In her article on CNN.com, reporter Nicole Bliman said that the ancient notion of the Sabbath was created before life got so complicated with technology:
“This was before Facebook, Twitter, BlackBerries and iPhones, of course. Adam and Eve didn’t have friends who would get upset if texts weren’t returned promptly, parents who wanted to know where their children were all the time or bosses who had complete access to their employees via work-issued devices. There is no excuse good enough to ignore the boss, even on a weekend.”
“But one group is trying to take back the Sabbath: Reboot — a nonprofit organization aimed at reinventing the traditions and rituals of Judaism for today’s secular Jews.”
And one person she talked with said that she would happily unplug if she told her friends and family via Facebook first:
“Lisa Keller, 42, said she can easily go a day without using her phone. Asked if her friends and family would get frustrated by not being able to call or e-mail her, she laughed. ‘I would first put up a Facebook status to say I’ll be off my phone and computer for 24 hours.'”
Read the entire article here.