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 Playing Games Can Teach Us About Prayer
While I certainly use my iPhone to check my e-mail and make calls, far and away, what really drains my ...
Pick a Destiny, Any Destiny
David Blaine’s street magic specials are always fun to watch. If you haven’t seen what he does, this is a ...
Why Bernie Madoff Didn’t Lurk in Dark Alleys
We all know that one of the Ten Commandments is “Don’t steal.” But it’s also hard for us to imagine ...
Torah as Food
If you’ve ever walked down the condiment aisle of a grocery store, you’ve probably been overwhelmed by the ever-expanding number ...
How Should We Talk About Science and Religion?
As someone who loves both religion and science, I often struggle with how they interact.Are they in opposition to each ...
Give Your Brain a Rest
Generally, our minds have no problem with coming up with lots of ideas — it’s fairly easy for us to ...
Getting Our B’nei Mitzvah to Understand (and Love) Torah Study
Helping 13-year-olds understand a 3,000-year-old text is challenging, to say the least.After all, trying to glean lessons from the Torah ...
How Transparent Should We Be?
Why Do Infomericals Work?If you ever watch infomercials, you know that what they really sell isn’t just an amazing product ...
Is “Justice” a Process or a Result?
The Problem of HomelessnessWhen we think of societal problems, we often think in the abstract. Take the question of “homelessness.” ...
Who Owns Our Words?
For artists and writers, their creativity is their livelihood. The ideas that sprout from their heads are what put bread ...