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blogs.timesofisrael.com > the-pharoah-index-and-distributed-trust

The Blogs: The Pharoah Index and Distributed Trust

5+ day, 19+ min ago   (1637+ words) More Powerful Than a Nuclear Weapon: Truth The Pharaoh Index and the architecture of distributed trust. There is something almost absurd about the image. One man stands before an enormous crowd. Everyone surrounding him appears to believe the same thing....

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > the-new-golden-calf-submitting-to-ai

The Blogs: The New Golden Calf – Submitting to AI.

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1682+ words) The New Golden Calf: When AI Becomes an Idol The danger of artificial intelligence is not that it becomes human. The greater danger may be that humans begin treating it as something more than human. The Qur’anic story of Moses…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > why-did-the-kessim-laugh-at-elijahs-chair

The Blogs: Why Did the Kessim Laugh at Elijah’s Chair?

1+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (1711+ words) The question provoked laughter among the Kessim. To them, the very idea of an “Elijah’s chair” was not merely unfamiliar. It was deeply puzzling. And behind their laughter lay two practices that seemed completely foreign to the religious world they…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > elections-what-are-we-electing-for

The Blogs: Elections: What Are We Electing For?

1+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (970+ words) Israel is heading toward another election. In the coming weeks and months, we will hear many arguments about security, the economy, education, the courts and the future of the country. All of these questions are important. But Parashat Shoftim invites…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > conversos-and-the-theology-of-redemption

The Blogs: Conversos and the Theology of Redemption

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) Abravanel understood the immense pressures under which conversion had occurred. He explained: “Because of the miseries, the condemnations, and the massacres by the enemies, they left the totality of the Law, and they thought to become like one of the…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > private-struggle-public-assault-protecting-torah-life-in-the-digital-age

The Blogs: Private Struggle, Public Assault: Protecting Torah Life in the Digital Age

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (747+ words) We must respond to this trend with clarity, wisdom, and compassion. This is not a call to reject, humiliate, or write off any Jewish soul. Every Jew remains precious. Each person may carry pain, confusion, trauma, loneliness, intellectual questions, or…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > can-we-separate-the-music-from-the-man

The Blogs: Can We Separate the Music From the Man?

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (379+ words) The documentary has renewed attention on allegations that have lingered for decades. Because Carlebach passed away in 1994, there was never a legal proceeding to formally adjudicate these claims. That leaves each of us—and our communities—to wrestle with the…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > jack-terpins-receives-silver-salver-from-sao-paulo-city-council

The Blogs: Jack Terpins Receives Silver Salver from São Paulo City Council

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (483+ words) Tribute proposed by Councilwoman Cris Monteiro recognized decades of dedication by Jack Terpins to the Jewish community, dialogue, and the development of new leadership. On Wednesday evening (August 6), Jack Terpins was awarded the Silver Salver by the São Paulo City…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > from-survival-to-strength-the-day-school-revolution

The Blogs: From Survival to Strength: The Day School Revolution

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (490+ words) Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz deserves to be remembered as more than a founder. He was a man of vision, impatience, and moral clarity. He understood that the Jewish people cannot survive by nostalgia. They survive by disciplined transmission. He was…...

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blogs.timesofisrael.com > do-you-feel-safe-wearing-jewish-symbols-in-public

The Blogs: Do You Feel Safe Wearing Jewish Symbols in Public?

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (993+ words) In last week’s Baltimore Jewish Times on-line poll, the platform’s readership were asked by the editor, “Do you feel unsafe wearing Jewish symbols in public?” Fifty-four percent said yes and 46% said no. Although this finding was not totally surprising, it…...