Jewneric: A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Archives: Israel
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6 August 2008
Young Geeks gather in Israel
Israelis are full of ideas. The Silicon Wadi is only behind the Silicon Valley in terms of sheer numbers startups. One guy, Shai Agassi, is working on a viable electric car, hoping to make Israel (and the rest of the world) no longer dependent on oil.
But this summer, this same guy was the Chief Scientist [...]
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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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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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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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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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10 July 2008
Bridge of Strings: Monstrosity or Beauty?
Some have called it a monstrosity. To others it’s a thing of beauty. One thing’s for sure: the new Bridge of Strings at the entrance to Jerusalem, which was formally dedicated two weeks ago in a multi-million dollar ceremony, has generated a huge amount of controversy both online and with the general public at large.
One [...]
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6 July 2008
Waltz with Bashir: A non-review
A challenge is to talk about a movie without divulging any information about said movie.
That is the problem with “Waltz with Bashir”, an animated movie I saw last night about the first Lebanon War.
I cannot morally speak about the movie. Any words I would say would ruin it for you. I just can say that [...]
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2 July 2008
Bulldozer Rams Schoolbus and Cars Leaving Several Dead; BBC Reporter Witness Attack
A few hours ago, a Palestinian man took control of a bulldozer and drove over a bus and several cars leaving at least four dead. Yaffo Street, one of the busiest in Jerusalem, now under construction to get the city ready for its new light rail system, was the scene this morning of an [...]
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27 June 2008
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Real Mentch!
Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear from and talk to web personality, wine expert, and tremendously nice guy, Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library TV. I first “met” Gary online some months ago. After hearing his name for almost two years, it was highly recommended to me by a few friends [...]
