Divrei Navon

לחברי דוברי עברית - היכן ליהודי לגור?

הסיבה לחיות והסיבה למות: הפתרון היהודי הנכון יהודים רבים ברחבי העולם שאלו את עצמם אחרי 7 באוקטובר: היכן עליי לחיות? זו שאלה פשוטה שמגלמת בתוכה את השאלה

After the worst terror attack in Israeli history, 7 months of a war we are not allowed to win and worldwide antisemitism that reminds of pre-war Germany, Jews have been asking themselves "Where should we go?" Here is my response:

Where is a Jew to Live? - opinion Judaism teaches that there is a purpose to creation – to make the world a better place (tikkun olam) and to make oneself a better person (tikkun hanefesh).

Heard about Conscious AI? It doesn't exist ... yet. In my latest paper, "To Make A Mind" (which is part of my thesis on the moral status of AI), I explain the possibilities. Enjoy.

To Make a Mind—A Primer on Conscious Robots The dream of making a conscious humanoid – whether as servant, guard, entertainer, or simply as testament to human creativity – has long captivated the human imagination. However, while past attemp...

For those who might be interested on a theological take on the use of Autonomous Weapons Systems, here is chapter I recently published in an interfaith book on AI & Theology: https://divreinavon.com/pdf/AWS_BattlefieldDignity_aJewishPerspective.pdf

The Hannuka candles have a strange requirement that we are not to use their light for anything, but are only to look at them - some say - in silence. I suggest that the reason is "aesthetics". Join me on a journey to the aesthetic. Shiur (ENGLISH): https://youtu.be/0NQ6g-Vo5-Y

לנרות החנוכה יש דרישה מוזרה שלא להשתמש באורן לשום דבר, אלא רק לראותן בלבד - יש אומרים - בשתיקה. אני מציע שהסיבה היא "אסתטיקה". תצטרפו אלי למסע אל האסתטיקה...
Shiur (HEBREW): https://youtu.be/QL2CkoNv-AI