Jewsome: JEWish SOcial MEdia

The Jewish Education Project Announces 2013 Young Pioneers Award Recipients

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:57:56 -0700

These innovative educators are breathing new life into age old traditions by incorporating social media and technology in Day School education, using music and rhythm to bring Judaic stories to life, and teaching children how to live their Judaism inside and outside the synagogue.

The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies Launches New Facebook Page

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:50:56 -0700

The Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies announces the recent launch of its new Facebook page featuring highlights and announcements regarding the Institute’s various programs, initiatives and events as well as the latest news in the fields of biblical scholarship and Jewish-Christian studies and relations. Through Facebook’s timeline feature, visitors to the Wall will also be able to explore the Institute’s milestones beginning with its founding in 1953

New-media conference focuses on Jewish millennials

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:00:29 -0700

Developing new-media projects that encourage young people’s engagement with the Jewish community was the focus of the conference.Media Innovation Initiative conference

Passover tweets: Harry Styles, Barack Obama, and more celebrities celebrate ...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:23 -0700

Passover 2013 has begun and people everywhere of the Jewish tradition are celebrating the Seder together with a ritual meal. Celebrities are no different than the rest of your friends on Twitter and Instagram — they like to tweet photos of their Passover dinner tables too.

10 Wackiest Jewish Food Posts on Pinterest

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:24 -0700

the top 10 wacky, scrumptious, and slightly frightening Pinterest takes on Jewish food

The tribe is dead, long live the tribe

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:03 -0700

How will we change to serve you better? How will we harness the power of social media to create a robust public square where Bay Area Jews can share ideas and build on each other’s successes?

Faith in Action: Amid ever-changing technology and abundant social media, are we failing to connect?

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 07:43:00 -0700

Our houses of worship have websites and Facebook pages. The question is, does anyone in the congregation know how to use them so that they build community? Secondly, does social media truly add to or substitute for the one-to-one contact that is critical in building a religious community? Does the array of social media choices truly enhance the message of the religion or does technology end up taking over the message of the religion?

Jewish Voice for Peace Social Media Internship

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:00:14 -0700

Jewish Voice for Peace is looking for an online/social media/media intern for a 10-20 hour a week position helping to build and maintain JVP’s online, social media and mainstream media presence.

This is a great opportunity to work with a fun, hard-working and passionate small-staff/big-impact national grassroots organization working towards equality, human rights and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians.

Content should drive social media ventures of non-profit organizations

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:00:10 -0700

Nonprofit organizations got a crash course last week in how to use social media tools like Facebook and Twitter more effectively from electronics industry veteran and social media consultant Don Lafferty at the monthly meeting of the Philadelphia chapter of Net Squared

7 Jewish Women To Follow on Twitter

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:00:07 -0700

Happy 7th birthday, Twitter!

If the social media network were a student in a Yeshiva day school, right about now would be the moment its mother brought in a tray of donuts for the rest of its social media classmates to share.

And so, in honor of Twitter’s 7th birthday (only 5 years till its Bat Mitzvah!), here is a list of seven Jewish women you should be following on Twitter. Of course, the list could go on and on, but these women will bring a full array of different topics into your Twitter feed and keep you informed on current events, Jewish themes and women’s issues.

Social Media, Games Help Improve Seder Experience

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:12 -0700

Rabbi Mitchell Wohlberg understands the tendencies of today’s young Jewish population as well as any spiritual leader.

Rabbi Wohlberg, the longtime leader at Beth Tfiloh, has a blog and is even active on Twitter. Through this, he understands that people’s attention spans are short and that they only want as much information as possible in 140 characters or less. That’s not ideal during the Passover Seder, which can last several hours. Until now.

Rabbi Wohlberg recently completed work on “A Tweetin’ Pesach.” The publication, available for download at bethtfiloh.com/pesach, offers a running commentary on everything from the 10 plagues to what each item represents on the Seder plate.

Pope Francis tells Jewish leaders they have ‘special spiritual bond’

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:00:09 -0700

Di Segni sat next to the pope during the encounter. According to the Rome Jewish news site Shalom7, when Francis and Di Segni exchanged personal greetings, the pontiff joked that he had “gotten a lot of information” about Di Segni and saw that he was “very active on Facebook.”

Shalom7 said Di Segni greeted the pontiff’s reference to social media “with a smile.” There are numerous Italian Jewish Facebook pages that feature news and other updates.

New study offers tips on engaging Jewish teens

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:00:22 -0700

Trying to interest teenagers in activities is difficult, parents and teachers know well, especially given what technology has done to the attention spans of young people.

So how to get them to partake in doing Jewish over other pursuits? […]

Hire good staff, be flexible on attendance and target teens through social media.

Gathering Brings Together Jewish New Media Experts to Re-Think “Jewish”

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:00:23 -0700

Over 30 leading voices in new media including social media experts, online entrepreneurs, game theorists and designers, marketers and academics will convene in Montreal, Canada today through Tuesday for the NU: Media Innovation Initiative (NU). The invitation-only conference is bringing this cadre of new media experts together to help reimagine and create new and meaningful Jewish engagement experiences for Jewish Millennials.

Russian Jewish Group Offers Free Matzah

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:00:21 -0700

The Russian Jewish Congress has stocked up on a ton of matzah it hopes to give out with help from Vigoda and through the organization’s own campaign on social media.

Perfecting the Act of NFP Juggling

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:00:28 -0700

Anyone who works in the nonprofit sector can relate to this laundry list of responsibilities. And when we add social media into the mix, well, we might as well throw all of our time management skills out the window, right?

Here are 5 ways to become a more professional juggler.

JTA IS HIRING: Online Coordinator

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:14:06 -0700

JTA, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, is seeking an online coordinator to manage JTA’s online presence and digital products, including website, email newsletters and blogs. The ideal candidate will have journalistic experience and understanding of online journalism, keen editorial judgment, strong copy editing skills, familiarity with the broad range of Jewish communal issues, social media savvy, the ability to work quickly and juggle multiple deadlines, creative talent, and the flexibility to be a team player and fill in with other editorial duties when necessary.

The media, military and modern Israel

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:16:18 -0800

When considering the role played by social media, a distinction must be drawn between active public opinion and wider passive public opinion. Tools like Twitter have connected interested audiences.

Media can affect people&'s spirituality — for better or worse

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:15:24 -0800

Americans are incessantly lured by the call of the media. It beckons us through televisions, computers, tablets, phones, music and movies.

It manipulates us and wastes our time. It can make us depressed, fat and sick. …

Primack has studied the negative aspects of media, such as the effect of the widespread promotion of tobacco and alcohol, and the phenomenon of “Facebook depression,” in which people are constantly comparing their lives to that of their social media friends, who are posting only positive statuses or touting their successes.

Leadership and Your Social Media Voice

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:00:23 -0800

Why should educational staff use social media personally yet professionally, how could organizational leaders translate their leadership offline to online, and is it possible to have a “playbook” of sorts with which to design one’s professional online presence and voice?

From Debra Askanase’s presentation entitled “Leadership and Your Social Media Voice” at the North American Jewish Day School Conference.