Thursday, May 01, 2008
Some interesting Job Openings:
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Editor - Doubleday Religion posted: Apr. 16, 2008
Offered by: Random House
Duration: Full Time
Location: New York, NY
Requirements: About our company
Random House, Inc. is the world's largest general trade book publisher. It is a division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the foremost media companies in the world.
Your tasks
Doubleday Religion seeks an Editor to join its team. Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Publisher, the Editor will acquire, evaluate and develop nonfiction manuscripts and proposals in all categories of religion, whether for a general/commercial spirituality readership or for a broad audience from a specific religious tradition (be it Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, etc.). The list spans serious non-fiction to lighter inspirational titles. The Editor will also consult with authors on content, style and format of publication, and prepare/write cover copy for books, catalogs and title information sheets. He or she will also establish and coordinate editorial production and publication schedules and track through all stages until completion.
Our requirements
Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience with a trade publisher and a solid track record of spearheading successful acquisitions. Correspondingly, the Editor must also have proven agent relationships. Strong negotiation and conceptual editing skills are necessary.
Thank you for your interest in Random House.
Random House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Submit application to
Please apply using our online application process.
For more information, please visit our web site at:
http://www.r a n d o m h o u s e.com
Please Click Here to apply for this position.
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Central Conference of American Rabbis - Press Director posted: Apr. 9, 2008
Offered by: Central Conference of American Rabbis
Duration: Full Time
Location: New York, NY
Requirements: Qualified applicants are invited to apply for the position of Director of the Press of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). The CCAR Press is one of oldest and largest Jewish religious presses in the United States. A division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the CCAR Press seeks to assist the Reform rabbinate in its work and to offer publications which meet the general religious and liturgical needs of Reform Jews. The Director of the CCAR Press should have advanced knowledge of the Jewish religious tradition, significant experience in the publishing industry including editorial work, business planning and management, production, marketing and distribution. The Director of the Press will be a senior member of the CCAR staff. Competitive salary and benefits. Some travel required. Start up date flexible.
Detailed resumes should be sent to:
Director of Press Search
CCAR Press
355 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York, 10017 (dpanoff@ccarnet.org)
Contact: Director of Press Search
E-mail: dpanoff @ ccarnet. org
Address: 355 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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Editor - Doubleday Religion posted: Apr. 16, 2008
Offered by: Random House
Duration: Full Time
Location: New York, NY
Requirements: About our company
Random House, Inc. is the world's largest general trade book publisher. It is a division of Bertelsmann AG, one of the foremost media companies in the world.
Your tasks
Doubleday Religion seeks an Editor to join its team. Reporting to the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Publisher, the Editor will acquire, evaluate and develop nonfiction manuscripts and proposals in all categories of religion, whether for a general/commercial spirituality readership or for a broad audience from a specific religious tradition (be it Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, etc.). The list spans serious non-fiction to lighter inspirational titles. The Editor will also consult with authors on content, style and format of publication, and prepare/write cover copy for books, catalogs and title information sheets. He or she will also establish and coordinate editorial production and publication schedules and track through all stages until completion.
Our requirements
Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience with a trade publisher and a solid track record of spearheading successful acquisitions. Correspondingly, the Editor must also have proven agent relationships. Strong negotiation and conceptual editing skills are necessary.
Thank you for your interest in Random House.
Random House is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Submit application to
Please apply using our online application process.
For more information, please visit our web site at:
http://www.r a n d o m h o u s e.com
Please Click Here to apply for this position.
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Central Conference of American Rabbis - Press Director posted: Apr. 9, 2008
Offered by: Central Conference of American Rabbis
Duration: Full Time
Location: New York, NY
Requirements: Qualified applicants are invited to apply for the position of Director of the Press of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). The CCAR Press is one of oldest and largest Jewish religious presses in the United States. A division of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the CCAR Press seeks to assist the Reform rabbinate in its work and to offer publications which meet the general religious and liturgical needs of Reform Jews. The Director of the CCAR Press should have advanced knowledge of the Jewish religious tradition, significant experience in the publishing industry including editorial work, business planning and management, production, marketing and distribution. The Director of the Press will be a senior member of the CCAR staff. Competitive salary and benefits. Some travel required. Start up date flexible.
Detailed resumes should be sent to:
Director of Press Search
CCAR Press
355 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York, 10017 (dpanoff@ccarnet.org)
Contact: Director of Press Search
E-mail: dpanoff @ ccarnet. org
Address: 355 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Friday, February 15, 2008
SEATTLE NEWSPAPER REJECTS A JEWISH VAGINA
The National Council of Jewish Women in Seattle was co-sponsoring 2 performances of The Vagina Monologues, one for Valentines Day, to support its program for women and children in need. The ad for the play howver was rejected by the Seattle Times as being inappropriate for the newspaper’s audience. The poster was designed by a congregant of Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue, Washington, and according to Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, it hangs in her Temple and at several other area synagogues.
Mei-Mei Chan, vp of advertising at the Seattle Times though, found the heart design which contained what some might deem to be a Jewish vagina, to be inappropriate to dwindling readership of the Seattle Times.
The National Council of Jewish Women in Seattle was co-sponsoring 2 performances of The Vagina Monologues, one for Valentines Day, to support its program for women and children in need. The ad for the play howver was rejected by the Seattle Times as being inappropriate for the newspaper’s audience. The poster was designed by a congregant of Temple B'nai Torah in Bellevue, Washington, and according to Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, it hangs in her Temple and at several other area synagogues.
Mei-Mei Chan, vp of advertising at the Seattle Times though, found the heart design which contained what some might deem to be a Jewish vagina, to be inappropriate to dwindling readership of the Seattle Times.
Labels: ad copy, Jewish vagina monologues
Monday, January 14, 2008
JDATE ... up for sale??
The parent company of the Jewish online dating Web site JDate.com is up for sale.
JDate owner Sparks Networks, could sell for as much as $185 million. The company has an estimated market value of $131.4 million. About half of the Sparks Networks revenue for the first 3 quarters of 2007 came from its Jewish Networks division, which rose 5 percent during that period.
Well... we already own Tzedaka.org, Jewflix.org, MyJewishBooks.com and Jewishfilm.com. Our estimated value is about a buck twenty five. Maybe we can acquire sparks and start selling dating films and books on it??
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FORGET THE STORIES ON GAZA and EGYPT and IRAN... THE MOST IMPORTANT STORY OUT OF ISRAEL IS THAT THE ZIONIST ENTITY MIGHT RESTRICT the number of East and Southeast Asian born chefs that are allowed to legally work in the Israel.
Israel's Asian restaurants actually went on a one-day spring roll strike in protest over government plans to rid kitchens of foreign chefs, and said sushi and noodles would be the next items off the menu.
The Israeli Ethnic Restaurant Organization said the country's 300 Asian restaurants refused to serve spring-, or even egg-, rolls, and planned a follow-up strike for sushi and noodles. These restaurants generate an estimated $275 Million in annual sales. Tel Aviv has 100 official sushi restaurants.
Israel is trying to limit the number of guest workers in the country. in 2008, Israel is granting 500 permits to Asian chefs compared with 900 in 2007. In 2009, the government plans to issue no permits, except for "experts."
The parent company of the Jewish online dating Web site JDate.com is up for sale.
JDate owner Sparks Networks, could sell for as much as $185 million. The company has an estimated market value of $131.4 million. About half of the Sparks Networks revenue for the first 3 quarters of 2007 came from its Jewish Networks division, which rose 5 percent during that period.
Well... we already own Tzedaka.org, Jewflix.org, MyJewishBooks.com and Jewishfilm.com. Our estimated value is about a buck twenty five. Maybe we can acquire sparks and start selling dating films and books on it??
+++++++++++++++++++++++
FORGET THE STORIES ON GAZA and EGYPT and IRAN... THE MOST IMPORTANT STORY OUT OF ISRAEL IS THAT THE ZIONIST ENTITY MIGHT RESTRICT the number of East and Southeast Asian born chefs that are allowed to legally work in the Israel.
Israel's Asian restaurants actually went on a one-day spring roll strike in protest over government plans to rid kitchens of foreign chefs, and said sushi and noodles would be the next items off the menu.
The Israeli Ethnic Restaurant Organization said the country's 300 Asian restaurants refused to serve spring-, or even egg-, rolls, and planned a follow-up strike for sushi and noodles. These restaurants generate an estimated $275 Million in annual sales. Tel Aviv has 100 official sushi restaurants.
Israel is trying to limit the number of guest workers in the country. in 2008, Israel is granting 500 permits to Asian chefs compared with 900 in 2007. In 2009, the government plans to issue no permits, except for "experts."
Labels: JDATE, Jewish dating
Saturday, December 29, 2007
JUNO... a Jewish Film?
For those of you spending late December in the movie theaters... if you go to watch JUNO, directed by Jason Reitman (son of Ivan Reitman, bar mitzvah'd at Sinai Temple in LA, active with the LA Jewish Film Festival)... watch closely when JUNO (Ellen Page) visits her teenage friend's bedroom. On the back of his door is an aleph bet poster/hanging. I mean, you had to just know that he would be Jewish... why? cuz he is the smartest student in Chemistry, a guitar playing tic tac eater, and he runs track. Plus his mother is a skeptic.
By the way... I met Jason Reitman at Sundance in mid January 2008. I asked him about the Hebrew poster. He told me to look closer. "We jew'd up the bedroom," he told me. There are probably a dozen Jewish symbols in the room, including a dreidel and his framed Bar Mitzvah Certificate. Hurray for smart noble Jewish characters who get the girl (... pregnant).
For those of you spending late December in the movie theaters... if you go to watch JUNO, directed by Jason Reitman (son of Ivan Reitman, bar mitzvah'd at Sinai Temple in LA, active with the LA Jewish Film Festival)... watch closely when JUNO (Ellen Page) visits her teenage friend's bedroom. On the back of his door is an aleph bet poster/hanging. I mean, you had to just know that he would be Jewish... why? cuz he is the smartest student in Chemistry, a guitar playing tic tac eater, and he runs track. Plus his mother is a skeptic.
By the way... I met Jason Reitman at Sundance in mid January 2008. I asked him about the Hebrew poster. He told me to look closer. "We jew'd up the bedroom," he told me. There are probably a dozen Jewish symbols in the room, including a dreidel and his framed Bar Mitzvah Certificate. Hurray for smart noble Jewish characters who get the girl (... pregnant).
Sunday, December 23, 2007
happy erev christmas
Monday, October 15, 2007
NYC has issued its lists of the most popular baby names of the prior year for lives births in NYC hospitals.
What can we learn from this?
The top 10 for boys are: Michael, Daniel, Matthew, Joshua, Justin, David, Christopher, Joseph, Anthony, and Jayden (Jayden is the name of Britany's child). Actually, the multiple spellings of Jayden/Jaden/Jaydan, when combined, surpassed Michael.
Angel was 24, Gabriel was 26 (352 babies), and Aaron was 33, Luis was 49, and Juan was 67.
In London, England, MOHAMMED is the Number 2 name for boys. In NYC, MOHAMED is 104 with only 85 babies named, MOHAMMED was #120 with 64 babies, MUHAMED was 131 (52 babies) and MOHAMMAD was 133 with 50 babies. (put 'em together and you get 267 babies for #37.) AMIR was 89 with 110 babies. 43 babies can rightfully state, "Call me ISMAEL" and 10 get to say "Call me ISHMAEL." JESUS was 94 and ALEJANDRO was #95
In NYC, MOSHE was 58 (186 babies), CHAIM was 93 (105 babies), MENACHEM was #98, YOSEF was #103, YEHUDA was 111 (75 babies), SHLOMO was 114, YITCHOK was 117, MORDECHAI at #120 was tied with MOHAMMED. There were only 18 AVI's and 16 YAEL's and 16 SHMIEL's.
In Israel in 2005, 143,900 babies were born, 70% of them to Jewish parents, 23.7% to Moslem parents. For Jewish children, the most popular names were:
Boys: Uri (2.1% of Jewish boys born), Noam, Itai, Ido and David. Followed by Ro'i, Amit, Yosef, Moshe and Yehonatan. Daniel was #15 (compared to #2 in NYC)
Girls: Noa (3% of Jewish girls born), Shira, Agam, Maya and Tamar, Followed by Roni, Yael, Adi, Sarah, Yovel, Hila and Michal.
Names popular for both genders are Noam, Lior, Or, Shachar, Tal, Osher.
What can we learn from this?
The top 10 for boys are: Michael, Daniel, Matthew, Joshua, Justin, David, Christopher, Joseph, Anthony, and Jayden (Jayden is the name of Britany's child). Actually, the multiple spellings of Jayden/Jaden/Jaydan, when combined, surpassed Michael.
Angel was 24, Gabriel was 26 (352 babies), and Aaron was 33, Luis was 49, and Juan was 67.
In London, England, MOHAMMED is the Number 2 name for boys. In NYC, MOHAMED is 104 with only 85 babies named, MOHAMMED was #120 with 64 babies, MUHAMED was 131 (52 babies) and MOHAMMAD was 133 with 50 babies. (put 'em together and you get 267 babies for #37.) AMIR was 89 with 110 babies. 43 babies can rightfully state, "Call me ISMAEL" and 10 get to say "Call me ISHMAEL." JESUS was 94 and ALEJANDRO was #95
In NYC, MOSHE was 58 (186 babies), CHAIM was 93 (105 babies), MENACHEM was #98, YOSEF was #103, YEHUDA was 111 (75 babies), SHLOMO was 114, YITCHOK was 117, MORDECHAI at #120 was tied with MOHAMMED. There were only 18 AVI's and 16 YAEL's and 16 SHMIEL's.
In Israel in 2005, 143,900 babies were born, 70% of them to Jewish parents, 23.7% to Moslem parents. For Jewish children, the most popular names were:
Boys: Uri (2.1% of Jewish boys born), Noam, Itai, Ido and David. Followed by Ro'i, Amit, Yosef, Moshe and Yehonatan. Daniel was #15 (compared to #2 in NYC)
Girls: Noa (3% of Jewish girls born), Shira, Agam, Maya and Tamar, Followed by Roni, Yael, Adi, Sarah, Yovel, Hila and Michal.
Names popular for both genders are Noam, Lior, Or, Shachar, Tal, Osher.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Yippee... Ann Coulter calls for Jews to be perfected, tell Donny Deutsch (who owes me 25 cents) that he is not a practicing Jew (but he is), and generally shows herself to be a jerk. Or is it just a ploy to sell her newest book... to her evangelical base of readers.
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