The Rabbi’s Brain: Mystics Moderns and the Science of Jewish Thinking

The topic of “Neurotheology” has garnered increasing attention in the academic religious scientific and popular worlds. However there have been no attempts at exploring more specifically how Jewish religious thought and experience may intersect with neurotheology. The Rabbi’s Brain engages this groundbreaking area. Topics included relate to a neurotheological approach to the foundational beliefs that arise from the Torah and associated scriptures Jewish learning an exploration of the different elements of Judaism (i.e. reform conservative and orthodox) an exploration of specifically Jewish practices (i.e. Davening Sabbath Kosher) and a review of Jewish mysticism. The Rabbi’s Brain engages these topics in an easy to read style and integrates the scientific religious philosophical and theological aspects of the emerging field of neurotheology. By reviewing the concepts in a stepwise simple yet thorough discussion readers regardless of their background will be able to understand the complexities and breadth of neurotheology from the Jewish perspective. More broadly issues will include a review of the neurosciences and neuroscientific techniques; religious and spiritual experiences; theological development and analysis; liturgy and ritual; epistemology philosophy and ethics; and social implications all from the Jewish perspective.