Menorah
Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him: “When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the menorah.” (Num. 8:1) In the Torah portion Behaalotecha (Num. 8:1), Aaron is commanded...
View ArticleProphesy by Entanglement
…And they prophesied in the camp. (Num. 11:27) In the Torah portion Behaalotecha, there is an interesting narrative: And the Lord said unto Moses: ‘Gather unto Me seventy men of the elders of Israel,...
View ArticleSecrets of the Talking Ass
And God opened the mouth of the ass, and she said to Bilam: “What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?” And Bilam said to the ass: “Because you have mocked me; I would there...
View ArticlePinchas – the Slayer of Uncertainty
A strange episode at the end of the last Torah portion, Balak, where Pinchas (Phinehas) slain a Jewish prince caught in the act with a heathen woman, is rewarded in this week’s present eponymous Torah...
View ArticleA Girl in a State of Superposition
In my recent post Secrets of the Talking Ass I discussed the phenomenon of Bein HaShmashot (twilight or dusk), which is neither day, nor night, nor both, nor neither, but rather a unique state having...
View ArticleForty Two Journeys to the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the...
These are the journeys of the children of Israel… (Numbers 33:1) When G-d brought the Jews out from Egypt, He brought them out with the mystery of the 42-letter name, just as He created heaven and...
View ArticleString Theory
Speak to the children of Israel and you shall say to them that they shall make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations, and they shall affix a thread of...
View ArticleMishkan – a Metaphor for Quantum Reality
And when the Tabernacle is set to travel, the Levites shall take it down; and when the Tabernacle camps, the Levites shall set it up… (Num. 1:51) During the wonders of Israelites in the desert, the...
View ArticleMishkan – a Metaphor for Quantum Reality, II
Continuing the theme of my last post, Mishkan – a Metaphor for Quantum Reality, the analogy between the Tabernacle (“Mishkan”) and quantum reality goes even deeper. The quantum world is best described...
View ArticleThe Pilot Wave
And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, even the tent of the testimony; and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until...
View ArticleTree of Life or Nothingness
In the Torah portion Shlach (Numbers 13:1-15:41), Moses instructs his spies to scout the land of Canaan and to bring back a report. He says to them: … What is the soil like – is it fat or lean? Are...
View ArticleBalak – Interference of Souls
Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. Moab became terrified of the people, for they were numerous, and Moab became disgusted because of the children of Israel. Moab said...
View ArticleBalak and Balaam – an entangled pair
In my last year’s post "Balak – Interference of Souls," I suggested that Balak needed Balaam (Bilam) to cause constructive interference to make the curse more powerful. This year, while reading this...
View ArticleTzitzit, Korach, and Wave-Particle Duality
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and you shall say to them that they shall make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments, throughout their generations,...
View ArticleDaughters of Zelophehad
Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad …. of the families of Manasseh, the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood...
View ArticleThe Land We Married
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Command the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land of Canaan, this shall be the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even...
View ArticleGetting a Blessing Through a Wormhole
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and bore...
View ArticleQuantum Cheshire Cat vs. Venomous Snakes
A Study in Form and Matter And Moses prayed for the people. And the Eternal said unto Moses: “Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, that every one that is...
View ArticleBalak and Balaam – an entangled pair
In my last year’s post "Balak – Interference of Souls," I suggested that Balak needed Balaam (Bilam) to cause constructive interference to make the curse more powerful. This year, while reading this...
View ArticleTree of Life or Nothingness
In the Torah portion Shlach (Numbers 13:1-15:41), Moses instructs his spies to scout the land of Canaan and to bring back a report. He says to them: … What is the soil like – is it fat or lean? Are...
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