Torah and Technology
In this four-session course, we will consider four revolutionary new technologies and put them in conversation with halakhic concepts, texts and norms:
A) Genetic Engineering and Kil’ayim (Mixed Kinds)
B) Lab Meat and Kashrut Each
C) Autonomous Machines and Moral Agency
D) Artificial Intelligence and the Redefinition of Personhood
Each session we will examine primary texts from Talmud, Medieval Codes, and Modern Responsa, considering what norms are most compelling and useful in addressing the moral and religious challenges posed by these new technologies.