Google is making another effort to successfully compete with Facebook in social networking. Google Buzz and Google Wave never caught on, but Google can’t afford to fail with their latest attempt Google Plus. The problem is that over 750 million …

Facebook and Google Merge Thanks to Israelis Read more »

At the Jewish Theological Seminary in my last year of rabbinical school, I had an interesting conversation with a rabbi of a large congregation. He told me that he had put his foot down and refused to let his congregation …

Synagogues Ask If Facebook Group or Private Social Network is Better Read more »

Tech savvy Jews in Cyberspace to develop online relationships with other Jews who frequent some of the same social networking sites and blogs. These relationships, however, often remain in Cyberspace. Sure, there are the occasional conferences and retreats in which …

Jewish Techies Meet Face to Face at Jewish Tech Networking Event Read more »

A sign that your email server has been down is if you are a member of a Jewish community and you didn’t receive numerous email solicitations from non-profit organizations during the final week of 2010. Many of these charitable organizations …

Razoo.com Corrects Its Israel Problem Read more »

As more Jewish people acquire the latest in handheld technology – think iPhones, iPads, Android-powered smartphones, BlackBerrys and tablet PCs — there will be more Jewish-themed applications available for download. Some of these apps will be utilities for checking the …

Best Jewish Apps of 2010 Read more »

The gadgets have changed our lives. And technology will change our lives even more in the future. For Sabbath observant Jews, tech gadgets pose some lingering questions about their usage on Shabbat. My teacher, Rabbi Daniel Nevins, is a member …

Laws of Shabbat and e-Readers Read more »

Sarcasm Alert: Jews aren’t sarcastic at all! Okay, that was me being sarcastic, but the problem with the Jewish tradition of sarcasm is that it doesn’t translate well in Cyberspace where tone of speech doesn’t come through in text. That’s …

Sarcasm Detection Device Invented by Hebrew University Read more »

Apple’s downloadable mobile apps are more popular now. So it makes sense that there has been a wave of new applications created for these devices. Some are good and useful, while others… well, let’s just say I’m not going to take …

Mobile Apps for Bentching and Studying Torah Read more »

While Photoshop wasn’t around 100 years ago, the altering of images to change history sure was.  A couple weeks ago I ventured into the basement floor of the Steimatzky’s flagship bookstore in the Mamilla Mall in Jerusalem. The three-story store …

Doctored Photographs of Herzl and the Gaza Flotilla in Israel Read more »