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Reading, ?Riting, and ?Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part III: Bad Timing
2010-02-17 20:58:00 This week, let?s attack something a little more mundane: scheduling of the school day. More About: Education , Reading , Community , Part , Featured
The Kosher Restaurant and Wine Experience
2010-02-08 18:49:00 One of the most iconic scenes in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory is when Gene Wilder pulls back the doors of his tasting room and the children marvel at how almost everything they see is an epicurean wonder . That scene describes how I felt walking through the Kosher Restaurant and Wine ... More About: Food , Experience , Featured
Reading, ?Riting, and ?Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part II: No Literature Crea
2010-02-08 18:17:00 An Analysis of the Clashes Between Judaic and Secular Studies in the Jewish Day School In the time since Part I of this series appeared, I have been through yet another round of finals, proctoring, lesson planning, and report cards. Enduring the struggle to construct meaningful and relevant lessons for the coming semester while teaching English ... More About: Philosophy , Literature , Education , Blogroll , Reading
Millennials at the 10th Annual Herzliya Conference
2010-02-03 17:12:00 This is part two of Jewneric's coverage of the Herzliya Conference, Israel's foremost global policy annual gathering, drawing together Israeli and international participants from the highest levels of government, business and academia to address pressing national, regional and global strategic issues. I wasn?t really sure what to expect at the Herzliya Conference. I knew a ... More About: Business , Featured
New Media at the IDC Herzliya Conference
2010-02-01 16:08:00 The Herzliya Conference is Israel 's foremost global policy annual gathering, drawing together Israeli and international participants from the highest levels of government, business and academia to address pressing national, regional and global strategic issues. As a Jewish student living in New York City and attending NYU I?m influenced by two main sources when it comes ... More About: Media , New Media
Amy Winehouse's Rehab in Yiddish
2010-01-28 19:32:00 Marvin Silbermintz performs Amy Winehouse's "Rehab " in Yiddish . We will be posting the background on this performance in the next few hours. Stay Tuned! To all our new readers from @JewishTweets, thanks for visiting! More About: Humor , Music
"Acts" of Charity
2010-01-26 00:15:00 At a small shul in an affluent neighborhood in Chicago there is a battered silver tzidakah box that sits in the main sanctuary. Every week the tzidakah box is brought into the Rabbis' office and the contents are counted and transferred into a letter sized envelope that is yellowing with age. Because the shul is ... More About: Community , Charity , Fundraising , Featured
After 20 years, AIPAC is still behind the curve on how to use the Internet
2010-01-22 17:10:00 Around twenty years ago when I was at MIT, I spent far more hours than I care to contemplate combating anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist and anti-Israel propaganda on Usenet. This was back before the Web took off, and Usenet was the happening place for bigots, racists and nutjobs of all sort to spread their filth and lies. ... More About: Politics , Internet , Tech , Curve
Reading, ?Riting, and ?Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part I: Introduction
2009-12-20 08:05:00 An Analysis of the Clashes Between Judaic and Secular Studies in the Jewish Day School I am not unique. But I am in a very select club, one that has been an endangered species for many years. Specifically, I am an American Orthodox Jewish Male Secular Studies Teacher, recognizable by my prominent yarmulke, BA in English ... More About: Literature , Education , Blogroll , Reading , Community
Best Gift Ever ? A Jewneric Channuka Contest: ENDED
2009-12-16 16:36:00 As we approach the end of the Gregorian year we find many reasons and occasions to give. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa or Channuka we all need to think about ways to show gratitude to those around us. That spirit is felt in the business world too, where a thank you note or gift is ... More About: Holidays , Contest , Business , Workplace , Gift
Seattle Federation Gunman Found Guilty
2009-12-15 21:45:00 The man who shot up the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle in July 2006 was found guilty today of murder, which carries with it an automatic life sentence. The jury also found Naveed Haq, 34 of Pasco, Wash., guilty of five counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of unlawful imprisonment and one ... More About: News
BREAKING: Seattle Federation Gunman Found Guilty
2009-12-15 21:45:00 The man who shot up the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle in July 2006 was found guilty today of murder, which carries with it an automatic life sentence. The jury also found Naveed Haq, 34 of Pasco, Wash., guilty of five counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of unlawful imprisonment and one ... More About: News , Featured
DEAL: Baron Herzog Special Reserve Syrah '03 ? Sold Out!
2009-12-15 05:10:00 UPDATE: While today's deal of the day finished, be sure to check out Gary Vaynerchuck's other wine site, Wine Library.com where there are terrific bargains on Kosher wines as well as a great selection. We hope to make the Deal section of Jewneric a mainstay to help you find some of the best bargains around the web. Today's ... More About: Food , Syrah , Special
REVIEW: Herb & Dorothy
2009-12-15 04:12:00 A cute elderly couple coming from very minimal means + a love for art = one of the world's greatest collections of modern minimalist art. Does that make any sense? When most art collectors are paying millions for the right to own major work, Herb & Dorothy Vogel were building relationships with every artist ... More About: Environment , Review , Featured
The Symbolism of a Diamond Dreidel
2009-12-09 02:48:00 Last Monday, Mervis Diamond Importers unveiled the world first ever Diamond Dreidel. When I saw this piece of Judaica, I first thought about what a Dreidel meant to me, followed by the thought of how much more meaningful a Diamond Dreidel could be. The Hebrew letters on the Dreidel represent the different parts of life ... More About: Holidays , Symbolism , Featured
Live from the GA? It's Sunday Morning
2009-11-08 14:13:00 Good morning from Washington, DC the host of this year's Jewish Federations of North America (formally United Jewish Communities) General Assembly. The JFNA GA is the largest Jewish conference of the year attracting attendees from around the globe. Having been to a few of the GAs in previous years, I feel that I ... More About: Sunday , Live , Morning , Sunday morning , Featured
Sheraton free-overnight-stay promotion excludes observant Jews
2009-09-30 19:07:00 From October 6 to October 9, Sheraton will be giving customers the opportunity to win a free overnight stay at one of 86 recently renovated Sheraton hotels across the United States and Canada. The free overnight stays will be on a single night, Friday, October 23. By only allowing the free overnight stays ... More About: Business , Travel , Promotion , Free , Jews
Anti-Semitic group, Jews clash at LI synagogue
2009-09-25 21:41:00 On September 14th, the Mayor of Great Neck sent a letter out to all the residents stating that despite their many efforts, the Town was obligated to allow the Westboro organization, described as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, said it selected Great Neck after it was mentioned in the film ... More About: News , Community , Jews
Assaf Ramon Buried Next to his Father
2009-09-14 18:01:00 Asaf Ramon, the eldest son of Israeli Astronaut and fighter pilot Ilan Ramon, died over the weekend during a training mission. He was buried today next to his father. Ramon was himself a fighter pilot who had completed his basic training course for pilots with honors in June, receiving his wings from President Shimon Peres. "The ... More About: Father
Assaf Ramon Buried Next to his Father
2009-09-14 18:01:00 Asaf Ramon, the eldest son of Israeli Astronaut and fighter pilot Ilan Ramon, died over the weekend during a training mission. He was buried today next to his father. Ramon was himself a fighter pilot who had completed his basic training course for pilots with honors in June, receiving his wings from President Shimon Peres. “The ... More About: Father
Stock Up on Wine Before the New Year
2009-09-02 17:19:00 Rosh Hashana is fast approaching. Don’t get caught having to run to the local story an hour before the holiday only to find the selection is tiny. While the banner has adorned the side of Jewneric’s page for months, I want to introduce you to KosherWine .com, a great online store with a tremendous selection. ... More About: Holidays , New Year , Food , Stock
Jewneric - ParnasaFest Partnership Announcement and Update
2009-08-27 17:41:00 As some of you may have noticed, after a long hiatus Jewneric has begun publishing once again. We hope you will continue to read and participate in our original content. Jewneric has been heavily involved in a number of projects in the past year, but one of note is ParnasaFest. One of the fastest ... More About: News , Business , Community , Announcement , Update
My End-of-Summer visit to Valmadonna at Sotheby?s by Menachem Butler
2009-08-26 21:24:00 [Note: I highly recommend watching the Sotheby's video about the exhibit ~DW] Several months ago I mentioned at the Michtavim blog about the Valmadonna Trust Library, its custodian, Mr Jack Lunzer of London, and the entire collection that was on display at the Sotheby’s NY for a single week in February. The collection is currently available ... More About: Literature , Summer , That , Visit , Butler
?Holy Land Hardball?
2009-08-21 19:47:00 The final documentary featured in this year’s SnagFilms SummerFest is “Holy Land Hardball.” The film follows the dubious formation of the Israel Baseball League (IBL) by Larry Baras, a Boston bakery owner with no sports management experience. Stirred to action by a midlife crisis, Baras recruits a diverse collection of executives and ballplayers for the ... More About: Movies , Entertainment , Holy Land
Washington Jewish Federation Closes Its Doors on Fridays
2009-08-17 22:10:00 In what must have been a very difficult yet ultimately responsible decision, the Greater Washington Jewish Federation has announced that it will be officially closing its offices each Friday starting October 1st. I say Bravo. If the Federation can cut its costs for now in this way, then it can keep the many people doing ... More About: Community , Jobs , Fundraising
Taking a New Direction
2009-07-27 02:03:00 For the past few years it has been my pleasure managing Jewneric from behind the scenes, I have decided to embark on a more journalistic approach to the Modern Jewish question. For those of you who know me personally, you know that I am a serial social entrepreneur. I am constantly embarking on ... More About: Community , Biography , General , Taking , Direction
?Getting Back in Touch? via Facebook - Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigran
2009-02-19 17:46:00 Lately, my wife Jody and I have spent a lot of time getting in touch with old friends via Facebook. It started when I received a friend request from Larry. Larry and I were best buddies growing up. But after I moved away, we fell out of touch. I?ve looked for him from time to ... More About: Humor , Entertainment , Israel , General , Web 2
ParnasaFest: Jewish Networking During Bad Economic Times
2009-02-17 05:29:00 Dear Jewneric readers, I, along with Dani Klein and Susanne Goldstone, have started a new project called ParnasaFest. The idea is for Jews to network both in person, and using social media, to find jobs, careers, or just make new connections. During such an awful economic time, there is a huge need for these sort of “help ... More About: Business , Jewish , Community , Networking , Workplace
The Case of the Purloined Ice Cream
2009-02-15 16:40:00 My wife Jody has been in the States for the last two weeks to celebrate her father?s 70th birthday, leaving me a ?single parent? back in Israel. I?m pretty good at handling the day-to-day activities at home, taking care of the kids, keeping the house running. Except in one area. The kitchen. Frankly, I?m a total nincompoop ... More About: Parenting , Ice Cream , Case , Cream
Haman?s Cup Found Under 70 Year Old Briton?s Bed
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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