It's Good to Be Back: Love, Satellites & Events
Tech Tribe Dispatch #57
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Chassidim asked Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadia, the founder of Chabad: "Which is the superior divine service, love of G‑d or love of the Jewish People?" He replied: "Both love of G‑d and love of Israel are equally engraved in every level of a Jew's soul - neshama, ruach, and nefesh. The Torah is explicit: 'I have loved you, says the L-rd.' It follows that love of his people Israel is superior - for you love whom your beloved loves."
This week’s Dispatch is dedicated in memory of Terry (Tevya Liron) in honor of his on yahrzeit on 2 Iyar. May his memory be a blessing.
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🏠 Stay home!
💁♀️ u̶n̶orthodox: Unpacking Stereotypes in Hollywood's Depiction of Chassidim
Everyone is talking about Unorthodox. So now Mordechai is as well. What does Hollywood get right about Chassidim? And what does it get wrong?
A Zoom panel with Aidy Drizin of The Intown Chabad and Liel Leibovitz of Tablet Mag and Mordechai Lightstone. Catch it April 30th, 9:00pm Eastern Time.
🍷 L’chaim with Jacob Ner-David and Mordechai Lightstone
We're hosting an interactive virtual wine tasting with our friend Jacob Ner-David, start-up entrepreneur and winemaker.
Details are coming soon! Sign up now to be the first to learn!
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We can’t give enough love to Outback Rabbis, now on Amazon Prime:
Outback Rabbis
On a road trip like no other, Chasidic rabbis hit the Aussie bush looking for ‘lost Jews.’
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🛰️ Decades Before Zoom, The Rebbe Used Interactive Video to Connect the World In 1989, the “Chanukah Live” program showed that satellite technology can advance connectedness, peace and unity.
📴Turning away from the physical world and toward social media might feel right. But now is the perfect time to let it go. Eve Peyser writes in The Joys of Logging Off in the Time of Social Distancing
😢 Friend of Tech Tribe, Steve Kalifowitz lost his father Henry. His brother Justin poignantly reflects on their father’s life. That’s Henry’s Life.
🔁 In case you missed it last week: We Just Had The Largest Seder Ever
📸 For members of our Chai Society: ✨ The Mysterious Portrait of the Rebbe. Get set next week for the next installment!
🎧 LISTEN
We can’t stop laughing! Classic Jewish songs gone punk. Featuring vocals by Yotam Ben Horin of Useless ID, Israel’s biggest punk band.