Last week, as we observed Tisha B’Av, we mourned not only the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem, but also the many ways antisemitism and hatred continue to spread.
Tisha B’Av called us to reflect on both the internal divisions and baseless hatred that can contribute to catastrophe, and the external forces that can leave us with little control over our own destiny. The questions remain both ancient and deeply modern: How do we live in a world shaped by uncertainty, and where can we still exercise responsibility and agency?
As AI systems such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok become increasingly influential, many people are asking how these technologies may reinforce antisemitism, but also how they might help others better understand Judaism and Jewish practice.
On July 23, 2026, members of Sinai and Synapses’ Jewish Thought and Jewish Education for the Digital Future working group, Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone and Raquel Saxe, joined a Tech Tribe panel exploring how AI learns – and unlearns – hatred. Together, they examined how we can take a more active role in shaping the ways AI is developed, used, and understood, and what it means to confront bias while building technologies that better reflect our shared values.
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