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Scientist Advocated for Public Hygiene and Jewish Truths
By Dovid Zaklikowski
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Professor Velvl Greene, former chair of epidemiology and public health at Ben-Gurion University, professor emeritus there, and director of its Lord Jakobovits Center for Jewish Medical Ethics, passed away at the age of 83. A pioneer in the field of hygiene and the development of sanitary standards used in hospitals, he maintained at the height of his career a scientific and religious dialogue with the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. He became a highly regarded lecturer on Torah and its compatibility with science, and also contributed to NASA's search for extraterrestrial life.
By the time Greene met with the Rebbe in 1963, the two had also already corresponded with each other.
"The Rebbe was so warm and welcoming," he recalled of that first meeting. "He seemed more like a loving uncle than the spiritual leader of the Jewish world [that he was]."
They discussed the concept of Divine Providence, that "everything that a person sees or hears is designed by G‑d to bring us closer to Him." The Rebbe told Greene that as a professor in a medical school and as a frequent traveller, he probably saw and heard things most people don't experience.
"Why don't you keep a journal, just a few notes at the end of the day, and see if you can find the divine message?" the Rebbe suggested. If he needed help finding the meaning, they could discuss it together.
Greene was amazed at the conversation.
"There was the Rebbe," he said, "educated in math and science himself, who spoke of the soul as something real, not just an idea."
At one point, Greene brought up NASA's search for life on Mars.
"Is this right?" he asked. "Can I really do this? Other religions say you shouldn't search. And the Torah doesn't say there's life on Mars."
"Professor Greene," the Rebbe replied, "you should look for life on Mars. And if you don't find it there, you should look elsewhere. And if you don't find it there, you should look elsewhere. Because for you to sit here and say that G‑d didn't create life elsewhere is to put limits on G‑d, and no one can do that."
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Dr. Velvl Greene is Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Public Health at Ben Gurion University. An original participant in NASA's Exobiology program, he served as Professor of Public Health and Microbiology at the University of Minnesota for 27 years.
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