Culture
“Enfold Me”: A Review
Pin It When I was six years old, my blasted older brother told me the story of Dracula and introduced me into a new emotion, sheer terror. I recall that... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @shortjewish
Pin It Why did you initially join Twitter? I joined because I was curious about twitter. I had wondered what all the fuss was about. How did you get involved with... Read More »
Walking Jerusalem’s History
Pin It Living in Israel is a special gift for many reasons. The beauty, the flora, the fauna, the people, but most of all, the history. You feel it with... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @raffeg
Pin It Why did you initially join Twitter? I originally joined Twitter just because I thought that I had to be on every social network imaginable. Years of bullying and... Read More »
Is Our Problem The Technology Or The Users?
Pin It A good player doesn’t blame his equipment when he drops the ball. He knows that rain or shine, it’s up to him to make the play. Is technology... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @JYuter
Pin It Why did you initially join Twitter? I actually joined Twitter as a front end to Facebook. I figured since I’m posting the same basic content, if I did... Read More »
The Gilboa Iris Blooms for Readers
Pin It I first met Zahava D. Englard in the bank. My sister-in-law, Miriam, introduced her as “This is Zahava, she just got her first book published.” I was immediately interested. After... Read More »
Ex-Hasids on The Small Screen
Pin It Law school has had many adverse side effects on me, and the worst one would be my addiction to Diet Pepsi and trashy reality TV show. Gone are... Read More »
A Call To Jewish Artists
Pin It Although finals have consumed me ravenously and I had a massive stomach ache, I dragged myself to see Sailor Moon the Movie at the Webster theatre. I was... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @hsabomilner
Pin It Why did you initially join Twitter? I had heard buzz that there was a new thing online and I wanted to check it out. Initially my Twitter account... Read More »
Jews Who Tweet: Meet @bethanyshondark
Pin It Why did you initially join Twitter? I initially joined Twitter in October 2008 because my best friend, a techie, wouldn’t stop talking about it. How did you get... Read More »
Is there a Jewish community on Twitter?
Pin It We tend to think about Jewish communities (and communities, in general) in terms of location and self-definition. But the world of Web 2.0 allows us to go beyond... Read More »
Questions for the Jewish Future
Pin It Though reports of the demise of America are greatly exaggerated the world is still at a crossroads. We are living in the age of democratization of the nuclear... Read More »
How I Became a “Jewish” Artist
Pin It Once upon a time I was an artist in New York City. I lived in a fifth floor walk up with one bathroom that I shared with three... Read More »
Purim on Pinterest
Pin It Are you on Pinterest yet? What are you waiting for? This social network (not new by the way – it’s been around since 2009, has boasted the fastest... Read More »
A Night at KFWE2012
Pin It When you look at the literary influences that I most admire (Poe, Hemmingway, and Thompson) you can’t help but notice a pattern. That pattern is one in which... Read More »
Why Crummy Contests Hurt Your Brand
Pin It This morning, I saw 75 people “Like” El Al’s new contest on Facebook, “Hamantaschen eating championship.” While I commend EL AL for running a fun contest for Purim... Read More »
Sounding the Shofar of Social Justice
Pin It I met Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz several years ago when we were students in Yeshivat Hamivtar, in Israel. As those who know him personally would surely attest, Reb Shmuly... Read More »
Jewish Relativity
Pin It 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... Read More »
The Dead Sea Scrolls Are on Display…Where?
Pin It The Dead Sea Scrolls are on display in Times Square. Yes, Times Square. They share a space at Discovery Times Square with an exhibition about the TV show,... Read More »
