February 19, 2009 | 5:09 am

LIVE VIDEO - Survival of a Jewish Nonprofit

Posted by Jay Firestone

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On Thursday morning, Feb. 19, JewishJournal.com will broadcast LIVE from the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Tune in at 8:30 a.m. to watch “The Lean Years: Strategies for Survival,” a conference dedicated to creating a greater conversation about surviving the economic crisis as a Jewish nonprofit. 

Exclusive to JewishJournal.com, watch and listen to a briefing and discussion of the findings of the 2008 Survey of Jewish Organizations (conducted by Jumpstart, Natan and The Samuel Bronfman Foundation in December 2008).  This first-ever survey will offer critical data for understanding the world of Jewish nonprofits in the midst of an economic crisis that has rippled through the Jewish philanthropic and nonprofit landscape. 

UPDATE: THIS A RECORDING OF AN INITIAL BROADCAST WHICH AIRED LIVE ON THIS PAGE EARLIER TODAY.

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After the conference, JewishJournal.com will replay the recording throughout the day on our site. 

For more information, visit JewishJournal.com.

February 10, 2009 | 5:23 pm

LIVE VIDEO ELECTION COVERAGE AT Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles

Posted by Jay Firestone

UPDATE: This footage was filmed and broadcast live at JewishJournal.com earlier today.

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Israeli Consul General Yakov Dayan discusses the recent elections in Israel. Dikla Kadosh reports.  Video by Jay Firestone.

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February 3, 2009 | 6:21 pm

National Hug a Jew Day!!!

Posted by Jay Firestone

Have you hugged a Jew lately?  If not, you might have missed a golden opportunity. 

On Monday Feb. 2, Jews around the world embraced each other with outstretched arms and G-rated physical contact.  Unfortunately, I kept to myself yesterday and now have wait a whole year to hug a Jew - I might as well be shomer negiah.

From the official facebook page:

!!!INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN!!!
*Every Jew that you see you must address with a hug

*This is an events for everyone around the world, Jews and non-Jews to hug Jews.

*This group is for anyone to join, that is except Jew-haters.

*Jew, in this event includes any sect or part of Jewishness (half, quarter, traditional, conservative, reform, orthodox, chareide, chabad, ALL JEWS INCLUDED).

* If someone has something that they want to say about Jews, do not post it here, send me a message and we will talk about it.

*Remember, invite all your friends and lastly everyone, HAPPY HUGGING!!

*** some religious jewish people can not touch the other sex so be careful if you have the slightest doubt you may want to ask them if you can hug them

you can hug the same person more than once and can recieve more than one hug. please take as many pictures as you can and send them to me and i will post the ones i think are the best, which would be most of them!

HAPPY HUGGING!

P.S. hug a jew day is the first monday of Feb. every year from now on!

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