Tag: humanity
On Being Seventy Nations and One
Our sages teach us that there are seventy nations in the world (BT Sukkot 55b). They derive this concept from Genesis, in which the list of nations which descend from Noah is tallied up to seventy. Th... Read More
On the Park 51 Community Center: Why I am committed to building inter-religious relationships
Park 51 Community Center, AKA the “Ground Zero Mosque”, has, today, a single employee: a young woman named Hanadi. During a recent visit, I had the opportunity to hear Hanadi’s story firsthand &... Read More
The Feast – Finding Common Ground in Abraham’s Legacy
On the 26th of October 2012, it was the Feast (or Eid ul Adha) symbolizing the culmination of the pilgrimage by Muslims to Mecca (the Hajj). These few days of light and love are supposed to characte... Read More
Google, Artificial Intelligence, and What Makes Us Human
While the debate about internet-based technologies and the plasticity of the brain rages on, we find ourselves drawn to Google’s quest to master artificial intelligence. What kind of brains are we ... Read More
The Death Penalty and Innocence by Zachary Bailes
Every day I read The New York Times. Feverishly I flip through the pages, catching up on "all the news that's fit to print." Reading the news and learning about current events helps me more deeply und... Read More
Death of a Legend: Judaism and Steve Jobs
Many have heard me joke, “I have two religions: Judaism and Apple.” In Jerusalem last summer, I purchased a kippah with the “Think Different” Apple logo embroidered on its black, velvety surf... Read More