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Moment Magazine won two major First Place prizes from the Religion News Association for Magazine Overall Excellence for its Artificial Intelligence issue, wh...

A philosophical exploration using a solar eclipse as a litmus test.

While Jewish tradition historically viewed eclipses as bad omens, some contemporary American Jews are embracing the opportunity to witness the upcoming total...

The text delves into the Jewish perspective on solar eclipses, exploring whether they are viewed as natural phenomena or bad omens. According to the Talmud, ...

Alon Arvatz, a veteran of Israel's cyber unit 8200, discusses Israel's leadership in global cybersecurity and the pivotal role of innovation driven by milita...

In this discussion of animals in the Torah, the focus is on the classification of birds as kosher and non-kosher. The text explores how the Torah's categoriz...

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has acknowledged its past endorsements of Nazi medical practices and slow response to Nazi Germany's antisemitic a...

Israeli-American Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman, known for revolutionizing economic decision-making, passed away at 90. He, along with Amos Tversky, reshaped...

Dr. Rachel Yehuda, a prominent figure in the study of intergenerational trauma and resilience, discusses how trauma is inherited across generations and how J...

Paul Lang, a photographer turned flight simulation center co-founder, fulfills his childhood dream of aviation through Voyager Flight Simulation at London Lu...

In 1919, Albert Einstein was a relatively unknown figure, facing doubts about his work and struggling professionally. However, during a total solar eclipse t...

The video delves into the question of genetic relatedness among Jews, exploring DNA testing in the context of Jewish identity, culture, and history.

In an analysis by Mark Glass, the author delves into a humorous yet insightful halakhic question based on the popular game Pokemon, pondering if using a move...

William Shatner, known for his iconic roles in Star Trek and Boston Legal, has recently become an ambassador for the "overview effect" after his sub-orbital ...

A team of six Year-12 students from Yavneh College in Hertfordshire won Transport for London's (TfL) innovation competition by proposing a project called Urb...

In response to the traumatic events of October 7, 2023, including a deadly attack by Hamas in Israel, Hebrew University in Jerusalem has established the Inst...

A Jewish individual undergoing fertility treatment reflects on the emotional journey of having embryos that didn't develop into children due to scientific re...

Jewish high school students, including Kate Glick and Ellianna Pell from The Leffell School, participated in the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education's...

Fernando Goldsztein's journey began with his son's diagnosis of medulloblastoma, leading to the creation of The Medulloblastoma Initiative (MBI) aimed at fun...

The article discusses understanding human behavior by comparing it to scientific phenomena like sound creation. It emphasizes the importance of knowing that ...

Maimonides, a renowned rabbinic authority and philosopher of the Middle Ages, was also a prolific physician who authored various medical works focusing on a ...

Gadi Roz, an Israeli reservist, is fighting two wars: one for Israel's future and the other for his 6-year-old son Meitar, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystroph...

The Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has approved a teshuva (responsum) on cannabis usage, addressing social...

Rabbi Elia Benamozegh, a prominent scholar of Italian Jewry, wrote a scientific and Kabbalistic commentary called "Em LaMiqra" on the book of Leviticus. This...

In this article, the author explores the connections between Jewish mysticism and the use of psychedelics. While there is no definitive proof of psychedelic ...

The episode discusses freshly uncovered details regarding the potential cover-up of COVID's origins and comments by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in...

Dr. Yehuda Sabiner, a Gerrer Chasid and pediatrician, shares his unique journey combining Halacha, Chasidus, and medicine. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he t...

Professor Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown of Arizona State University has been studying the relationship between the microbiome (the community of bacteria in the gut) ...

In the discussion, Professor Dan Rabinowitz highlights the Middle East's unique position as both a significant contributor and victim of climate change. He e...

After losing her mother to breast cancer, the author discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which significantly increases the risk of breast and ova...

Arno Allan Penzias, a Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning physicist, has passed away at the age of 90. Penzias and his colleague discovered an unexpla...

Israel has become the first country to approve the sale of lab-grown beef, cultivated by Aleph Farms. The firm has received provisional approval from the Isr...

The article discusses the challenges faced by Israel in terms of environmental degradation and conflicts, but also highlights the potential for resilience an...

The identity of a murder victim, whose body was found decapitated and mutilated in 2011 in California, was recently discovered by Jewish genealogists. The vi...

This text tells the story of Murray Oratz, a young Jewish boy who enlisted in the Navy during World War II. He joined the Navy's exclusive science training p...

The article explores the concept of Jewish trauma and its generational effects. It discusses how traumatic experiences, such as the Holocaust, can be passed ...

In a recent podcast interview, Israeli writer Matti Friedman discusses his concern about Israel's growing dependence on technology. Known for its advances in...

In a recent discussion with Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver, Israeli writer Matti Friedman addresses his concerns about Israel's heavy reliance on technology...

Intel Israel and the Israeli government have announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Kiryat Gat, representing a significant investment of $2...

An Israeli soldier has died after being infected with a dangerous fungus found in the soil of the Gaza Strip. The soldier had serious limb wounds that became...

Jasmin Moghbeli, an Iranian-American astronaut, recently celebrated Hanukkah in space while aboard the International Space Station. In a video shared from sp...

The text explores the significance of sunlight and its healing properties in Jewish tradition and beyond. It highlights the historical worship of the sun as ...

The 2021 Canadian wildfire season has been the most severe in history, prompting evacuations in places like Yellowknife and northern British Columbia. The ur...

In a morning briefing from The Forward, a debate on Jewish identity is highlighted in Christopher Nolan's biopic "Oppenheimer," examining the contrasting app...

Louis Slotin, a Jewish scientist from Winnipeg, played a crucial role in the development of the atomic bombs used during World War II, a fact often overlooke...

Oppenheimer, a film by Christopher Nolan, delves into the complex relationship between physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and Lewis Strauss, highlighting their ...

In this episode of 'Call Me Back', Christine Rosen shares her techno-pessimistic perspective on the AI revolution, critiquing the optimism of previous guest ...

Despite the setbacks in Israel's attempts to land a spaceship on the moon, with the crash of its first spacecraft, Beresheet, and the recent withdrawal of a ...

The article discusses the writer's experience with creating an AI bot named MiraBot modeled after her specific identity as a millennial Jewish woman with uni...

This episode explores the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) to human society, particularly in terms of how AI differs from human intelligence ...