An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found.

(JTA) — If you go to synagogue — and if you pay attention to the rabbi’s sermon — do you expect them to talk about the Gaza war? Perhaps the latest news from the White House? According to a recent study, you should. Researchers at the Jewish People Policy Institute, based in Israel, used AI to analyze 4,400 sermons, sourced from 34 Reform, Conservative and Modern Orthodox synagogues and rabbis and mostly dating from October 2021 to October 2024.…

What did an AI analysis of 4,440 sermons reveal about the rabbinate in America?

Word processing that began during the pandemic helped measure the mood post-Oct. 7.

An Israeli think tank used AI to analyze 4,400 American synagogue sermons. Here’s what it found. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

American rabbis talk about politics more than the Israelis expected.