What Israel’s Campaign in Syria Has, and Hasn’t, Accomplished
Who’s winning the War Between Wars?
June 28, 2023
Can Artificial Intelligence Render Decisions of Jewish Law?
A 13th-century French rabbi’s insight into the problem.
Such programs as ChatGPT have the ability to draw on the knowledge of the entire Internet to answer factual questions, and can sometimes (but far from always) do so with impressive accuracy. As the technology improves, it’s feasible that Jews might turn to machine-learning software to answer difficult questions of Jewish law, usurping the primary traditional role of the rabbi or halakhic authority. Gil Student takes up the question:
June 28, 2023
Egyptian Diplomats Can Help Thaw the Cold Peace with Israel
The embassy in Tel Aviv should be doing its job.
The Century-Old Anti-Semitic Forgery That Continues to Shape Arab and Muslim Thinking about Jews
The popularity of the Protocols.
Can Artificial Intelligence Render Decisions of Jewish Law?
A 13th-century French rabbi’s insight into the problem.
Religion and the British Prime Ministers
From Arthur Balfour’s desire to believe to Tony Blair’s Catholicism.