https://politicalresearch.org/ The latest research related to talmud en https://religiondispatches.org/2023/03/17/how-ancient-story-renegade-rabbis-caught-black-market-technology-can-help-us-navigate The promise — and the threat — of artificial intelligence is that the world as we know it is ending. Even Sam Altman, the creator of ChatGPT, recognized that behind economic promise glows an apocalyptic aura: “AI will probably most… Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:36:21 EDT Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld 973b2679-1190-411a-a45b-b8b12ad14c52 https://religiondispatches.org/2014/06/24/why-did-egyptian-judge-call-muslim-brotherhood-followers-talmud Egyptian judge Saeed Youssef made news in May when he issued a pair of mass death sentences against supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. After trials that lasted only a few hours and during which defense teams were not allowed to… Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:33:26 EDT Mohamad Elmasry 874a9b75-bda5-46b0-8898-137dd4d4f5c2 https://religiondispatches.org/2012/01/27/open-letter-rabbi-dov-linzer-modesty-and-jewish-law While the Talmud dictates that both men and women dress modestly, the legal tradition that follows in its wake makes dress requirements for women much more rigid. Thus, the fact that in many Orthodox summer camps, or Kibbutzim, one can readily find young Orthodox men in shorts and T-shirts while young girls wear skirts and longer sleeves is not inconsequential. And how often are religious boys told, “Don’t wear that, it’s not tznius (modest)!”? Not very often. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:29:23 EST Shaul Magid 6b668a4f-45c8-45e1-9bb2-56f7cefffca2 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/09/08/pastor-has-novel-response-read-quran-day Rather than burn it. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:22:09 EDT Lauri Lebo 7e1e5933-3679-4a65-a91f-9a195d869a45 https://religiondispatches.org/2010/03/23/upside-down-judaism-why-are-progressives-studying-talmud The first decade of the twenty-first century seems to have upended the Jewish world. What does it mean that conservatives, and some Orthodox, have begun to agitate for social justice, while progressives, traditionally secular, are “taking back the texts”? Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:30:42 EDT Aryeh Cohen 8aa2468a-7a48-42da-8ff4-a714503cbb86 https://religiondispatches.org/2009/12/11/rabbinical-view-bringing-honor-god-extending-equal-rights-gays-and-lesbians The Orthodox Jews of Lakewood, New Jersey, are worried about supporting the rights of gays and lesbians to marry because it might reflect badly on the community. Rabbi Justus N. Baird offers a corrective. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:18:17 EST Justus N. Baird 706f9130-45a1-49f7-870a-2e3896f076ae https://religiondispatches.org/2009/06/23/talmud-v-torture-jewish-case-against-enhanced-interrogation During the Bush Administration, Rabbi Melissa Weintraub wrote a definitive condemnation of torture according to Talmudic teaching and Jewish collective memory. With the release of the CIA “torture memos,” these essays are worth revisiting. And, as Israel celebrates the 61st anniversary of its independence how does the Jewish nation itself stack up to these ideals? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:28:01 EDT Benjamin Weiner 505f966e-c4d3-4ae2-b201-56fdb706fd52