Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman
Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman is the founding director of Sinai and Synapses, an organization that bridges the scientific and religious worlds. He was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
Articles by Rabbi Geoffrey Mitelman
What Do You Believe About Science? It Doesn’t Matter…Until It Does
A few days ago, a friend of mine sent me a note saying, “I would be interested to read your take ...
A Moral Life? Or a Meaningful Life?
A few days ago, David Brooks wrote an article entitled “The Problem of Meaning.” In our society today, and especially in ...
Do You Accept Science, Or Judaism? Yes.
During my seven years in the congregational rabbinate, I had so many people say to me, “I don’t believe in ...
Why “Useless” Knowledge Still Has Value
I can’t get anywhere without my phone’s GPS (which my wife and I have named “Miriam”). We’re so reliant on it that there ...
Why We Build Something That We Know We’ll Take Down
Yom Kippur is an exhausting day. By the end of the day, we’re tired, we’re hungry, and we’re just ready ...
Waking Up Is Hard To Do
Waking up in the morning a definite challenge for me. I hit the snooze button more often than I should. At least ...
What (and How) The Simpsons Can Teach Us All
If you’ve got nothing to do for the next twelve consecutive days, and don’t need any sleep. starting tonight you ...
Liberalism, Loyalty and Israel
I am sad. I am scared. I am angry.Like many of you, over the last few weeks, I’ve been following ...
3 Cognitive Science Books That Teach Jewish Ideas
Why is it often so hard to do the right thing? Why doesn’t everyone share our same beliefs? And why ...
Why We Love “Throwback Thursday”
Every Thursday, my Facebook feed is filled with old pictures, stories of favorite memories, and statuses that remind people of ...