Monday, 15 July 2024

Divination and Astrology in Jewish thought

Which Segulot are permitted?

Which Talmudic deer became a Maimonidean fox?
When does a game of cricket involve a biblical prohibition?
This and much more in "Reaching Beyond the Stars: Astrology and Divination in Jewish Thought", my zoom shiur for Bar Ilan:
19:30 Israel time, 17:30 UK time and 12:30 NY time.
Link to the shiur (just under 56 minutes) here.
First posted to Facebook 17 April 2021, here.

Somewhere over the Rambam? The peculiarities of rainbows in Jewish thought

Towards the end of last week, in the midst of Israel’s much anticipated rainy season, this image from Bat Yam was a striking ray of beauty i...