A consortium of five Jewish Federations has announced a new initiative aimed at building a new generation of Jewish leaders – starting before birth. “Bereishit” is believed to be the first pre-natal leadership training program in the United States. Read the complete story, and more, on pjewishmisanthropy. … Continue Reading
Single Jews Who Enjoy Dressing Casually Congregate in Israel
Hundreds of single Jews in their 20’s and 30’s have congregated in Israel for some kind of conference/convention/gathering. When asked what the gathering was about, many of those in attendance couldn’t wait to describe what they were doing there. They all had a lot of energy and the one thing they all enjoyed was dressing in an extremely casual fashion. Read the complete story, and more, on pjewishmisanthropy. … Continue Reading
Museum of Tolerance Looks to Expand
The Museum of Tolerance and Simon Weisenthal Center have begun making plans to expand by taking over Century City Mall. Museum spokesmen said they also plan to expand by building 87 new Museums of Tolerance over the next year, with at least one in every state, and a minimum of 4 in Wyoming. The expansions will cost an estimated $82 million. Read the complete story, and more, on pjewishmisanthropy. … Continue Reading
Federation Calls Meeting for No Reason Whatsoever
The Federation has decided to call a meeting of its officers for absolutely no reason. It was announced the meeting would take place two weeks from this upcoming Sunday, after preliminary meetings were held to discuss where the meeting should take place. Read the complete story, and more, on pjewishmisanthropy. … Continue Reading
Mordechai Shushan and Friends are Back!
It's Purim in Jerusalem and Mordechai Shushan and his friends are back with Purim Spiels for the web. … Continue Reading
iPhones: Not Just for Kvetching Anymore
iPhones: Not Just for Kvetching Anymore: A phone that simplifies the life of the modern Jew by Leo Margul JointMedia News Service The new iPhone 4S. Sure it’s great, but what does it do, for Jews? As any young member of the tribe can attest, parents want to stay in touch. Except in 2011, they want more than phone calls. They want e-mail updates, online photo albums, and to yell into the webcam on Skype. If they just learned a new emoticon, their children can expect to receive six in one text message. They want to know what’s going on, and we want to share, but sometimes it gets overwhelming. Fear not, the new iPhone is here to streamline all your parental communications! Apple just announced a new program for the phone, Siri, that responds to voice commands. What they didn’t … Continue Reading
So, You Want to Go to Rabbinical School
Ok, Purim has come and gone, but we couldn't resist passing this one on. … Continue Reading
Mordechai Shushan and His Friends are Back!
Mordechai Shushan and friends are back with Purim Spiels for the web. … Continue Reading
Surveys are Favorite Jewish Activity
In a breaking story last night, pjewishmisanthropy reported, "According to a recent study conducted by the Peoplehood Institute for Policy Proposals, Projections, Planning and Legislation (PIPPPPL), the most common Jewish activity among North American Jews is participating in surveys and demographic studies. In fact, out of the people contacted in its latest study, fully 100% indicated that they had answered a questionnaire within the previous 24 hours." Read the complete story, and more, on pjewishmisanthropy. … Continue Reading
New Jewish Social Media Campaign Launched
The Hebrew Organization of Billionaires Networking with Other Billionaires (HOBNOB) has announced the three finalists in its contest, “What’s Your Idea to Transform our Common Heritage (#ITCH)?” The web-based contest invited submissions of projects that would address a pressing issue confronting the Jewish community. Read the complete story, and more, on pjewishmisanthropy. … Continue Reading
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