How do you become a mohel? We had the opportunity to speak with Rabbi Paysach Krohn international mohel about the intricacies on the mohel process
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Jewish Engagement: Interview with Jeff Seidel
Innovative Kosher Cooking with Doris Schechter
This week, Aaron Herman spoke to Doris Schschter, author and owner of My Most Favorite Food.
Rosh Hashanah is a time for families to come together and eat. Sometimes its hard to find the perfect dish for everyone. We had the opportunity to speak with Doris Schechter author and owner of My Most Favorite Food about innovative kosher cooking during the upcoming holidays.
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New York International Gift Show
This week, Aaron Herman went to the New York International Gift Fair at the Javitz Center in New York City.
We had the opportunity to attend the NY Intentional Gift Fair and good a first look into some innovative holiday, wedding and bar/bat mitzvah gifts. Drawing 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and 80+ countries, the NYIGF is produced twice annually by GLM Shows and is open to the trade only. Held in January and August in New York City, the Fair hosts 2,800 exhibiting companies showcasing the very best lines across the home, lifestyle and gift spectrum.
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The NU Campaign
This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to talk to David Kramer, the Founder of Nu. For more information about NU, visit http://NUCampaign.org.
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The Schmoozer Interviews Sandy Cardin
This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to chat with Sandy Cardin, the President of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation.
How do you build organizations and get funding to sustain projects? We spoke with Sandy Cardin President of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation about funding and creating innovative Jewish programs. When Charles and Lynn Schusterman established their family foundation in 1987, they were led by a fierce determination to contribute their time and resources to the two communities closest to their hearts: k’lal Yisrael—Jewish peoplehood—and the people in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Interview with Dan Wolman of GEI ONI
This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to speak with Director Dan Wolman about his film GEI ONI.
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Moishe House
This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to speak with Oren Kashi, who is a member of Moishe House.
How do you build community? We had the opportunity to speak to Oren Kashi member of Moishe House Great Neck. Moishe House was founded in 2006 and has quickly grown from four friends hosting Shabbat dinners for young adults out of their home in Oakland, California, to 46 thriving centers of Jewish life, spanning 14 countries. Moishe House is the largest organization of its kind, serving an international cohort of more than 50,000 Jewish young adults around the world annually. Moishe House has become an essential component in serving the Jewish post-college young adult population, by providing opportunities for community involvement, Jewish learning and leadership.
THE MOISHE HOUSE MODEL
We have developed a creative, low-barrier, cost-effective and scalable model for building vibrant, peer-based Jewish communities and learning opportunities for Jewish young adults in their twenties. Given that emerging adults are the true experts on their generation, Moishe House cultivates young leaders to create Jewish community — on their own terms — for their peers, in ways that are meaningful and relevant.
The center of the approach is an open, welcoming home, created and facilitated by a group of 3-5 young adults (residents).
Moishe House residents come from a wide variety of Jewish backgrounds and are selected for their demonstrated leadership abilities and outgoing personalities. Working together as a team, the residents plan and host a diverse range of low-barrier religious, cultural and social events in their home, including Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, Repair the World programs, and more.
In addition to planning their own programs, the house residents also support existing community resources by partnering with local Jewish organizations such as JCCs, synagogues, federations, and other institutional providers.
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CEA Line Show
This week, Aaron Herman had the opportunity to attend the CEA Line Show to see the newest technology coming out now.
The holidays are just around the corner and we got a first hand look at the newest gadgets and products on the market today. With over 120 participating companies and the support of the tech industry’s most prestigious media outlets, CEA Line Shows is a must-attend opportunity for every member of the media, retail, trade and analyst communities. If you want to know what’s happening in the all-important 4th quarter selling season then you need to find out first — and CEA Line Show is where you’ll see what’s new, what’s coming and what’s going to change the tech scene in the months ahead.
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