I Wanna Start an Algonquin Round Table

Reebot is awesome. I really enjoyed the website and the entire concept. I think one of my favorite parts about the website, is that, as far as I can tell, it doesn't try to define what a Jew "should be." Its mission isn't to make you more observant or to make you wanna make Allyah (Aliah?....I can only spell in French) or to make you lobby Congress to vote against Alito or to make you incorporate Eastern religions into your life philosophy. Its main goal seems to be just to get you thinking about being Jewish. And more importantly, talking about it. It's kinda like bringing this Jewish Identity class to the world. I think what's so refreshing about this concept is that it's actually promoting intelligent debate. The ipods and the stylish look of the site appeal to a younger generation, and although it is trying to make itself sound kitschy and cool so young people will gravitate towards it, there's substance behind the gimmic. I think that so many movements or trends today are sorta empty.......they're based on a slogan or a T-shirt or blind adherance to some stringent set of goals. Things are boiled down into black and white issues instead of being talked about in a nuanced manner (wasn't one of the major complaints about Kerry that he couldn't talk in simple rights and wrongs?). It's refreshing to see a call for real debate. It's also really nice to see an ipod being used to promote a study on religion instead of the latest Gwen Stefani song.

I was just reading someone's blog, and they said how talking about all these religious movements was making them feel less Jewish. I think that's what's cool about a movement like reboot. It's not telling you how to be more or less Jewish. It's just asking you to think about who you are. I wanna start a Salon.....

One last suggestion--I wish they could somehow incorporate Jewish arts and crafts into their Do It Yourself section. Seriously, I think that's what's missing for me.