Frontiers of Jewish Thought: Speaker Event

Join David Zvi Kalman (https://www.hartman.org.il/person/david-zvi-kalman/), a scholar of Jewish law, the history of technology, and ethics, and Hillel Ehrenreich, Director of Effective Altruism for Jews (EAforJews.org) for a presentation and discussion on the frontiers of Jewish social and ethical thought.

David Zvi will be presenting on “The Case for Jewish Futurism,” exploring tensions between the current rapid rate of social and technological change with existing narratives of Jewish history, and proposing a new framework for keeping Judaism vibrant and relevant for our current moment and the long-term future.

Hillel will be presenting on connections and tensions between Jewish tradition and Effective Altruism, a social movement which aims to figure out how we can help others most effectively and put those findings into practice (https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/introduction-to-effective-altruism).

Some questions and themes the talks will explore include:

• How will Judaism be affected by and how can it positively influence the development of transformative emerging technologies like artificial intelligence?
• What is Judaism’s vision for the far future?
• How should we balance concern for Jewish priorities vs. global priorities?
• What do Jewish texts and tradition have to say about our obligations to the global poor, animals, and future generations?
• Is there a uniquely “Jewish” approach to doing good?