I am… how do they say it? Shepping SUCH naches right now. Hopefully I didn’t mangle the Yiddish phrase that is an expression of my joy at what is going on in Montreal right now at a...
Tag - Jewish innovation
Society’s Stepchild
For a long time now, the nonprofit, or ‘Third' Sector has been society's stepchild. Charity is what you give to after you pay your bills, schedule your vacation, purchase the latest gadgets, and...
Who is this David Abitbol?
…and why is he talking like he knows Jewlicious? David Abitbol is not the king of Jewlicious. Jewlicious is this crazy multi-headed hydra fed by angst and motivated by fun. The bastard love...
Old Skool Fundraising Meets New Skool Jew Stuff
OK so you jokers put up a pic of me in a tux, presented absolutely no context and of course the conversation inevitably devolved into football and Brett Favre. Before that happened though, one of our...
Jewish Community Heroes
A new initiative by the UJC/The Jewish Federations of North America seeks to find local heroes all across North America. These are people who according to the Jewish Community Heroes Web site are...
ROI Summit: This week in innovation
The annual ROI Summit is set to begin today. One hundred and twenty young Jewish innovators from Israel and around the world will get together near Tel-Aviv for 5 days of brainstorming, networking...
Why Apply for ROI? Community!
Applications for the ROI Summit 2009 and membership in the ROI Community are open until Monday March 23rd. What is the ROI Community? The Web site says “ROI is a global community of young...
The Value of Context: Jewlicious’ Newest NYT Shoutout
I may live in Los Angeles now, but I still have people in New York who keep me clued in on important articles or conversations – one of them (ok, it was my dad) sent me this article about the...