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What do you do when someone you know gets a new job?
Jewneric | August 22nd 2008 by Dave
Over the past number of years I have seen numerous friends and networking partners get new jobs. I usually send an email congratulating them, if I know the industry I will ask if I can help. I almost always let them know to feel free to ask for an in read more
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure iii
Jewneric | August 13th 2008 by Dave
This is a rite of passage that I have to take, like many who came before me and many who will after me. This column is not here to judge anyone who has a different journey and this is not a column to postulate or pontificate the best way to go about read more
An Olah Without A Parachute: An Aliyah Adventure i
Jewneric | July 28th 2008 by Dave
Phew! Coming up with a title for a column is hard work. So many I mulled over, brainstormed and massaged and I still landed with the original one. You’re probably wondering about other front-runners. Well, there was “shifting into D read more
The Jewneric Leadership Series: Neil Gillman
Jewneric | July 21st 2008 by Dave
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 asked him a series of questions to help us better understand and app read more
Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev: Officially No Longer With Us
Jewneric | July 16th 2008 by Dave
After year of prayer for the release of captures soldiers, two were returned this morning to Israel, but not alive. May the families of Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev find comfort in the definitive knowledge of this situation and be comforted among read more
Where Does the Separation Begin?
Jewneric | July 15th 2008 by Dave
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws “respecting an establishment of religion” (the Establishment Clause) read more
The Jewish Leadership Series: Jeremy Epstein
Jewneric | July 14th 2008 by Dave
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 help us better understand and appreciate their significant contribut read more
Happy Birthday Marc Chagall
Jewneric | July 7th 2008 by Dave
Moshe Shegal (latter changed to Chagall)l was a Russian-Belarusian-French painter of Jewish origin, who was born in Belarus on July 7th 1887. Chagall took inspiration from Belarusian folk-life, and portrayed many Biblical themes that reflected his J read more
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Real Mentch!
Jewneric | June 27th 2008 by Dave
Last night I had the unique opportunity to hear from and talk to web personality, wine expert, and tremendously nice guy, Gary Vaynerchuk, of Wine Library TV. I first “met” Gary online some months ago. After hearing his name for almost read more
Wordle Shows Visual Representations of Any Text with Cool Biblica…
Jewneric | June 24th 2008 by Dave
Today, someone sent me the link to a new web 2.0 site, Wordle. Wordle gives you a tag cloud of any text you put in. Someone already mashed up Vayikra (Leviticus), Rus (Ruth) and Tehillim (Psalms) - shown below. Other really cool examples are the G read more
Yes to Carrots
Jewneric | June 16th 2008 by Dave
Listen to your mother and eat your vegetables. I have a confession to make: I have frizzy hair. Yes, I am your typical Jewish girl that comes adorned with a full head of frizzy curls. Of course, growing up I fought my curls tooth and nail to get the read more
Natan Sharansky - Defending Identity
Jewneric | June 1st 2008 by Dave
This morning I had the privilege of hearing a true giant speak, Natan Sharansky, about his newest book, Defending Identity, which goes on sale tomorrow. Sharansky spoke about the changes in nationalist vs. religious or other personal identity from C read more
Canada and Israel
Jewneric | May 28th 2008 by Dave
As a Canadian it made me so proud to hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s address on Israel’s 60th birthday. It made me proud because PM Harper stands by Israel in a stronger way than, perhaps, any other sitting Prime Minister ever has. “Canad read more
Terrorist Chic
Jewneric | May 23rd 2008 by Dave
A few days ago I noticed a strange sight on subway platform. A young man waiting for the train was wearing a scarf, which was not so strange given the weather. But this was no ordinary scarf; it was an Arab kaffiyeh. And the young man was no Arab; read more
The Jewneric Leadership Series: Jules Polonetsky
Jewneric | May 11th 2008 by Dave
Jewneric recently had the opportunity to speak with Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer at AOL and a prominent Jewish leader. We asked him a series of questions to help us better understand and appreciate their significant contributions to our co read more
What Would You Do For $1 Million?
Jewneric | May 9th 2008 by Dave
I’ve been tagged in a meme post by Jason Unger and now have to keep the progress going. The trick is figuring out how to tailor this question to fit Jewneric’s theme. The Original Question: What Would You Do For $1 Million? Jewneric̵ read more
Musings on Yom Ha’Atzmaut
Jewneric | May 8th 2008 by Dave
It’s hard for me to imagine; my mother-in-law was born into a world in which Israel did not exist. For two entire years of her life, there was no Jewish homeland, no refuge. Then again, there was also no Jewish/Palestinian conflict, jihad, su read more
Israel Hits 60!
Jewneric | May 7th 2008 by Dave
Tonight, celebrations for the 60th birthday of the State of Israel commenced with a torch lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem and will continue tomorrow with many more celebrations amidst many more threats and warnings. Everywhere you loo read more
On The Brink, And Just Barely Being Held Back….And By What?
Jewneric | April 28th 2008 by Dave
The first sociological experiment was done by a French Jew named Emile Durkheim. Durkheim wanted to prove that the one thing that everyone was SURE was psychological was in fact social, specifically suicide. Durkheim was SURE that it was in fact caus read more
A Mother’s Rant
Jewneric | April 28th 2008 by Dave
I would like an awards dinner in my honor this year. I have changed upwards of 3000 diapers, made more than 200 lunches, driven over 400 carpools, kissed and bandaged countless owies and boo-boos, washed sinkload after sinkload of dishes, folded ba read more
Mistakes and Second Chances
Jewneric | April 28th 2008 by Dave
I would like to share a story with you. A few years ago, I worked with a job seeker who made a serious error in judgment. He had worked successfully in the financial markets until trying to manipulate the market using illegal tactics. As a result, he read more
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