The Cult of Self-Promotion Has Reached Sacred Spaces
by Ram ben Ze’ev The Cult of Self-Promotion Has Reached Sacred Spaces There was a time when dignity, restraint, and humility were virtues to be admired. Today, they appear to be relics. We now inhabit a society so consumed by self-promotion that even the holiest moments and the most tragic events have become stages for personal performance. Take, for example, the weekly parade of Shabbat announcements. It has become increasingly common to see people broadcasting that they will be “offline for...
