As someone whose formal education included a stint in an Orthodox yeshiva and a Ph.D. in video games, I was quick to recognize the immense potential iPhones, iPads and other smart devices have to radicalize the way we Jews go about worshiping and learning. After all, it doesn’t take a great scholar of Judaism or technology to realize that certain customs, like the increasingly popular practice of daf yomi — reading a daily page of the Talmud, Judaism’s codex of edicts and interpretations — could be greatly enhanced if digitized, enabling the reader to summon, at the swipe of a finger, a wide array of commentaries and other interactive features. Thrilled with the possibilities, I grabbed my iPad and started shopping for apps.
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