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Twitter Presents: Jewish Rap Names : Last night, Twitter became ablaze out of nowhere with a topic called #jewishrapnames …. Kiddush CudiDaven The DudeSchvitzmaster MikeOy Vey Da JewmanJerusalem The DamajaDr. Read More »
Jewsome: JEWish SOcial MEdia 
Open Siddur Project The Open Siddur Project is creating an…
Open Siddur Project The Open Siddur Project is creating an online workshop for crafting, publishing, and printing Jewish prayer books ( siddurim ). Read More »
Social Media With A Jewish Angle: Background and Sources
Social Media With A Jewish Angle: Background and Sources : A compilation of articles and links to material about Social Media and how Jewish organizations and communities are using it; prepared by Alan Abbey, Internet Director, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem. Thanks to eJewish Philanthropy. Read More »
People of the (Face)Book
People of the (Face)Book : There was an event on the 18th at Beth Chayim Chadashim in Los Angeles featuring Leah Jones, Esther Kustanowitz and Rabbi Rebecca Einstein Schorr are from different cities and diverse backgrounds. But the internet brought them together and social media strengthened their bonds with Jewish life, identity and community. Read More »
Build a Prayer
Build a Prayer : Build a Prayer provides an online community space where Jews of all ages and backgrounds can connect on a deeply personal level with prayer and Shabbat. Read More »
Facebook, Twitter and the Revolution of Social Media
Facebook, Twitter and the Revolution of Social Media : The Jewish Reconstructionist Federation will have a session on May 12 at noon covering the above topics. Here is the session’s description: Communication tools are evolving very quickly. Read More »
Jewlicious Festival 6.0 – Feb. 19-21, 2010
Jewlicious Festival 6.0 – Feb. 19-21, 2010 : As advertised on Facebook , MySpace , Twitter , and YouTube . Read More »
The 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour
The 2010 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour : In the first five days of February the Book of Life blog/podcast created a blog tour of the Sydney Taylor Book Award ’s gold and silver medalists.They introduced 2-3 blogs every day, related to the winning authors or books. Read More »
Pennsylvania congregations using Facebook
Pennsylvania congregations using Facebook : The Jewish Exponent’s article on how congregations in Pennsylvania are using Facebook and Twitter. Read More »
Social Media at Jewish Theological Seminary
Social Media at Jewish Theological Seminary : The Jewish Theological Seminary collected all its social media outlets one one annotated page. Read More »
SXSW Interactive & Jewish Synergy
SXSW Interactive & Jewish Synergy : SXSW Interactive Festival next month in Austin, Texas will be “covering areas of Judaism on the web, via social media and more. We’ll be discussing the halachos of speech online, how Web 2.0 affects Israel, and how we use Web 2.0 and social media and our Judaism collectively. Read More »
A Jewish activist said he’s the victim of discrimination by Facebook
A Jewish activist said he’s the victim of discrimination by Facebook : The man who uses the fake name David Appletree because he fears for his safety (he won’t reveal his whereabouts for the same reason), said Facebook booted him in September, citing a company rule against using pseudonyms. Read More »
The Hebrew Project Wiki
The Hebrew Project Wiki : If you are interested in Hebrew Education in a congregational school setting, you are invited to join “ The Hebrew Project ,” a national conversation to try and better define the goals and focus of Hebrew education in congregational settings. Read More »
Oy!Chicago.com
Oy!Chicago.com : The Chicago Tribune ’s article on online faith communities titled “ in the social media spirit ” features Oy!Chicago.com . Some excerpts: Web sites such as Oy!Chicago.com, BlackandChristian.com and CatholicsComeHome. Read More »
Jewish Ethics and the Internet: This Thursday at Twitter headquarters
Jewish Ethics and the Internet: This Thursday at Twitter headquarters : Jewish Ethics and the Internet: How the Internet is Changing Human Relationships (panel discussion)When: Thurs. Read More »
JewishGen: ViewMate improvements
JewishGen: ViewMate improvements : New social networking features will be added to JewishGen ’s ViewMate feature from February 20…. When visitors view any image, they will see responses submitted — just as users of blogs and other social media sites see comments posted. Read More »
Women discuss ‘kosher’ use of social media
Women discuss ‘kosher’ use of social media : Anglo-Israeli women will hold a one-day conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday, February 17, to discuss how Torah-observant people and organizations can use social media as a tool to build their businesses. Read More »
In Search of a Modest Proposal
In Search of a Modest Proposal : As Orthodox society has become more conservative, the old ways of meeting—like co-ed dances or parties—have become much less common. Even weddings often have separate seating for single people, with all the single women on one side, single men on the other. Read More »
Social media users successfully face down Nasrallah on Facebook
Social media users successfully face down Nasrallah on Facebook : An Israeli politician and pro-Israel advocates succeeded in reducing Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah’s social media presence, as Nasrallah’s fan page – which boasted about 9,000 supporters – was removed Monday from the social networking site Facebook. Read More »
Former Young Judaea head launches rival year program
Former Young Judaea head launches rival year program : Former Young Judaea Year Course director Keith Berman, who announced his resignation from the organization last month, has launched a new “year in Israel program” for teens Monday aimed at Read More »
POD & Social Media Marketing, National Jewish Book Award Finalist
POD & Social Media Marketing, National Jewish Book Award Finalist : French Creek Press author Joseph Kaufman is a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award 2009 Fiction category. This is a real milestone for Print on Demand combined with Social Media Marketing. Read more about Joseph Kaufman at http: //bit.ly/8i3yde . Read More »
Social Media Basics – NextGen Engagement Initiative (JFedLA)
Social Media Basics – NextGen Engagement Initiative (JFedLA) : PowerPoint presentation about social media basics, given by Esther Kustanowitz at NextGen Engagement Initiative (NEI) training, L.A. Read More »
@HerzliyaConf goes live on social networks
@HerzliyaConf goes live on social networks : In the past decade, the Herzliya Conference has become an increasingly vital stage for Israel’s leaders to gather and discuss government policies and national security issues…. Read More »
Voices of Eden
Voices of Eden : What began as an informal healing music project in an Israeli neonatal intensive care unit during the beginning of the second Intifada in 2000, evolved into a healing music research project, named the “ Voices of Eden “…. Read More »
Left against right in East Jerusalem
Left against right in East Jerusalem : Left-wing Israelis have been protesting against the eviction of Arab families from East Jerusalem for several weeks…Settlers have become increasingly critical of the protests in recent weeks, using social media to rally support. Read More »
Jews Twibe – Jews Twitter People
Jews Twibe – Jews Twitter People : Description We are all Members of the Twibe. Twibe lets you view Jewish relevant tweets from Twibe Members. Plus you can communicate with M.O.Twibe here, if you wish. Read More »
February 23: Professional Women’s Group Social Media Training
February 23: Professional Women’s Group Social Media Training Read More »
Make an E-Connection With Federation
Make an E-Connection With Federation : “The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is now also actively marketing itself via social media — another great way to save on marketing costs. Visit us on Facebook by entering Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia in the search box. Follow us on Twitter @jfgp. Read More »
“Antisemitism on the Internet is one of the newest forms of hatred towards Jews, according to an…”
“ Antisemitism on the Internet is one of the newest forms of hatred towards Jews, according to an attorney and an expert on computer security who conducted a working group on combating online antisemitism at the recent Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism, held in Jerusalem recently…. Read More »