<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rabbi Dr. David G. Di Segni graduated in Microbiology and Medical Genetics from </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hebrew</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span></i><st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">University-Hadassah</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span></i><st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Medical</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">School</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> of </span></i><st1:city><st1:place><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Jerusalem</span></i></st1:place></st1:city><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> and from La </span></i><st1:place><st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sapienza</span></i></st1:placename><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> </span></i><st1:placetype><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">University</span></i></st1:placetype></st1:place><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> of </span></i><st1:city><st1:place><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rome</span></i></st1:place></st1:city><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. He is Senior Scientist at the Institute of Cell Biology, National Council of Research, </span></i><st1:city><st1:place><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Rome</span></i></st1:place></st1:city><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. He also graduated from the Collegio Rabbinico Italiano, where he is currently the Coordinator and Talmud teacher. This article appears in issue 6 of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.<o:p></o:p></span></i> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></span>