March 2025 The DHSS Summer School Thinking with Networks: Between Network Analysis and AI   Call for Submission We are delighted to invite you to apply for the DHSS Hub third summer school. Join us for three days of hands-on workshops, specifically designed for research in the humanities and social sciences. The DHSS summer school is an opportunity to learn new research methods and create interdisciplinary collaborations. Learn the theory and practice of network analysis and delve into advanced methods and AI tools. The summer school will take place on July 7-9.  For more information on the program and the application form.   Launch Event for the Art Catalogue of Generative Crafts With the Artists: Shirley Wegner and Tal Nisim    Join us for the launch of the Generative Crafts Catalogue on Friday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m. at the Ra'anana campus. Artists and photographers Shirley Wegner and Tal Nisim will take visitors on a journey through their exhibition, joined by curator Carmit Blumenson, as they share the stories, inspirations, and creative processes behind the exhibition. Their work engages in an evolving dialogue with generative artificial intelligence, pushing the limits of perception and representation. Through a visual conversation with the gallery’s key architectural elements, they explore new ways of seeing and interpreting space. Register for the event here. Congratulations to Prof. Menachem Katz on his new publication together with Prof. David Golinkin in The Vatican Library Review 3(2024) titled: A Newly Discovered Binding Fragment of Talmud Yerushalmi Shevuot. Toward Automatic Annotation of Hasidic Stories Prof. Gadi Sagiv   For over three centuries, Hasidism has shaped Jewish life with its unique blend of spirituality and communal ethos. Rooted in the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov (1700–1760), this Eastern European movement cultivated a storytelling tradition that became central to its cultural fabric. These narratives, shared orally, carefully documented, and widely circulated, serve as an accessible and inclusive form of expression, embodying the movement’s populist spirit and broad appeal.  The project harnesses a meticulously curated corpus of Hasidic hagiography books published between 1815 and 1914 to train NLP tools, enabling the automation of knowledge extraction. By expanding the scope of analysis, the initiative not only employs innovative research methodologies, but also probes the dynamic interaction between human annotation and machine-driven interpretation in uncovering recurring themes and motifs in Hebrew Hasidic literature.  In order to structure and annotate the Hasidic stories, the project employs the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), ensuring a standardized digital format for analysis. The encoded texts are featured on an interactive website, allowing users to explore and filter narratives based on various criteria. By integrating digital humanities tools with traditional storytelling, this initiative enhances accessibility and scholarly engagement with Hasidic literature.

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