Non-Profits
A Hole in the Jewish Calendar
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 in... Read More »
JFNA GA – LIVE PHOTO BLOG
Greetings from Denver! …well, almost. 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 Assembly... Read More »
Jewish Orgs: Your Alcohol Infused Young Events Do Us No Favors
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 our... Read More »
Steve Jobs, The Beatles and Revolutionizing Jewish Philanthropy
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, movies,... Read More »
“Acts” of Charity
At a small shul in an affluent neighborhood in Chicago there is a battered silver tzidakah box that sits in the main sanctuary Read More »
Live from the GA… It’s Sunday Morning
Good morning from Washington, DC the host of this year’s Jewish Federations of North America (formally United Jewish Communities) General Assembly. The JFNA GA is the largest Jewish conference of... Read More »
Jewneric – ParnasaFest Partnership Announcement and Update
As some of you may have noticed, after a long hiatus Jewneric has begun publishing once again. We hope you will continue to read and participate in our original content.... Read More »
Washington Jewish Federation Closes Its Doors on Fridays
In what must have been a very difficult yet ultimately responsible decision, the Greater Washington Jewish Federation has announced that it will be officially closing its offices each Friday starting... Read More »
Taking a New Direction
For the past few years it has been my pleasure managing Jewneric from behind the scenes, I have decided to embark on a more journalistic approach to the Modern Jewish... Read More »
“Israel in Focus”: an Israel advocacy conference for student leaders
Here is a great event for student leaders who want to strengthen their Israel advocacy skills, and receive amazing resources. “Israel in Focus” 2008 will be held in Beverly Hills,... Read More »
NonProfit 2.0 DC: Embracing the New Web
While we normally don’t post events or promote outside or inside events here on Jewneric, I think this is appropriate to many of you, our readers. I am producing a... Read More »
Where Zionism Lives
By: Michael Dickson The despondency that marks the two year anniversary of the recent war in Lebanon is, for me, mitigated by the happy anniversary of my Aliyah, which coincides... Read More »
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... Read More »
The Jewish Leadership Series: Jeremy Epstein
Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Jeremy Epstein, Word of Mouth & Social Media Consultant and a prominent Jewish leader. We asked him a series of questions to... Read More »
“Raid Unsettles Kosher Beliefs” WSJ article 7/1/08
For those of you who don’t get the Wall Street Journal, here is an outside view of the Agriprocessors matzav, and what some Jews are doing about it. (Its also... Read More »
The State of Israel Advocacy on and off Campus
Yesterday I awoke at 4:30am in New York, to attend a 9:30am meeting in D.C. Not fun. However, the meeting that took place was a lot more enjoyable and energizing... Read More »
The Blessing of a Broken Heart Hits the Stage
Award Winning Book by Terror Victim’s Mother Comes to NY and DC Stage Seven years ago, Koby Mandell, the 13 year old son of Sherri and Rabbi Seth Mandell, was... Read More »
Statistically Speaking…
Today I met a fascinating man. Well, that’s deceptive. He’s rather nondescript. His job sounds, and probably is, rather boring. He works with numbers, though not financially. He analyzes data,... Read More »
Giving Jewishly
In September I started my position as Donor Relations Representative at the Jewish Communal Fund. What is the JCF, you may ask? I certainly did when I first arrived. However,... Read More »
The Age of Apathy.
On Tuesday, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke in front of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament). In the LA Times, the visit is described as “[stirring] traumatic memories. Six million... Read More »
