35-43; IX:51-59, 61-66, 69-73; X:41-48

what is Jewish medical ethics, VIII:13-15

Ethnology, VII:114; XVII:97-111

Europe

Jewish communities of, III:61-69

Latvia, VII:173-177

Russia, VII:1 73-177;

       in 1991, VII:173-177 (B)

       Jewish experiences during the Revolution, IV:75-85 (B)

life stories of Russian Jews, I:71-83 (B); XVII:182-185 (B)

Scandinavia, V:111-115

Ukraine, VII:153-170

Evolution, II:17-25, 27-30, 60-61; IV:15-38, 61-62, 67; VI:43-44; IX:22-23; XII:143-144; XVII:5-14

      age of Earth, XVII:49-65; XVIII:149-168, 185-190

and Torah, XVII:17-35, 87-94

Darwinism and neo-Darwinism, I:28-31; II:16-25, 60-61; III:9, 13-21; IV:22-23, 30-31; XIII:8-

13, 95-106, 108-111; XIV:43-55; XVII: 37-38

evolutionism, XVII: 5

fossil dating, XVII:37, 39-46, 49

fossils, XVII:37-47

hominid, XVII:37-38,43-47

intelligent design, XVII:87-94

molecules-to-man fallacies, XVII:6-7, 10-13

natural selection, II:27-30; III:15-21; XIV:43-55

non-random mutations, XIV:45-55

saltations in, III:9

speciation, II:18,61; III:9

species, XVII:30-34, 92-94

teaching in Jewish schools, XVII: 5-13

Exile, IV:5-12, 87-92; V:111-115

      and cyberspace, XVII:171-181

and redemption of Israel, VIII:166-190; XV:115-135

major exiles of the Jewish people, XVI:143-151

Exodus, biblical, Egyptian, and historiographical accounts of, XV:85-103

FAIER, Zvi. “Freedom and Creation,” III:31-36; “A hammer is for hammering…,” VI:200 (P)

Faith, II:68–69; XIV:5-8; XV:14-17, 44, 121, 138, 169

and science, I:21-33, 35-40, 41-45; II:17-25, 27-30, 33-38, 41-49, 57-74, 81-90; III:5-11, 14-21, 23-28; IV:15-38, 59-69, 71-73; VI:43-44, 104-105, 109-120; VII:43-44; XIV:5-8; XVIII:165-167, 182-192

Jewish, V:70, 81

provable by statistical testing? VIII:125-129

(see also Torah and science)

FERBER, Prof. Ruvin (with Prof. Herman Branover). “The Concept of Absolute Time in Science and Jewish Thought,” XI:21-28; (with Prof. Herman BRANOVER). “Observer and the System of Reference: A Unified View,” XIII:38-54; “The Paradoxes of Quantum Physics, Maimonides, and the ‘I’,” XV:63-72

FLANCBAUM, Louis Prof., MD. “Using Jewish Medical Ethics to Appreciate the Relative among the Absolute,” XII:95-104

FLEER, Gedalia, and AFTERMAN, Allen. “Tales of the Tzaddikim,” V:69-82

Flood, XIII:87-93

FOGELMAN, Ruth. “In My Dance,” XII:180-183 (P); “Eclipse,” XIII:69 (P)

FORSE, Chana. “Seeing the Voices: The Jewish Woman’s Traditional Relationship to Torah,” I:59-69

FRANKEL, Chaim. “Tshuva Droplets,” IV:97 (P)

FREEDMAN, Shalom. “Before I Came to Israel,” VIII:143 (P); “Our Blessing Is their Reward,” VIII:142 (P); “The Name Israel,” VIII:144 (P)

FREEMAN, Rabbi Tzvi. “Does Time Begin?” XV:43-45

Free Will, V:30, 93; IX:29; X:170-171; XII:44-45; XIII:8-9

controlling homosexual urges, XIV:137-152, 158-159

determinism, I:36–37; II:67; VI:61–62, 141–157

Divine Providence, II:71; III:31-36; IV:73

eating, VIII:82

genetic predetermination, XVI: 7-16

health decisions, VIII:17-24; XII:32-33; XVIII:117-133

quantum physics, IV:21-22; VI:147-157; XII:35-49

smoking, VIII:63-64

see also Determinism, Divine Providence

FRIEDMAN, Rabbi Manis. “The Feminine Mystique,” I:3-19

Fundamentalism, XIII:168

GAMBURG, Yakov. “Unifying the Images,” VI:202-208 (Ph)

Garden of Eden, II:37; V:62, 88-93; VI:33-34; VIII:74, 77; X:51-57, 69-72

G-d

acknowledgment of, VI:41-47

as the basis of science, I:23-24; IX:89-93; XV:137-159

as Infinite, XI:12-18; XV:137-159

Atsmut, XIII:127-136

bestowal of blessing, V:62-66

confirmation through nature, II:36-47; XVIII:149-168

Divine Providence, II:76; V:71, 74, 81; IX:37-38; XII:147-150 (see also Free Will)

empirical evidence and faith in, II:57-74; V:31; VI:109-120; XIV:5-8

emulation of, V:80

feminine and masculine attributes of, V:100, 104

how G-d created the universe, XIII:7-17, 19-37, 63-68, 65-66; XIV:115-120; XV:115-135;     XVIII:171-181

human dependency on, XI:17

image of, IV:30-38; V:29, 89, 100

links to, XVI:143-151

love of, V:77-78; XIII:145; XVIII:27-37, 75-89

monotheism, XIII:166

morality, XII:129-139

names of, VII:24, 26, 28-30, 97-100; VIII:95; IX:89-93; XIV:57-65, 67-69, 115-120; XV:8

omniscience vs. human free will, XIII:32

paradox of G-d beyond all logic, VII:31; XV:137-159

proof of, II:57-58, XII:147; XIV:5-8

relationship with Jewish people, IV:5-12; XV:115-135

relationship with the world, XI:15-18, XII:147-150; XIV:67-69, 101-105; XV:115-135, 137-159

rested, XIII:13; XV:115-135

revelation of, II:62

self-contraction of, V:80

self-sacrifice, XVI:176-178

singularity of, IV:18

submission to, XVI:165-169; XVIII:27-37

to know G-d, XIII:141-147; XIV:5-8, 23-26, 83-89

tsimstum (self-contraction), XI:14-15; XIII:8-13; XIV:69, 115-120; XV:45, 146-147

union with and separation from, I:38; XV:17-18; XVI:170-173

unity of, V:87-93; VI:106, 120-129; XI:17-18; XIV:57-65, 101-105; XV:140-142, 152; XVI:133-140

will of, IV:21-23; V:73; VIII:139; XV:37

GELLER, Pinchas. “Holy Places in the Gallil,” V:145-160 (Ph)

Geocentrism, see Physics

Geology, IV:61-62; XIII:87-93; XVII:49-65

geochronology and radioactive rock dating, XV:27-33; XVII: 49, 55-65

hydrothermal effects on rocks and minerals, XV:32-33

Genetics (see Biology)

Geriatrics (see Aging)

GERSTENFELD, Dr. Manfred and GOLAN, Tsachi. “Manna as an Environmental Paradigm,” XIV:123-130

GINSBURGH, Rabbi Yitzchak. “Sister, Companion, Dove, Perfect One,” IV:5-12; “Introduction to Mathematical Structure in Torah,” VII:21-40; “Numbers Have Meaning,” VIII:93-105; “The Jewish Academy: A Structural Model for Designing an Academy for the Study of Torah, the Arts and Sciences, Based upon Kabbala,” X:75-81

Ginsburgh, Rabbi Yitzchak, teachings on time, space, and consciousness, XV:17-19

GLATT, Rabbi Aaron Eli, MD. "Liver Transplantation from a Living Donor," XVI:83-93; “The Circumcision Controversy: Examining Metsitsah Be’Peh by Halakhah and Microscope,” XVIII:105-114

GLICK, Prof. Shimon, MD. “Telling the Truth to the Patient,” IX:51-59

GOLD, Marvin. "Genetic Imprinting and Gene Silencing," XVI:19-31

GOLDBERG, Amnon. Letter to the Editor, X:165-167

GOLDBERG, Rifkah. "Letter to G-d, " XVII: 181 (P)

GOLDBERGER, Eyal, MD. “Healing Bitter Water and Water as an Agent in Healing: The Torah Account as a Model for Human Healing,” X:41-48

GOLDSTEIN, Prof. Pesach (Paul) “Living Water: Concept of Mida-k’neged Mida and Cellular Homeostasis,” V:35-37; “Perceptions of the Shamir in Three Dimensions: Midrash, History, and Theory,” X:173-176

GOLDSTEIN, Yaffa. “Where the Roads Meet: A Conversation with Composer André Hajdu,” VII:107-115 (B)

Golem, XII:10, 77

GOODNICK, Dr. Benjamin. “What Does the Torah Mean?” VI:123-125; “On Whose Face Are You Standing?” IX:139-140 (B)

GOPIN, Sara. “Rosh Hashana Sonnet,” VIII:141 (P)

GOTFRYD, Dr. Aryeh. “On Acknowledging the Creator in Scientific Literature,” VI:41-47; “Global Ecology: On the Road to Redemption,” X:7-9; “Biosphere as a Microsphere,” XIV:101-105

Graves

of Hasidic rebbes in the Ukraine, VII:153-170 (Ph)

of tsaddikim in the Gallil, V:147-160 (Ph)

GREENBERG, Michael. “Graves of Tzaddikim in Russia,” VII:153-170 (Ph)

GREENE, Prof. Velvl. “The Science-Religion Rift,” II:81-90; “Ethical Issues in Community Health,” V:39-51; “The Torah-Science Debates: Some Random Thoughts,” VI:49-56; “Speculations about Kashrut,” VI:159-164; “Set of Dishes,” VI:167-171 (B); “Jewish Medical Ethics on the Threshold of a New Century: Trends and Challenges,” XII:79-92

GROSSBERG, Asher. “Ancient Synagogues and the Temple,” VI:83-98

GROSSMAN, Dr. Miriam. “Antidote to the Existential Blues,” III:39-47 (B)

GUEDALIA, Judith S. Bendheim PhD, and DEBOW, Yocheved Domb. “In Desperate Pursuit

of Motherhood: Another Perspective on the Sotah,” XV:179-188; “Birkhat Ha’Gomel: Community Response to Acute Stress Disorder,” XVIII:59-71

GURVICH, Prof. Tobiy R., MD, DSc with Herman Branover. “Soul and Body—Judaism, Modern Medicine and Cloning,” XII:43-56

HACARMI, Rabbi Yehoshua (with Dr. Seymour HOFFMAN). “Rabbinic Insights into

Behavior Change,” XIII:183-190

Halakha (Jewish law)

abortion, VIII:33-34; XII:100; XIV:34-35

art, VII:180-182

artificial insemination and surrogate motherhood, VIII:30-33; XII:59-65, 71-73

attitude towards psychotherapy, XVIII:15-25, 39-47

attitude towards dreams, XVIII:93-94

Birkhat Ha’Gomel, XVIII:59-71

bankruptcy law, X:99-106

birth control, XII:100

blessings on food, VIII:81-82

breastfeeding, XIII:163-171

business, X:91-96

circumcision, XVIII:105-114

calculus, VIII:87-91

circular regress, VII:16

death and dying, VIII:36-39; IX:69-73, 75-79; XII:101-103; XVIII:117-133

economic systems, VIII:113-118; IX:83-87

environment, X:17-23, 32-38; XIV:107-112

for women, XIII:214

genetic engineering for medical treatment, XVI:45

genetics, XII:5-77; XIV:29-41

Hillel and Shamai, XIII:128-129

human cloning, XII:7-14, 26-28, 43-59, 71-77

human health, XII:82-83, 86-92; XVIII:105-114. 117-133

Jewish pluralism, XII:80-92, 95-104

kilayim (forbidden mixtures), XVI:38

kindness and severity of, XIII:145-145

law of a pursuer, VII:58; VIII:9, 38

laws of nature, XIV:57-65; XVIII:165-167

lending money, XIII:203-206

levels of kindness and severity, XIII:145-146

medicine, VII:7-10; VIII:7-11, 13-15, 17-24, 27-43, 45-55, 57-70; IX:61-66, 69-73; XII:5-77; XIII:214-215; XIV:29-41, 61-62; XVI: 83-93,

       Genome Project, XII:21-22; XIV:38; XVI:7-8     

       organ transplantation, VII:7-10; VIII:39-42, 45-55; XII:32-40, 101, 113-116

             remote places and outer space, VIII:107-111

             science, IX:27-28

  selling organs, VIII:45-55; XII:34-37

  smoking, VIII:57-70; IX:128-130; XII:100-101

       treatment of terminally ill, VIII:7-11, 35-43; IX:51-59, 61-66, 69-73; XII:102-103;

       XVIII:117-133

memo-keeping on Shabbat, XI:77-87

of hanukkiya, X:118-120

of lulav, V:90-91

of mikveh (calculation of water require to flow into), XV:175-177

of marriage, X:127-130; XIII:163-171; XIV:137-152; XV:168-169

of mezuza, V:88-89

of scribing, VII:51-55

of sotah (suspected adulteress), XV:179-188

of the sabbatical year, V:63-64; VIII:117

on controlling urges, XIV:158-159

para adumma (red heifer), XV:161-173

spiritual meaning of the dietary laws, VI:159-164

tahor and tamey, X:127-130, 133-139; XII:169-170; XIII:173-181; XIV:59-61, 131-132; XV:161-173, 175-177;

see also Ethics, Jewish medical ethics

HALPERIN, Rabbi Mordechai, M.D. “Modern Perspectives on Halacha and Medicine,” VIII:27-43; “On Selling Tissues and Organs,” VIII:45-55

HANOKA, Yaacov, PhD. “Torah, Science and Carbon 14,” II:33-38; “Continental Drift, Asteroid Impacts, and the Flood,” XIII:87-93; “Radioactive Rock Dating and the Age of the Earth,” XV:27-33; "Monkeying Around with Hominid Evolution," XVII:37-47; "Dating the Earth," XVII: 49-65.

Hanukkiya (Hanukka menora), X:117-123

Hasidism, I:75-76; II:6; III:45-47; XV:7-19

concept of G-d in—and science, IX:89-93; XIII:123-136; XIV:67-69; XV:7-19, 43-55

concept of light over darkness, XV:39-40

concept of messianic redemption, XIII:123-136; XIV:104-105; XV:115-135

concept of the soul, XII:44-56, 116-119, 121-126; XIV:11-20, 83-89; XV:7-19, 77-78; XVIII:5-12, 75-89

concepts of absolute and measurable time, XI:27-28, XV:7-19; XV:35-40, 43-55

G-dliness, XI:107-113; XIV:67-69, 83-89; XVIII:75-89

hasidic rebbes, graves of, VII:154-170

higher and lower understanding, XI:15-18; XIV:86

id, XV:77-78

inner and external dimensions of, XV: 7-19

Lubavitch (Habad), I:65; III:44-45; IV:75-85; VIII:147-150, 151-153; IX:7-11; XII:44-56,

116-119, 121-126; XV:39-40, 43-55, 115-135, 77-78; XVII:171-181; XVIII:5-12, 75-89, 182-192

mathematical infinity, IX:95-103; XIII:115-120

negation of reality, XVI: 166-167, 174-177

on aging and dying, XIV:83-89

on creation, XIV:115-120; XV:7-19, 35-40, 43-55

parallels with modern physics, IX:35-49; XII:113-119; XIII:8-9, 114; XIV:67-69; XV:43-55 XVIII:165-167;

psychology, XVIII:5-11, 75-89

physics and chaos theory, IX:35-49

search for unity, XI:49-51

time, XV:7-19, 35-40, 43-55

tshuva, XV:12; XV:35-37

unity, XVII:129

view on science, XIII:163; XIV:5-8; XV: 39-40; XVIII:182-192

HASKALE, Hadassah. “Gathering of Light,” 1:85 (P); “The Return,” I:86 (P); “Elul,” VI:81; “The Shofar Blower,” VI:81 (P)

HASKELEVICH, Rabbi Berl. “The Exodus and Egyptian Historiography,” XV:85-103

HASOFER, Prof. Avraham M. “A Statistician Looks at Neo-Darwinism,” III:13-21; “Codes in the Torah: A Rejoinder,” VIII:121-131; “Reply to Discussion: Codes in the Torah,” IX:125-126; Letter to the Editor, IX:129; “Torah Code Abuse,” XI:147-154

Health

impact of prayer on recovery from illness, XVI:77-78, 95-107, 111-112, 117-121

impact of religion and spirituality on health, XII:107-111, 153-164; XIV:10-20, 23-26, 83-89: XVI:69-81, 95-132; XVIII:39-47, 59-71, 105-114

placebo, XIV:15; XVI: 74

      public health and ethics, V:39-51; IX:51-59, XII:89-91; XIV:15-18; XVI:69-70, 74-75

see also Ethics, Jewish Medical Ethics

HELLER, Tzipora. “Chochma, Bina and Homemaking,” V:99-104

HENDEL, Dr. Russell Jay. “Jewish Bankruptcy Law as a Vehicle for Societal Kindness,” X:99-106; “Genesis 1 Speaks about the Creation of Prophecy, Not the Creation of the World,” XIII:71-85

HENKIN, Rabbi Yehuda. Letter to the Editor, XII:169-170

HIRSHFELD, Yonadav Haim. “In Jerusalem Grows a Special Tree,” XVIII:57 (P); “Meditation,” XVII:169 (P)

History

date of the Exodus, XV:85-103

intellectual, V:53-58

Jewish, I:49-51

Jewish chronology, XV:85-103, 115-135

Jewish commitment to honoring memory and achieving cultural fruition, XV:57-60

of socialism, VII:47-48; VIII:113-119

of the attitude of science toward religion, VII:45-50; XV:137-159

HOFFMAN, Dr. Seymour (with Rabbi Yehoshua HACARMI). “Rabbinic Insights into Behavior Change,” XIII:183-190; “Helpmates: Mother and Father as Cotherapy Model,” XIV:154-157; “On Controlling Urges,” XIV:158-159; "'Kosher' Talebearing," XVI:186-189; “’Therapist-Friendly’ and ‘Therapist-Unfriendly’ Rabbinic Responsa, XVIII:15-25

Holiness (definition of), XV:161-162, 170-171

     see also Sacred

Holocaust, VII:139-140; XIV:144-148

psychology of survivors, VII:90-94

Homeopathy, X:41-48

Homosexuality, XIV:137-152, 158-159

HUCHINGSON, Prof. James E. “Science and Religion: The Range of Engagement,” XII:141- 150; “Celestial Voyaging to Planet Earth: Space, Time, and Being in the Context of Spaceflight,” XIV:91-99

Human body

brain and mind, XII:44-47; XIV:11-20, 23-26

circumcision, XVIII:105-114

digestive system of, VIII:75-80

heart, XII:113-119

immune system, XIV:10-18

interconnected with the soul, XIV:11-20, 23-26, 83-89; XVIII:97-98

mutilation of, VII:9; VIII:48-49

ownership of, VIII:48, 66-68

persistent vegetative state, XVIII:117-133

respiratory system of, VIII:58-60

see Aging

see Halakha and medicine

Humanism, I:21-22, 36-37; II:18, 24-25; XV:137-159; XVI:143-151

Information theory; II:27-30; XIV:43:47; XV:156-157

Isaac, VII:30-32

Israel

drought in, VII:66

G-d’s election of, VII:59-61; XIV:96-97

Land of, IV:11-12; V:71, 81; VII:57-69; XIII:168; XIV:97-98; XVI:181-183

modern Jewish settlement of, VII:57–69, 115

Jacob, III:36; VII:30–32; VIII:102

dream of, VI:14

family census, XV:105-112

two camps of, XIII:134-135

JEHUDA, Dina. “Dreams,” XVIII:147 (P)

Jerusalem College of Technology, V:117-119

Jewish Law (see Halakha)

Jewish Medical Ethics (medicine and halakha journal), VIII:12, 13, 17, 27

Job, VI:74-75; XVI:10

Joseph, XV:85-88

as a master of time, XV:8-10, 14

dreams, VI:15-17; XV:7-11,14

“metaeconomics,” V:64

Kabbala

bittul ha'yesh (self-nullification); XVI:165-184

concept of redemption, XIII:123-136; XV:115-135

feminine archetype, XVIII:135-146

four worlds, XV:10-14; XVII:17-35, 115-121

kabbalistic sfirot

binah, X:76-77; XV:8-15; XVII:26

daat, X:77; XV:8-15

gvura, X:77; XV:11-15

hesed, X:77; XV:11-15

hod, X:78; XV:11-15

hokhmah: X:76; XV:11-15; XVI:166, 177-178; XVII;128

keter, X:76; XIV:86; XV:11-15

malkhut, VI:135-138; X:79; XV:11-15; XVIII:135-146

masculine and feminine, XVIII:142-144

netsah, X:78; XV:11-15

seven stages of lunar cycle, XVIII:139-141

tiferet, X:69-71, 77-78; XV:11-15

yesod, X:79; XV:11-15

      kabbalistic sfirot and cardio-energetics, XII:116-119

koah ha'medameh

            power of imagination, XVII:26-27

            in biology, XVII:27-28

prediction of Torah and science harmony, XIII:114

sabbatical cycles and the age of the universe, XIII:19-37; XVIII:149-168

see mysticism and science

time and space, XV:7-19; XVI:171-174; XVII:17-35

tsimtsum and shvirat ha’kelim, XIII:8-9

yesh me'ayin, XVII:115-121

KAHN, Adam M. Letter to the Editor, VII:77-78

KALMS, Peter. “Justice in the Marketplace: A Commentary on Jewish Business Ethics based on The Challenge of Wealth by Dr. Meir Tamari,” X:91-96

KAM-RON, E. "Love with Love," XVII:15, "Restraint with Love," XVII:66; "Victory with Love," XVII:67; "Beauty with Beauty," XVII:85; "Splendor with Beauty,"; XVII: 95; "Victory with Victory," XVII: 113 (P); “Conversive,” XVIII:192 (P)

KAMEN, Zeev. “For I have searched the heights...,” IV:95 (P)

KANTOR, Daniel; Prof. Jeffrey KANTOR; and Jonathan KANTOR. “Cloning Revisited: Blessing or Curse?” XII:67-77

KAPLAN, Naomi. “Portrait of our Cover Artist,” IV:87-92 (B)

KATZ, Dr. Yael Levine. “Prayers of the Mothers for Rebuilding the Temple,” (P) XIII:219-222

KAUFMAN, Yakir, MD. “Psychoneuroimmunology: The Science Connecting Body and Mind,” XIV:10-20;  "Psychoneuroimmunology, Spirituality/Religiosity and Health," XVI:69-81

KING, Ruchama. “Red Strings,” VI:193-197 (F)

KINZBRUNNER, Rabbi Barry M. MD. “The Terri Schiavo Case—from the Viewpoint of Jewish Law,” XVIII:117-133

Koah Ha'medameh (see Kabbala)

KOENIGSBERGER, Annemarie. “Creation,” VI:198-199 (P)

KOGAN, Abigail. “Spiral,” IV:98 (P)

KOOK, Abraham Isaac, “I Need just Understand,” XIII:137 (P); “The Soul always Prays,” XIII:161 (P); “New Skies,” XIV:27 (P)

KOVACS, Dr. Menachem. “Finding G-d in the Sociology of Religion,” XIII:163-171; “Who Am I? Torah and Psychological Definitions of Self,” XV:75-83; "Real and Ersatz Human Links to G‑d," XVI:143-151

KRANZLER, Dr. George. “Metasociology,” II:75-78; “Metaeconomics,” V:61-66

Kravitsky, Naftali, in memory of, XI:8-9

Krichevsky, Miriam, in memory of, X:125

KRUGER, Reuven. “Shabbos Gypsies,” III:61-69 (B)

KUSHELEVSKY, Prof. Avraham. “The Religious Foundations of Science,” VII:43-44; “The War between Religion and Science in the Nineteenth Century and Change in the Twentieth Century,” VII:45-50; “Halacha and the Preservation of the Text of the Holy Scriptures,” VII:51-55; “Why Wasn’t Newton Born in China?” XI:115-120

Kushelevsky, Avraham, in memory of, XI:6-7

LADENHEIM, Pearl. Letter to the Editor, XIV:133

Lebanon, war in, III:49-59

LEFCOE, Yaacov, MA (Psych). “Personality Change through Contemplative Meditation: An Integrative Hasidic and Psychological Approach,” XVIII:75-89

LEHRMAN, Nathaniel S. MD. “Judaism versus Homosexuality: A Historical, Religious, and Psychological Review,” XIV:137-152; “Sigmund Freud: An Alternate View,” XVIII:49-56

LEVI, Miriam. “A Seminar on Effective Jewish Parenting,” IV:41-56

LEVI, Prof. Yehudah. “Can Torah be Observed in Outer Space?” VIII:107-111; “Is the Torah Capitalistic or Socialistic?” VIII:113-119; “The Right to Private Property,” IX:83-87; “The Problem of Ecology: Living at the Expense of Future Generations,” X:31-38; XVII:186-188 (book reviews)

LEVINE, Yehoshua. “Acha bar Ya’akov and the Demon,” V:85-93

LEVINE, Zahava. “The Role of Women in Bringing the Redemption,” VI:135-139

LEVINSON, Yaakov S. “The Spirituality of Eating,” VIII:73-85; “The Apple Revealed from a Jewish and Nutritional Perspective,” X:69-73

Life

force, IV:24-28; XIV:10-20, 23-26, 115-120

modern compartmentalization of, II:85-86; XIV:12-13, 15-18

obligation to save, VIII:7-11, 22-23, 36-39; XVI:87-93; XVIII:117-133

on other planets, V:28-29, 31; XIV:91-99

photosynthesis as the basis of, XIV:115-120

risking one’s life to save another, VII:8; XVI:83-93

significance of human, V:27-32; XIV:91-99; XVI:107-115, 117-120, 125-128

suicide, VIII:21

uncertainty of, I:21–33

value of, VIII:11

LIFSHITZ, Rabbi Haim and Mordechai BECK. “Creative Transcendence,” VI:71-80

Light

divine, IV:9; V:69-71, 73, 79, 93; VI:135-138

in physics, I:6-27; IX:20-21, 24, 41, 44; XV:23; XVIII:171-181

in photosynthesis, XIV:115-120

light over darkness (Hasidic concept), XV:39

speed of, V:25

LIPSKAR, Rabbi Sholom D. “Spiritual Modality for Behavior Modification,” XII:121-126; “Time, Space, and Being: An Introduction,” XIV:5-8; (with ELFENBEIN, Pamela) "Healing the Soul: A Prayer Program for the Elderly," XVI:107-122

Logic, VII:13-19

circular regress, VII:14-15

doubt laws, VIII:87-91

limits of mathematical logic, XV:137-159

Love, IV:5-12

for G-d, IV:6-8; V:77-78

gematria of, VII:36-39

in marriage, X:128-130; XIII:211; XIV:137-152, 154-157

of G-d for Israel, IV:11-12; V:77-78

Maimon, Solomon, life and philosophy of, XI:123-133

MALCHI, Rivka. “The Work of Avraham Jan Menses: An Appreciation,” XII:198-199

Maimonides, Moses,  and medicine, XVI:57-66

Manna, VIII:76-77; XIV:123-130

Marriage, XII:173-178, 193; XIII:211; XV:168-169

intermarriage, VII:93-94

laws of taharat ha’mishpaha (family purity), X:127-130; XIII:173-181

meaning of, I:3-19; XIV:137-152, 154-157; sotah, XV:179-186

Mashiah, IX:36-38, XIII:114, 123-147, 167-168; XIV:105; XV:115-135

Mathematics, VII:22-40; VIII:87-91; 93-103: IX:95-103; XIII:113-160; XIV:133

and midrash, XIII:149-160

and orbit of the planets, XVII: 157-160

calculation of amount of water required to flow into mikveh, XV:175-177

calculating the calendar, IX:107-111; from Creation until redemption, XV:115-135

calculation of Israelite population at Mount Sinai, XV:105-112

force equals geometry, XI:54-55

fuzzy logic, XIII:139-147

geodesics, XIII:156-160

homotopy groups, XIII:151

infinity, IX:95-103; XIII:113-120, 139-147; XV:137-159

logic for messianic phenomena, XIII:123-136

manifolds, XIII:151-160

many valued logic, XIII:131-134

mathematical infinity, IX:98-103; XIII:113-120; XV:137-159

Peano set theory and creation from nothing, XVII:115, 117-119

pi, XVII:133-153

probability, VI:7–39, 146-157; XIII:193-200; XVII:78-82

randomness, VI:14–39, 46, 146-157

Riemannian geometry, IX:97-98

statistics, XV:123-135

symmetry, XI:60-62

time and space, XV:7-19, 115-135

topology, XIII:153-160; XV:38-39; XV:38-40

truth in, IX:95-103; XV:137-159

Zeno’s paradoxes, XV:137-159

Matter and energy, I:35-40; IV:17-38; VI:62-63; XIV:67-69

essential unity of, VI:103-107, 143

in photosynthesis, XIV:115-120

in the genetic formation of the embryo, XVI:19-31

motion, V:19-20

space-time, V:13-27

the human heart, XII:113-119

transfer of, V:25

Medical ethics. See Ethics; Halakha

Meditation,

and personality change, XVIII:75-89

brain function during, XIV:23-26; XVI:78, 192

MEDVED, David, PhD. "The Music of the Celestial Spheres," XVII:155-169

MENSES, Avraham Jan. “On Klippot,” XII:197

about, XII:195-196; an appreciation of, XII:198-199

Mezuza, V:88-89; X:109-114

MICHELSON, Prof. Daniel. “Codes in the Torah,” VI:7-39; “Codes in the Torah: A Reply to Professor Hasofer,” IX:113-117

Mida-k’neged-mida (Measure for measure), V:35–37

Midrash, XIII:150-160

Creative fiction based on, XI:74-75; XIII:219-222

MINDEL, Rabbi Dr. Nissan. “What Is Torah Outlook?” I:47-55

Miracles, II:38, 63-64; XIII:150-151; XIV:123-130

laws of nature, V:62, XII:147-150; XIV:123-130

types of, XV:110

Modesty, XII:171-173, 186-193; XVI:166-172

Months, meaning of the Hebrew, VIII:172-196; XV:7-19

Morality

genetic predestination and moral behavior, XVI:7-16

justification of, XII:129-139

Kant, XII:130-131, 135

lack of, XVI:143-151

moral qualities, VI:77-78

moral responsibility, VI:144-145, 156-157; XIV:137-152, 158-159

Nietzche, XII:135

Plato, XII:132, 134, 138-139

Moses, V:73-74; VI:10, 35; XIV:79, 123-130; XVI:166-167

Moshiah, XVII;175, 178-179

Mothers, prayers of the Mothers for the rebuilding of the Temple, XIII:219-222.

      see Women

Music, VII:107-113

       of the celestial spheres, XVII:155-169

Mutation (genetic), See Biology

Mysticism and science, I:35-40; XVII:17-35, 129

Hasidism and science, II:41-49; IX:13-32, 36-37, 89-93; XI:49-68; XIV:115-120; XV:39-40, 43-55

see Kabbalah

wholistic  theory, VI:103-107

NADBORNY, Nechama Sarah. “The Twelve Dimensions of Israel,” VIII:172-196

Nature

and Torah (see Torah and Nature)

control over, V:65

laws of, V:61-62; VI:117-19, 141-145, 156-157; XIII:13, 128; XIV:101-105

study and observation of, V:11, 17, 32

see Ecology

unity in, I:23-24; II:36; III:8; VI:103-107, 143; XIV:57-65, 67-69; XV:137-159

NAVON, Rabbi Mois. “The Psychology of Being Commanded,” XVIII:27-37

Neurology, see Biology

Newton

belief in G-d, XI:115-120

metaphysics of, XI:110-113

NISSAN, Dr. Ephraim. “The Shabbat Notepad: Saving Ideas that Occur on Shabbat,” XI:77-87

Noah, V:63; XIV:77-80; the Flood as caused by an asteroid, XV:32-33

“Notes on the B’Or Ha’Torah Family,” IV:100-102 (B)

Numerology (gematria), VII:22-40, 54, 72; VIII:93-103, 121-131; XV:7-19

Nutrition, VIII:73-85; X:69-73; XIV:127

Obituaries

Matest Agrest, XVI:190

Naftali Berg, IX:34-35

Naftali Kravitsky, XI:8-9

Miriam Krichevsky, X:125

Avraham Kushelevsky, XI:6-7

Alvin Radkowsky, XIII:3

Tsvi Victor Saks, XVI:190

Menahem Mendel Schneerson, IX:13-32

Gedalia Shaffer, XVIII:115

OLESKY, Mordechai (Marc). “Torah and Photosynthesis: The Blueprint of Creation,” XIV:115-120

One, the meaning of the number, VII:22-40; VIII:93-103

Outer space

life on other planets, XI:97-99; XIII:197; XIV:91-99

Lubavitcher Rebbe on, XI:89-94, 101-113

observing Jewish law in, VII:107-111

spaceflight, XIV:91-99

Parenting, IV:41–56; X:141-147; 149-152; XIII:212-213; XIV:154-157

parenting special children, XII:176-177

Philosophy, II:57-74; IV:5-12; VI:109-120

antiscience, II:51-55

duality, I:38-40; XIV:11-12; XVI:133-140

G-d and morality, XII:129-139; XVI:143-151

objectivity, I:47-55; XV:62-70, 127-159; XV:62-73

of the Enlightenment, XI:123-133

ontology, XIII:67

relativism, I:21-33

scientism, II:51-55, 85; IV:62, VI:43; XII:144; XV:137-159

see also determinism

self-nullification, XVI:165-184; XVIII:27-37, 75-89

statistical evidence of G-d’s purpose, XV:129-135

suprarationality, II:57–-4

teleology, II:47-48; XIII:10-12

Physics

acceleration and inertia, V:17-26

and Kabbala, I:35-40; VI:103-107; XI:49-68; XIII:8-9, 19-37, 39-57, 123-136

anthropic principle (AP), IX:26, 45-47; X:171-172; XI:41-44, 66; XVII:69-84

      atomic theory, VI:105-106; XV:64-65

      big bang theory, II:45; III:8; IV:64-65; V:11; IX:44-45; XI:32-38; XVIII:149-168, 171-181

and creation, XV:21-24; XVII:120; XVIII:149-168, 171-181

black holes, II:5-53

Carmeli and cosmological relativity, XI:22-23; XV:21-24

chaos theory, IX:47-49; XVIII:179

complementarity, X:171

continuous field theory, VIII:95

contrast and energy levels, XIV:67-69

cosmic background radiation (CBR), XI:33-35

cosmic sound, XVII: 165-166

cosmology, V:7-11; XI:21-23, 32-40, 44; XV:21-24

biblical, V:7-11; XVIII:171-181

Heaven and Earth, XI:101-113

history of, V:7-11, IX:21-22, 38-40, 44

Jewish, IV:64-66; V:28-32

modern, V:11-27; XV:21-24

physics of, V:7-11; XI:22-23; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 39-57, 63-68; XV:21-24; XVIII:171-181

De Broglie on quantum physics and time, XI:24-25; XV:65-66

decrease of the duration of each day of Creation, XI:36; XV:21-24

Einstein’s general theory of relativity, XIII:20-37, 42-43, 49; XIV:92-93; XV:43-55

Einstein’s principle of equivalence, XI:56-57

Einstein’s theory of special relativity, XI:22-23, 55-57; XV:22-23; XV:43-55

entropy, IV:24-28

expansion, II:44-45; V:12-14, 20-22, 27-28; XI:35-38; XIII:19-37, 63-68

four forces, XI:51-68

      geocentrism, V:7-32; IX:26; X:165-167; XI:101-113; XIII:39-54, 59-61; XIV:91-99

gravitational constant, I:32-33

gravitational waves, XVII:163-165

gravity, XIII:39-61

GTR vs. Copenhagen School, III:26-28; XV:62-72

hidden variables, II:42

Hubble constant, XIII:21-26; Hubble time, XV:22-23

human consciousness and physical reality, XVI:153-163

impact theory (asteroid theory), XIII:87-93, 100-101

inertia, XIII:46-51

laser technology and engraving of the Ten Commandments, XV:187-191

L-energy and cardio-energetics, XII:115-116

Mach’s principle, V:20-25; XIII:48-49

nuclear reactor pollution free, XIII:3

paradox of non-locality, XV:66-67

pulse conservation, XIII:60

quantum electrodynamics, I:38

quantum jump, II:54-55

quantum mechanics, I:37-40; XI:24-25, 58-60; XV:63-70; XVIII:149-168

quantum metaphysics, XIII:10-17, 29-37, 51-53, 131-136; XV:63-70

quantum theory, III:8, 26-27; VI:105-106, 141, 146-157; IX:24-25, 35-49; XIII:29-37, 39-57;  history and paradoxes of, XV:63-70; XVIII:149-168

quantum vacuum and creation, XVII: 119

quark confinement, XI:32-35, 58

randomness, VI:14-39, 46, 146-157

red shift, II:44; XI:34-35

relativity, I:26–27; IX:21-22

general theory of, II:43-45, 53-54; V:9, 11-27; VI:105, 110; XIII:20-37, 42-43, 49; XIV:92-93

special theory of, I:38-63, 65-66; VIII:8, 83, 182-183, 185-186; XV:22-23; XVIII:149-168

role of the human observer, XIII:29-37, 39-57; XV:62-72; XVI:153-159; XVIII:149-168

rotation, V:11–12, 24-26

space-time continuum, II:45-46, 53-54, IV:19-20; XI:22-25, 31-38; XIV:92-93; XV:47-55

standard model, XI:60-66

steady state theory, IV:64-65

superstring theory, XI:60-67

symmetry, XI:60-62

system of reference, XIII:39-54, 59-61; XV:62-72

teleo-derived big bang, XIII:7-17, 21-35

Theory of Everything, XI:49-68

time, relative and absolute, XI:21-28; XV:43-55

“twin paradox” of special relativity, XI:27-28, 56; XV:43-55

unified field theory, VI:110, 119

von Neuman on wave function, XV:67-69

worm hole, XI:67

(see also Cosmology; Creation; Geocentrism; Light; Matter and energy; Relativity; Space-time; Universe)

PINES, Elliot M. “Torah, Reality, and the Scientific Model—Removing the Blindfold of Scientism,” XV:137-159; (with Prof. Isaac Elishakoff) "Do Scripture and Mathematics Disagree on the Number π?” XVII:133-153

PINSKY, Natan. “A New Method of Calculating the Christian Date of Rosh Hashana,” IX:107-111

POLTORAK, Alexander, PhD. “Mezuza—the Arrow in Life,” X:109-114; “On the Age of the Universe,” XIII:19-36; "Creatio ex Nihilo, Number Theory, Quantum Vacuum, and the Big Bang," XVII:115-121; “The Age of the Universe: Using the Many-Worlds Interpretation,” XVIII:149-168

POUPKO, Chana. “Chochma, Bina and Homemaking,” V:95-98

Prayer, IV:6; V:74-80, 145-160; VI:59-69; VII:147-150; XIII:213; XIV:5-8, 23-26, 83-89, XVIII:101-103

and the dangerously ill, IX:62; XVI:95-104, 107-121, 153-159

collective, V:77; VI:65-66; XVI:153-159

cosmic, VI: 60-69

silence in, V:78

women’s tkhinot, V:145-160; XIII:219-222

Prisoners, behavior modification of, XII:124-126

Prophecy, XIII:71-85

Proofreading scripture, VII:53-55

Psychology, IV:41-56, 73

      acute stress disorder and Birkat Ha’Gomel, XVIII:59-71

      analytical, XVIII:5-11

conflict with religion, XV:162-164; XVIII:15-25

cotherapy (mother-father model), XIV:154-157

communal support for trauma victims, XVIII:59-71

definitions of self, XV:77-78

      ego

ego and the eternal self (soul), VI:73-78; XV:75-83; XVIII:5-12

egoism, II:71-72

ego of a wicked man, V:71-72, 79-80

subjugation of ego, V:75, 79-81; VI:79-80; XIV:83-89; XVI:165-184; XVIII:27-37

Freud, XVIII:49-56

Hasidic, XVIII:5-11

homosexuality, XIV:137-152, 158-159

individuation, XVIII:5-11

infertility, XV:182-191

Jewish approach to psychoanalysis, VII:90-94; XVIII:15-25, 49-56, 39-47

Jewish psychotherapy, VI:71-80, XVIII:39-47

Jung, Carl, XVIII: 5-11

mental health services and the religious community of Jerusalem, VII:81-86

moral qualities, VI:77-78; XIII:183-190; XVI:7-16

object relations theory, XVIII:75-89

permissiveness, VI:72; XIV:137-152

personal development and spiritual growth, V:53-58, 96, 105; XIII:217; XIV:5-8, 11-20, 16-17, 23-26, 83-89; XVIII:7-11; 25-37, 39-47, 75-89

vis a vis sociology, XV: 75-83;

vis a vis tahora and tuma (ritual purity and impurity), XV:162-173

psychic dreams, XVIII:91-99

psychological analysis of human personality, XVI:135-139; XVIII:5-12, 49-56, 75-89

      self transcendence and obeying G-d’s Will, XVIII:27-37

      Spero, Moshe Halevi  and the psychology of the G-d relationship, XVIII:75,78-89

      Torah attitudes towards psychotherapy, XVIII:15-25, 39-47

Torah way of behavior modification, XII:122-126; XIII:183-190, 216; XIV:5-8, 16-17, 83-89, 154-157, 158-159; XVIII:39-47, 75-89

      unconscious mind, XVIII:5-12, 40-41

Public health and ethics (see Health)

Rabbinic sources, VIII:199-207; IX:133-137

RABINOWITZ, Aaron, PhD. “Torah, Spirituality, and Psychotherapy,” XVIII:39-47

RABINOWITZ, Dr. Avi. “Geocentrism,” V:7-32; “The Cosmic Prayer Connection,” VI:59-69; “Free Will,” VI:141-157; “And G-d Said, ‘Let There Have Been a Big Bang,’” XIII:7-17; "The Challenge of Human Duality: to Acknowledge Divine Unity," XVI:133-140

Radioactivity, II:34-35; X:173-176; XIII:91-93

RADKOWSKY, Prof. Alvin. “The Faith of an Orthodox Jewish Scientist Revisited,” I:21-23; Letter to the Editor, VII:71-76; IX:130-131; “The Yeshiva as a Place of Secular Learning,” X:169-172; obituary, XIII:3

Rambam (See Maimonides, Moses)

Rationality, II:57-74; VI:109-120; XV:137-159

Redemption, VIII:83-84, 178; XIII:123-136; XIV:104-105; XVI:145-150

    calculation of the final redemption, XV:115-135;

Relativity (see Physics)

Reward and punishment, VII:13-14, 17, 19; VIII:28-29

RICHTER, George. “The Consciousness of Earth,” VII:117-130

ROSENBLOOM, Prof. Paul. “What We Cannot Know,” III:5-11

ROSNER, Prof. Fred, MD, FACP. “Genetic Screening, Genetic Therapy, and Cloning in Judaism,” XII:17-29; "Moses Maimonides the Physician," XVI:57-104

ROZEN, Rabbi Yitshak Yehuda. “The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Outer Space,” XI:89-94

RUDERMAN, Raphael. “Like the Leaves on the Willow Tree,” XI:74-75 (F). Poems on the Six Days of Creation, XI:19, 39, 44, 45, and 196 (P)

Russia (see Europe)

Sabbath, IV:32–33; VIII:108; XIII:13; XIV:109

and time, XI:71-73; XV:15-16; XV:7-19, 115-135

memo-keeping on, XI:77-87

Sacred (definition of), XIII:165

       see also Holiness

Sacrifices, XIII:81

SACHS, Prof. Mendel. “Antiscience within Science,” II:51-55; “On a Scientist’s Comprehension of the Universe,” III:23-28; “On Ideas of Physics and Kabbala,” VI:103-107

SAKS, Prof. Tsvi Victor. “On the Nature of Truth in Mathematics,” IX:95-103; “Different Levels of Infinity in Torah and Mathematics,” XIII:113-120; “The Unity of Time,” XV:35-40; "Can Machines Think?" XVII:123-130

Sambatyon River, VI:127-133

Scapegoat (Yom Kippur ritual), XV:167-168

SAMUELSON, Prof. Norbert. “Creation and the Symbiois of Science and Judaism,” XIII:63-68

SCHMIDT, Shira Leibowitz. “Men=Women?Men: Difference Deniers and Difference Celebrators,” XII:185-193

SCHNEERSON, Rabbi Menachem Mendel. “Greetings to the International Seminar on Jewish Mysticism,” II:5-6; “Activating the Giants,” II:9-14

Schneerson, Rabbi Menahem Mendel, dedication to, by Herman Branover, IX:13-32

“The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Science and Technology,” by Herman Branover, IX:3-32; Commentary of two letters by the Rebbe on the nature of time, XV:42-55; “A Correspondence with Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson,” with Professor Cyril Domb, XVIII:182-192

SCHLESINGER, Prof, G.N. “Musings on (the Logic of) Repentance,” VII:13-19; “Aging and the Quality of Life,” IX:75-79

SCHNEIDER, Susan (Sarah Yehudit). “Evolution—Form and Consciousness,” IV:15-38; “The Underside of Creative Expression,” VII:97-105; “Women’s Rights in the Torah: The Daughters of Tslofhad,” XI:177-182; “The Evolving Feminine: An Enlightened View from Kabbalah,” XVIII:135-146

SCHROEDER, Prof. Gerald. “Time and the Age of our Universe,” XI:31-38

SCHUSSHEIM, Eli, M.D. and WALDENBERG, Rabbi Eliezer. “Should Jewish Law Forbid Smoking?” VIII:57-70

SCHWARCZ, Vera. “The Soul Is No Flat Terrain,” X:49 (P); “There Are Good Reasons to Hide the Light,” X:89 (P); “On a dog-chewed page,” X:156 (P); “Wind-blown holler,” X:156 (P); “I used to swim toward our child,” X:157 (P); “On the first day of her freedom,” X:157 (P); “The White Button,” X:158 (P); “Where Hope Coils, Curdles, Claws,” XIII:191 (P); “The Garden of the Soul: Historical Memory and Personal Identity,” XV:57-60; “Where Azure Reigned,” XV:61 (P);“Maps,” XVI:123 (P); “Gratitude,” XVI:131 (P)

SCHWARZ, Miriam. “Blood, Wine, and Childbirth: A Commentary on Leviticus Chapter 12,” X:133-139

Science

conflict with religion, IX:3-32, XII:143-144; XV:137-159; XVIII:171-181

limitations of, II:51-55, 81-90; III:5-11, 23-28; VI:49-56; IX: 13-32; XIV:5-8; XV:137-159

origins of modern science, XI:115-120; XIV:101-105; XV:127-159

scientific revolutions, XII:142-143; XIV:12; XV:127-159

Scientific method, II:51-52, 58-60; III:5-11, 14, 25-26; XIV:101-105; XV:137-159

extrapolation, II:34-36; III:7-8, 10; IX:22-23; XIII:10-13

versus revelation, II:89

SELTZER, Rabbi Dr. Arthur. “Cardio-Energetics and the Kabbala,” XII:113-119; “Human Aging: The Journey of Soul Return,” XIV:83-89; “Individuation and the Benoni,” XVIII:5-12

SHAFFER, Gedaliah. “Modern Physics and Jewish Mysticism,” I:35-40

Shaffer, Gedaliah, in memory of, XVIII:115

Shamir, X:173-176; XIV:63

SHAPIRO, Sarah. “Some Thoughts on the Burning Flames,” X:153-155 (B)

SHECTER, Barry. “Fear of Trembling,” VI:189–191 (F); “The Selling of Asher Feiffil,” V:137-142 (F)

SHELDON, Esther. “My G-d, I’m Liberated,” IV:99 (P)

SHLOUSH, Chana. “Shekhina at the Kotel,” XII:194 (P)

Shma Yisrael, mathematical structure of, VII:23, 25, 27, 39

Silence, V:70, 73

in the Amida prayer, V:78

SILMAN, Prof. Shimon. “A System of Logic for Messianic Phenomena,” XIII:123-136

SIMON, Prof. Edward. Review of Not by Chance: Shattering the Modern Theory of Evolution by L. Spetner, XIII:108-111

Sinai, II:38, 62; XIV:97, 124-126

Smoking, VIII:57-89; IX:129-130; XII:100-101

Sociology, the role of G-d in, II:75-78; sociology of religion, XIII:163-171; concept of self, XV:75-83

SOKOLIK, Dr. Haim. “Four Fables,” II:93-96 (F)

Soldiers, Jewish, III:49-59

Song of Songs, commentary on, IV:5-12; XIV:138

Soul, I:41-45; II:69-71; IV:5-12, 29, 31, 38; VI:61-66, 103-107; VII:61, 103-105; VIII:76-77, 83; XII:44-45; XIV:5-8

aspects of, XII:121-126; XIV:11-20, 23-26, 83-89; XVI:116-120, 134-139; XVIII:75-89

consciousness, IV:15-38; VIII:95; XIV:23-26, 67-69, 83-89; XV:7-19; XVIII:5-12

correlation with the kabbalistic sfirot, XII:116-119

dimension of, X:111-112

divine vs. animal, XII:44-65, 118, 121-124; XVI:137: XVIII:5-12

relation to body, XII:44-47; XIV:11-20, 23-26, 83-89; XVI:69-81

sociological definitions of, XV:75-83

spaceflight as analogy, XI:94; XIV:91-99

three levels of consciousness, XV:7-8

SPERO, Professor Samuel W. "The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Project and Healing Prayer," XVI:153-163; “The Maimonides Hospital Experiments and Psychic Dreams,” XVIII:91-99

SPETNER, Dr. Lee M. “The Evolutionary Doctrine,” II:17-25; “Information Theory Considerations of Organic Evolution,” II:27-30; “Organic Evolution in the Twenty-First Century,” XIV: 43-55;  "Teaching Evolution in Jewish Schools," XVII:5-14

Spinoza, weakness of his explanation of finitude, XI:12-14

STEINBERG, Avraham, M.D. “Free Will versus Determinism in Bioethics,” VIII:17–24; “What Is Jewish Medical Ethics?” VIII:13-15

STERMAN, Dr. Baruch. “The Meaning of Tekhelet,” XI:185-195

STIER, Prof. Oren Baruch. "CLICking on Redemption: Reflections on Jews and Judaism in Cyberspace," XVII:171-181

STOLPER, Rabbi Pinchas. Letter to the Editor, IX:128

STRIKOVSKY, Rabbi Dr. Aryeh. “Suffering for the Land of Israel,” VII:57-69; “G-d, Man, and Tree,” X:25-29; “The Biblical History of Rainfall and Irrigation,” X:51-57

Suffering, VII:14; VIII:10; XVI; 175-178

for the Land of Israel, VII:57-69

stress and disease, XIV:13-17

Sukkot, VI:174-176

Symbolism, XIII:73-82

Synagogue, architecture and archeology, VI:83-98

Tabernacle, VI:87; XIV:97

Tamar, XV:183

TAUBER, Yanki. “The Fluidity of Life: Based on the Notebooks of Rabbi Menahem Mendel Schneerson,” X:59-67; “Inside Time: Based on Talks by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi M.M. Schneerson,” XI:69-73

Temple, VI:83-98; XIII:128, 150-152, 219-222

future source of water and healing, X:51-57

“molten sea” water basin, XVII:133-153

Second, VI:83-98

sotah ritual at, XV:180-181

stonecutting for, X:173-176; XIV:63

TENEN, Stan. “Man Bites Dog,” XIV:67-69; "The One No Thing," XVII:131 (P)

TENDLER, Rabbi Prof. Moshe Dovid. “Cell and Organ Transplantation: The Torah Perspective,” XII:31-40; “On the Interface: Immutable Torah, Unchanging Laws of Nature, Ever-Changing Understanding of These Laws,” XIV:57-65;  "Genetic Predestination and Free Will: The Judeo-Biblical Perspective on Moral Behavior," XVI:7-16; "Rabbinic Silence: Intelligent Design," XVII: 87-94

TOKAYER, Marilyn. “Parental Attitude and Child Development,” X:141-145; “Response to Rabbi Bulka’s Comments,” X:149-152

Torah

behavior modification, XII:121-126; XIV:158-159; XVI:7-16; XVIII:39-47

morality, XVI:7-16

      social sciences, XVI:143-151

codes in, VI:7-39; VII:71-72; 77-78; VIII:121-131; IX:113-117, 119-122, 125-126, 128-129; XIII:193-201

concept of self, XV:79-80; XVIII:5-12, 75-89

creation, XI:26-28; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 39-57, 63-68, 71-85; XIV:115-120; XV:115-135; XVIII:171-181

dreams in, XVIII:91-99

economic systems, V:61-66; VIII:113–119; IX:83-87

fine arts, V:58

homeostasis, V:35-37

infertility, XV:181-188

literature, XI:165-172

longevity in Genesis, XIV:73-81

morality, XII:129-139; XIV:137-152, XVI:7-16

more than one? XIII:196-199

nature, IV:72; X:25-29, 51-57; XI:104-105; XIV:57-65, 67-69, 70-71; XV:137-159

outlook, I:47-55; XV: 137-159

photosynthesis, XIV:115-120

population count at Mount Sinai, XV:105-112

quantum physics, I:24; XI:26-28; XIII:7-17, 19-37, 39-57, 63-68; XVIII:149-168

Samaritan, VI:23-24, 32-33

science, V:7-11, 27-32; VI:49-56; VIII:145-151; IX:13-32, 35-49, 89-93; XI:31-38, 104-113; XIV: 5-8, 57-65, 67-69, 101-105; XV:137-159; XVII:17-35 XVIII:182-192

see also Halakha, Ethics

social sciences, XV:75-83; XVI:143-151

sotah (the suspected adulteress), XV:179-188

the Flood, XIII:87-93; XV:32-33

tahora and tuma, XV:161-173

       amount of water required for mikveh, XV:175-177

time and space, XI:26-28, 31-38; XIV:5-8; XVII:17-35

Western civilization, V:53-58; XIV:137-152

women, XI:177-182-72, 77-78; VIII:121-131; IX:113-117, 119-122, 125-126, 128-129; XI:147-154; XI:147-154; XV: 179-186; XVIII:135-146

versus communism, VI:54-55

versus magic, XII:61

Tribes of Israel, VI:127-133; VIII:166-190; XV:104-112

Truth, IX:95-103; X:84-87; XIII:123-136; XV:137-159

Tsedaka (charity), VII:58-59; VIII:117-118; X:91-96, 99-106; XII:175

Tsaddikim (righteous people)

actions of, V:71; XIV:87-88

and time, XV:11-15

telling stories about, V:69-82

thoughts of, V:72

TWERSKI, Rabbi Avraham, MD. "How Prayer and Faith Affect Health," XVI:95-105

Twins, monozygotic, XII:47-52, 74

UDELSON, Prof. Yoseph. “Worlds of Difference,” V:53-58; “Solomon Maimon: A Second Look at the Enlightenment,” XI:123-133

Unity, V:87–93; VI:106, 110-120; XII:49-73; XIV:10-20, 57-65, 66-69

of G-d, X:83-88; XIV:57-65, 66-69; XVI:133-140; XVII:129

of the universe, according to physics and Maimonides, XV:63-72

with G-d, ratso v’shov, I:38-39; XV:17-18

Universe

age of, I:32-33; II:29-30, 33-37; III:16; XIII:19-37; XVIII:149-168, 171-181, 185-187, 189

blueprint of, IV:21-22; XIII:7-17; XIV:101-105, 115-120; XV:115-135

center of, V:7-32; XIII:39-54, 59-61; XIV:91-99; XVIII:184

comprehending its structure, III:23-28, IX:21-22

expansion and finiteness/infinity of, II:44-45; V:12-14, 20-22, 27-28; XI:35-38; XIII:19-37; 63-68; XIV:67-69

purpose of, V:28; XIII:7-17, 39-54; XIV:91-99; XV:115-135

(see also Cosmology, Geocentrism)

VOGEL, Prof. Dan. “Torah and the Literary Imagination,” XI:165-172

Vows, XIII:142

WAHRMAN, Prof. Miryam Z. “Human Cloning: Is it Kosher?” XII:5-14; “Judging Genes,”

      XIV:29-41; "Kosher Pork and Treife Tomatoes," XVI: 27-55; "DNA Markers That Illuminate  

      Israelite Jewish Migration," XVII:97-112

WALDENBERG, Rabbi Eliezer Yehuda. “Should Jewish Law Forbid Smoking?” VIII:57-89; Letter to the Editor, IX:129-130

WARTER, Carlos MD. “Neurotheology,” XIV:23-26

Water

as metaphor for Torah and life, X:59-67

density of, II:47; IX:45-46

in healing, X:41-48

rainfall and irrigation, X:51-57

Weddings, Jewish, II:99-104 (B)

WIEDERKEHR-POLLACK, Professor Gloria. "Self Nullification: The Paradox of Surrender and Permanence," XVI:165-184

WEISS, Steve. Letter to the Editor, X:163-164

“Who Knows One?,” mathematical patterns in the Passover song, VIII:93-103

Wine, VI:173-176

WOLFF, Akiva. “Judaism and the Modern Concept of Sustainability,” XIV:107-112

Women

archetype in kabbala, XVIII:135-146

books by and about, XIII:209-215

breastfeeding, XIII:173-180

childbirth, X:133-139; XIII:212; XV:179-186

commandments and halakha, V:101, 105-108; XIII:214

dancing, X:153-155

differences between women and men, XII:185-193; XIV:154-157; XVIII:135-146

education, I:59-69; V:95-108

home vs. career, V:96-98

infertility, XV:179-186

marriage, XII:173-178, 193; XIII:211; XIV:154-157

marriage laws, X:127-130; XIII:173-180

modesty, I:65; XII:171-173

parenting, X:141-147; XIV:154-157

prayers for, XIII:213-214

prayers of the Mothers for Rebuilding the Temple, XIII:219-222

redemption, VI:135-138

role of, I:3-19; XVIII:135-146

sotah (the suspected adulteress), XV:179-188

Torah learning, V:103, 105-108; VI:137-138

Tslofhad daughters’ claim for inheritance, XI:177-182

YAVIN, Professor Yaakov. “How Much Water Has to Flow into the Mikveh? A Mathematical Solution,” XV:175-177

YEHEZKAEL, Raphael. “Lending without Interest in a Jewish State,” XIII:203-206

YISRAEL, Yosef Yitzchak. “Ha’Ari,” IV :94 (P)

ZAKIS, Prof. Juris. “Give Me a Place to Stand,” XIII:59-61

ZEIGER, Prof. Eliezer. “Torah and Science: From Elokim to Havaya, Part I” IX:89-93; “Torah and Science: From Elokim to Havaya, Part II,” X:83-88; “Time, Space, and Consciousness,” XV:7-19; "A Unified View of Torah and Evolution," XVII:17-35

ZILBERSTEIN, Rabbi Yitzchak. “Answers to Five Bioethics Questions Raised by Doctors and Medical Students,” VIII:7-11

ZIMMERMAN, Deena, MD. “Lactational Amenorrhea and Mesuleket Damim—A Medical Halakhic Analysis,” XIII:173-181

ZISKEN, Felice Kahn, “Vatkin,” XV:42 (P)

ZITTER, Perry. "Shabbat," XVII:192 (P)

ZUKIN, Prof. Yossef Marcio. “Artificial, Human, and Infinite Intelligence,” XIII:139-147

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