
Shmoozing
We live in times of unprecedented change and confusion – identity politics, war, loneliness, social division, the promise and the threat of artificial intelligence, woke culture…
I believe that Judaism has answers.
But these answers need to be unpacked.
SHMOOZING is more than a podcast. It’s a platform to create a community of thoughtful voices on important topics, from personal to social, from communal to global. Let’s explore how Torah can provoke us to deepen our understanding of the times we live in, confront the challenges we face, and bring some light into the world.
Podcasting since 2023 • 23 episodes
Shmoozing
Latest Episodes
Ep 22- Transcendence and the Limits of Therapy w Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
What exactly is self-esteem? How is it different than self-image? How do you know if you've got healthy self-esteem or not? What can you about it?And in what way does Judaism offer a whole deeper dimension into transcendence and self-...
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Episode 22
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Ep 21- OpenAI is Also Openly Left Wing
I asked ChatGPT to take a position on the following issues;1) Abortion2) Gun control3) Illegal immigration4) Same-sex marriage5) Global Warming6) Preferred pronouns7) Wealth inequity8) Israel and Gaza9) Equal...
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Episode 21
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Ep 20- Interview with Dr Harris Bor: Staying Human in the Age of AI
Harris Bor is a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the London School of Jewish Studies and English barrister (trial advocate). He holds a PhD in theology from Cambridge University, is a rabbinic scholar with the Montefiore Endowment, and has been ...
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Episode 20
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Ep 19- The Rabbi & AI: Can You Be Good Without God?
Last week's debate with ChatGPT on the question of God's existence really created a wave of interest. Hundreds of new downloads and subscribers. It's fascinating to see how far AI bots can be reasoned with, can be pushed out of their programmed...
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Episode 19
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Ep 18- I Got ChatGPT to Believe in God
I asked ChatGPT to act as a human and, using the vast library of knowledge at it's disposal, to defend atheism. AND, to not worry about being "balanced" or politically correct; to take a stand a defend it. ChatGPT got frustratingly evasive at s...
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Episode 18
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