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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
Welcome Sadness
Jewneric | August 6th 2008 by Dave
I used to hate Tisha B’Av. I hated its sadness and discomfort. I must be getting older because now I long for it to begin. A friend of mine died a few days ago. His death silently hangs in the air awaiting my attention. Sadness is a part of the nat read more
New TV Show Attempts to Bridge the Religious Secular Divide
Jewneric | July 31st 2008 by Dave
A new TV show that debuted earlier this month on the Israeli satellite company YES is the talk of the town across certain sectors of southern Jerusalem. “Srugim” (in English: “knitted kippas”) is an extraordinarily accurate depiction of the r 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
Soapbox Hobo
Jewneric | July 27th 2008 by Dave
You’ve probably seen him more often in TV, Movies and other visual media than you have on the street where he belongs. He’s the guy with the sign that says: “The end is near!”, “Kiss tomorrow goodbye!”, “Ear 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 Other Leather Bondage
Jewneric | July 1st 2008 by Dave
I, once again, feel I may be going into territory not as family friendly as this site is intended. If your sensibilities are easily offended (or if you think I really have gone “too far”), feel free to express yourself in comments. Some t read more
Real Estate, Real Problem
Jewneric | June 30th 2008 by Dave
I grew up in a pretty insular community. I went to a Jewish school, had carpools to take me to and from wherever I was going, and almost never used public transportation until I was in college. It’s not that I didn’t like non-Jews or had read more
Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Discipline…
Jewish Religious Book | June 25th 2008
Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics). This short, simple book brings ancient practices to life with ease, meaning and reverence. Winner is both humble and practical, sharing her knowledge and first-hand read more
Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals
Jewish Religious Book | June 24th 2008
Essential Judaism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs, Customs & Rituals. Ten years ago, Robinson entered a Reform synagogue for the first time since adolescence. He became an active congregant, but he discovered in his reincorporation of certain ritual read more
A Bubble Of A World
Jewneric | June 24th 2008 by Dave
While at work, and in dire need of entertainment, my friend sent me a link to a restaurant review and urged me to look down to comment #25. Comment #25 was posted by a woman wanting to know if this is a good place for her to bring her children for read more
Candy Man
Jewneric | June 24th 2008 by Dave
There was no one so frightening as the man who sat in the farthest back row of the synagogue. To most adults he was friendly and harmless, but we children knew better. We approached him with great care and trepidation. He never looked you straight in read more
The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living
Jewish Religious Book | June 9th 2008
In The Book of Jewish Values, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin has combed the Bible, the Talmud, and the whole spectrum of Judaism’s sacred writings to give us a manual on how to lead a decent, kind, and honest life in a morally complicated world. Telush read more
Torah Judaism, Homosexuality, and Gay Marriage
Jewneric | June 2nd 2008 by Dave
The Torah does not like gays. For some Jews, this is not a difficult challenge to overcome. The Torah may have been inspired by God, but it was written by men. Its intolerance toward homosexuals can be written off as the outdated bigotry of a bygone read more
King of Bahrain Appoints Jewish Woman to Serve as Ambassador to U…
Jewneric | May 30th 2008 by Dave
According to an announcement by the official Bahrain News Agency on Thursday, King Hamad ibn Isa Al-Khalifah has issued a decree appointing Houda Ezra Nonoo, a Jewish woman, as an ambassador. Where she will be posted has not yet been officially stat 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 Touchy Subject
Jewneric | May 22nd 2008 by Dave
When tackling this issue, all sorts of fun puns come to mind. One needs to be cautious in approach, steady on arrival and only once a comfortable calm has been established can one thrust forward with the heat of the issue. Even then it is not a sim read more
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 3
Jewneric | May 13th 2008 by Dave
In the past few articles, I’ve postulated that people who follow pro-sports do so to try to be part of a team. I’ve also postulated that people holding on to old Jewish culture (such as Yiddish, the Catskills or gefilte fish) as an essen 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
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 2
Jewneric | May 4th 2008 by Dave
The Catskill Mountains and Other Jewish Past-Perfect Had-Beens Some of the reasons that the average person follows pro-sports (according to what we discussed) included an internal need to be part of a club and societal pressures. This week we will g read more
What Are Our Priorities In Jewish Education?
Jewneric | April 30th 2008 by Dave
Last night my 4th graders did an exercise where they came up with - and voted on - a list of things they would add to their “Tenaim” (traditional betrothal contract) if they were getting married or if their children were getting married. read more
Sports, Religion & The Catskills: Part 1
Jewneric | April 30th 2008 by Dave
Professional Sports Ask any Jewish Chicago Cubs fan if he finds a connection between his faithfulness to the Cubs and his Judaism. If the answer is not “yes,” then you’ve asked someone deficient in caring about the Cubs or his reli 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
Shutdown Day - “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One…
Jewneric | April 24th 2008 by Dave
WebWorkerDaily wrote a post today, “Could You Survive Without Your Computer for One Day?” asking if it would be possible to live one day unplugged from society. As Shutdown Day approaches (May 3rd, 2008), more and more blogs will be talk read more
The Chosen Keyboard
Jewneric | April 18th 2008 by Dave
For a long time there have been only a few options if you wanted Hebrew on your keyboard. Your options were to spend two hours pasting stickers onto your keyboard like a 5 year old doing a bad Science Fair Project (cursing yourself repeatedly for get read more
Davening Man Removed from Plane
Jewneric | April 17th 2008 by Dave
On Wednesday night, an Orthodox man boarded a United Airlines flight from JFK to San Francisco. Before the flight took off, he went to the back of plane to daven, probably Mincha (Maariv could have waited). The crew asked him to sit for takeoff, bu read more
Dream Jobs
Jewneric | April 17th 2008 by Dave
Many of us have dreamed of working in a high profile industry: sports, publishing, television or the movies. The work may sound exciting, almost like it is not work at all! Many do gain significant satisfaction by working in an industry that is glam read more
Family Stress During the Job Search
Jewneric | April 14th 2008 by Dave
Searching for a job can be stressful, not only personally but with outside stress as well. Family and friends can often be insensitive with questions or comments such as, “Why aren’t you working yet?” or “You’re still in that dead end read more
Matzah and the Boston Marathon
Jewneric | April 11th 2008 by Dave
Every year on Patriots Day, a Massachusetts holiday celebrating the start of the Revolutionary War in Concord, thousands of people run the Boston Marathon. While not as famous as its New York counterpart, over 25,000 runners take part. It usually f read more
“I would like to send my children to Jewish school and live com…
Jewneric | April 10th 2008 by Dave
I recently had dinner with an observant Jewish professional in his mid 30’s. He felt that to send one’s children to private day school, buy a house in the New York metro area and live comfortably, one needs a family income of at least $200,000 pe read more
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