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Back to biography and publications Articles on laser cooling and trapping Immobiliser des atomes à coup de lumière laser Dalibard J., « Immobiliser des atomes à coup de lumière laser »,  La Recherche , vol. 16, n° 168, juillet-août 1985, p. 934-35. Le …

The Bible often speaks, in very concrete terms, of human anger, but even more often of divine anger. While some divine wrath is "explicable", others seem incomprehensible, even arbitrary. How, then, do the discourses of divine repentance fit together in …

Visions can be found in all religions. They are often linked to prophets, but not exclusively. Why are visions told? What are their foundations and functions? This series is intended to be interactive. You can suggest words you'd like to see covered, via …

The serpent played an important role in the religious systems of the ancient Near East. This was also the case in the kingdom of Judah, where there was a statue of a serpent in the Jerusalem temple. The best-known snake in the Bible is the "tempter snake" …

Without writing, the Bible would never have seen the light of day. When did people in ancient Israel learn to write? And how should we imagine the transition from oral to written form? The writing of biblical texts is not a single act. In a way, it is an …

The character of Melkizedek appears in only two places in the Hebrew Bible. However, he plays an important role in Judaism and Christianity, as well as in other circles. How are we to understand his mysterious encounter with Abraham, and his presentation …

What the two figures of the Golem and Lilith have in common is that each is only reliably attested to once in the Bible. How does Lilith become Adam's unsubmissive first wife? And how does the Golem become a kind of Frankenstein creature? This series is …

Back to biography and publications Online conferences Conclusions of the opening symposium, Inventing Europe", Collège de France, Paris, October 22, 2021 Webinar "Les droits humains à l'épreuve de la Covid-19", Covid webinar series, Collège de France and …

It's hard to imagine that the god of Israel would have asked for human sacrifices. But he did. This presentation explains why, and shows how the practice was abandoned in Persian times. This series is intended to be interactive. You can suggest words …

In our period of confinement, we've rediscovered the importance of gardens. The garden Eden, or Paradise, mentioned in the Bible, has long given rise to many questions and fantasies. There have even been attempts to locate the Garden of Eden in …

Music has been part of every human civilization. The Bible also places it at the very origins of humanity. When the Bible speaks of music, women play an important role. Music is present in all areas of human life, and there is even a case of musical …

The question of evil and its origins is addressed in all religious and philosophical systems. What is the link between evil and disease? Are illnesses divine punishments? Biblical discourses are not unanimous on this subject. This series is intended to be …

This goddess, censored in some biblical translations, was associated with the god Yhwh as his consort. She was very important in popular religiosity before certain representatives of (male) power decided to do away with her. This series is intended to be …

Many biblical texts can be understood as "crisis literature". Without these upheavals, the Bible would never have seen the light of day. The different attitudes to crises are still reflected in contemporary discourse on the major crises that have shaken …

This short series explores words that are important for understanding the Hebrew Bible, words that could not be covered in the "100 Words of the Bible" book. Each video will present the word, its contexts and meanings, with possible interdisciplinary …

Back to biography and publications 2021-2022 Jerusalem and Other Chosen Places Online meeting organized by the Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies at Bar-Ilan University and Collège de France, September 30, 2021. At this meeting, scholars from …