December 2011
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Social media outbursts grab public attention
From comedians to rugby players to aspiring top models, there have been plenty of outbursts via social media in 2011, with some catching plenty of public attention. Comedian Raybon Kan created controversy with one fell swoop of the thumbs when he tweeted about train breakdowns on opening night of the Rugby World Cup. “Maybe adidas should run Auckland public transport. Nice German company....
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Interfaith dialogue and the road to peace
As valuable as e-communication and social media are, when it comes to understanding and appreciation of other views, there is no substitute for the good old-fashioned, face-to-face sit-down.
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American Jewish Committee - Assistant Director,...
The Assistant Director of AJC’s Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey Regional Office supports the Director in advancing AJC’s global advocacy, recruiting and developing local and national AJC leaders, and designing and implementing advocacy, programming and communications initiatives to establish a visible presence in the community and among important AJC constituencies.
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Social Media 201-J: The Jewish Framework for...
How Can Social Media Help Jewish Professionals?
Connect
Support outreach & fundraising efforts
Strengthen community
Create stronger, more valuable relationships
Court engagement from “younger” people
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Jewish Social Media
Is it possible that the light unto the nations that emanates from the Jewish people is the light that illuminates our computer screens? Some would disagree or would object to even a humorous attempt at drawing that kind of parallel. But Michael Gerbitz, a longtime friend and neighbor here in the Five Towns and now a resident of Bet Shemesh in Israel, has, can we say, seen the light and is now...
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JCC Project Gesher: Teen Leadership Program...
..Over the past year the American teens representing the Katz JCC in Margate, Cherry Hill and Princeton/Mercer Bucks and The Central NJ JCC in Scotch Plains have been meeting monthly to learn about Israel, their Jewish identity and build leadership skills that will take their connection to their local Jewish Community and Israel to the next level. During these learning sessions the New Jersey...
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Communications and Resource Development as...
Successful integration of communications and resource development to bring sustainability to mission-driven non-profits is becoming increasingly reliant on new media and online social networking. The tool box is changing. In order to effectively utilize new social media, communications and development professionals should not be trapped into thinking this is an “either/or” situation. The key to...
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Project Based Learning and Social Media for Jewish...
Presentation outline:
D’var Torah
What is Project Based Learning,
Steps to Implement
Digital Tools
Discussion
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Partners in Torah Unveils Newly Designed Website
Partners in Torah, a unique Jewish learning system that facilitates nearly 4,000 phone-based study sessions per week, has just unveiled its newly redesigned website, http://www.partnersintorah.org…
In designing the new website, a primary objective was to incorporate more social media portals into the site’s framework to better facilitate sharing, networking and collaboration by users of the...
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Online Media Manager - Jewish Federation of...
Reporting to the Web & Technology Director, the Online Media Manager is responsible for the day-to-day implementation of all online marketing initiatives, including formatting/sending e-mails, content development/posting for the Web site, Web site(s) management and updating, and maintaining/enhancing Federation’s social media presence.
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Jewcology: The Leading Edge of Jewish...
This Jewish environmental movement has great potential to inspire Jewish communities and others to embrace environmental values. To strengthen this burgeoning movement, a new project called Jewcology is developing leadership trainings, core teachings, and collaborative social media tools.
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Jewish doctor battles obesity through social media
While most may be skeptical of health tips disseminated over a Twitter feed, it helps if the person tweeting is a doctor.
That’s where Beachwood resident and lifelong Park Synagogue member Sara Stein comes in. Stein, a physician and bariatric psychiatrist, turned to social media tools after noticing how often she repeated the same information to many of her patients….
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Randy Gold Named North America’s 2011 Jewish...
The Jewish Federations of North America today awarded Randy Gold of Atlanta the 2011 Jewish Community Hero of the Year Award.
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Social Media Manager - Schusterman International...
Hillel is currently seeking applicants for the job of Social Media Manager at its international headquarters in Washington, DC. Hillel seeks a creative self-starter who understands the value of social media and how it can assist a non-profit organization in a variety of key areas, including fundraising, marketing, and community building. This ideal candidate should also be a technologist willing...
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Joy of Kosher Launches First Annual Best of Kosher...
The Best of Kosher awards will leverage the power of social media to allow brands and companies to promote their products and services to fans and followers on Facebook, Twitter and the social web. Nominees can download a special “badge” to display on their own website to encourage more votes during this innovative five-week long competition and follow the results in real-time on JoyofKosher.com.
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‘Love’ for Israel winning Twitter war
Jewish Agency’s social media head counters anti-Israel trend on Twitter with a message of love.
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Jewish.org seeks creative individual
YJP New York - is a dynamic and sophisticated network of young Jewish professionals that has blossomed to become the premiere Jewish social-and-business-networking-organization catering to thousands of young professionals in their 20’s and 30’s and is hiring to add to our workforce. We are seeking articulate, confident, engaging, social-minded, organized individuals who are...
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iPhone Apps and Religion
I’ve written several times about how technology is changing the global Jewish community, but I haven’t looked at other religious groups. Jamshid Ghazi Askar contacted me recently about an article he was writing on how different religious groups are using new technology like iPhone apps. It is interesting to hear how Mormons and Catholics are taking advantage of mobile apps in...