Content on Scientists in Synagogues
Each of the congregations selected by Scientists in Synagogues agreed to create content such as blogposts, videos, and other resources surrounding Judaism and science. The topics they explore range from the neuroscience of free will to astrobiology to technology, and so here you will find all the content resources that have arisen out of this initiative.
For the Sin of A.I. Manipulation
Let us ask forgiveness, let us turn our hearts inwards and recognize that we are working with faulty AI; this is the time to commit to repair.
What Is a Human? Creation, Science and Humanity
We humans have to verbalize science to communicate, and we have to use words that have intellectual and emotional resonances.
Creation and Restoration Ecology
The new Jewish environmental Tikkun Olam requires us to abandon the idea that we always know what is best for the natural world.
Meep Morp
Today, on the birthday of the world, when we sing the prayer “hayom harat olam,” which can be translated as “today is pregnant with eternity,” is a day when we begin again, and all possibility is open.
Why Are We Here? Free Will and the Purpose of Life
Rosh Hashanah reminds us that we are not human beings, but human becomings.
Rosh Hashanah and the Sound of the Shofar
Going forward in time, Rosh Hashanah retains its power to re-create humanity every year.
AI: Ally or Adversary?
What can the history of artificial intelligence tell us about its possible future?
Nuclear Materials: The Good… and the Ugly
How do we navigate the great power and potentially massive risk surrounding nuclear technology?
Science and Torah – Some Common Ground
The desire to link seemingly disparate items or concepts together and define a unifying structure is at the root of science.
The Blessings of A.I. In Our Lives
We express our role as co-creators of this universe, as guardians of this universe and express our gratitude and our ongoing commitment to our role of co-creator. It is time to express gratitude for the blessings and wonders of A.I., Artificial Intelligence, in our lives as well.
The Archaeological Pendulum
The archaeological record is strewn with lost opportunities for clarity, but we continue to dig, consider and wonder.
Caring for the Body, Caring for the Soul
How can mindfulness help heal our relationship with food?