Monthly Archives: April 2008
Frivolous Holocaust Analogies, Update
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... Read More »
What Are Our Priorities In Jewish Education?
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... Read More »
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 1
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... Read More »
On The Brink, And Just Barely Being Held Back….And By What?
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... Read More »
A Mother’s Rant
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... Read More »
Mistakes and Second Chances
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... Read More »
It’s Official: Israel Bombed Syrian Nuclear Reactor
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... Read More »
Shutdown Day – “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?”
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... Read More »
The Chosen Keyboard
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... Read More »
FreeTheSoldier – Gone Viral
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... Read More »
Davening Man Removed from Plane
On Wednesday night, an Orthodox man boarded a United Airlines flight from JFK to San Francisco. Before the flight took off, he went to the back of plane to daven,... Read More »
The Limits of Freedom
At the Seder we ask a myriad of questions. We are fortunate to have answers for most of our questions. One question however, has two seemingly contradictory answers. In the... Read More »
Dream Jobs
Many of us have dreamed of working in a high profile industry: sports, publishing, television or the movies. The work may sound exciting, almost like it is not work at... Read More »
Super Easy and Quick Flourless Chocolate Cake
This is a favorite, not just for Pesach, but all year because it is so delicious. Small slices, please, it is very rich. Ingredients: 1 12 ounce package of bittersweet... Read More »
Jewneric Comes to a City Near You Soon. Will You Be There?
For a little while now, we, the Jewneric Partners, have been considering throwing a party. Well, actually, it would be a series of parties. Well, actually, it would be a... Read More »
The Trouble With Antisemitism
The Trouble with AntisemitismUploaded by Jewneric For more information on Rabbi Karsh please visit The Torah Learning Center Read More »
Dvar Torah Fodder for the Seders
Most people who read this website are probably also scurrying to clean their houses for Passover (leaven be gone!) and searching high and low for divrei torah for the Seders.... Read More »
The Pope Goes to Synagogue
Never in the history of the papacy has a pope visited a synagogue in America. In fact, popes have only visited two synagogues ever before, that is until this Friday.... Read More »
Family Stress During the Job Search
Searching for a job can be stressful, not only personally but with outside stress as well. Family and friends can often be insensitive with questions or comments such as, “Why... Read More »
Crunching the Jewish Art Numbers
For those of you who haven’t stumbled across the great toy in Google Trends, I highly recommend it. I’ve crunched the numbers below to try to illustrate where Jewish art... Read More »
