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Lehrhaus Echoes 17 Sep
David Zvi Kalman's short story, "Echoes," cleverly imagines two modern-day students, Josh and Sara, utilizing a holographic version of Maimonides to study is...
17 Sep
JTA The antisemitic spree by Elon Musk’s Grok xAI makes it clear: AI poses a real threat to Jews 10 Jul
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, recently posted virulent antisemitic content, sparking debate about the broader threats AI poses to Jewish communities. Grok's ...
10 Jul
JTA I operate a small Judaica business. Trump’s tariffs are going to squelch Jewish innovation. 9 Apr
David Zvi Kalman discusses the impact of tariffs implemented by the Trump administration on his Judaica business, which relies heavily on Chinese and Israeli...
9 Apr
Forward Should Jews use artificial intelligence to bring back the dead? 1 Dec 2024
David Zvi Kalman explores the ethical and religious considerations of using artificial intelligence to create simulations of deceased loved ones. While techn...
1 Dec 2024
JTA Why I wrote a prayer to be said on the Shabbat before Election Day 31 Oct 2024
David Zvi Kalman discusses the historical prayers for government recited in synagogues worldwide, which traditionally focus on the well-being of national lea...
31 Oct 2024
JTA In 2013, I started AtoneNet, a space for public ritual confession. Here’s why I’m shutting it down. 10 Oct 2024
David Zvi Kalman's decision to close AtoneNet, an anonymous online platform for Jewish ritual confession, highlights the evolving landscape of internet commu...
10 Oct 2024
Forward Why a child's first haircut may be Judaism's sweetest ritual 24 May 2024
The article discusses the Jewish ritual of upsherin, where 3-year-old boys receive their first haircut in a ceremony that symbolizes the transition from infa...
24 May 2024
Forward NASA wants to create a time zone on the moon. Here’s what that means for Jewish space travelers 1 May 2024
NASA is contemplating the creation of a time zone on the moon, raising questions about how Jewish travelers in space would observe rituals like Shabbat. Whil...
1 May 2024
Lehrhaus This Graphic Novel is a Bible Commentary. But What Kind? 5 Mar 2023
The review discusses a graphic novel interpretation of the biblical book of Esther. The author argues that illustrated sefarim (sacred texts) should be taken...
5 Mar 2023
Lehrhaus The Written Law 7 Feb 2023
In this humorous and imaginative piece, David Zvi Kalman presents a dialogue between Moses and God discussing the challenges of transmitting and preserving t...
7 Feb 2023