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Best Gift Ever – A Jewneric Channuka Contest: ENDED
As we approach the end of the Gregorian year we find many reasons and occasions to give. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Kwanzaa or Channuka we all need to think about... Read More »
My End-of-Summer visit to Valmadonna at Sotheby’s by Menachem Butler
[Note: I highly recommend watching the Sotheby's video about the exhibit ~DW] Several months ago I mentioned at the Michtavim blog about the Valmadonna Trust Library, its custodian, Mr Jack... Read More »
Life as a Jewsician
Some folks make aliyah for religious reasons, others for nationalist reasons. And then there are songwriters like me who come to Israel for no apparent reason, and decide to stay,... Read More »
KosherFest 2008 … a fresser’s delight!
Kosherfest is similar to any other convention held at any other convention center. The only difference, kosher food. Wait, wait, FREE Kosher food. The sound of that makes any observant... 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 »
MashBash Tel Aviv – The Official Jewneric.com Report
MashBash TLV the Official Jewneric.com Media Partner Report Last night, as previously reported, I had the pleasure of being a sponsored guest to MashBash TLV. For those who still don’t... Read More »
Haman’s Cup Found Under 70 Year Old Briton’s Bed
OK, that headline was just to grab your attention. I have no way of proving the Cup belonged to Haman from the Purim story in Megillath Esther (or from my... Read More »
Jewneric Comes to a City Near You Soon. Will You Be There?
For a little while now, we, the Jewneric Partners, have been considering throwing a party. Well, actually, it would be a series of parties. Well, actually, it would be a... Read More »
Google, Yahoo & Facebook Officials to Attend Jerusalem Tech Conference
Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, will be attending the upcoming technical conference arranged by President Shimon Peres, to be held at Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’uma International Convention Center.... Read More »
Almost Snuck Past You!
In case his name didn’t give it away, now you know: Josh Radnor is Jewish. Profiled in The Forward on March 12, Radnor reveals that he grew up in Bexley,... Read More »
“Purgamentum Init, Exit Pecuniam,” or “Wow, Staten Island Can Now Rival an Oil-Rich Arab Country!”
Reading one of my new favorite blogs (greenprophet.com) has caused me to ponder: Can the country that created a veritable oasis out of a desert simultaneously solve waste issues, lower... Read More »
Japan and Israel, Strikingly Logical Bedfellows
In the weeks following Spielberg’s snubbing of China on humanitarian grounds, and the Israeli Knesset’s recent decision regarding Asian Chefs in Ethnic establishments, we bear witness to an historic meeting... Read More »
Join the Jewneric LinkedIn Group
Follow the link or click on the button to join the Official Jewneric LinkedIn Group. Welcome to the family [http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis Read More »
Would you let someone shoot you with a puke ray?
Sharon Weinberger has written an article for Wired’s Danger Room about her experience as the subject of a test involving a Sonic Blaster at a Jeruslaem hotel. Sharon’s reaction when... Read More »
New Jet Will Get You from New York to Tel Aviv in Under 3 Hours
Imagine flying to Israel and back in a day and still being able to get in a whole day’s worth of work, play and spiritual uplifting. That could be a... Read More »
The Wisdom of the Ancient World Gets Some Good Press!
An article in Slate Magazine from April 10, 1998, by Steven E. Landsburg, discusses the way in which modern economic theory backs up the rabbis of the Babylonian Talmud. How... Read More »
Keep Monopoly From Being Monopolized! …Or Something…
My own delightful alliteration notwithstanding, there seems to be a bit of democracy being introduced to the Monopoly process. Parker Brothers has announced that there will be a new, internationally... Read More »
Clothes Make the Yid
Long ago, I came to accept that the style I dress in is considered un-orthodox. Not to say that I wear anything that’s provocative and my pants don’t hang down... Read More »
Israel and the Electric Car
Last week the Israeli government released a statement announcing that they would begin work on the world’s first electric car network. This bold project is intended to relieve Israel’s dependency... Read More »
Jelly Belly Now OU Kosher
ll I was in Kosher Mart yesterday, the Washington DC kosher emporium, and saw a brand new display of Jelly Belly jelly beans for sale. This struck me as odd... Read More »
