Center for AI Ethics and Jewish Thought

Bringing Jewish moral reasoning into the age of artificial intelligence.

A division of the Weisfeld Family Ma’ayan Centre

Our Mission: To bring Jewish thought to bear on the dilemmas raised by artificial intelligence.

The Center for AI Ethics and Jewish Thought advances research, education, policy engagement, and public discourse on the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence through the lens of Jewish moral reasoning.

Rather than offering “Jewish answers for Jews,” the Center brings a moral tradition refined across thirty centuries of human experience into conversation with the technologies and institutions shaping our shared future.

The questions before us

With each passing day, AI raises increasingly difficult questions – not only about how we design, develop, and deploy new technologies, but about who we are as human beings and what kind of world we wish to create. To confront these questions, we draw on the rich ethical and philosophical resources of the Jewish tradition. This tradition has wrestled with fundamental questions of human identity, responsibility, and purpose since its beginnings.

From ideas to impact

The Center creates an academic home for scholars, technologists, policymakers, educators, Jewish thinkers, and public leaders.

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Research

Original scholarship connecting artificial intelligence, Jewish moral reasoning, and contemporary ethics.

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Education

Courses, seminars, and programs preparing students and professionals to engage with AI with rigor and moral seriousness.

Policy & Industry

Thoughtful guidance to institutions developing, regulating, and deploying artificial intelligence.

Public Discourse

Conferences and public programs bring careful ethical analysis beyond academic and technical circles.

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Publications

Research papers, policy briefs, and scholarship from the Center.

News

Announcements, media coverage, and updates from the Center.

Advisory Board

Meet the scholars, technologists, and public leaders guiding our work.

Upcoming Events

Conferences, lectures, seminars, and opportunities to participate.

Dr. Mois Navon

Founding Director, Center for AI Ethics and Jewish Thought

Rabbi Dr. Mois Navon is the founding Director of the Center for AI Ethics and Jewish Thought at Bar Ilan University. He serves as a National Advisor to Israel’s Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology on AI Policy and Regulation; sits on the Vatican’s Wisdom Traditions Council on AI Ethics; and participates in the Wisdom Traditions Convene at Anthropic. He holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from UCLA, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Jewish Philosophy from Bar Ilan University, and rabbinic ordination through Yeshivat Mercaz Harav.

Helping shape the ethical foundations of AI – now.

The Center will support scholars, graduate and postdoctoral research, courses and seminars, an annual international conference, research and policy briefs, and sustained engagement with institutions and industry.