Jodi Kushins, a chaplain for Jewish Life at Ohio Wesleyan University writes on her blog, OWUJew, that the National Day of Unplugging is “a humanistic and inclusive approach to the notion of observing Shababat.”
“This month, a group of Jewish artists are planning The National Day of Unplugging (March 19-20) as one way to ‘reboot the cultures, traditions and rituals of Jewish life.’ This is an invitation to Jews, and anyone who’d like to join us, to take advantage of our mandated break from the busy-ness of 21st century life. Interestingly, this project does not address prayer at all. Rather, it takes a humanistic and inclusive approach to the notion of observing Shabbat. You decide your level of participation. You decide what rest means to you. This video offers some ideas.”
Read the full blog here: http://owujew.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/shabbat-unplugged-an-ancient-mitzvah-a-modern-day-challenge/