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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
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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