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Like any profession, those of us who are Jewish-For-A-Living have a secret language that we use with each other. To the outsider, this language is strange and unfamiliar. And since I believe in openness, here is my own personal WikiLeaks glossary of Jewish non-profit speak. Remember kids, this is all in good fun…so don’t get [...]
Originally posted on Jewcy. Once upon a time, a group of people decided to start an online synagogue called OneShul. This independent minyan consisted of two buddies in Atlanta (a graphic designer and his weirdly Type-A musician friend) and all their friends that they met online who loved Judaism and were a little different in [...]
Previously posted on TampaBay.com For every old Yenta who yells at me for having tattoos, I’d like to introduce you to my new home girl Mimi Rosenthal, who at the age of 101 got her second tattoo. No matter how you feel about tattoos and Judaism, I think we can all say that a woman [...]
More commandments in this Torah portion than any other. So this will be like a dvar on a dvar. How do we make these commandments work in daily life? Two ways: taking the past and make yourself an extension of it. Saying to yourself, “this is the way it was back then, and so this [...]
PunkTorah is proud to announce the fund-raising launch for OneShul.org, the world’s first web-based, community run synagogue. OneShul was inspired by group of PunkTorah volunteers who began meeting online to daven with one another, using PunkTorah’s recently released Indie Yeshiva Pocket Siddur (available online and through ModernTribe.com). With the popularity of this “DIY Prayer Service” [...]
Hey y’all! Have you seen our new Online Event Calendar? It has all of the dates and times for upcoming services and classes. We have a lot of great things planned for the near future, like interactive classes, groundbreaking online services, and some live streaming surprises, so check it out regularly! You can also subscribe [...]
What can Judaism teach us about secular education?
What does community look like in the 21st Century? Can you have a Jewish community online? We say yes. Tell us if you agree. Or if you don’t! Share this:
Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Monotheism in a nutshell, all laid out. Make the change you want to see! Share this:
I gave up on G-d for a week. What’s it like to go off the derech? Not all the interesting…
