Synaplex Shabbat Alive

6:00 p.m. Shabbat Dinner, catered by Parties by Panache. Menu: Panache Garden Salad, Saffron Honey Tomato Chicken, Penne Pasta with Grilled Veggies, Charred Aioli Broccoli and Cauliflower. Vegetarian option: Delicata Squash stuffed with Chickpeas and Lentils. Cost: $25 Adults; $15 Children. Register below. 

7:00 p.m. Synaplex Shabbat Alive Services, our jazz and pop service with a band, led by Rabbi George Wielechowski and Cantor Braier. Rabbi George will speak on the topic, "In Our Image: Explorations at the Intersection of Generative AI and Ancient Jewish Thought." Ancient Jewish thinkers knew ChatGPT was coming. Join us as we explore ancient Jewish ideas around the relationship between creator and creation, how disembodied intelligences have played a major role in our wisdom literature, what our tradition has to say about the ethics and responsibility of creating Artificial Intelligences and what roles and authority they should have, and finally some core Jewish ideas that may help us navigate this brave and strange new era of co-evolution. Our Shabbat Alive musicians are sponsored by Gilbert Gluck and Catherine Bradley.

To attend services in person, register below. Watch via live stream, or access the video at a later time on our website: University Synagogue | LiveStream Services.