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Artificial Or Genuine Intelligence: A Torah Approach to AI
Artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI, has rapidly become one of the most influential technologies of the modern era. Not long ago, the idea of a machine that could write, translate, analyze information, create images, or hold a sophisticated conversation belonged to the realm of science fiction. Today, AI is woven into everyday life. At…
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Sukkot: Dating Lessons in Vulnerability and Unity
On Sukkot, we leave the security of our homes and move into a temporary dwelling, bestowing on it the trust and confidence of a permanent residence. While we may garnish it with beautiful adornments, it remains a hut, usually with fragile roofing and flimsy walls. In this Sukkot abode, we are expected to eat, study…
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Sukkot: Insights on the Four Species
We take basic natural items and use them as part of our service of Hashem…
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The Halachot of Rosh Hashanah
On the eve of Rosh Hashanah we do “hatarat nedarim” (the undoing of vows). A woman who cannot do so before a bet din may appoint her husband, or any other person, to perform it on her behalf. Two candles are lit on each day of Rosh Hashanah. One must be careful to leave a…
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A New Reading of the Book of Life
Each new year offers an opportunity to take pen in hand and write differently…
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A Feminine Perspective on the Shofar
The shofar physically resembles the birth canal…
