Jewish Community
Yes. Palm Oil Truly IS Kosher.
Buffer It has become increasingly fashionable among some in my Jewish community to promote the notion that kosher food must be, what they call, “sustainable.” First, it is important to... Read More »
The Small Voice Of Moderation in Bet Shemesh
Buffer In The Year Of The Protester, we used the hashtag and we mimed the slogan to great effect.  But real change takes more than a slogan.  It takes dialog.  It takes... Read More »
Jewish Relativity
Buffer Religious leaders often posit that the secular world is morally relative and adrift. The changing and metastasizing values of the larger world are no doubt foreboding and challenging but... Read More »
Jewish Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education
Buffer {EAV:d0011d30ff328718} Dr. Jonathan Woocher’s keynote presentation at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Biennial, “Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education” was a purposeful road map for Jews of all... Read More »
The YU Sex Scandal: It’s About the Yeshiva, Not the Sex
Buffer Keeping things in perspective, the administration of Yeshiva University should look at the “sex scandal†that has spread from the school’s undergraduate campuses, through the Wall Street Journal and... Read More »
“Hodu” This Year in Israel
Buffer There is a lovely children’s book called Rivka’s First Thanksgiving by  Elsa Okon Rael (Margaret K. McElderry Books; 2001). Set in 1910’s, it is the story of a little girl... Read More »
Who Goes to Shul?
Buffer After World War II, new synagogues opened all over the United States. Jews had started to move to suburbia and away from New York. Wherever they went, they established... Read More »
A Hole in the Jewish Calendar
Buffer After the flurry of Jewish holidays in the fall, it’s no wonder that the month of Cheshvan, which follows on the heels of Sukkot, is devoid of Jewish holidays. But... Read More »
JFNA GA – LIVE PHOTO BLOG
Buffer Greetings from Denver! …well, almost. Â I’m writing this as I pack for tomorrow’s early morning flight to the Mile High city for the Jewish Federations of North America’s General... Read More »
Jewish Orgs: Your Alcohol Infused Young Events Do Us No Favors
Buffer The Jewish community is at a crossroads. Down one road is the further infantalization of Jewish life through the growth of institutional young adult programs and the over simplification... Read More »
Rabbi and Former MK Chanan Porat Passes Away at 67
Buffer Rabbi Porat was born in 1943, in Kfar Pines, before the establishment of the state. In his youth, he studied at the Kerem B’Yavne and Merkaz Harav yeshivas. He... Read More »
Multi-Denominational Rabbis Weigh in on the Days of Awe
Buffer To prepare ourselves for introspection and new commitment on Yom Kippur, we want to acknowledge the diverse sentiment of our communities’ Rabbinic leadership. Jewneric has asked Rabbis of any... Read More »
Steve Jobs, The Beatles and Revolutionizing Jewish Philanthropy
Buffer With the passing of the legendary Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, I was contemplating how he revolutionized and shaped multiple industries, from computers, to work style, telecom,... Read More »
Is Blogging Good for the Jews?
Buffer Two weeks ago I received a number of frantic phone calls and messages. Â A well-trafficked Jewish blog published a story that was factually untrue. Â The ignorance and hatred in... Read More »
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for Educators)
Buffer Autumn. That wonderful smell in the air, foliage changing colors, no more lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. However my love for this time of year is for... Read More »
Jewish Guys & Asian Girls, Oy Gevult!
Buffer “They’re hot, they’re smart, they’re not Jewish and they can’t dance.” We’ve all seen The Social Network (If not you should, right now, Go!), and there is no doubt... Read More »
The Rise and Fall of Israel on American College Campuses
Buffer The rise and fall of Israel on campus and the battle for Israel’s good in the media are a symptom of a disease, not the disease itself. The disease... Read More »
Top 10 ROJA (Religious Online Jewish Acronyms) you may or may not see on Jewish Dating sites
Buffer If Jewish dating sites had a fill in the blank option for your religiosity, this is something you might see: 1. BT – Ba’al Teshuvah 2. FFB – Frum... Read More »
PSA: Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning Warning for Rosh Hashanah
Buffer While we approach this year’s High Holidays with a sense of awe, our thoughts should also be turned to safe practice. Daisy-chaining power strips together, letting our smoke and... Read More »
Feeling Safe, Surrounded by Hate
Buffer “Let us be honest with ourselves: Israel is surrounded by neighbors that have waged repeated wars against it. Israel’s citizens have been killed by rockets fired at their houses... Read More »
