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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Beyond the Chatbox: How AI Will Change UI/UX... ⁠ Ibrahim Mukherjee writes for The Times of Israel 🔗 ➡️ blogs.timesofisrael.com/beyond-the-… ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Could deliberately doing something the slow, physical way become a form of resistance in an AI world? ⁠ Rachael Rovner writes 🔗 ➡️ blogs.timesofisrael.com/build-the-a… ⁠ Follow us for more: #kids #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Should We Ban AI for Kids? ⁠ David Brooks with Jonathan Haidt for The Atlantic 🔗 ➡️ www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/1… ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
What does Jewish tradition say about a life where work is optional? ⁠ Rabbi Jay Michaelson writes 🔗 ➡️ jweekly.com/2026/10/01/ai-judaism-a… ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
For Tech Tribe Dispatch, Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone, a member of Sinai and Synapses’ Jewish Education and Jewish Thought for the Digital Future working group, explores what may be behind the shift. 🔗  mytechtribe.substack.com/p/tech-hea…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
hat does the Golem actually teach us about AI? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-golem-i… ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Are Jewish ideas about technology reaching the Jews building it? For Jello Menorah, Sinai and Synapses Senior Tech Advisor DZ Kalman looks to the atomic age to explore the divide between Jewish thinkers and the people shaping AI. Read: www.jellomenorah.com/p/the-jews-of-…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Through Scientists in Synagogues the Los Alamos Jewish Center explored the Jewish scientists behind the atomic age. Rabbi Dr. Jack Shlachter reflects on the moral questions their work left behind. 🔗 sinaiandsynapses.org/content/if-not…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Will AI save humanity? Destroy it? Change everything? We’ve heard versions of this story before. 🔗 Read “No Matter the Prophecies, Keep Planting”: sinaiandsynapses.org/content/no-mat…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why human language may be intertwined with fire... ⁠ Hannah Little writes for Scientific American 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/6e8aflzf26 ⁠ Follow us for more: #languages #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Meditation moved from religious practice into wellness culture with many original safeguards stripped away. What happens when science discovers risks that contemplative traditions may already have recognized? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/n5d8aj3f93
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What if "consciousness" isn’t real? ⁠ Tim Bayne writes for Scientific American 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/6o6a8cmmfn ⁠ Follow us for more: #humanity #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Is Jewish life better measured in dues paid or in commandments fulfilled? ⁠ Rabbi Charles Arian writes for The Wisdom Daily 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/o1f7ftlypm ⁠ Follow us for more: #mitzvah #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If AI can help scientific research while allowing students to bypass the intellectual struggle of education, what is a university actually for: producing knowledge, awarding credentials or forming human beings? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/eylg6ch20x
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When the people building a technology openly warn that they do not fully know how to control it, what does moral responsibility require from religious communities: skepticism, precaution, engagement or all three? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/5y8pnlilk9
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If fear about AI can itself erode concentration, motivation and a sense of future possibility, how do we take technological risk seriously without allowing apocalyptic thinking to consume humanity? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/5tytjnamrt
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What does building a fragile, temporary structure by hand each year teach a family about impermanence? ⁠ Jodie Sadowsky writes for Kveller 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/b1od4tbzmg ⁠ Follow us for more: #sukkot #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” Would we even recognize a signal from an intelligent civilization if we received one? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/szvwl9p62n ⁠ Follow us for more: #space #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Knowing the science doesn’t make it less magical. Watch the full conversation from our flagship program, Scientists in Synagogues now: youtu.be/nHoh58DF_m8?si=etQDSsGUnz7… #Wonder #ScienceAndReligion #SinaiAndSynapses
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We Made This Mistake With Social Media. Let’s Not Make It Again With AI. Coby Schoffman writes for The Jewish Journal🔗 ➡️ jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinio… Follow us for more: #ai #science #jewish #judaism #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Was it a miracle… or just a dream? 🔗 sinaiandsynapses.org/content/source… #ScienceAndReligion #TalkingDonkey #TorahAndTradition #ScientistsinSynagogues #SinaiAndSynapses
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What would education look like if it were built on breadth instead of specialization? ⁠ Mariam Sabri writes for Aeon 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/kcgzwb7ckc ⁠ Follow us for more: #polymath #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Play with no score, no points, no tracking. Is gamification quietly eroding something religious traditions also protect? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/msuix6x5on ⁠ Follow us for more: #games #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Jewish chavruta learning is built around arguing, questioning and struggling toward understanding. If AI gives us answers instantly, can we use it in a way that actually restores productive intellectual struggle rather than replacing it? 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/5mmzfe4t7i
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What else is missing from the human story because it rotted instead of fossilizing? ⁠ Benjamin Taub writes for Nautilus 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/3dsraxzhtz ⁠ Follow us for more: #history #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How do you approach AI? . . . #AI #JudaismAndTech #EthicsInAI #FutureOfFaith #ScientistsinSynagogues #SinaiAndSynapses
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What makes intergenerational mentorship so powerful in science and mathematics? ⁠ Gregory Barber writes for The New York Times 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/5y4rlmy01r ⁠ Follow us for more: #genius #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When archaeology confirms a people existed, does that settle anything about what their texts claim? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/aykinslk7m ⁠ Follow us for more: #archeology #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Is it morally wrong to not take care of yourself? ⁠ Laura K Soter & Fan Yang write for Psyche 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/szvaersh46 ⁠ Follow us for more: #selfcare #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
After attending the Pro-Human Assembly, Sinai and Synapses Founding Director Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman reflects on AI at a human scale: beyond fears of superintelligence, what do we want our children to learn, what skills should we keep, and how do we preserve purpose and meaning?
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Try acting as if no one chooses. Does less blame make you a better neighbor or a worse one? ⁠ Tara-Lyn Camilleri writes for Psyche 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/cp0iut2qtc ⁠ Follow us for more: #choice #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Don't just thank your rabbis. Ask what you've asked of them. ⁠ Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein writes for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/zjq1ijal5c . . . ⁠ Follow us for more: #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Einstein test: what happens when AI tries to rediscover relativity? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/qvfdqjxicz ⁠ Follow us for more: #einstein #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nine communities. Six states and countries. A whole lot of questions worth asking. 🔗 f.mtr.cool/2zge8wa8q8
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If quiet periods after learning help the brain consolidate memory, what have we lost by filling nearly every empty moment with phones, podcasts and feeds? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ f.mtr.cool/32d4cr0mdo
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Invented or discovered? . . . #Math #Science #Judaism #Cosmology #SinaiandSynapses
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How does a creation story land differently when the Moon takes an afternoon, not an age? ⁠ David Nield writes for Nautilus 🔗 ➡️ nautil.us/the-moon-may-have-been-cr… ⁠ Follow us for more: #moon #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
AI personal assistants are now acting on people’s behalf in the real world and all sorts of strange things are going wrong. ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026… ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tomorrow! What can Jewish history teach us about navigating the disruption of AI? 📅 Wednesday, September 16 ⏰ 12 PM ET | 9 AM PT | 7 PM Israel 💻 Online via Zoom 🔗 f.mtr.cool/unwl10wvvr
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The technology is moving faster than elected officials can handle and Anthropic’s CEO says the industry should slow down. ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/0… . . . ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon will join forces at an event tomorrow to push for human-controlled AI. ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ www.axios.com/2026/09/14/coxon-bern…? ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why Harvard's Dean 'Encourages' Students to Use AI... ⁠ Derek Thompson writes 🔗 ➡️ www.derekthompson.org/p/what-is-col… ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A.I. Slopware Is Everywhere Now. Nobody Is Using It. ⁠ Paul Ford writes for The New York Times 🔗 ➡️ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/opinion/… ⁠ Follow us for more: # #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Anthropic’s CEO warns that the makers of artificial intelligence “owe it to humanity to try” to slow down. ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026… . , . ⁠ Follow us for more: #AI #science #jewish #judaism #religion #new
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman reflects on a visit to Shanksville, Pennsylvania, just one year after Flight 93 crashed there, and on an unexpected connection to the High Holidays. 🔗 thewisdomdaily.com/clal-reflects-on…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What are you bringing with you into 5787? 📚 As we welcome a new year, the Sinai and Synapses team is sharing a few of the books that stayed with us this past year. See our 5787 reading list, and tell us: what should we add to ours?
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In a new essay from Culture, Uncurled, religion and science scholar and Sinai and Synapses Fellowship alumnus Dr. Connor Wood visits a storied neo-Gothic church in Copley Square and a small Catholic chapel tucked inside a shopping mall. 🔗 cultureuncurled.substack.com/p/why-…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Rosh Hashanah marks the birth of the world. As we bring AI into existence, what kind of parents are we turning out to be? 🔗 For a deeper look at the AI safety concerns behind this reflection, read the piece: www.derekthompson.org/p/its-time-to…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Every year, we return to the same prayers. And sometimes, the same mistakes. Why do the flaws we confessed last year have a way of meeting us again? 🔗 jweekly.com/2026/09/03/why-we-end-u…
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sinaisynapses.bsky.social @sinaisynapses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Twenty five years on, what does memory preserve better when the eyes were not the witness? ⁠ 🔗 ➡️ blogs.timesofisrael.com/i-was-at-gr…
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