Rabbi Asher Crispe is the Executive Director of Interinclusion.org, a social mosaic which perpetuates the arts, sciences, literature, and music through Jewish tradition.
He is a highly knowledgeable technology expert and futurist as well as a media aficionado with a thorough and intimate knowledge of emerging developments in science and the digital universe. With over 20 years of experience as an educator, Rabbi Crispe regularly travels the world as a speaker / lecturer teaching in Jewish centers and academic institutions.
He specializes in illuminating the arts and sciences through the lens of the Torah. His lectures have focused on: music, film, architecture, gender theory, psychology, education, economics, regenerative medicine and physics.
He has also served as a consultant for financial, medical, and technological projects all relating to future trends.
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How can we look beyond the reality of appearances and see the appearance of reality? What are the limits of representation of self and others in the realm of the interpersonal? Why, within the framework of quantum physics, do subatomic particles know when they are being watched and consequently change their behavior? And how does all of this relate to Jewish notions of modesty? This lecture was delivered at the 13th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Are you really living? Do you struggle to live in the moment? Hear a panel of experts discuss mindfulness and hacks for living in the present. This panel was featured at the 13th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Dr. Rona Novick (23)
51:47
Driving language to the limit, expressing the inexpressible, and weaving the allusive metaphor are part and parcel of poetic language. Drawing on a host of famous poets from Blake to Yeats, T.S
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Increasingly, we are learning to appreciate the diverse range of animal communications and behaviors. While the communicative mechanisms may be somewhat different from our own, there is such a strong human-animal relationship that Jewish mystical thought produces an entire psychology out of the overlapping modes of experience
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
51:21
With evidence all around us of the rapid gains in technology in general and in AI in particular, many are left wondering if we are not planning our own obsolescence
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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The opinion expressed herein are exclusively those of the speaker. Jewish mystics have long ruminated on the book-like properties of reality as a whole, and the human condition in particular. This presentation will document the import of kabbalistic ideas in the works of such famed literati as Hugo, Emerson, Melville, Joyce, Kafka, Proust, Derrida, and more
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Are gender distinctions real or imaginary? Are they merely a consequence of biology or are they a form of social constructivism or the issue of some metaphysical determination? By translating the unique perspectives of Chassidic thought into the terminology of contemporary gender theory, we will attempt to address the supercharged socio-political conversation surrounding an individual’s attempts to self-determine the meaning of gender
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Since the abandonment of the gold standard, the meaning of monetary signals has been questioned with ever increasing vigor
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik (121)
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Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Why Is Jewishness matrilineal? Driving to Shul on Shabbat, or not going? What is your Rabbi afraid to tell you? Waht is the real age of the universe? Is there proof that the Torah is true? Can a Woman Say Kadish? These are just some of the questions that are answered in this "Crossfire" session
Series: Crossfire!
Mrs. Molly Resnick (20)
1:00:54
The frontier of science today has become the new alchemy with the promise of making virtually anything out of anything. Our mastery over matter is giving rise to a whole new sense of the physical universe
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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We hear plenty about the fiery debates between New World Creationism and Macro-Evolutionary Cosmology. As it turns out, neither of these views sufficiently describes the age of the world. Join us as we discuss a multitude of opinions and how, in totality, they answer what has seemed to be the unanswerable question. This lecture took place at the 9th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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The level of political tension between liberals and conservatives seems to be continually intensifying. Which side is the Torah on—or is there even a side? How can we heal this rift? This session will strive to uncover the roots of an authentically Jewish view of political science while contemplating its relevance to the modern world.
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
51:06
In an age of information, media rules the world. Music, in particular, has become the literature of the contemporary world
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
1:03:07
Why is God referred to as masculine? Why can't women get an Aliya? Why can't men touch women? What's the purpose of existence? Why do I need my own Rabbi? What's the biggest obstacle to a happy marriage? Why do we praise God so much? These are just some of the questions that are answered in this "Crossfire" session
Series: Crossfire!
Mrs. Shimona Tzukernik (121)
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What does Judaism have to say about the elimination of disease, the reversing of aging, and prospects for human immortality? This workshop examines recent medical breakthroughs in genetic engineering, stem cell research, and nanotechnology in the context of classical Jewish sources. This lecture was delivered at the 8th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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This lecture was delivered at the 8th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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When he was a young boy the Baal Shem Tov’s father taught him the secret to conquering all his earthly fears. In this lecture we uncover that secret of how Torah-based psychology lays the groundwork for dealing with the full spectrum of our anxieties and perturbations
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Artists are continually playing upon the nature of our perception. The great masters will often force us to reflect upon what our eyes perceive. Is there something real out there independent of our awareness? Does art merely copy reality or create it? Taking a cue from aesthetics, we will explore the curation of the soul
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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What makes a home a home? In the course of our investigation we will demonstrate that homeliness is as much a product of our inner spiritual dynamics as it is about colors, lighting and layout. Our role as designers is to furnish its interior with multi-purpose objects that serve both the physical and the spiritual.
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Decades of work and billions of dollars went into the search for the elusive Higgs boson, a critical link in the Standard Model of particle physics. Why did its discovery spark wild excitement in the scientific world? How does the Higgs particle enable us to better understand ourselves and the universe?.
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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It sounds like science fiction, but Jewish writings have plenty of material. The body, in this world is limited by space and time, but the soul is beyond limitations. Rabbi Asher Crispe references many of the texts describing such other worldly experiences. This lecture was delivered at the 7th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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What is the age of the world? 1 minute. Rabbi Asher Crispe reviews the changes in technology and agriculture over the last century. 97% of the work force has been freed up from agricultural work and now manufacturing is being done with robots. As bad as the economy seems this is the best time in the history of the world
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Placing a king on the inside strengthens the executive function. The soul is ruled by the mind, the heart and the liver. The liver? Rabbi Asher Crispe, in his humorous, scholarly style explains how the new world of neuroscience and the old world of Torah and Kabbalah are joined.
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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When you bring together a technology futurist, a reform Rabbi turned Orthodox and a Chabad House director you get some fascinating answers. Here is a taste of some of the questions posed by the audience. Included are questions about Chassidic dating; illegal immigration; the G-d particle; and universal healthcare. The answers, often surprising, are all clear and concise
Series: Crossfire!
Dr. Shmuel Klatzkin (7)
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Would you like to trade in your body for a newer model? Futurist, Rabbi Asher Crispe, brings us the excellent news that science fiction is becoming reality. Abraham, our patriarch, prayed for disease as a warning of impending death, but today, when 100 years old is becoming the new 65, we search for ways to avoid death and disease
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)
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Modern technology has made the once-abstract concept of the inherent connection between all things into a tangible reality. Watch and discover how the history of industry and technology parallels and reveals a greater spiritual evolution occurring behind the scenes.
Rabbi Asher Crispe (45)