A Jewish Take on the Dangers of Screen Addiction

October 18, 2017  David Murray   1 comment

It’s not just Christians who are concerned about he impact of digital technology. Non-Christians are increasingly alarmed about what our screens are doing to us and our children as well, as evidenced by a slew of books on the subject. Here are some of the best that I’ve been reading recently.

Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids-and How to Break the Trance

Reset Your Child’s Brain: A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen-Time

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us

While researching this subject, I came across a Jewish video that made a profound impression on me. It’s from a group of Jewish acapella singers. The words and images are powerfully persuasive, and the surprising switch towards the end left me longing for a bygone age and wondering if we can ever recapture it again. I hope so.

  • Harley Schwartz

    That video brought me to tears. That bygone age… I knew it for about 8-10 years, and suddenly computers and the internet hit the scene. Nothing was ever the same again. Many good things came because of it, but also many devastating things. And now, it all fits in your pocket. Please, Lord, not my family!!

    What an unspeakable price we pay for allowing so much distraction!