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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: How the Discoveries of Isaac Newton & Ferdinand Magellan Changed Halachic Definitions of Up & Down
Description: A virtual event presentation by Dr. Jon Greenberg
Event Co-Sponsored By:
Sinai and Synapses, Scientists and Synagogues Program
ABOUT THE EVENT:
The class will cover many of the following ideas –
*How the discoveries of Isaac Newton and Ferdinand Magellan changed the halachic definitions of up and down
*Changing meaning within Tanach: Why is “a land dripping with milk and honey” a blessing in Torah but a curse in Isaiah?”
*How did the Talmud’s classification of living things anticipate a scientific discovery by 1700 years?
*Structure of the Solar System in the Talmud and later
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Jon Greenberg received his Bachel...