Yom Kippur without a phone: what happens to the brain when you completely disconnect from screens?"

A promotional article about the benefits of disconnecting from screens during Yom Kippur. The article covers benefits such as reducing distractions, creating space for thoughts, reducing information overload, strengthening family conversations, reducing social comparison, restoring boredom as a beneficial process, and a general sense of relaxation. The article does not cite research sources or experts, and presents the benefits as established facts.

A promotional article on Channel 14, published ahead of Yom Kippur 2026, promotes a complete disconnection from screens for 25 hours. The article covers eight benefits of disconnection: reducing distractions, creating space for thoughts, reducing information overload, strengthening family conversations, reducing social comparison, restoring boredom as a beneficial process, a general sense of relaxation, and a reminder that there is no need to be available all the time. The article does not cite studies, experts, or scientific data, and presents the benefits as established facts. The tone is positive and encouraging, but lacks factual basis. The article ends with a call to take the habit of pausing before checking notifications even after the holiday.