Author: Rabbi Jason Miller
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NYC Jewish Technology Meetup
Media, Technology, Startups: Getting into the Game Join other Jewish techies and startup leaders at the next Jewish Technology meetup in New York City on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 6:30 PM. This meeting will take place at Quantum Networks (323 West 39th, 11th Floor, New York, NY) Why don’t most Start-ups get press coverage? What really goes on behind the…
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Looking for a Luach Mobile App? Put a Hebrew Calendar on Your iPhone!
Besides the often told joke that the definition of a Jewish holiday is “they tried to kill us, we prevailed, now let’s eat,” there are not many jokes about the Jewish calendar. You might be surprised to know that the only one I can ever remember was actually told by a non-Jewish late-night talk show…
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The Techie Rabbi at CES 2014 in Las Vegas
Beyond technology and gadgets: Rabbi Jason Miller’s view of International CES 2014 By Alan Weinkrantz January 12, 2014 Originally published in the Times of Israel I’ve just returned from the International CES show in Las Vegas, where 150,000 of us walked miles of aisles to visit 3,200 exhibitors. I saw the emergence of major trends such as wearables,…
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Unplugging from Technology and Electronics at Summer Camp
Reposted from URJ.org Back to the Future: An Update on “Unplugging” at Camp By Rebecca Lunstroth What happens when a camp dutifully drafts and implements an electronics policy? (read the blog explaining the new policy here) For starters, it brings back phenomenal memories of days gone by. As a camper in the 70s, I spent…
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QR Codes in Jewish Education
By Micah Liben (originally published on the AviChai Technology Blog) QR (short for “quick response”) Codes are those black and white squiggly squares that have been popping up in recent years on the pages of magazines, edges of brochures, sides of packaging and anywhere else marketers might choose to give consumers access to more product…
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AP Article on Online Summer Camp Photo Galleries
HOW’S SLEEP-AWAY CAMP GOING? CHECK THE PHOTOS By BETH J. HARPAZ Jun. 11, 2014 NEW YORK (AP) — Not long ago, parents who sent children to sleep-away camp might wait days or even weeks for a letter. And they’d be lucky if their kids’ scribbled notes home said anything beyond “Send candy!” or “I’m homesick.” But…