Just how powerful is human free will?
About this Event
How does one person’s free will impinge on another? Can one person harm another when the victim does not deserve that harm? How can one person’ free will override the Divine providence granted to everyone?This is a deeply mysterious subject.
The basic question is:
Just how powerful is human free will?
About Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz
Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz is a world-renowned rabbi, speaker and author who is most famous for his expertise on medical ethics and his ability to crystalize complicated mystical concepts in such a way that both the newcomer and those well versed in Torah will be able to grasp and apply them in a practical and personal way.
He is Senior Lecturer at the JLE was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. After practicing as a doctor in both South Africa and the U.S., he moved to Israel where he practiced both in hospital and general medicine in Jerusalem and engaged in a number of years of Talmudic study and later teaching in Jewish thought and medical ethics in Jerusalem.
He is the Founder and Director of the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum and has written a number of books on the subject of Jewish Thought and Philosophy including Living Inspired and Worldmask. His work has been translated into Spanish, French and Portuguese.
Contact katz@jpulse.org for more info or to volunteer for this event.
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