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3 September 2008
The Friendship Jewneric Opportunity
Hey Jewneric Family, I want to share with you an incredible opportunity to help the Jewish community at large. The friendship Circle in West Bloomfield is holding its third annual Walk4Friendship. And I think that this is something we can get involved in. The friendship circle has over 70 locations worldwide, and has just opened [...]
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22 August 2008
What do you do when someone you know gets a new job?
Over the past number of years I have seen numerous friends and networking partners get new jobs. I usually send an email congratulating them, if I know the industry I will ask if I can help. I almost always let them know to feel free to ask for an introduction through linkedin. But in most [...]
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9 February 2008
Wig Store Banned: This is the stuff Horror movies are made from…
I was doing some “Jewish website web-surfing” and came across an article on Yeshiva World about a sheitle (wig) store being banned for putting up pictures of women. Lets clarify: Pictures of women from the neck up, wearing sheitles. This happened in Brooklyn across from the Yeshivas Chaim Berlin.I can’t believe our world has come [...]
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7 January 2008
Labels for the checklist
“The Back Alley Approach”
There was a post about categorizing people for dating purposes. I am not a fan of labels, or conforming to “ the man.” I want to share an experience that helped shape the way I do things today.
I was having a conversation with a rabbi who asked me, “Why do you do [...]
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24 December 2007
What Are you doing on Christmas?
A friend of mine (who is not Jewish) called me today to ask me, “What do Jews do on Christmas?” I asked him if he wanted the stereotype or the truth. He asked for the stereotype first. I told him that, “We eat Chinese food and play cards.” He laughed and said he [...]
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20 December 2007
Jewish Geography and Social Networking
I have had the pleasure of living in many different cities in my life time. 3 countries, 2 continents, 5 Yeshivas, and as any good American I only speak English well, but as a good Jew does I can play Jewish Geography with the best of them. Someone’s uncle usually ate at my dad’s restaurant [...]