Bore­dom is one of the chal­lenges of con­tem­po­rary life, includ­ing reli­gious life. Chil­dren com­plain to par­ents, stu­dents com­plain to teach­ers, and con­gre­gants com­plain to rab­bis and can­tors that they are ​“bored.” Dr. Brown, who has quick­ly become one of the fore­most lead­ers in Jew­ish adult learn­ing and lead­er­ship, explores the his­to­ry of bore­dom, not­ing that its use as a word is of rel­a­tive­ly recent his­tor­i­cal ori­gin. Yet, as his­to­ry has gone on, it emerges as a more com­mon theme of com­plaints. The author sug­gests some pow­er­ful ways that Judaism helps us to com­bat bore­dom, as well as ways to make sure that our Judaism itself remains dynam­ic, deep, and interesting.