A look at the conference in New Orleans through the lens of Twitter.
It turned out that the St. Lou Jew wasn't the only one twittering from the event, search for yourself at search.twitter.com for UJC.
Below are the tweets The St. Lou Jew made during the conference, in reverse chronological order.
for each one of us, there is a promised land we will not enter, but the choice, as a Jew, is how you will choose to live. #UJC
8:33 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Dr. Benjamin Sacks now speaking. #UJC
8:24 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Hashomer achi anochi, am I my brother's keeper? Indeed today, we are proudly so - Rabbi
8:23 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Today marks the 1000th day of Gilad Shalit's captivity
8:17 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
The Rabbi's joke, how many Jews does it take to put together a picnic table. Our response, depends on how many drill you give us.
8:16 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Obligatory slide show with ballad sound track. Typical Jewy finish. #UJC
8:09 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Just watched a news segment from last night on the work we did yesterday. One resident called our (600 Jews) presence "an act of god" #UJC
8:03 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Closing Plenary at #Ujc nola conference. About that time then?
7:56 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Panelist Jordan, "I hear good things about twitter"
7:25 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
504 connect sounds like something STL should co opt
7:24 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Gill, "Help people find things that make their lives more rich."
6:52 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Attending a social entreprenuership break out session. Gill of Moishe House New Orleans is a panelist.
6:51 AM Mar 17th from PockeTwit
Din Emeril's. Delicious but hard to eat kosher
6:59 PM Mar 16th from PockeTwit
Got an hour to enjoy before dinner. Any Yids tweeting from the #ujc conference should come grab a drink
3:52 PM Mar 16th from PockeTwit
Pick up the ball http://tinyurl.com/d259tg
1:31 PM Mar 16th from twitterfeed
@smtibor Our picnic tables kicked your benches ass
12:58 PM Mar 16th from PockeTwit in reply to smtibor
Finished up the work for today. Headed back to the hotel to wash off the mud
12:55 PM Mar 16th from PockeTwit
pushing mulch filled wheelbarrows through a swamp is an exercise in humility
12:21 PM Mar 16th from PockeTwit
skpefeeling and reflection segment... we're here to work
12:13 PM Mar 16th from PockeTwit
Taking a group picture after putting together benches, tpicnic tables, planting, and landscaping. There is now order here
Presenting Mr.Bougious of the parks and rec com with a 10,500 gift card to home depot for rebuilding. http://is.gd/nyM1
7:40 AM Mar 16th from PockeTwit
On a wetlands observation post. http://is.gd/nt2G #UJC #nolaconf
1:38 PM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
Getting ready to board the buses for our trip around the city. #UJC #nolaconf
11:58 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
After hearing Cowen speak, I'm thinking about making a move to Jew Orleans
11:52 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
Cowen just blasted FEMA's ineffectualness #UJC #nolaconf
11:40 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
Prez of Tulane, Scott Cowen. "come to new orleans, help us rebuild, and tell people what you saw and what you did." #UJC #nolaconf
11:29 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
Introducing Julie Oreck. She is apparently pretty gangster. #UJC #nolaconf
11:19 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
They seem really happy to have us here. "It is only when we see the brokeness that we are whole, only then can we fix it"
11:17 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
Just watched a great promo video about Katrina and the Jewish community
11:07 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
@smtibor did jon grant sing Oh Canada?
11:06 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit in reply to smtibor
started w Oh Canada, then Hatikvah, finished w Oh Say, can you see. #UJC, #nolaconf
10:46 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
A gospel choir is doing the opening. Is that ironic? #UJC #nolaconf
10:40 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
Sitting in the plenary, surrounded by 600 Jews, this is nuts
10:36 AM Mar 15th from PockeTwit
http://twitpic.com/242ri - Hot 8 brass band @ howling Wolf
7:05 PM Mar 14th from TwitPic
http://twitpic.com/242qt - Hot 8 brass band @ howling Wolf
7:04 PM Mar 14th from TwitPic
The hotel just got super Jewy..Headed to the Howling Wolf to party
5:36 PM Mar 14th from PockeTwit
Bourbon Street is what happenned tonight
11:59 PM Mar 13th from PockeTwit
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009
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Upcoming Attractions
We have some big things in the works for you this week, including an interview with one of the most useful young Yids in St. Louis.
On top of that, we are doing a joint post soon with David's Voice on an exhibit hailing from the Israel Museum that is making its first appearance in the United States.
Around the world, York University in Toronto was the site of some old fashioned Anti-Semitism hiding behind anti-Israel roots
And tucked into this update, I would like to present a radical idea: Financial concerns prevent young Jews from participation in Jewish events.
My case for arguing this is the upcoming UJC Young Leadership New Orleans Tikkun Olam Conference.
St. Louis has a grand total of 4 participants in this interesting and unique conference. Cincinnati, a city with a smaller Jewish population has around 25.
Was the event better publicized in Cincinnati? Is the community better organized around these types of opportunities?
The NOLA conference isn't cheap. For a conference that starts on a Sunday morning and ends on a Tuesday morning, meaning some of us have to miss our jobs (cuz we don't get paid for being Jewish yet), we have the privilege of paying a cool $350, not to mention the hotel rooms and airfare. You are looking at a trip that could cost around a grand when all is said and done (you can't forget drinking money, this is New Orleans, after all).
To be fair, because I support Jewish Federation of St. Louis monetarily, they are returning the favor....but their subsidy is only about half the registration fee, which still leaves me on the hook for a few benjys.
So back to Cincinnati, why do they have such a fantastic rate of participation?
In two words: Corporate Sponsorship. In one word: creativity...or foresight...
That's right, a Cincinnati based bank is covering the costs for these young adults to make the trip to New Orleans in order to provide community service.
Maybe we should reach out to the Cincinnati Federation and have them help us out so that the next time one of these trips rolls around, St. Louis will have better representation, and more young leaders will have the opportunity to become connected and energized.
Read More......
On top of that, we are doing a joint post soon with David's Voice on an exhibit hailing from the Israel Museum that is making its first appearance in the United States.
Around the world, York University in Toronto was the site of some old fashioned Anti-Semitism hiding behind anti-Israel roots
And tucked into this update, I would like to present a radical idea: Financial concerns prevent young Jews from participation in Jewish events.
My case for arguing this is the upcoming UJC Young Leadership New Orleans Tikkun Olam Conference.
St. Louis has a grand total of 4 participants in this interesting and unique conference. Cincinnati, a city with a smaller Jewish population has around 25.
Was the event better publicized in Cincinnati? Is the community better organized around these types of opportunities?
The NOLA conference isn't cheap. For a conference that starts on a Sunday morning and ends on a Tuesday morning, meaning some of us have to miss our jobs (cuz we don't get paid for being Jewish yet), we have the privilege of paying a cool $350, not to mention the hotel rooms and airfare. You are looking at a trip that could cost around a grand when all is said and done (you can't forget drinking money, this is New Orleans, after all).
To be fair, because I support Jewish Federation of St. Louis monetarily, they are returning the favor....but their subsidy is only about half the registration fee, which still leaves me on the hook for a few benjys.
So back to Cincinnati, why do they have such a fantastic rate of participation?
In two words: Corporate Sponsorship. In one word: creativity...or foresight...
That's right, a Cincinnati based bank is covering the costs for these young adults to make the trip to New Orleans in order to provide community service.
Maybe we should reach out to the Cincinnati Federation and have them help us out so that the next time one of these trips rolls around, St. Louis will have better representation, and more young leaders will have the opportunity to become connected and energized.
Read More......
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