2026 Judaism, Science and Medicine Group (JSMG) Conference: 'Judaism, Science and Human Flourishing'

The JSMG 2026 conference explores the ever-evolving relationship between Judaism, science and human flourishing. From antiquity to the present, Jewish thinkers have reflected on the meaning of happiness and flourishing through conversations with Western philosophers. Definitions of happiness and flourishing were at the core of how premodern Jews expressed their relationship to Judaism. In the twentieth century, happiness became a topic of scientific investigation.