Google Glass and Jewish Education
In 1982 when I was in first grade at Hillel Day School, a Jewish day school in Metropolitan Detroit, my father brought in our family’s Apple II computer for show-and-tell. There were no computers in...
View ArticleWhen Old Technology Is Just What We Need
It’s unusual for me to write about old technology. In the tech field what’s new is what’s interesting and newsworthy. Yesterday’s technology quickly becomes obsolete.read more
View ArticleSilentium: An Israeli Start-Up Silences Noise
Like me, you have probably never heard of Israeli tech company Silentium before. But that will soon change. This company aims to fix something that many people didn’t even realize was a problem:...
View ArticleEnvisioning Jewish Applications For Google Glass
More people are beginning to hear about Google Glass, and it has lots of potential for both Jewish practice and outreach. They function much like a SmartPhone except there is nothing to hold. Glass...
View ArticleFrom Turntable To iPad: B'nai Mitzvah Prep Today
In the Coen Brother’s movie “A Serious Man,” we see young Danny practicing for his bar mitzvah by listening to the cantor’s rendition of it on his record player. That scene was undoubtedly sentimental...
View ArticleThe Shivah Video Game is Back
"Russell Stone is a rabbi at a poor synagogue in New York City. He is a devout man with a problem. Membership is way down and he lacks the funds to keep his synagogue open. Things are looking very...
View ArticleA 'Bar Mitzvah Twin' Found Through A New Digital Archive
Nostalgia is trending on the web and the Detroit Jewish News's digital archive, launched in November, is a prime example. I am famously fond of my hometown, where I now serve as a rabbi, so poking...
View ArticleThe Death Of The Synagogue Newsletter; Long Live The Synagogue Newsletter
As anyone who has ever donated to a nonprofit organization or synagogue knows, every donated dollar counts and some count more than others. While every organization needs support for overhead costs,...
View ArticleSummer Camp For Budding Mark Zuckerbergs
This summer, the first cohort of young campers will attend a beautiful camp in Boulder to start their journey as entrepreneurs.read more
View ArticleEternal Life For Sale On eBay?
Those who read Milton Steinberg's novel "As a Driven Leaf" will remember that eternal life is a reward given for the fulfillment of two mitzvot (commandments), namely the honoring of one's parents and...
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