Guest Speaker: Professor Nathan Aviezer

The Goldilocks Story: Our unique Universe

Alone amongst the planets of our solar system, only earth supports human life because it is "not too hot and not too cold, not too hard and not too soft, but just right". Professor Nathan Aviezer clearly explains how Science now seems to confirm the Torah's assumption that the universe has been specially designed to permit the existence of human beings. 

Professor Nathan Aviezer bio: 

Nathan Aviezer is Professor of Physics and former Chairman of the Physics Department of Bar-Ilan University. Aviezer is the author of more than 140 scientific articles on solid state physics. In recognition of his important research contributions, Aviezer was honored by being elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Research Professor of the Royal Society of London.

In addition to his scientific research, Aviezer has a long-standing interest in the relationship between Torah and science. He is the author of two books: In the Beginning (translated into nine languages) and Fossils and Faith (translated into five languages). Aviezer teaches a course at Bar-Ilan University on "Torah and Science," which was awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize. In addition, Aviezer organizes an annual Torah and Science Conference which attracts hundreds of participants from all over Israel.

Born in Switzerland, raised in the United States, Professor Aviezer received his doctorate in physics from the University of Chicago, and subsequently held a research position at the IBM Watson Research Center near New York. In 1967, Nathan and his wife Dvora made aliya to Israel. The Aviezers have four children and live in Petach Tikva.

During the last four decades, Professor Aviezer has lectured on the subject of Torah and science in high schools, universities, community centers, synagogues, and other frameworks, not only in Israel but also worldwide, including the United States, England, France, Brazil, Argentina, Turkey, Canada, South Africa and Australia. His two books are the outgrowth of these lectures, encouraged by the interest shown by the audience.

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