What if the Nazis had tweeted?

Published on May 23, 2013

What could Goebbels have done with 140 characters? The question, disturbing as it might sound, can no longer be approached only as theoretical.

The Social Media Rabbi

By Jeremy Fine
Published on April 23, 2013

Facebook Family Photo Album Time (or A Rant On Why I Now Hate Facebook)

By Tamara Shayne Kagel
Published on April 15, 2013

Are You Dating Your Cell phone? — Or Your Laptop? Try being Mindful

By Nicole Behnam
Published on April 12, 2013

What is Rape and Who is Jane Doe?

By Ilana Angel
Published on March 25, 2013

Twitter rife with hate speech, terror activity

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on March 20, 2013

When it comes to stemming the proliferation of hate speech on social media, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, likes Facebook’s attitude.

Petition to delete Israel-haters Facebook page draws immediate support

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 31, 2013

The long-standing Facebook war of words between pro- and anti-Israel partisans has heated up a few degrees with a petition to remove a particularly offensive “F… Israel” page.

Shimon Peres tweets the pope

Published on December 4, 2012

Israel's President Shimon Peres welcomed Pope Benedict XVI to Twitter with a tweet extolling Israel-Vatican ties.

Israel finally joins the online arms race

Published on November 26, 2012

Mere hours after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took down their first Hamas official at the start of Operation Pillar of Defense, an army of young Israelis took to the Internet.

Hamas’ lies exposed

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 17, 2012

IDF takes Operation Pillar of Defense to social media

Published on November 15, 2012

In addition to Amud Anan (Pillar of Defense), its operation in defense of the Jewish state in response to a barrage of rockets from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is also taking the operation to Twitter.

Jewish life in Poland – Towards a sense of joy and wonder

Published on November 2, 2012

“We were over 1000 this year” - said someone on the bus as soon as we left the venue of the fifth edition of Limmud Poland, which took place between October 26-28, 2012.

Pinterest and the battle for social media dominance

By Lisa Niver Rajna
Published on May 16, 2012

Orthodox rally for a more kosher Internet

Published on May 14, 2012

An upcoming haredi Orthodox mega-rally in New York about the dangers posed by the Internet has a promotional Twitter account.

Ten Tweets to Avoid That Will Ruin Relationships

By Tamara Shayne Kagel
Published on April 27, 2012

Quit Facebook or risk expulsion, N.Y. Orthodox school orders students

Published on March 28, 2012

An Orthodox Jewish girls' high school in Brooklyn has ordered its 11th-grade students to close their Facebook accounts and pay a fine.

The battle to get ‘Bully’ seen by those who need it most

By Danielle Berrin
Published on March 21, 2012

At Sioux City Middle School in Iowa, 12-year-old Alex Libby is the odd-man-out. Seen by his peers as different, he has golden hair, gentle eyes, a wide, flat nose and permanently puckered lips. Together, they might seem to express something both pouty and vulnerable, sweet and sad. Kids are not so kind. “People call me fish face,” he blankly tells the camera in the new documentary “Bully” by filmmaker Lee Hirsch. “I don’t mind.”

Q&A with an expert on bullying

By Danielle Berrin
Published on March 21, 2012

Ron Avi Astor, the Richard M. and Ann L. Thor Professor in Urban Social Development at USC, has been studying the epidemiology of school violence for nearly 30 years. In 1997, he moved his family to Jerusalem for one year to run the first-ever large-scale comprehensive school violence survey in Israel, with his partner, Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor Rami Benbenishty.

The Dark Side of Twitter

By Ilana Angel
Published on January 9, 2012

Opinion: Following Ted, not Steve

By David Suissa
Published on October 26, 2011

With the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs, master creator of the iPod, iMac, iPhone and iPad, many people are now wondering: Which future brilliant gizmo will be buried with Jobs that we’ll never get to see?

Facebook sued for $1 billion over Third Intifada page

Published on April 3, 2011

Facebook and its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are being sued for more than $1 billion for not immediately taking down a page calling for a Third Intifada against Israel.

“Keep Facebook out of Political Conflicts,” Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Says

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on March 29, 2011

Remove intifada page, Edelstein asks Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Published on March 24, 2011

An Israeli government minister has called on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to remove a page calling for a third Palestinian intifada.

TWITTER: Cool or Cruel?

By Misha Henckel
Published on March 21, 2011

Egypt Debrief: Social media lessons for Jewish community

Published on February 23, 2011

With the Internet playing such a high profile role in the events in the Middle East, what can we learn about more effectively leveraging social media? How can we use social media to foster a more engaged and activated Jewish community? We consulted with Amy Niles Gonzalez and David Sable, both highly regarded digital marketing experts, to offer insights into recent events and how to become a more digital savvy community.

Facebook Shmacebook!

By Julia Bendis
Published on January 18, 2011

Congressional hearing tackles anti-Semitism in social media

Published on April 19, 2010

Social networking sites present a new and dangerous medium for spreading anti-Semitism, panelists told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee.

MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Dem Phones Dem Phones Dem iPhones—Hear the Word of the Lord’

By The Web Guy
Published on December 28, 2008

A recreation? A mashup of old video and new audio? Whatever, it's great!

Online Antisemitism 2.0. “Social Antisemitism” on the “Social Web”

By The Web Guy
Published on March 18, 2008