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Mrs. Huffington Goes to Israel
2008-04-09 22:17:00 Several influential bloggers have been taken on a tour of Israel courtesy of the Solomon Project. Writers from DailyKos, The Huffington Post, MyDD and several other progressive blogs were brought to Israel to see, first hand, what is going on with the current political landscape. The Solomon Project, which is affiliated with the ... More About: News , Politics , Travel , Web 2
Knockin? On Zimmerman?s Door
2008-04-08 07:11:00 While my current employment in Jewish entertainment media has come up in my posts from time to time, I’ve never quite had enough gall to publish one of my playlists. I do so today on two counts. On the one hand, I know that if I had opened this up here, I would have ... More About: Philosophy , Music , Entertainment , Lists , Torah
Combating Anti-Semitism
2008-04-08 07:00:00 I was walking home for shul this Shabbos when a Lexus came to a stop about twenty feet away from me. Two kids, no more than seventeen, sat in the front of the car. As I walked by they rolled down their window and began to yell a series of anti-Semitic things at me. ... More About: Philosophy , Jewish , Anti-Semitism , Anti
Statistically Speaking?
2008-04-08 04:27:00 Today I met a fascinating man. Well, that’s deceptive. He’s rather nondescript. His job sounds, and probably is, rather boring. He works with numbers, though not financially. He analyzes data, though nothing classified or secret. He is Yeshiva University’s in-house statistician. His job is to analyze data in using advanced statistical tools (I’ve been in a ... More About: News , Community , General , Speaking
Bedtime Stories
2008-04-07 22:04:00 When we watch the evening news, everything we hear and see will have already happened. The news anchors are telling us stories. We watch because we believe that knowing those stories will help us navigate the path from the present to the future. We hear the same story over and over again, told with slight variation. ... More About: Stories
?I am Sabbath observant. How do I tell a potential new boss??
2008-04-07 16:06:00 An often difficult question vexing potential new employees is bringing up the issue of Sabbath and holiday observance. I would suggest not bringing up the issue until late in the interviewing process. Wait until you are in the final stages of the interview or have received an offer. Clearly explain what time off you require and ... More About: Business , Boss
The Incredible Story of ?Natan Levy?/AKA Ted Riley Floyd
2008-04-06 06:36:00 In another proof that real life outdoes film in the sensationalism department, the ultra-orthodox community of Lakewood, NJ was shocked to learn that a member of their community had been exposed as a non-Jewish identity thief from Kansas. The young man, whom they had come to know as “Natan Levy,” was actually Ted Riley Floyd ... More About: News , Story , Incredible
The Incredible Story of Isaac Hersh
2008-04-06 06:06:00 Isaac Hersh, the son of the CEO of a prominent Orthodox organization based in Brooklyn, was recently rescued from a torture camp in Jamaica and brought home to America in what has to be the most sensational story to come out of the Orthodox world in a long time. I happen to have some inside ... More About: News , Story , Incredible , Isaac
Re: Kippot At Job Interviews
2008-04-04 20:19:00 I was going to write this as a comment to an earlier post by Lavie Margolin, “I regularly wear a Kippah. Somebody told me not to wear it on an interview. What should I do?” It got a little long and in-depth, so I thought I’d post it on its own. Here it ... More About: Philosophy , Interviews , Jobs , Workplace
Google, Yahoo & Facebook Officials to Attend Jerusalem Tech Conference
2008-04-04 17:58:00 Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google , will be attending the upcoming technical conference arranged by President Shimon Peres, to be held at Jerusalem ?s Binyanei Ha?uma International Convention Center. Brin, as well as Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and Yahoo president Susan Decker will convene at a presidential panel on technology to be held ... More About: Politics , Israel
?I regularly wear a Kippah. Someone told me not to wear it on an interview.
2008-04-04 16:08:00 It is important that you do what you are most comfortable with. If you plan to wear the kippah every day to work and want a company to respect your beliefs, you should wear it to an interview. Why would you want to work somewhere where the people will not be respectful of you? Please share your ... More About: Interview , Wear , Told
School Closure Will Rob Many Children of Golden Opportunity
2008-04-03 22:35:00 I was recently shocked to hear that the Toronto Jewish community turned its back on a vitally integral organization. In sheer ignorance, the so-called leaders of the Jewish community have decided that She?arim Hebrew Day School is no longer needed. One can only conclude that the 70 children needing the most educational help ... More About: News , Education , Children , Community
What Jews should know about Brazil?s entry from this years Academy Awards
2008-04-03 01:47:00 There was a lot of buzz around this years Academy Awards . One of the films that was generating a significant amount of buzz because of its unusualness was Brazil ’s official entry for Best foreign language film. The film is titled “The Year My Parents Went on Vacation“ and it is unique because the story revolves around the ... More About: Academy Awards , Jews
Jewish Orthodox Bronx School Principal on Today Show
2008-04-02 21:06:00 What used to be one of the most violent schools in the tri-state area had been quickly transformed into an A+ school by the determined principal, Shimon Waronker, a Lubavitcher Chassid. Citing Hashem, the students and parents as key to the process, Waronker has played a key role is retaking the school. Speaking ... More About: Video , News , Education , Jewish , Community
Kosher Hotdogs Now Available at Fenway Park in Boston
2008-04-01 20:09:00 WBZTV.com (CBS Boston ) reported today that an automated Hot dog vending machine will be up and running to satisfy all those wanting certified kosher food when they go see the Red Sox play. Until now, if you went to Fenway, you able to get Hebrew National hot dogs, which are not under proper kosher ... More About: Food , Park , Kosher , Fenway Park
He Who Attacks My Friends Attacks Me
2008-04-01 16:55:00 Across the street from a federal and district court, no real security out on the end of a Island, Jewish institution. All of these three elements combined makes my law school a perfect target for terrorism. It is not something that is completely out of the question for us. We are aware, ... More About: Friends , Community , Attacks
The White Elephant in My Room: My Stutter
2008-03-30 15:07:00 I stutter. But I am not a stutterer. It does not define me, rather it complements me. Through the course of history, individuals who stutter have entered into all realms of life. In a religious sense, Moses stuttered. Yet so did Marilyn Monroe. As did James Earl Jones (?This is AT&T?), Isaac Newton, Winston Churchill, and ... More About: Israel , White , Room , Elephant
Giving Jewishly
2008-03-28 15:54:00 In September I started my position as Donor Relations Representative at the Jewish Communal Fund. What is the JCF you may ask? I certainly did when I first arrived. However, in the six months since I started, I have learned so much about the way the Jewish community is funded, how people ... More About: Business , Fundraising , Giving
An Obama Bloomberg Ticket?
2008-03-27 22:06:00 This morning, the Huffington Post wrote a buzz article about the possibility of an Obama Bloomberg ticket. Mayor Bloomberg would bring his strong business sense and international experience to the table, while his just being a Jew, and his strong Israel support, would quell fears that Obama might be anti-Israel. Bloomberg’s grassroots Mayors-Across-America political movement ... More About: News , Ticket
Simple Goodness
2008-03-26 14:55:00 Several years ago, a collection of Jews from Chicago got together to deal with hatred run amok. They formed two groups which they ironically named “One Groups.” The purpose of these groups was to help its members develop doable, individual projects that would heal rifts and build bridges. The first meetings were charged with energy. ... More About: Community , Simple , Goodness
An Inconvenient Truth: ?Going Green? May Be Hazardous to Your Health (And
2008-03-26 04:50:00 Bought into all the global warming hysteria? If you’re one of the millions of Americans who’ve been sold on the alarmist propaganda of Al Gore’s glorified Powerpoint presentation, you may be wondering what you can do to “Go Green ” and save the environment. Luckily for you, there are entire industries just waiting to ... More About: Truth , Health , An Inconvenient Truth
Brain Death in Jewish Law: Setting the Record Straight
2008-03-26 04:39:00 In the March 25, 2008 article “MK: Hundreds of organ transplants may lose funding” the Jerusalem Post got their research on Brain Death in Halacha wrong. They misquoted the opinion of Rav Moshe Feinstein. Here’s what they said, … (Rav) Elyashiv has also ruled in the past that brain death does not constitute clinical ... More About: Jewish , Record , Straight
Almost Snuck Past You!
2008-03-25 17:32:00 In case his name didn’t give it away, now you know: Josh Radnor is Jewish . Profiled in The Forward on March 12, Radnor reveals that he grew up in Bexley, Ohio, and attended the Columbus Torah Academy through the 8th grade. He also spent a year in Israel in 1997, studying on the Livnot U’Lehibanot program. “Wait, ... More About: Entertainment , How I Met Your Mother , Past , That
Lessons from the Megilah
2008-03-23 04:25:00 Whenever I get to read a piece of the Tanach, the Old Testament, there is always this sense of understanding, a correlation of the ancient words to the here and now of today?s Jewish existence. Listening to the Rabbi reading the Megilah, the story of Esther, Mordechai, Haman and the rest of the clan, the ... More About: Philosophy , Politics , Lessons , Torah
Rabbis? New Role: Wedding Crashers
2008-03-21 03:29:00 While those in the Internet reading community may not be aware, Brooklyn rabbis have recently banned marriage. I went undercover to find the story, and I now present my first piece of investigative journalism. Rabbis Ban Marriage: Cite Promiscuity as Reason Jewneric exclusive by staff writer, David Gertler A group of 178 of Ultra Orthodox rabbis came ... More About: Humor , Wedding , Role , Wedding Crashers
LIVE FEED of Sderot Rally 5PM EST
2008-03-20 21:30:00 SDEROT RALLY LIVE FEED - 5 PM EST We wanted to let everyone in the Jewneric family know about our involvement with the Worldwide Sderot Solidarity Rally this afternoon AT 5 PM EST. In less than an hour, you can log onto http://jewneric.com/rally to watch the LIVE FEED of the rally. HTTP://JEWNERIC.COM/RALLY More About: Israel , Community , Announcement , Live
The ABC?s of Kosher Wine V-Z: In Vino Veritas
2008-03-20 02:41:00 All good things must come to an end and, on that note, I give you the final installment of Jewneric’s look at Kosher wine accompanied by some famous quotations about the aforementioned beverage. Verbau Gewurztraminer 2002 Verbau Gewurztraminer has an elegant structure,a sweet body and a fruity bouquet. Spicy flavors and aromas, semi dry. Best Served With: ... More About: Food , Wine , Lists , Vino
If Purim Were Today OR: Purim in 2008
2008-03-19 21:14:00 If Purim Were Today A Spiel by (some of) the 4th Grade Students of the Congregation Beth El Religious School in Bethesda, Maryland President Achashverosh ? Vice President Haman ? Zeresh — Mordechai ? Esther ? Guards ? President’s Assistant ? SCENE 1: Zeresh: Hi, Haman (every time Haman’s name is mentioned, everyone on stage and off boos loudly, including Haman, who has an ... More About: Humor , 2008
Jewneric to Simulcast Live Rally
2008-03-19 19:55:00 Tune in tomorrow to Jewneric to watch a live feed of the Sderot Worldwide Rally ————- More About: News , Israel , Community , Announcement
The Age of Apathy.
More articles from this author:2008-03-19 18:32:00 On Tuesday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke in front of the Knesset (the Israel i Parliament). In the LA Times, the visit is described as ?[stirring] traumatic memories. Six million Jews were slaughtered by the Nazis during World War II, and about 250,000 elderly survivors live in Israel.? After beginning her speech in Hebrew (albeit heavily ... More About: General , Apathy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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