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Community Angel Investing in the Promised Land: An Early Stage Investor On The Future of the Startup Nation
Editor’s Note: In this series — Why Is This Interview Different From All Other Interviews — we will introduce you to pioneering Jewish leaders across a variety of industries. Jason E. Klein is an early stage investor and founder of On Grid Ventures. He is Chairman of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Greater New…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Wizard Fest, Beer and Science, Spice Up Your Cooking and More
Jews About Town is a new weekly column that features the hottest Jewish social events, parties, and networking opportunities for young professionals. To suggest a future event or write about one of these events, email us . Follow us on Twitter at @JewAboutTown. Last night, the NYC #JewsAboutTown hung out with Isramerica at their annual…
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Fast Forward 6 More New York Babies Get Herpes After Undergoing Circumcision Rite
Six babies are said to have been infected with infant herpes in New York City since Mayor Bill de Blasio cut a deal with the Hasidic community that continues to allow ritual circumcisers mouth-to-genital contact. The news emerged Thursday after a newborn was rushed to the hospital two weeks after undergoing the procedure, known as…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Night at the Jewseum, City Winery, Purim Balls, and More
Jews About Town is a new weekly column that features the hottest Jewish social events, parties, and networking opportunities for young professionals. To suggest a future event or write about one of these events, email us . Follow us on Twitter at @JewAboutTown. The Week Ahead: March 6 – 12 Monday NYC — Get up…
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Community The Manhattan Eruv Needs Your Help
The Manhattan Eruv is one of the world’s largest, and most impressive Eruvin. It reaches from the UWS to the UES, from Harlem to Battery Park. It is run quietly, with incredible efficiency and humility; supervised by the Mechon L’Hoyroa in Monsey and run by Rabbis Adam Mintz, Yosie Levine, and Gavriel Bellino. The Eruv…
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The Schmooze Jews About Town: Shahs of Shabbat, YidLife Crisis, Mardi Gras, and More
Jews About Town is a new weekly column that will feature the hottest Jewish social events, parties, and networking opportunities for young professionals. To suggest a future event or write about one of these events, email us . Follow us on Twitter at @JewAboutTown. The Week Ahead: February 27 – Sunday March 5 Monday Los…
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Community Not Your Average Peep Show: An Israeli Ending To New York Fashion Week
Inbal Dror, an Israeli designer whose collections range from regal Bridal gowns to sultry evening wear, ended New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2017 at a private showing which included a window display hosted by Dorinda Medley of Bravo’s The Real House Wives of New York City, John Mahdessian, owner of Madame Paulette and The Tahor…
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Community Eternal Lessons From Eleanor Roosevelt
On my regular run through Riverside Park I pass Eleanor Roosevelt. I have come to depend on Eleanor’s comforting and consistent stance leaning thoughtfully on her chin and reflecting pensively on life: predictable, dependable, steady and constant as only a statue can be. But recently I noticed something unusual and different about her. Eleanor was…
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דער קאָמפּאָזיטאָר דן שאָר האָט זיך אינספּירירט פֿונעם פֿילם „העסטער סטריט“, וואָס איז אויך באַזירט אויף דער נאָוועלע
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Yiddish פֿרוידס פּסיאָנאָלאָטישע טעאָריעס און דער ייִדישער געדאַנקען־גאַנגFreud’s psychoanalytic theory and Jewish thought
פֿרױד האָט אַנטדעקט אינערלעכע סודות פֿונעם איך, בעת מאַקס װײַנרײַך האָט געפֿאָרשט די פּסיכאָלאָגיע פֿונעם ייִדישן פֿאָלק.
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