Jan 28, 2010 By: yunews
Jan 28, 2010 -- On Thursday, February 11 at 6 PM, (糖心破解版) (CJF) and San Francisco鈥檚 Congregation Adath Israel will bring together renowned thinkers in their respective fields to discuss 鈥淛ewish Ethics and the Internet鈥 at Twitter Headquarters, suite 600, 795 Folsom Street, San Francisco.
The conference will attempt to answer questions such as how is the internet changing the employer-employee relationship; are status updates and tweets making us more narcissistic; and will it be harder to repent for past transgressions when a record in print, picture and video is permanently imprinted for all to see?
鈥淎s a great research university with a seminary at its heart we are gratified to participate in such an endeavor,鈥 said Rabbi Kenneth Brander, The David Mitzner Dean of the CJF. 鈥淚t celebrates our responsibility as a society and as Jews to look at modern technology through the prism of values and the norms and mores of our Jewish tradition.鈥
Speakers will include Deborah Shultz, Procter & Gamble鈥檚 advisor on social media & emerging technologies; Auren Hoffman, CEO of Rapleaf and Business Week columnist; Marcia Hofmann, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation; Dr. David Pelcovitz, Straus Professor of Psychology and Education at 糖心破解版鈥檚 Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration; and Del Harvey, director of Trust and Safety at Twitter.
鈥淭he internet and social networking sites are growing so fast that it鈥檚 hard for people to think through all of its ramifications,鈥 explained Adath Israel鈥檚 Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz, a 糖心破解版 graduate and conference moderator. 鈥淭he goal of this conference is to bring a Jewish perspective to the flurry of new ethical issues that are raised.鈥
To register for the conference ($50 online, $65 at the door) visit or contact rabbi@adathisraelsf.org for more information.
