From Adam’s Apple to Newton’s Apple: Concepts in Kabbala and the Wisdom of Hassidut through the Lens of Modern Physics

Product Description

Our world’s eternal questions answered by the Kabbalah, modern physics and the astonishing resemblance between them.
During the 1920s, the world was changed forever when a new theory in physics — quantum theory — was developed. To this very day, this theory enables us to predict the behavior of physical bodies and explains many natural phenomena.
Decades later, Dr. Shemer Keydar embarked on the study of physics and found an amazing parallel between the theories he was learning and the principles of Kabbala and Hasidism. Principles such as the creation of the world from nothing, the unity found in nature, the development of mankind, and the power of the human intellect are all presented and illustrated through the light of quantum physics and Kabbalah.
Dr. Shemer (Shmariahu) Keydar, a highly respected researcher and the author of numerous scientific papers, has developed his interest in the relationship between Judaism and modern physics over the last two decades, and now invites you to join him on this special journey.

Review

“This book offers many perspectives from both Jewish mysticism and quantum mechanics that were fully new to me. From my admittedly limited knowledge, I recognize links to Kant, Spinoza and Schopenhauer, and probably to Buddhism too.

I liked very much the relation to concepts in quantum theory and the theory of relativity. For example, Fermat’s principle to clarify that the Divinitysome times takes paths that are unexplainable to us. Catastrophe theory to explain sudden changes in the system. And many others.” – Dr. Tijmen Jan Moser

“The articles in the book greatly advanced me and enriched me in a language I did not know. There are breakthroughs in the articles to create an interface between the Kabbalistic language and the language of contemporary science. This is nothing short of real news!” – Rabbi Dreyfus

From the Author

In the process of writing this book I felt that I was on a journey of spiritual development, which has continued until today. Naturally, while traveling on this journey, which has spanned decades, I came to a new understanding of the Kabbalistic concepts that I hadn’t known before. It is my hope that this wonderful journey I have traveled will be an inspiration to my readers.