In the classic joke, a man asks a rabbi: “Why do Jews always answer a question with a question?” The rabbi answers: “Do we?”. Bay Area artists Ken Goldberg and Gil Gershoni present a contemporary take on the inquisitive impulse with a new media installation at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco until July 31, [...]
New Artscroll’s eBook - “On Judaism” by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman Have you ever wondered what it means to be a Jew? Why Judaism is still relevant in the modern world? What Judaism says about such topics as faith… covenant… chosen people… ethics… mitzvah observance… kashruth… love… G-d… sin… holiness… pleasure… Shabbos… prayer… Torah… food… countless other [...]
Jewish youth from 22 countries arrived in Israel this summer to interact with Israelis, see a bit of the country and get a taste of Israeli living. What drew them here were not appeals to their Jewish identity, the desire to see the Western Wall or the opportunity to relax on a Tel Aviv beach. [...]
Everything Is Illuminated is a 2005 adventure / comedy / drama, written and directed by Liev Schreiber and starring Elijah Wood and Eugene Hütz. It was adapted from the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, and was the debut film of Liev Schreiber both as a director and as a screenwriter. Jonathan Foer, a young American Jewish man, goes on a quest to [...]
Learn the National Anthem of the State of Israel. With iTikvah, anyone who wants to learn the Israeli national anthem or anyone with a love for the Jewish people can learn to sing and understand the anthem that symbolizes the always existing “hope” that the people of Israel would return as a free people to [...]
Fast-paced matching game develops children’s cognitive skills and their Jewish identity at the same time. Fun for all ages. Match an array of delightful cats by the holiday symbols they hold and the unique, amusing sound effects they make. Touch two squares to look for matching cats. How quickly can you find all the pairs? Your [...]
Cocolab is a Krakow based company that prepared a special birthday gift to the 20thJewish Culture Festival in Cracow, Poland and its guests – this is an iPhone app, that to which you will get very friendly and intuitive guide to all Festival’s events. In honor of this summer’s anniversary, the Festival will showcase the [...]
If you ever wonder what Judaism is about or who you are as a Jew, this app might help you. The app is a lead-in to a feature documentary film Who The Jew Are You by Alan Goldman, released by Blue Plate Productions. In this app you will: 1. Know more about Judaism and its [...]
Alan Goldman is a man on a mission. He is a disconnected Jew who becomes a new father — only to learn that his new son is not technically a Jew. If Alan could just figure out what relevance Judaism has in his own life, he’d be able to help his son find his place [...]
Learn or refresh reading and singing the Four Questions with your own interactive Mah Nishtanah. Touch-n-Read technology lets you read along and hear every word. Sing along too! Record mode makes it easy to practice reading the Hebrew words and automatically saves your last recording. Play your recording anytime for your friends, parents, teachers, or [...]
