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Hardwired for Fear, Called to Welcome
The fear of the other is real, deeply rooted in our biology, and remarkably swift. But it is not the final word.
The Gift of Weakness
To pretend that you are strong when you aren’t is to disintegrate yourself.
My Daughter Became Bat Mitzvah as AI Overturned the Math World
When is learning about simply gaining information, and when is it about deepening a connection?
We know what AI isn’t. Nobody wants to say what it is.
By refusing to offer a clear, convincing argument for what AI is, we only boost AI’s mysteriousness. Its ineffability, so to speak.
What Makes A Place Home? Lessons From Hershey And Hymns
When medicine reaches its limits, music can still play a vital role, even as a patient prepares to transition to their heavenly ‘home.’
If Not Now, When? A Rabbi-Physicist on the Atomic Age
What does Judaism have to say about a weapon so many of our own helped make possible?
No Matter the Prophecies, Keep Planting
Not everything that is built is a net positive, and it takes time for us to recognize the impact of our inventions.
AI and Our Relationships
We are increasingly drawn to the “illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.”
AI can apologize, but it cannot be forgiven
AI is a superhuman apologizer. No human can hope to keep up. Humans dissemble and accuse. They get defensive. Not Claude.
Congregations Selected for Fall 2026 Round of Scientists in Synagogues
The 11 selected communities will explore the interaction of Judaism and science in their communities with topics ranging from AI to climate change and more.
Wrestling with Uncertainty
Physics taught us uncertainty is built into creation. So why does new research suggest that doubt about our politics can turn dangerous?
Does AI play favorites with religion?
Because AI is now a gatekeeper of knowledge, we have to be especially careful about the way that we represent society and different viewpoints.