Israel’s Economic Resilience in the Face of War
Past prudence has left the country prepared for the current storm.
January 10, 2024
How the Talmud Can Serve as an Antidote to the Ills of the Digital Age
Learning to listen.
The advent of the Internet, smartphones, and social media have undoubtedly changed human society, often for the worse. Looking at the ways these technologies foster narrow perspectives and present users with constant reinforcement of their beliefs, Micah Goodman suggests Talmud study as a means to exercise mental and emotional muscles that have decayed through living online. Goodman points to the famous disputes between the respective disciples of the 1st-century sages Hillel and Shammai, and the Talmud’s decision to favor the former:
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