Unplug to reconnect. Step away to tune in. For 24 hours—from sundown March 7 to sundown March 8, 2025—join a worldwide movement of digital detoxers putting down their screens to rediscover the beauty of real-life moments. The The Global Day of Unplugging isn’t just about turning off your phone—it’s about turning on your senses, your creativity, and your connections with the world around you. What started in 2009 as the National Day of Unplugging (NDU)—born from Reboot’s Sabbath Manifesto—has grown into a global phenomenon, reminding us that life happens beyond the screen. Now powered by Unplug Collaborative, this movement invites you to pause, breathe, and embrace the present. Ready to reclaim your time? Join us this March and make unplugging an adventure. Find out more here.
Talking with Angels is a true story of courage and wisdom in the face of organized political lies and brutality. While the channeled messages in the play explore the deeper meaning of life, it is also the story of a young woman who had the bravery and moxie to impersonate a Nazi officer in order to save dozens of Jewish women and children. More than a play, Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943 is a shared meditation, a cathartic experience for both performer and audience, exploring the vastness of human potential and the mysterious unseen forces that guide us—both individually and collectively—toward wholeness and joy. Directed by Molly Shayna Cohen and dramaturgy by Amy Marie Seidel (Here There Are Blueberries, Paradise Square), it is running at NYC’s Theaterlab, March 6–30. Shelley Mitchell who adapted the book Dialogue avec l’Ange and performs the solo piece wrote about the inspiration for it in our blog. Read it here.
Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg watched the fires in Los Angeles with heartbreak for all the people losing their homes and possessions. They also felt a deep sadness for all the trees lost, trees with all their embedded histories, also lost forever. Shlain and Goldberg have spent the past few years tracing history through the rings of massive, reclaimed tree rings. As the Jewish festival of the trees Tu BiShvat approaches, they reflected on other histories trees could have witnessed, etching the historical and contemporary questions that have catalyzed the quest for knowledge into the tree rings. Their pieces are exhibited in Getty’s PST Art & Science Collide exhibition at the Skirball Cultural Center: Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology. Their art will also be featured during Frieze Art Fair. Read more here.
Artist Lisa Edelstein’s family fled the violence and discrimination of Europe and found success in the new world. Her new exhibit “Dance Me to the End of the World” at the Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles features paintings deeply rooted in the Jewish diasporic experience of growing up within a multigenerational family with lush surroundings – designed interiors, new cars, dance lessons – signaling a flourishing made possible by this new start in America, while also firmly rejecting the deprivations of wartime Europe that hover in the recent past. This immigrant success story suffuses the paintings, from the proud stance of the couple in Day Trip to the beach vacation in Cruising. The exhibition runs through February 15 at the Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles. Read more here.
This past year has been a journey of profound reflection and creativity for us at Reboot. Rarely in modern history has there been such extensive global discourse about our religion and culture. Throughout it all, Reboot has remained steadfast in our mission: helping individuals forge a personal connection to Judaism. Through innovation, collaboration and resilience, we’ve celebrated extraordinary achievements. We’ve put together a look back at some of our most exciting highlights from 2024—a year that truly showcased the power of uplifting Jewish voices across art, culture, and beyond. Read more here.