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(April 9, 2024 / JNS) Artificial Intelligence is going Biblical. Thats the message emanating from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), which is using state-of-the-art AI to decipher ancient Hebrew and Aramaic texts uncovered throughout the Near East. Engineering students at BGU are now employing Mask Language Modeling to get to the bottom of these centuries-old inscriptions, which have been marred over time by earthquakes, fires, political conflicts and other natural and human-related causes, the university announced on Tuesday.
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Yuval, an Israeli youth competing in The Voice Kids Germany, sang a song in Hebrew during the show and told Ynet about the filming for the show along with his family amid the war in Gaza.
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Canadian Friends of Hebrew University & The Philanthropists Present: 'The hidden art of giving': In conversation with Pnina and Marcel Pinchevsky Wednesday, April 10 9 am PST | 12 pm EST | 19:00 Israel time | 17:00 UK time Pnina and Marcel Pinchevsky have long-lasting and deep connections to Israel and the Hebrew University. Pnina was born in Haifa to Holocaust survivors and attended Hebrew University, where she earned her degree in social work
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In Nazi Germany, the medical field was part of the larger effort to dehumanize anyone who did not conform to the idea of a healthy German nation. Dr. Sabine Hildebrandt, who teaches the history of anatomy at Harvard Medical School, scrutinizes the biographies of medical professionals during the Nazi era and restores the histories of victims subjected to coercive medical experimentation both before and after death
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Thirteen members of a Hasidic Jewish community were arraigned on Wednesday on charges stemming from a January incident in which a wall inside a famous Brooklyn synagogue was damaged by young men wielding a hammer and crowbar setting off a melee that was captured on video. The 13 people, all young men, pleaded not guilty in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn to charges that ranged from criminal mischief to obstructing governmental administration. Another four defendants were absent because they were in Israel, according to their lawyer, Levi Huebner.
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On this day in 1730, the first American synagogue was dedicated on Mill Street in lower Manhattan.
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At the beginning of this weeks Torah portion, we learn that a woman who has recently given birth to a boy is prohibited from entering the sanctuary for 40 days and that twice that long if she gives birth to a girl. What did it feel like to be excluded for so many weeks
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The Thomas Lamont mansion went up for sale last year for the first time since it was built in 1922. Photo: Sothebys There arent a lot of townhouses in New York City like 107 East 70th Street
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Learn to make pita on the firepit and well even try our hands at making matzah! Whats the difference between making pita and making matzah? Come by to find out! Never miss the best stories and events! Get JewishBoston This Week.
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Students from Colby College helped harvest ice from a pond for a new mikvah, or ritual bath, at a synagogue in Waterville. WHY WERE HERE Were exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. When a synagogue in Maine needed water for a ceremonial Jewish bath, it drew on a fitting natural source, with the help of some friends.
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