Moshe Pitchon is an internationally recognized Jewish author, scholar, and thought leader. For decades he taught Jewish thought at universities across Latin America and the United States, inspiring students with his unique ability to connect ancient wisdom to modern challenges.
Pitchon’s articles and essays are published worldwide—in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French—bringing his voice to audiences across four continents. His books and writings consistently aim to place Judaism in conversation with the 21st century, showing its relevance to questions of identity, ethics, and cultural transformation in today’s global society.
Whether in the classroom, in print, or on the international stage, Pitchon’s work invites readers and audiences to rediscover Judaism as a living tradition, deeply rooted in history yet open to the future
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The Maccabean Playbook: Then and Now
Like the sages and prophets of old, Professor Pitchon cautions today’s Jewish community about the dangers of internal conflict that defeated prior instances of landed, national existence. He observes,
“It is a truism that one cannot reach a destination if he does not know where he’s going. Jews know where they are going; they just disagree on how to get there.”
In the development of his thesis, Prof. Pitchon takes the reader through a fascinating episode of Jewish history. He does so with the light touch of a highly professional pedagogue.
Each historical event is described in a brief paragraph, followed by a short blank space for cogitation. The reader has the opportunity to consider and absorb the information as a foundation of what is next to come.
The Maccabean Playbook is a fascinating read with an important playload of national wisdom
Palavra de Deus (God's Word)
The Word of God, Moshe Pitchon’s first book in Portuguese, brings the foundational literature of the Jewish people into conversation with the 21st century. Drawing on five decades of his commenting the Torah, Rabbi Pitchon follows the weekly Torah portions to illuminate their meaning for today’s world. His aim is to open a dialogue with Portuguese-speaking readers, showing why, without this text, neither Judaism nor the Jewish people could exist.
Judaism & Ai: Dignity and Moral Responsibility
To be published in November 2025, Judaism and AI: Dignity and Moral Responsibility asks one of the most urgent questions of our time: can artificial intelligence truly choose what is good for human beings? At a moment when public sentiment toward AI is shaped less by optimism than by fears of an impending apocalypse, Moshe Pitchon explores a deeper concern — the danger of idolatry.
As individuals grow up and train alongside AI, they may be tempted, even subconsciously, to anthropomorphize it and treat it as a fellow being. While some Orthodox Jewish groups have responded with sweeping bans on the use of AI, Rabbi Pitchon probes further: is Judaism prepared to meet this challenge with wisdom, compassion, and foresight?
Israeli Politics
Moshe Pitchon
Moshe Pitchon contends that a new understanding of Judaism is taking shape in Israel, and Naftali Bennett has emerged as the face of the third generation of Israeli leaders after the founders of the state.
Bennett continues to prove himself one of the most skilled and intriguing Israeli politicians of the 21st century. Drawing on hundreds of sources in both Israel and the United States, Pitchon cuts through the heavy rhetoric of Israeli politics to deliver an eye-opening portrait of what the future may hold for Israel and the Jewish people.