Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part III: Bad Timing
This week, let’s attack something a little more mundane: scheduling of the school day. ...
Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part II: No Literature Created Equal
An Analysis of the Clashes Between Judaic and Secular Studies in the Jewish Day School ...
"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. ...
Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part I: Introduction
An Analysis of the Clashes Between Judaic and Secular Studies in the Jewish Day School ...
Anti-Semitic group, Jews clash at LI synagogue
On September 14th, the Mayor of Great Neck sent a letter out to all the residents stating that despite their many efforts, the Town was obligated to allow the Westboro organization, described as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, said it selected Great Neck after it was mentioned in the film "Capturing the Friedmans," a 2003 documentary about the prosecution of a Great Neck man and his father on child molestation ...
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. Jewneric has been heavily involved in a number of projects in the past year, but one of note is ParnasaFest. One of the fastest growing grassroots movements to really affect change this past year across the ...
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 October 1st. I say Bravo. If the Federation can cut its costs for now in this way, then it can keep the many people doing the important work of this community employed. While I am sure no one wants to earn less, it is ...
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 question. For those of you who know me personally, you know that I am a serial social entrepreneur. I am constantly embarking on new ventures which usually center around social conscious projects, like ParnasaFest and Not Now Not Ever. ParnasaFest is an ...
ParnasaFest: Jewish Networking During Bad Economic Times
Dear Jewneric readers, I, along with Dani Klein and Susanne Goldstone, have started a new project called ParnasaFest. The idea is for Jews to network both in person, and using social media, to find jobs, careers, or just make new connections. During such an awful economic time, there is a huge need for these sort of "help your brother out" sort of events. The Facebook group lists all past and future ParnasaFest events: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52056874652 Last week we ...
Not Your Average Jewneric Succah Hop
As the final days of Succot (The Jewish Holiday of huts) rapidly approach I came to thinking about the different Succahs I have eaten in this year. Some were made of wood, or plastic, or PVC piping, or fiberglass, or popped up. Some had bamboo rods, or mats, or leaves and cut shrubbery. Some had heavy duty work room lighting, or x-mas tree lighting, or rope lighting, or high bears, or low ...
