Some people live-blog debates. Others live-blog sports events or reality shows. So why not a documentary? As PBS continues its broadcast of The Jewish Americans, Rabbi Arthur Blecher is taking the lessons of history from the show to the Web, in his blog The Unorthodox Rabbi. Follow along and comment as he gives personal insight to many of the stories discussed in program. As he watched the first episode of the series last night, Rabbi Blecher gave his opinion on the show, from the music. . .
“I find it curious that they keep using Eastern European musical themes in the background, even when depicting the range of Jewish cultural originsâ€Â
. . .to talking about his views on the Jewish community in America today. . .
“This discussion about Jewish-American vs. American-Jew is interesting. I think that living in two worlds is part of the Jewish experience in America."
Rabbi Blecher is hardly the first to understand the Web as a natural platform for discussing issues of faith and connecting people around religious communities. For more on Jewish life in America today, check out hip online magazine Jewcy, a site that focuses on Judaism and pop culture, with its own social network built in. One of the best new places to read more about religion in America is the Newsweek/Washington Post On Faith panel, where people of all religious backgrounds and ages are sharing their experiences, asking tough questions of each other, and talking about what they want their religious community to look like in the 21st century.
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