Jewish Community
Broader Judaism in Preparation for Martin Luther King Day II
Pin It Rabbi Capers Funnye leads his congregation at Beth Shalom Bnai Zaken in Chicago, Il, where his synagogue has been in existence since 1918. Except for a few members,... Read More »
Blonde or Brunette?
Pin It Unfortunately, people’s brains are in their eyes. They believe only what they see, and not much more. Growing up in the Persian community of Great Neck, New York,... Read More »
Genocide and Jews
Pin It Last month, there appeared in the Yeshiva University (YU) Commentator an article by Rabbi Aryeh Klapper titled, “Is there a Mitzvah to Prevent Genocide?” The piece talks about... Read More »
Questions from the Non Jews
Pin It As vice president of the Touro Law JLSA (Jewish Law Students Association), it is my duty to plan events around the holidays, or even just for the education... Read More »
Tehina, Chummus, Turkish salad and.. Babaganewz?
Pin It Nope, it’s not a typo. It’s the fun kids’ website that I chanced upon while on indoor recess duty in the computer lab the other day. I saw... Read More »
Labels for the checklist
Pin It “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... Read More »
Things I have learned about Alcohol
Pin It Location, Location, Location: Just because it’s not kosher in the United States doesn’t mean it’s not kosher in Europe. This is true with several different brands most prominently... Read More »
The Religious Checklist
Pin It I recently received a call from a friend of mine who seemed absolutely determined to set me up as, apparently in her mind, being 23 and single was... Read More »
A New Shabbos Experience
Pin It I am about to make Shabbos in a place where I have never been before, yet I have been here a million times during the week. The Upper... Read More »
What Are you doing on Christmas?
Pin It 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... Read More »
Jewish Geography and Social Networking
Pin It 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... Read More »
Hava Nagilah
Pin It It appears that Hava Nagilah is now going mainstream. I’m not sure how I feel about this. I’ll share some bits of an email conversation I had yesterday... Read More »
“Everyone Knows That Hollywood Sells Californication”
Pin It With the preposterous news that broke today regarding Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy, I got to thinking back on 2007′s long list of fabulous female role models: Paris Hilton... Read More »
Salami Sonar or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Schnitzel
Pin It I know we seem to have had a bit of a lull here at Jewneric, but it’s sometimes hard to remember to post when life comes at all... Read More »
Sukkah Hop with Law Students
Pin It Below are a few pictures of the Touro Law Sukkah. This is a completely new Sukkah, 14?x20? that has been purchased specifically for this new building. This picture... Read More »
Virtual Sukkah Hop – Washington, DC
Pin It Here is a picture of our Sukkah. It is located right outside of Washington, DC. It’s big and blue, and adorned with artwork from the grandchildren, a paper... Read More »
Virtual Sukkah Hop
Pin It One of the mitzvot of Succot is to invite guests (Ushpizzin) into the sukkah to share in the simcha of the holiday. With that in mind we at... Read More »
Fear and Loathing in Passaic, NJ
Pin It Rachel Krich’s recent post regarding swastikas and other Nazi paraphernalia showing up in upper class Manhattan neighborhoods inspired me to pay more attention to the kind of event... Read More »
“This Is The First Time Something Like This Has Happend In An Upscale Neighborhood”
Pin It This was the line used by the local reporter while sitting at her desk in a studio somewhere in midtown Manhattan. She was talking about a rash of... Read More »
In a Den of Thieves, Looking for Answers
Pin It As the final hours before the opening of the “holiest day of the year” are upon us, I wonder the same thing I always do. Who the hell... Read More »
