Microsoft Outlook has a feature that enables you to place Rosh Hashanah and all Jewish Holidays on your calendar with just a few clicks. Select the “options” menu, click “calendar options” and then “add holidays”. Uncheck all current choices (those choices already have been added to your calendar and this will duplicate it). Then check…
If you have a child or relative going to Israel (or elsewhere) to study you can talk to them for free. You can’t use a phone but you can use Skype, an IM type program to talk with actual voices online! You can talk with up to five people at once and the sound quality…
Marting Bodek reveals more humor in Jewish Dating rituals. Robbing the Bank – This is usually the first stop on a boy’s itinerary for his date preparation. You have to fatten your wallet with as much cash as possible, because – like a Boy Scout – you have to be prepared. After holding up your…
In the previous article, Labor Day Resolutions I: Making the Most of your Career, we discussed how to achieve the most at your current position. In this installment we’ll provide a blue print if it’s time to move to a new opportunity.Figure out what you want Before you start your search you should determine what…
Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year) is the time for spiritual reflection and a time to make resolutions to this effect. New Years Day i.e. January 1st is a time for physical reflection- many people make resolutions to work on their weight etc. With Labor Day here, it’s time to reflect on our careers.With summer…
Sometimes the solution to a great problem is simpler than you could have ever imagined. Apparently, all those who are experiencing difficulty in getting married need only attend a wedding and consume a piece of bread from the table of the bride and groom. This is believed by many people to be of mystical benefit,…
Job seekers find the salary question a tough one to answer. If you ask for too little, you may be hired and paid less than your colleagues. But, if you ask for too much, the answer may knock you out of the running. You can�t use a crystal ball to predict the most appropriate answer…
It’s always a good time to make a new beginning. Jew Central has reinvented itself numerous times (we are now published daily) and continued to grow- we are now in the top 1% of traffic sites on the internet! So make this Rosh Hashanah your time to start something new or make labor day your…
With Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) just a few weeks away it’s time to send your annual Jewish New Year Cards. This used to involve purchasing Rosh Hashanah cards, stamps, tracking down people’s addresses, filling out the cards and finally mailing out. Make the processes much easier and cheaper this year!JewCards.com offers a large…
That’s it. I’ve had it. I cannot go to Shul (synagague) anymore. I’m gonna start davening (praying) at the “Kosel” to avoid all the humans that are driving me up the wall (no pun intended, on second thought, ok fine, it’s intended). I don’t know what’s happened lately – maybe it’s global warming, heck I…