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AN INTRODUCTION TOSOCIAL MEDIAWITH A JEWISH ANGLESOURCE/BACKGROUND MATERIALUPDATE 1 - MARCH 2010ALAN D. ABBEYINTERNET DIRECTORSHALOM HARTMAN INSTITUTE
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JEWS AND SOCIAL MEDIA1. cu @ temple: Social media transforming the way synagogues, members connect2. Finding a voice in Facebook: Israeli NGOs are realizing the potential power of socialmedia such as Facebook and Twitter.3. The (Sheikh Jarrah) revolution won't be televised... it'll be YouTubed4. Keeping the memory of Auschwitz alive in a digital world5. Turn the Future Into the Past6. The Social Sermon: An Innovative Approach to Community Building, Engagement andTorah Study7. Rabbi Eric Yoffie: Toronto Biennial Sermon, excerpt regarding the Internet8. Meet the fastest tweet in the Jewish organizational world: William Daroff – NEW!9. Young Adults Doing Religion on Their Own? Blame It on Politics10. A Synagogue's Unorthodox Revival: Rabbi's Aggressive Outreach Reverses a TraditionalCongregation's Decline11. Inside The Jewish Internet Defense Force – NEW!12. Haredim declare war on the Internet – NEW!13. Additional articles (links only)
SOCIAL MEDIA
1. And the most engaging social network is…2. Determining Your Social Network Needs: When it comes to social networking, is morealways better?3. 10 Reasons Why Every Nonprofit Must Have a Blog4. To Blog or Not to Blog5. The 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now6. Facebook may 'lock in' its Internet dominance7. How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog – NEW!8. Using Social Media in Your Nonprofit: Overcoming Objections – NEW!9. Is the Right Person Doing Your Nonprofit's Social Media? – NEW!10. The Priest and Pastoral Ministry in a Digital World: New Media at the Service of the Word11. God joins Twitter, rewrites Bible12. 'Twitter Bible' Converts Scripture into Mini Messages
DATA
1. The Internet in 2009
2. New Statistics on Internet, Social Media Use – NEW!
LINKS / RESOURCES
hartmanorgil ARTICLEScu @ temple: Social media transforming the way synagogues, members connect
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Congregation Ner Shalom in Cotati puts its prayers and blessings on YouTube so memberscan learn the melodies before a High Holy Day or Shabbat service.By using Google documents, Congregation Beth Israel in Berkeley has made it simple for members to sign up online at their convenience to read Torah, teach a Shabbat class or hostother members at their home for Shabbat.Congregation Adath Israel in San Francisco updates its members about the status of its eruv— an enclosure that enables Jews to carry items on Shabbat — in a most contemporary way:via Twitter.Within the past year, Bay Area synagogues, religious schools and other Jewish groups havebeen signing on to Facebook, blogs, Twitter and other social media, eager to learn how newtechnology can strengthen their organizations and improve their outreach.Faith-based organizations have been “the last to the social media party,” said experts at theNonprofit Technology Network, a membership organization of nonprofit tech professionals.But lately, faith-based organizations have been jumping in with enthusiasm — even the popehas a Facebook page that boasts nearly 80,000 fans.“Technology allows us to connect more deeply to each other,” said Rabbi Menachem Creditor of Berkeley’s Congregation Netivot Shalom, which uses Facebook, Twitter, Google Calendar and Ning to better connect its members.Ning is a Palo Alto–based Web site that allows people to join and create their own socialnetworks — a personal Facebook of sorts.Sixty-five Netivot Shalom members have signed up for the synagogue’s Ning site, where theycan view other members’ profiles, watch videos posted by the rabbi and read blog postsabout world and community news.The synagogue also uses Google Calendar to embed a monthly calendar into the site. It listsminyan times, b’nai mitzvah, fundraisers, funerals, classes, special events and even dates therabbi is out of town.“So many people lose themselves in the virtual world … but we forget that the reason it existsin the first place is to get us to connect in the real world,” Creditor said. “Technology can be avery appealing invitation for a real experience.”That’s been the case for Margee Churchon, a program associate at the S.F.-based JewishCommunity Relations Council. She first participated in a young adult service at CongregationEmanu-El in San Francisco after hearing about it through a tweet on Twitter. She followsseveral Jewish Bay Area organizations on the site to find out about community events andShabbat candlelighting times.Churchon has often “gone to events as a result of what I’ve seen on Twitter,” she said.For Gabby Volodarsky, program director at Temple Sinai in Oakland, Internet technology hashelped her rally support quickly for someone in need.For instance, someone posted a note on the temple’s year-old Facebook page saying thatshe was “praying for the speedy recovery” of two new members. Volodarsky wrote backimmediately and found out that the couple, who didn’t know many people in the congregationyet, had been in a car accident.
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Jewish Social Networking Update 1 March 2010
This is an update with many additional articles and data, of the Jewish Social Networking Backgrounder I posted a month ago. Yes, a lot has changed in a month!
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