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Medical Utopias of the Future

Jewish reflections on stem cell research, biogenetic engineering and radical life extension.

By Asher Crispe

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Crispe, Asher
Rabbi Asher Crispe is the Director of The Institute for Jewish Thought and Culture and is a world renowned lecturer on Chassidic and Kabbalistic Philosophy. He is also a doctoral fellow at NYU in Philosophy of Religion.

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Rabbi Asher Crispe is the Director of The Institute for Jewish Thought and Culture and is a world renowned lecturer on Chassidic and Kabbalistic Philosophy. He is also a doctoral fellow at NYU in Philosophy of Religion.

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Posted: Sep 9, 2007

Brilliant

Thank you for posting such an informative and stimulating lecture. Rabbi Crispe's use of language, both academic and philosophical as well as his clear knowledge of Torah makes his style unique and mindblowing! I hope to hear more from him in the near future.

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