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Israel vs. Google
2008-02-13 05:33:00 The city of Kiryat Yam is suing Google for a description which was posted on Google Earth that portrays the history of the city in a negative light. The following is the description at issue: “This is one of the Palestinian localities evacuated and destroyed after the 1948 Arab-Israel i war. For basic information about this locality, ... More About: General , Web 2 , Tech
New Jet Will Get You from New York to Tel Aviv in Under 3 Hours
2008-02-12 17:11:00 Imagine flying to Israel and back in a day and still being able to get in a whole day’s worth of work, play and spiritual uplifting. That could be a possibility in the next fifteen years if the A2 Hypersonic Airliner takes flight according to plan. Dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” the A2 will fly ... More About: Travel , New York , Tech , York
We Are Legion: An appeal from a Jewish Anonymous
2008-02-11 23:48:00 Yesterday (February 10th, 2008) marked the first protest against the Church Of Scientology by the cyber activist group Anonymous . Taking place at over 150 locations in 8 different countries, the rally was an astounding example of nonviolent protest and proved that a movement can be mobilized by a call to arms broadcast over YouTube. In the ... More About: News , Jewish , Protest , Sabbath
Rep Tom Lantos Dies at age 80
2008-02-11 18:12:00 Congressman Tom Lantos , the only Holocaust survivor to be elected to Congress, died today at the age of 80. Lantos had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer but chose to finish the remainder of his 14th term rather than step down from office. Lantos, a Democrat who served a northern California district, had recently assumed the ... More About: News , Cancer , Dies
Suicide Attack in Dimona
2008-02-10 16:49:00 Please be advised that the video below is graphic and violent in nature. Last week, the papers reported the first suicide bombing in Israel since January 2007. The notion portrayed by the papers is that for the most part things are calm in Israel. Granted, we thank God that there haven?t been ... More About: Video , Politics , Suicide , Suicide attack
Wig Store Banned: This is the stuff Horror movies are made from?
2008-02-10 04:52:00 I was doing some “Jewish website web-surfing” and came across an article on Yeshiva World about a sheitle (wig) store being banned for putting up pictures of women. Lets clarify: Pictures of women from the neck up, wearing sheitles. This happened in Brooklyn across from the Yeshivas Chaim Berlin.I can’t believe our world has come ... More About: Philosophy , News , Movies , Horror , Community
Israel?s Robots Part I: Suicide Bomber Inspection
2008-02-08 22:54:00 In the past few days, Annalee Newitz, editor of IO9, has come under fire for the images that she posted of what appears to be a bomb disposal robot inspecting a suicide bomber who was lying dead on the ground. The robot was looking for a possible second round of explosives. Israel uses robots extensively to ... More About: News , Robots , Tech , Suicide
Deep Thinking: Where is G-D?
2008-02-08 18:39:00 Do you ever wonder why we need a Synagogue or a Temple to serve G-d? I mean, He’s everywhere, why focus our service of Him on a building? Sometimes I find myself cleaning my desk, and after a while I realize that I?m just trying to bring order to my life. It stands to reason that ... More About: Education , Prayer , Deep , Thinking , Torah
Threat on Scientology
2008-02-08 01:29:00 Scientology, or “the study of truth” (according to the Scientology website) is “the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, others, and all of life. The Scientology religion comprises a body of knowledge extending from certain fundamental truths.” The main goal is true spiritual release and freedom. In short, ... More About: Philosophy , News , Politics , Youtube , Community
The Wisdom of the Ancient World Gets Some Good Press!
2008-02-07 16:17:00 An article in Slate Magazine from April 10, 1998, by Steven E. Landsburg, discusses the way in which modern economic theory backs up the rabbis of the Babylonian Talmud. How I stumbled across this article about a week ago I really don’t remember, but I’ve been thinking about it constantly ever since. I just think ... More About: Philosophy , World , Tech , Press , Wisdom
Disengagement II?
2008-02-06 05:57:00 According to unnamed sources, residents of the Israel i town Kochav Hashachar were delivered notices of eviction this afternoon by the government of Israel. Residents were told that if they leave early and peacefully they will be partially reimbursed for the loss of their homes. Many people we heard about tore up the letter after reading ...
Hamas Attack Leaves Sedrot Without Electricity
2008-02-06 01:05:00 Hamas terrorists fired a barrage of short-range Qassam rockets at the southern Israel i town of Sderot today. The attack resulted in the destruction of a high-tension power line, leaving a majority of the city and its 24,000 residents without electricity. One woman suffered moderate injuries from shrapnel after her home was directly struck by a ... More About: News , Power , Electricity , Hamas
Keep Monopoly From Being Monopolized! ?Or Something?
2008-02-05 06:33:00 My own delightful alliteration notwithstanding, there seems to be a bit of democracy being introduced to the Monopoly process. Parker Brothers has announced that there will be a new, internationally themed version of Monopoly. Happily, instead of restricting the streets and businesses to American playboy towns (as the original Atlantic City) or other, cheesier renditions ... More About: Humor , Gaming , Community , That
Clothes Make the Yid
2008-02-05 04:41:00 Long ago, I came to accept that the style I dress in is considered un-orthodox. Not to say that I wear anything that?s provocative and my pants don?t hang down an inch below my boxers, the way Abercrombie demands their pants be worn. It?s just that I am a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy, ... More About: Fashion , Clothes , Make , That
The Super Bowl Commute: A Lesson Learned
2008-02-03 16:58:00 As the morning of the Super Bowl has arrived, two distinct groups have made themselves known. No, I am not talking about the Giants and the Patriots. These two colossal titans are “The Sports Nuts vs. The Commercial Nuts.” While sports fans all over the world are getting ready to watch a ... More About: Entertainment , Community
Ilan Ramon and the Space Shuttle Columbia - Five Years Later
2008-02-03 02:15:00 The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere, with the loss of all seven crew, shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107. (from wikipedia) Among the astronauts on board was Israel ’s first, Ilan Ramon. ... More About: News , Years
Sing-a-long with Bob Dylan and other Reform Prayer Services
2008-02-01 14:38:00 A couple of weeks ago, my elderly parents (both in their upper eighties) went to their Reform temple (they do not call it a synagogue) for Friday evening services. My parents are devoted and involved members of the Reform movement. My dad was President of the temple and my mother served on numerous committees, including ... More About: Philosophy , Services , Prayer , Bob Dylan
The 69 Lost Tribes
2008-02-01 03:13:00 This is an open article. I am specifically not being all-inclusive. Please add your comments and knowledge on the issue. I invite the moderators to combine the comments into the original post. Biblically, we are told of 70 nations that sprouted from the three sons of Noah. Throughout the generations nations have ... More About: Philosophy , Education , Lost
Where do you pledge your allegiance?
2008-01-31 21:03:00 Today I found myself in a heated debate with several of my students. The topic was the army and to which army we pledged our allegiance. I found that both sides made incredibly compelling arguments about their feelings towards where they would fight if the need arose. While most students put Israel first, others felt ... More About: Philosophy , Community , Allegiance , Pledge
Israel and the Electric Car
2008-01-31 07:57:00 Last week the Israel i government released a statement announcing that they would begin work on the world?s first electric car network. This bold project is intended to relieve Israel?s dependency on foreign oil as well lower the country’s carbon emissions. The Israeli government is hopeful that this initiative will be completed by 2011. Shimon Peres ... More About: Global Warming , Tech , That , Electric
To The Jewneric Community
2008-01-30 23:22:00 When Shalom, Moshe, Dave and I first came up with the idea for Jewneric, we knew that its success would be because of our writers. We believed that by sharing our ideals though a diverse group of Jewish writers we would be able to share our different outlooks and deepen our connection to ... More About: Community , Comments , Writers
Aimless in Jerusalem
2008-01-30 19:42:00 Snow is Jerusalem . The Holy City shuts down. I am not talking about a blizzard, 3 feet of white joy, I am talking about slush. One sees smiles on people’s faces when they see the snow falling down, whilst warm in a bar or gym, and the outside holds the possibility of becoming a winter wonderland. No one ... More About: Israel
Jewneric?s 100th Post! Let?s Party Like it?s 6000!
2008-01-30 17:36:00 This is our 100th post to Jewneric. It is important that we thank those who helped make this effort possible. Our writers - You have worked with much gusto to present your best written works to our reading public, week in and week out. Thank you. Our readers - Thank you for coming back to ... More About: Party , Post
Learning About Sex the Yeshiva Way
2008-01-30 16:55:00 As secular society becomes more sexually open the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this Yeshiva s and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about the secular influences their students come in contact with. Secular music, entertainment and dress are all taboo and all because of how they relate to ... More About: Learning
Time For a New Dating Strategy?
2008-01-29 18:02:00 Posted on behalf of and with permission from “Anonymous Dater” to protect the identities of those involved. I am very fortunate to have good friends that look out for my best interest, and send me great girls to date. I get great excitement when two friends independently think of the same girl, as it points to ... More About: Dating , Strategy , Time
Religion vs Theology, Or, The Silver Screen vs The Written Word
2008-01-28 19:08:00 Last night, while I was eating dinner, my roommate turned on Eretz Nehederet (A Wonderful Country). I watched, laughed, and laughed some more. But immediately after the program was over, a thought-provoking interview came on, Ilana Dayan interviewing Joseph Cedar, the American-born Israeli director of the Oscar-nominated movie Beaufort. As I had seen Beaufort ... More About: Movies , Screen , Religion , Theology , Entertainment
Let?s Just Think About This - Just A Little - Please!
2008-01-28 05:17:00 Why do Orthodox Jews generally feel the need to be swept up with the whims of the “orthodox” denominations of other religions’ political persuasions? Just because the gay movement in America has embraced the Democratic Party, that makes the Democratic Party the party of Satan? Is that really what we’ve been reduced to? ... More About: Politics
Scientology Threat
2008-01-25 21:52:00 <object width=”425″ height=”355″><param name=”movie” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/JCb Kv9yiLiQ&rel=1″></param ><param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”>< /param><embed src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/JCbKv 9yiLiQ&rel=1″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash ” wmode=”transparent” width=”425″ height=”355″></embed& #62;</object> Almost every group or religion has been threatened at one time or another either by many other groups. Today a video was released as a threat to Scientology . This group calls themselves Anonymous at first, then switches to The Legion. Their mission? To completely ... More About: News , Threat
Heath Ledger, Dead at 28: Driving Home the Point of Addressing At-Risk Yout
2008-01-25 04:59:00 With all of the entertainment news buzzing about the tragic and untimely death of 28 year old actor Heath Ledger , it got me thinking of a recent Shabbos lunch conversation I had with a group of adults regarding our own Jewish communities and how they deal with at-risk youth. It was reported that Ledger was ... More About: Education , Entertainment , Parenting , Community
Trembling
More articles from this author:2008-01-23 23:20:00 I recently came across a review for the 2001 movie “Trembling Before G-d.” For those of you who are not familiar with it, the movie tells the story of several previously Orthodox Jews who are gays, and details their struggles with being gay and being Orthodox. Many times, these people were essentially kicked ... More About: Movies , Community , Halacha 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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