JSMG 2026 - Program

2026 Judaism, Science and Medicine Conference:

Judaism, Science and Human Flourishing Sun., Feb. 1 | 9 AM - 5:30 PM Mon., Feb. 2 | 9 AM - 1 PM AZ Time Conference sessions free and on Zoom Dr. Michael Anbar Keynote Lecture on Judaism, Science and Medicine: “How Judaism Promoted Worldly Success in the Modern Period” Sun., Feb. 1, 2026 | 3:30 - 5:30 PM

Register at: jewishstudies.asu.edu/science

Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026 The Judaism, Science and Medicine Group (JSMG) is an international organization of natural and social scientists, philosophers, historians, physicians, rabbis, theologians and educators who act to promote and facilitate a close relationship between Jewish religion, cultures and values, and the sciences, for the mutual benefit of both.

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Welcome Jeffery Cohen (ASU) Stanley Mirvis (ASU) Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (ASU)

9:15 - 10:45 AM

Session 1: What Is Flourishing?

Philosophical Clarifications Moderator: Joan McGregor (ASU) Presenter: Dan Haybron (St. Louis University)

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Break

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 2: The Science of Human Flourishing Moderator: Steven Neuberg (ASU) Presenter: Corey Keyes (Emory University)

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Break

1:30 - 3:00 PM

Session 3: Flourishing during a Lifespan Moderator: Richard Address (Sacred Aging) Presenter: Frank J. Infurna (ASU)

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 - 5:30 PM

Keynote Address: Dr. Michael Anbar Annual Lecture in Judaism, Science and Medicine: “How Judaism Promoted Worldly Success in the Modern Period” Presenter: Robert Eisen (GWU) Moderator: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (ASU)

Please note: All information is listed according to Arizona time (MST). If you do not live in Arizona, please Google the time difference in Feburary between where you live and Phoenix, Arizona to ensure you join us at the correct time.

Monday, Feb. 2, 2026 9:00 - 10:30 AM

Session 4: Measuring Flourishing Comparatively: America vs. Israel Moderator: Jeff Levin (Baylor University) Presenters: Adam Cohen (ASU) Kathryn Johnson (ASU) Pninit Russo-Netzer (Achva Academic College, Israel)

10:30 AM- 12:00 PM

Session 5: Jews, Judaism and Flourishing: Social, Medical, and Spiritual Perspectives (Roundtable) Moderator: Jonathan K. Crane (Emory University) Panelists: Rabbi Elliot Dorff (American Jewish University) Alan B. Astrow (Weill Cornell Medicine, New York) Shira Weiss (Yeshiva University)

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Concluding Lecture: Jewish Reflections on Flourishing in Historical Perspective Moderator: Joel Gereboff (ASU) Presenter: Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (ASU)

Thank you to our program funders: • The Dr. Michael and Ada Anbar Endowment • The Irving and Miriam Lowe Endowment • Templeton World Charity Foundation

Cosponsors: • Valley Beit Midrash • Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center