Wednesday, April 14 at 7:30pm
We live in a highly digital Age. At no time has the relationship between Judaism and Technology been all at once so rich, complex, enriching, and problematic. Based on a wide array of Jewish sources, learners will first explore their own relationship to digital technologies such as smart phones and computers. Participants will also join the stream of conversations about technology in Jewish responsa literature about technology dilemmas of different time periods.Learners will explore practical aytzahs (ideas/suggestions) for infusing their relationships to technology with Jewish values. The exploration will culminate with dialogue and discussion about the author’s Ten Commandments for Managing Our Evolving Digital Selves.
Jeffrey Schein is a 1977 graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and a 1980 doctoral graduate in education from Temple University. For forty years he ran Jewish schools, developed Jewish curricular materials, and taught and guided over a 100 graduate students to their masters degrees in Jewish education at Siegal College in Cleveland where he was the director of the education program. He is the author of twelve books and dozens of articles appearing in Jewish and religious education journals. He founded and now directs the Text Me and Amphibious Jew projects through his position as the senior education consultant for the Mordecai Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood. His recently published book Text Me: Ancient Jewish Wisdom Meets Contemporary Technology (2019, Hamilton Press) is also available in digital formats via his website textmejudaism.com. Presently, Jeffrey is working on a volume L’Dor V’Dor in the Digital Age with Rabbi Hayim Herring.
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