Opinion: The digital world has created a massive dating gap
Micah Greenstein
Rabbi Micah Greenstein is senior rabbi of Temple Israel of Memphis.
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Much of my life as a rabbi involves pastoral counseling on a wide range of issues: aging with dignity, grief and loss, illness and fear, finding comfort and strength in difficult times and through every age and stage of life.
Premarital counseling is also a significant facet of my rabbinate. I have officiated at 26 weddings within the past two years alone and have learned a great deal about how technology has radically reshaped the landscape of modern romance.
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