Contemporary Culture
History would suggest that rather than resist steel because it can be beaten into swords, we do better to embrace it and make plowshares instead
From “Technology: The Experience,” a special section exploring technology’s influence on Jewish life: the unique position of summer camps as phone-free spaces
The situation we face today will require us to go beyond a legal response into theological, anthropological, and philosophical territory, because it questions the very assumptions upon which the halakhic edifice is built
The idea that technology should or can be separated from politics is wrong: Technology is among the most fundamental issues in all of politics
From “Technology: The Experience,” a special section exploring technology’s influence on Jewish life: starting a conversation with students
The technology that has opened our eyes to people far away is closing our ears to opinions different from our own
From “Technology: The Experience,” a special section exploring technology’s influence on Jewish life: using Shabbat to draw a balance
The editors introduce a special section exploring technology’s influence on Jewish life
From “Technology: The Experience,” a special section exploring technology’s influence on Jewish life: the benefits of resisting the technological turn
From “Technology: The Experience,” a special section exploring technology’s influence on Jewish life: the lasting impact of the tech pivot on major urban synagogues