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“We find God on the Internet through the redemptive power of the written word. Pope Pius XII said it in his Christmas message in 1953, and these words resonate even more today: "The Church welcomes technological progress and receives it with love, for it is an indubitable fact that technological progress comes from God and, therefore, can and must lead to Him." That's where the path of our searching must lead. And technology is the terrain we all inhabit right now. It is only when we seek God outside the sanctuary and beyond the prayer book that we have the best chance of succeeding. “If we look for God only in the usual places, we are sure to miss the mark. God can be found on the Internet, but God can also be lost there.” Through my search for God on-line, I've discovered danger signals along the journey. And it is necessary to spend some time dealing with the general question of God and technology before we enter sacred cyberspace.
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How I see God in these other technological phenomena is the subject for a more broad-based book yet in some sense, a deep search for God on the Internet, the subject of this study, is a microcosm of the larger issue. I've encountered God in the Hubbell telescope and the space shuttle, in my microwave oven and in a cloned sheep called Dolly. And in my home videos, my cell phone, my beeper, my remote control, my cable box and television screen. I've also found God in my VCR instruction manual. Meanwhile, I sign off with some passages from my prior writings on the subject of spirituality and cyberspace:
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Or if Joe Lieberman is in town, we simply face him.Ħ)When walking around with the Torah, it is customary for the cantor and rabbi to do a do-si-do with the president, singing “Turkey in the Straw.”ħ)At the beginning of the Torah reading, the Gabbai (sexton) shouts, “Play Ball” and the reader takes the yad (pointer) and tries to knock a knish out of the park.Ĩ)The popular Shabbat afternoon dish known as cholent, featuring simmering vegetables and chunks of meat, is pureed so that all the items blend together and then simmered in a melting pot.ĩ)NASCAR runs the “Shabbat 500.” Precisely at sundown, all the drivers get out of their cars and run for the finish line.ġ0)Finally, for one day of the year, Lubavitch Hasidim replace their furry streumels with red and white striped top hats, and then go around to Jews imploring, “We want YOU.”Īs we break for the summer, Masechet Cyberspace will continue to develop and grow. In other words, cookouts are not allowed.Ĥ)It is customary to sing Adon Olam, to the tune of “Yankee Doodle Dandy.”ĥ)When reciting the Amida, instead of facing Jerusalem, we face Washington D.C. The third is to be lit by remote control from a safe vantage point at least 100 feet away.Ģ)At the Sabbath meal, 2 hallot are served, each with apple pie filling.ģ)Cookouts are allowed, as long as the charcoals are lit before sunset and the food is prepared beforehand. WHEN JULY 4 COINCIDES WITH SHABBAT, THE FOLLOWING ARE ADDED TO REGULAR SABBATH PRACTICE:ġ)We begin the Shabbat with not 2, but 3 candles. I’ve done some research to see what Jewish practices are in order, and came across a little known rabbinic source related to “Ethics of the Fathers,” called “Ethics of the Uncles.” There I found the following, attributed to “Dod Sh’muel,” or “Sam, the Uncle.” The relevant section is embedded in a chapter entitled, “DOD SHMUEL’S TOP TEN LISTS.” This year, Independence Day falls on Friday, thereby coinciding with Shabbat, at sunset.