Monthly Archives: January 2008
The 69 Lost Tribes
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... Read More »
Where do you pledge your allegiance?
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... Read More »
Israel and the Electric Car
Last week the Israeli 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... Read More »
To The Jewneric Community
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... Read More »
Aimless in Jerusalem
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... Read More »
Jewneric’s 100th Post! Let’s Party Like it’s 6000!
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... Read More »
Learning About Sex the Yeshiva Way
As secular society becomes more sexually open, the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about... Read More »
Time For a New Dating Strategy?
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... Read More »
Religion vs Theology, Or, The Silver Screen vs The Written Word
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,... Read More »
Let’s Just Think About This – Just A Little – Please!
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... Read More »
Heath Ledger, Dead at 28: Driving Home the Point of Addressing At-Risk Youth
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... Read More »
Trembling
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... Read More »
Tu’Bishvat 2008
As I look out the window and see the blustering snow and watch the cold wind it is apparent that winter is upon us. No one would even consider the... Read More »
Lets Go Terps!
Universities are known for their exceptional skill of aiding the personal accommodation of those desiring an education. But with finals on Saturday mornings, concerts on Friday nights, and Thursday night... Read More »
Heretic or Realist?
A friend of mine had sent me a link stating that it was a video that I must watch. A bit dubious, I conceded and clicked on the link. A... Read More »
Broader Judaism in Preparation for Martin Luther King Day II
Rabbi Capers Funnye leads his congregation at Beth Shalom Bnai Zaken in Chicago, Il, where his synagogue has been in existence since 1918. Except for a few members, almost all... Read More »
Cloverfield: The Modern Day Yetzer Harah
If the government ever issues a special dispensation permitting me to shiv one Hollywood personality, it would unquestionably be JJ Abrams because of what he has done to entertainment (Joel... Read More »
Broader Judaism in Preparation for Martin Luther King Day
Last night, in Chevy Chase, MD, there was an event in honor of Martin Luther King Day co-sponsored by the NAACP and the JCRC. Y-Love, the African American Jewish Rapper,... Read More »
The One Thing
When I hear someone who expresses an opinion that is to one extreme or the other, I tend to roll my eyes and dismiss it. No matter how important an... Read More »
Why Mike Huckabee Scares the Bejeezus Out of Me
Yesterday, Mike Huckabee gave a speech in which he suggested that the Constitution be changed to be more in line with “God’s law,” after the founding fathers specifically created a... Read More »
