{"id":28044,"date":"2025-11-25T08:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T06:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/?p=28044"},"modified":"2025-12-30T09:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T07:11:22","slug":"call-for-papers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/call-for-papers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL FOR PAPERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #e7f0fa; padding: 40px; color: #000; line-height: 1.7; font-size: 18px; hyphens: none;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1589\" height=\"469\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28040\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; margin-bottom: 30px;\" src=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d7.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d7.png 1589w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d7-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d7-1024x302.png 1024w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d7-768x227.png 768w, https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d7-1536x453.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1589px) 100vw, 1589px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI)<\/strong> invites established and emerging scholars to contribute innovative and creative research to a peer-reviewed academic volume exploring the Jewish future: how technological and scientific transformations will influence Jewish life, and how Jewish ideas and values might, in turn, shape those transformations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We aim to publish the volume with a leading academic press.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We live amid unprecedented changes: large language models are reframing creativity and knowledge; scientific and technological breakthroughs are redefining what it means to be human. This project seeks contributions that analyze emerging trends and imagine constructive responses &#8211; showing how Judaism and the Jewish People can adapt, innovate, and flourish in this new era.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome interdisciplinary and cross-field work from the humanities, social sciences, policy studies, and the natural and applied sciences &#8211; including philosophy, theology, Jewish studies, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, education, anthropology, environmental studies, computer science, engineering, data science, and bioethics. Collaborative submissions across disciplines are especially encouraged.<\/p>\n<div style=\"direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #e7f0fa; padding: 40px; color: #000; max-width: 1000px; margin: auto;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 30px; color: #003366; margin-top: 40px;\">Editors<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.8; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/staff-member\/%D7%92%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%98%D7%99\/\">Dr. Ghila Amati<\/a><\/strong>, JPPI, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Melton Centre for Jewish Education<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.law.huji.ac.il\/people\/yehonatan-givati\"><strong>Prof. Yehonatan Givati<\/strong><\/a>, JPPI, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Law School<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/som.yale.edu\/faculty-research\/faculty-directory\/edieal-j-pinker\"><strong>Prof. Edieal J. Pinker<\/strong><\/a>, Yale School of Management<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/religiousstudies.yale.edu\/profile\/elli-stern\"><strong>Prof. Elli Stern<\/strong><\/a>, Yale Faculty of Arts and Sciences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003366; margin-top: 40px;\">Submission Guidelines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Languages:<\/strong> English or Hebrew<\/li>\n<li><strong>Length:<\/strong> 6,000\u201310,000 words (including references)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deadlines:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abstract (250 words):<\/strong> February 15, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Full article:<\/strong> September 1, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Review process:<\/strong> Double-blind peer review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #003366; margin-top: 40px;\">Publication and Awards<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected papers will be published in a peer-reviewed volume<\/li>\n<li>Each accepted article will receive an honorarium of <strong>$3,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A first prize of <strong>$10,000<\/strong> will be awarded to the most outstanding article by a non-tenure academic<\/li>\n<li>The prize will be presented at a distinguished ceremony celebrating the achievement of the winner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 20px; margin-top: 40px;\"><strong>For inquiries and submissions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"mailto:ghila@jppi.org.il\">ghila@jppi.org.il<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Call-For-Paper-6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"72\" data-is-last-node=\"\">To download the PDF file, click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The volume will include contributions by Prof. Avi Sagi, Prof. Laurie Zoloth, Prof. Hanoch Ben-Pazi, Prof. Hava Tirosh-Samuelson, Dr. Harris Bor, and others.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"margin: 50px 0; border: 1px solid #ccc;\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"color: #003366;\">APPENDIX<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Possible research topics for each of the four areas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1a5e9a;\">I. Spirit, Human, and Consciousness<\/h3>\n<p><em>The Metaphysical \u2013 Existential Question<\/em> \u2013 Exploring the nature of the human being in the age of artificial intelligence: boundaries between human, machine, and consciousness from Jewish ethical, theological, halachic, and sociological perspectives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation: implications for Jewish ethics, halacha, and philosophy.<\/li>\n<li>Artificial vs. human consciousness \u2013 what distinguishes them?<\/li>\n<li>Free will, algorithms, and moral responsibility.<\/li>\n<li>Moral and legal status of artificial entities.<\/li>\n<li>Virtual intimacy, love, and the limits of the human.<\/li>\n<li>Artificial intelligence and leisure.<\/li>\n<li>Shabbat observance in the era of automation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1a5e9a;\">II. Matter, Body, and Life<\/h3>\n<p><em>The Biological \u2013 Existential Question<\/em> \u2013 Addressing the biotechnological revolution and the boundaries of life, family, and the body from Jewish theological, halachic, and sociological perspectives.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transhumanism and Judaism.<\/li>\n<li>Genetic engineering and the moral and halachick limits of gene editing.<\/li>\n<li>Artificial reproduction and surrogacy: implications for family and parenthood.<\/li>\n<li>Cloning and synthetic life: sanctity versus human creation.<\/li>\n<li>Life extension and digital immortality.<\/li>\n<li>The digital body: changing experiences of embodiment and sexuality.<\/li>\n<li>Halachic implications of automation and medical technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1a5e9a;\">III. Society, Identity, and Nation<\/h3>\n<p><em>The Social \u2013 Public Question<\/em> \u2013 Examining how technology transforms Jewish identity, Zionism, community, and education.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Digital religion and virtual communities: online prayer, learning, and authority.<\/li>\n<li>Data privacy, surveillance, and ethical dilemmas.<\/li>\n<li>Cryptocurrency, digital economies, and Jewish law.<\/li>\n<li>Israel\u2013Diaspora relations in the digital age: how digital platforms transform diasporic ties, collective memory, and transnational Jewish solidarity.<\/li>\n<li>Digital antisemitism, hate movements, and strategies of response.<\/li>\n<li>Digital memory and commemoration: virtual remembrance of the Holocaust and October 7 in the digital age.<\/li>\n<li>Educational innovation: AI, VR, and the future of Jewish learning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #1a5e9a;\">IV. World, Creation, and Responsibility<\/h3>\n<p><em>The Ecological \u2013 Environmental Question<\/em> \u2013 In an age when humanity can engineer life and alter the laws of creation, profound ethical and ecological questions arise regarding Jewish responsibility toward the world.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate change, inequality, and technology through Jewish frameworks.<\/li>\n<li>The ethical responsibilities of Jewish communities in addressing global crises.<\/li>\n<li>Biodiversity preservation and Jewish law and theology.<\/li>\n<li>Animals and technology: moral status and the ethics of cultured meat.<\/li>\n<li>Jewish ecological thought as a framework for balance, restraint, and renewal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Proposals addressing other relevant topics are welcome<\/strong> if they meaningfully engage with the theme of the technological revolution and the Jewish future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28158,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28044\/revisions\/28158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jppi.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}