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Oct 11, 2026, 11:58 PM

20 Watts: The Energy Price of Thought

Twenty Watts - The Energy Price of Thought

As artificial intelligence (AI) consume ever more power, we must ask what intelligence is worth and what we intend to think about. The human brain runs on about 20 watts, roughly a dim bulb. It composes symphonies, proves theorems, and...

Oct 11, 2026, 11:57 PM

Teardrops of Hope

With the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 invasion now passed, I find myself thinking about peace in Israel. The concept seems near obsolete. Yet, there I was last week harvesting olives in the West Bank with a group of...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Oct 1, 2026, 10:02 AM

On Reflection – Part 2 – Mindful.

Reflection, Part 2 There is a difference between looking and seeing. There is a difference between hearing and listening. And there is an enormous difference between passing through life and actually paying attention to it. In the first part of this discussion, I...

Ibrahim Mukherjee

Sep 30, 2026, 7:48 AM

On Reflection – When Moses (a.s.) asked to see.

On Mindfulness: Savouring and relishing moments in life. In an age obsessed with quick and more, perhaps the Qur’an occasionally asks something different of us: stop, reflect, and ponder. There is a peculiar temptation in religious and secular life today. More. Read more...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 22, 2026, 11:37 AM

The Work of Living After October 7

ALS scares me. So does terrorism. Both force us to confront how suddenly life can change. I did not come to Tuesdays with Morrie as someone revisiting an old favorite. I came to it after October 7, carrying questions I...

Andy Blumenthal

Aug 9, 2026, 6:35 AM

When No One Is Watching, What Does G-d See?

Character is rarely tested in the moments we prepare for. It is not proven only in the grand public causes we argue about—justice, war, peace, or the future of nations. Often, it is revealed in unwatched moments: a medical...

Andy Blumenthal

Jul 12, 2026, 5:25 AM

There Is Still Time Today to Make Yesterday Jealous

It was an ordinary ride that delivered an extraordinary idea. Earlier this week, in Washington, D.C., I stepped into an Uber driven by a retired gentleman with a calm demeanor. Soft religious music played in the background. He greeted me...

Jul 6, 2026, 3:34 PM

The Architecture of Imagination: What Algorithmic Intelligence Cannot Inherit

The Architecture of Imagination. AI Illustration. (Credit: ChatGPT)

Einstein is often credited with saying, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be very intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Whether or not he actually said these words,...

Andy Blumenthal

May 31, 2026, 8:06 AM

Mamdani’s Enablers

We saw a disturbing display of political theater at Gracie Mansion recently. A crowd of progressive Jewish New Yorkers packed a Pre-Shavuot reception hosted by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. They smiled for photos and ate cheesecake, completely ignoring the mayor’s...

Andy Blumenthal

May 17, 2026, 8:16 AM

Why I Came Back to Shul

For years, one of the absolute best perks of returning regularly to synagogue has been rediscovering a very specific, distinctly Jewish superpower: our humor. It’s warm, deeply self-aware, and forged through millennia of practicing the art of the collective...

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