In an era in which people send electronic messages that disappear within 10 seconds, Reboot is once again trying to get people to slow down and reflect during the High Holy Days.
To that end, the Jewish nonprofit is sponsoring 10Q for an eighth straight year. People who sign up are emailed a question a day for 10 days starting Sept. 13, the day before Rosh Hashanah. The questions are not religious, but rather ask participants to reflect on goals, plans, relationships and our place in the world.
In today’s world, “people are more likely to send a Snapchat or Vine that lasts a few seconds and consider that reflection,” said Tanya Schevitz, the S.F.-based national communications manager for Reboot. “This project is designed to meet people online where they are accustomed to reflecting, but to take it deeper.”
Additionally, the 10Q project goes beyond sending questions via email. For example, many local Jewish organizations will feature “walls” or bulletin boards where people can post their reflections on 10Q questions. Among them, the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael, Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, and in San Francisco, the JCCSF, Hillel, Congregation Sherith Israel and the Brandeis School.
There will also be a 10Q Graffiti Wall at “Night at the Jewseum” from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. At a tashlich event in San Francisco from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 14, participants casting away their sins will be given 10Q cards and asked to reflect on the question; the free event is called “Ctrl+Alt+Del: Tashlique at Ocean Beach.”
Two local organizations, the Koret Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation, are major supporters of Reboot in the Bay Area.
To sign up for 10Q, visit www.doyou10q.com. For additional information, visit www.rebooters.net or email [email protected].