March 2003- The Best Site for Jewish Professionals

Thank you for helping us make Jew Central a success- so far we’ve received lots of positive feedback and suggestions and tens of thousands of hits. We aim to be the best site for Jewish professionals – and by all accounts we are succeeding. One factor that plays heavily in our favor is that there…

The Business Lessons of Purim

With tales of beautiful queens and evil villains the story of Purim seems strait forward. In reality the story isn’t just for kids- it can be used as a business text. Move over Peter Drucker and Tom Peters, Mordechai and Esther have written the definitive business text. As a kid I always enjoyed the story…

Do You Know Who’s Spying on your Web Usage?!?

Sometimes when you visit a site you unknowingly trigger a program installation into your computer. These programs, usually referred to as spyware or adware, are installed on your computer by advertising companies to collect information about your web surfing habits and target advertising to your computer though popups and forms of ads. Not only are…

Engagement Jitters, Part I

Martin M. Bodek takes a humorous look at the ups and downs of the Jewish engaged life. The Finish Line – You’ve finally found your bashert. You know this because you no longer call friends to ask them, “Where can I take her?” Instead, you just pick her up and head out with no itinerary…

Movies That Sing- The Best Jewish Musicals

With the Jewish Month of Adar upon us, it’s time to rejoice. Sandy Chertok picks the best Jewish musicals. There are a number of different types of musical films. Some films have the characters burst out in song. Some films use musical songs as an underscore of what the characters are feeling, facing, or going…

The Best Way to Find a Job? Talk Your Way In

Looking for a job? The internet is only one way to search, and not the best one. Read about the most affective job search strategy- networking- and how to do it. Wait a minute, you’re thinking… Everyone knows we live in the internet age and job hunting has become synonymous with hotjobs.com, monster.com, careerbuilder.com, isn’t…

Before you give charity read this

With the economy is bad shape the need to help out is more important than ever. But before you donate your hard earned money to a charity make sure they will make good use of it. Check out Guide Star. Guide Star gives you access to general information about each charity and even IRS filings,…

The Best Time To Get a Credit Line

A banker will tell you the best time to get a credit line is when you don’t need it, because once you need the credit it – you probably don’t have good credit (if you lost your job for example)- a typical catch-22. Now is a good time to apply, you can lock in very…