Jewish Techs

Author: Rabbi Jason Miller

  • Torah Scroll Mobile App

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    No doubt there will be many times when a new app is released for Apple’s iPad and people exclaim something to the effect of “Well, it was only a matter of time until someone created that!” This was certainly the case yesterday, when RustyBrick, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology,…

  • Passover Seder in the Digital Age

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    Enhance your Passover Seder experience with these mobile apps, YouTube videos and cool websites: Bangitout.com – Seder Sidekick 2010 Isaac and Seth Galena, the brothers behind the popular Jewish humor site Bangitout.com have once again published a Seder Sidekick to help bring some levity to the Passover Seder. Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Harold…

  • The Facebook Passover Haggadah

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    After the success of his 2009 Facebook Haggadah, I predicted that Carl Elkin would say “Next Year on Twitter.” Apparently, that prediction didn’t come to be. However, I am happy that after his brilliant Facebook Haggadah parody last year, Elkin is back for more. The creator of last year’s spoof has created a new and…

  • Is Facebook Chametz on Passover?

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    Is Facebook kosher? If so, is it kosher for Passover? I’m not posing the question of whether it is acceptable to log on to Facebook on the first and last days of Passover, when observant Jews refrain from using computers or the Web.  Rather, is Facebook activity allowed at all during the Jewish Spring festival?…

  • eCamp is Jewish Camping, Israel and Technology All Rolled Into One Camp Experience

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    A couple years ago, I learned about a new program that merges three areas I am passionate about –Jewish camping, Israel, and technology. Israel has always embraced high technology and modern communication. Part of what has made the almost sixty-year-old nation’s economy flourish in the past two decades has been the success of its hi-tech…