Telecommunication Technologies

My husband got a Blackberry for work purposes. The problem is that now his co-workers expect him to be on-call 24/7. He is always opening emails in the middle of dinner, while reading the kids a bedtime story, or even while we are taking a walk...

Aren't you a bit cut off from reality? How do you know what's going on in the world without a television in the house?

Question: Recently, we stopped watching TV on Shabbat. Now my friends are telling me that TV has no place in a Jewish home. I think it behooves a Jew to be abreast of world events, and what better source than the television? Can we really remove ...

A Polish Chassid once asked: “What can we derive for our Divine service from the telephone?” That what is said “here” is heard “there,” was the response. “And what about the telegraph?” That every single word costs, in a very practical and real sense. ...

Jono Gets a new cell phone so he can play snake all the time. Hilarity ensues.

The hardest part is not relying or resorting to a solution that may appear harmless, is cheap, convenient, easy, mobile and works. Kind of.

As fate should have it our stereo system broke on us this past week. Unfortunately, this time Anton, our trusty mechanic, told us that it wasn't one of those quick fix situations...

We know how to keep the burglars, terrorists and spammers out. Ironically, however, we still remain vulnerable to trespass of a different kind...

At the time Avraham Zigman was starting out on the path of Teshuva, he was working as a music radio host. He consulted the Rebbe as to what his next step on the path should be (1979).

Question: We have a very large congregation, and it is hard for everyone to hear the reading of the scroll of Esther (Megillah) properly. Because the use of electricity is allowed on the holiday of Purim (as opposed to Shabbat and other major holidays), ...