Jewneric: A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Archives: May 2008
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30 May 2008
King of Bahrain Appoints Jewish Woman to Serve as Ambassador to U.S.
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, but she confirmed in a phone interview with the Associated Press that [...]
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28 May 2008
Canada and Israel
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 [...]
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23 May 2008
Terrorist Chic
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 [...]
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22 May 2008
The Touchy Subject
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 [...]
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20 May 2008
Ethnocentricity “and the Jews”
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 [...]
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15 May 2008
Perks of Blogging for Jewneric
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, [...]
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13 May 2008
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 3
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 [...]
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12 May 2008
Taking My Mind for a Walk
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 [...]
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11 May 2008
The Jewneric Leadership Series: Jules Polonetsky
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 [...]