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Haman?s Cup Found Under 70 Year Old Briton?s Bed
2008-06-06 20:14:00 OK, that headline was just to grab your attention. I have no way of proving the Cup belonged to Haman from the Purim story in Megillath Esther (or from my 4th grade’s modern adaptation of the biblical story), but one does wonder (or is it that one’s imagination does wander?)….. Anyway, CNN.com reported yesterday that ... More About: Holidays , That , Year
Don?t Eat a Peach or Raisins and Almonds because Carrot Juice is Murder
2008-06-06 13:22:00 We are on the approach to the Pentecost, also known as Shavuot. On the holiday of Shavuot there is a well known custom not to eat any meat. There is a lesser known custom of the day prior to Shavuot not to eat any meat or any milk. Both customs are of ... More About: Murder , Food , Carrot , Peach , Juice
Torah Judaism, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage
2008-06-02 17:23:00 The Torah does not like gays. For some Jews, this is not a difficult challenge to overcome. The Torah may have been inspired by God, but it was written by men. Its intolerance toward homosexuals can be written off as the outdated bigotry of a bygone age. For others, it is not a challenge at all. The ... More About: Philosophy , Politics , Marriage , Gay Marriage , Homosexuality
What Does G-d Taste Like?
2008-06-02 17:19:00 Shauli, our youngest son, was about seven years old as he sat across the table from me, at our favorite pizza shop. He considered a slice of pizza he held in his hands and asked: ?Is Hashem (G-d) everywhere?? ?Yes,? I answered, matter of factly. ?Is He in this slice of Pizza?? he asked, probing further. ?Yes,? ... More About: Philosophy , Humor , Taste , Torah
Natan Sharansky - Defending Identity
2008-06-01 17:38:00 This morning I had the privilege of hearing a true giant speak, Natan Sharansky, about his newest book, Defending Identity , which goes on sale tomorrow. Sharansky spoke about the changes in nationalist vs. religious or other personal identity from Communist Russia on to post-war Europe and now in Israel and America. The statement ... More About: Philosophy , Jewish
King of Bahrain Appoints Jewish Woman to Serve as Ambassador to U.S.
2008-05-30 20:44:00 According to an announcement by the official Bahrain News Agency on Thursday, King Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifah has issued a decree appointing Houda Ezra Nonoo, a Jewish woman, as an ambassador. Where she will be posted has not yet been officially stated, she confirmed in a phone interview with the Associated Press that she ... More About: Politics , Announcement , Woman
Canada and Israel
2008-05-28 19:02:00 As a Canadian it made me so proud to hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper?s address on Israel ?s 60th birthday. It made me proud because PM Harper stands by Israel in a stronger way than, perhaps, any other sitting Prime Minister ever has. ?Canada has stood with Israel even when it was popular not to and ... More About: News , Jewish
Terrorist Chic
2008-05-23 09:25:00 A few days ago I noticed a strange sight on subway platform. A young man waiting for the train was wearing a scarf, which was not so strange given the weather. But this was no ordinary scarf; it was an Arab kaffiyeh. And the young man was no Arab; he was a ... More About: Politics , Education , Israel , Fashion , Terrorist
The Touchy Subject
2008-05-22 14:36:00 When tackling this issue, all sorts of fun puns come to mind. One needs to be cautious in approach, steady on arrival and only once a comfortable calm has been established can one thrust forward with the heat of the issue. Even then it is not a simple task to ensure everyone’s happiness ... More About: Dating , Pregnancy , Subject , Halacha
Ethnocentricity ?and the Jews?
2008-05-20 14:41:00 Thomas L. Friedman wrote an inciteful (or insightful - I’m still trying to decide) article in the NYTImes on May 18th. In fact, over a day after being published it is still the most popular article emailed (but not blogged, go figure). The title: Obama and the Jews . In my estimation, he could have left out the ... More About: News , Israel
Perks of Blogging for Jewneric
2008-05-15 13:45:00 Jewneric treats its bloggers really really well. You should blog for them. For instance, I received a beautiful trip to MashBash TLV (the first international MashMeet!). It is going to be full with all the movers and shakers of the Israeli tech scene, and Jewneric just happens to be a media partner! So I get to go, ... More About: Blogging , Perks
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 3
2008-05-13 10:09:00 In the past few articles, I’ve postulated that people who follow pro-sports do so to try to be part of a team. I’ve also postulated that people holding on to old Jewish culture (such as Yiddish, the Catskills or gefilte fish) as an essence of Judaism are living in the past. If anything ... More About: Philosophy , Religion , Sports , Part , Part 3
Taking My Mind for a Walk
2008-05-12 18:27:00 One day, Mayer, my chavruta wondered out loud about how a prophet could identify that a particular event he saw would happen in the future; after all, the information that he was accessing was most likely coming from a ?place? beyond the boundaries of time. His question began a stream of consciousness that led me to ... More About: Philosophy , Humor , Mind , Walk , Torah
The Jewneric Leadership Series: Jules Polonetsky
2008-05-12 04:26:00 Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer at AOL and a prominent Jewish leader. We asked him a series of questions to help us better understand and appreciate their significant contributions to our community. Jules serves as Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Vice President at AOL. Prior to joining AOL ... More About: Series , Leadership
What Would You Do For $1 Million?
2008-05-09 23:30:00 I’ve been tagged in a meme post by Jason Unger and now have to keep the progress going. The trick is figuring out how to tailor this question to fit Jewneric’s theme. The Original Question: What Would You Do For $1 Million ? Jewneric’s Mission Statement is:
Musings on Yom Ha?Atzmaut
2008-05-09 04:29:00 It’s hard for me to imagine; my mother-in-law was born into a world in which Israel did not exist. For two entire years of her life, there was no Jewish homeland, no refuge. Then again, there was also no Jewish/Palestinian conflict, jihad, suicide bombings, or assassinations of a Jewish Prime Minister by another ... More About: Holidays , Musings
Google?s Holocaust Memorial Portal
2008-05-08 18:44:00 I wish I had seen this last week. It’s good to see that Google is using its resources as one of the largest and most powerful information gateways to spread the word and strengthen awareness of the Holocaust in an age in which people have been using the power of the internet to spread lies ... More About: Community , Web 2 , Tech
Israel Hits 60!
2008-05-08 05:11:00 Tonight, celebrations for the 60th birthday of the State of Israel commenced with a torch lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem and will continue tomorrow with many more celebrations amidst many more threats and warnings. Everywhere you look, from Facebook to MSNBC, there are comments relating to Israel. A Facebook event ... More About: Holidays , Jewish , Announcement , Hits
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 2
2008-05-05 00:29:00 The Catskill Mountains and Other Jewish Past-Perfect Had-Beens Some of the reasons that the average person follows pro-sports (according to what we discussed) included an internal need to be part of a club and societal pressures. This week we will get a little closer and offend people more fiercely by reminding people that in the ... More About: Religion , Sports , Part
Genetic Markers to Identify Lost Ones
2008-05-01 20:11:00 There are four letters of the genetic alphabet - A, C, T and G - which pair up and create your DNA. Thanks to modern technology, a scientist named Syd Mandelbaum, who had been part of the Anastasia Romanov disproving effort of 1994, started the DNA Shoah Project. Through the use of these ... More About: Science , Education , Lost
Frivolous Holocaust Analogies, Update
2008-05-01 04:46:00 On the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) I feel it necessary to keep up the crusade against those who resort to petty, simplistic Holocaust comparisons in an attempt to score cheap shock value points. When Hamas engages in Holocaust exploitation, such as their recent claim that the Shoah was a Zionist engineered conspiracy ... More About: Philosophy , Israel , Update , Analogies
What Are Our Priorities In Jewish Education?
2008-04-30 22:41:00 Last night my 4th graders did an exercise where they came up with - and voted on - a list of things they would add to their “Tenaim” (traditional betrothal contract) if they were getting married or if their children were getting married. The top 3 conditions were: The other party cannot be a drug ... More About: Education , Jewish , Lists
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 1
2008-04-30 09:10:00 Ask any Jewish Chicago Cubs fan if he finds a connection between his faithfulness to the Cubs and his Judaism. If the answer is not “yes,” then you’ve asked someone deficient in caring about the Cubs or his religion. The Cubs are celebrating 100 years since their last World Championship. This makes ... More About: Religion , Sports , Part
On The Brink, And Just Barely Being Held Back?.And By What?
2008-04-29 05:38:00 The first sociological experiment was done by a French Jew named Emile Durkheim. Durkheim wanted to prove that the one thing that everyone was SURE was psychological was in fact social, specifically suicide. Durkheim was SURE that it was in fact caused primarily by social surroundings and situations. In 1897 he published his study “la ... More About: Philosophy , Jewish , Back , Barely , Held
A Mother?s Rant
2008-04-29 03:01:00 I would like an awards dinner in my honor this year. I have changed upwards of 3000 diapers, made more than 200 lunches, driven over 400 carpools, kissed and bandaged countless owies and boo-boos, washed sinkload after sinkload of dishes, folded basket after basket of laundry, read the same “Dora the Explorer” book ... More About: Humor , Parenting , Jewish , Rant , Mother
Mistakes and Second Chances
2008-04-28 17:11:00 I would like to share a story with you. A few years ago, I worked with a job seeker who made a serious error in judgment. He had worked successfully in the financial markets until trying to manipulate the market using illegal tactics. As a result, he was banned permanently from his profession and was ... More About: Philosophy , Business , Jewish , Community , Jobs
It?s Official: Israel Bombed Syrian Nuclear Reactor
2008-04-25 00:20:00 US officials just confirmed what has already been widely reported since it happened in September: that Israel bombed a Syrian nuclear reactor which was being built with help from North Korea. The event was shrouded in secrecy until now, but the US Congress has been pressuring the Bush administration to publicly brief them (and the ... More About: News , Nuclear , Reactor , Official
Shutdown Day - ?Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day??
2008-04-24 19:16:00 WebWorkerDaily wrote a post today, “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?” asking if it would be possible to live one day unplugged from society. As Shutdown Day approaches (May 3rd, 2008), more and more blogs will be talking about shutting down. As someone who practices this “experiment” every week, as ... More About: Business , Web 2
The Chosen Keyboard
2008-04-18 20:20:00 For a long time there have been only a few options if you wanted Hebrew on your keyboard. Your options were to spend two hours pasting stickers onto your keyboard like a 5 year old doing a bad Science Fair Project (cursing yourself repeatedly for getting every single sticker crooked), or to buy a keyboard ... More About: Humor , General , Tech , Keyboard
FreeTheSoldier - Gone Viral
More articles from this author:2008-04-17 22:50:00 A few days ago, I noticed a posting by a friend on Facebook about a free download for the United Jewish Communities (UJC): FreeTheSoldiers. Just as in years past, prayers and thoughts to remember the Israeli soldiers captured are being passed around this Passover. These messages come to remind us all that not ... More About: Holidays , Community , Web 2 , Viral 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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