Invest in Me

By David A.M. Wilensky October 18, 2010

Crossposted to Jewschool and The Reform Shuckle. I have a friend, X.  X college graduate. X wants to do a variety of Jewish learning and then go to a rabbinical school. X also has what basically amounts to no money. X also works for a Jewish non-profit that has a wealthy executive director. We were…

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Jews, Jews Everywhere, But Not a Reference to Be Made

By jagross October 18, 2010

So I finally saw it. The movie that defines our generation, “The Social Network.” And it was not disappointing. Define our generation, no. Entertain our generation, sure. The movie was fun. Serious at times, funny at times. It was a little annoying that Sorkin wrote Mark Zuckerberg as basically having Asbergers, but it makes him…

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The Reading List: The Jewish Standard tries again

By Ben Sales October 18, 2010

After the exposing of the Orthodox rabbi who asked the New Jersey Jewish Standard not to print any more same-sex wedding announcements, the paper is trying again to take the pulse of community religious leaders on the issue. [North Jersey] Meanwhile, biased fearmongering reigns at Boston University. [Jewish Exponent] Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef says that goyim…

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With all my heart

By bspagat October 18, 2010

Bailey Spagat is participating in Career Israel, one of Masa Israel‘s 180 programs.

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