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Writing and Resources by Esther D. Kustanowitz
Fall Schedule and New Links
Sep 4th
Greetings, readers. Apologies to you all for the delay in posting – my mother fell ill in April, and passed away in May. Since then, I’ve been making my way back, slowly, into a new reality, trying to get back to normal. So here I am, accepting offers for speaking engagements and setting my travel
“Esther’s in Vegas” – No Last Name Required
Mar 9th
I just now returned from the TribeFest conference, a gathering of youngish Jews in Vegas. There are lots of ideas running round the old noggin, but while they race, I wanted to share this article in the NY Jewish Week’s Jewish Techs blog, which focuses on my social media updates as a method in staying
LimmudLA Sessions
Feb 18th
This weekend, I’m presenting at LimmudLA – a number of the panels are through the “Future of Jewish L.A.” track, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and then there’s the “Improv for Jews” session, which is just for fun. (And education!) Engaging the Next Generation Meaningfully in a World of Options When
2011 Conference Schedule (So Far…)
Jan 30th
It’s becoming clear that this is going to be a very “conferencey” year. January Today, it begins with representing the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles at the Jewish Leadership Initiative Conference in Santa Monica, CA. I’ll be tabling at this conference of mostly graduate students, many of whom are looking for jobs – business
Virgin Atlantic’s Snowpocalypse Social Media #Fail
Jan 16th
Virgin Atlantic’s social media #fail in the aftermath of December’s snows at Heathrow and JFK.
Twitter and the College Student Population
Dec 3rd
Is Twitter the magic method through which organizations can reach the elusive young demographic?
Recent Publications: Opinionated Jewish Women, Innovation and more…
Dec 3rd
“ROI Lights”: Introducing a series of Hanukkah posts about innovation and creativity (ROI Community) “Where Are All the Opinionated Jewish Women?”: An op-ed submissions imbalance at the Forward leads to a larger discussion about Jewish women and our opinions (MyUrbanKvetch, reprinted in eJewishPhilanthropy) “Young Professionals/Singles/Young Leaders” – What’s in a Name? (MyUrbanKvetch) “The Future of
“Globalizing the Shtetl” Presentation Now on SlideShare
Oct 31st
How is the world of social media like a shtetl-gone-global, and how do we manage our online reputation? Social media as seen through a Jewish lens.
New Jewish Year, New Work Opportunities
Sep 28th
113 degrees Monday in Los Angeles. I tell you, I’ve had it with this heat. Today, I’m working from an air conditioned office building where I’ll likely have to wear a sweater. So I’m heading to that office building on Wilshire Boulevard. And I’ll be there four days a week. I’ve been a freelancer for
“Write It Down”
Sep 20th
This Sunday, I had two separate, long conversations with friends who I don’t often have long conversations with. Each of them was processing something major – one of them a business betrayal and a major life transition, and the other a longtime breakup and a loss of faith in community. While mourning the changes (mostly
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