Ronald Neal Goldman is professor of English at Touro University.
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For me, the dissemination of conversation during services had not, in the past, been so much a violation of halachic decorum, but an annoying impediment to clearly hear the ba’al tefillah and ba’al koreh enunciate each and every word.
The food is thoughtfully executed, the environment is welcoming, and the restaurant lives up to its name: the meal feels crafted, not just prepared.
How can we wean students off electronic devices and help them appreciate the transmission of ideas through the classic use of the written word?


