Jewneric: A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Archives: July 2008
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31 July 2008
New TV Show Attempts to Bridge the Religious Secular Divide
A new TV show that debuted earlier this month on the Israeli satellite company YES is the talk of the town across certain sectors of southern Jerusalem. “Srugim” (in English: “knitted kippas”) is an extraordinarily accurate depiction of the religious singles scene in Jerusalem.
Set in our own neighborhood (Katamon and the German Colony in particular), [...]
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30 July 2008
The Importance of Being Personal
Over the past few months, I have been consolidating my life into my new home. I combined my office and my home into a new apartment. First, I moved the critical items - the clothing that I love, the computers I need, the books that I must have around (although I lack the time to [...]
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28 July 2008
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure i
Phew! Coming up with a title for a column is hard work. So many I mulled over, brainstormed and massaged and I still landed with the original one. You’re probably wondering about other front-runners. Well, there was “shifting into D4″ (too ambiguous) or “Just following orders” (too WWII) and then there was my favorite which [...]
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27 July 2008
Soapbox Hobo
You’ve probably seen him more often in TV, Movies and other visual media than you have on the street where he belongs. He’s the guy with the sign that says: “The end is near!”, “Kiss tomorrow goodbye!”, “Earth is doomed!” and other optimistic cheerful things. Today, I dare to be the crazy guy.
Hear [...]
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22 July 2008
Bulldozer Copycat Attack: On the Scene
My son Amir and I were downtown when the police cars and ambulances started zooming past us, their sirens blaring. We had just finished an ice coffee at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and were waiting at a bus stop to go home.
One after another, the police sped down Jaffa Road. There must have [...]
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21 July 2008
The Jewneric Leadership Series: Neil Gillman
Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Neil Gillman, Aliyah Shaliach for the Jewish Agency for Israel for DC and its surrounding areas 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.
Born in London to a traditional Jewish [...]
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21 July 2008
Restrictions on Food Tighten for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Every person of every creed, race, color and religion is welcome at the Olympics, correct? Well, Rabbi Levi Brackman writes in his column that the strict Chinese regulations on visas and on imports may prevent restaurateurs from making kosher food available at the Games, which make many feel unwelcome. Quoting Rabbi Moskowitz, of Shatz Kosher [...]
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16 July 2008
Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev: Officially No Longer With Us
After year of prayer for the release of captures soldiers, two were returned this morning to Israel, but not alive. May the families of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev find comfort in the definitive knowledge of this situation and be comforted among the mourners of Zion.
–Dave
9:41AM IL: The International Red Cross has just shown [...]
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15 July 2008
Where Does the Separation Begin?
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws “respecting an establishment of religion” (the Establishment Clause) or that prohibit free exercise of religion (the Free Exercise Clause), laws that infringe the freedom of speech, infringe [...]
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14 July 2008
The Jewish Leadership Series: Jeremy Epstein
Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Epstein, Word of Mouth & Social Media Consultant 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.
With a brother who is younger by 19 months, Jeremy’s mom was convinced that [...]