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It’s Been A While, But I’m Back…

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Screen Shot 2014-09-12 at 4.17.14 PMThanks for your patience while we worked out some technical challenges with EstherK.com – I’m looking forward to bringing you more writing, advice and food for thought in this space over the next few months, and hope you’ll be here to think, learn and laugh with me. Until the fresh content is fully baked, I wanted to share these two videos with you.

I’ve started working as freelance community manager for ELI Talks, a program designed to bring TED-style talks and weekly on-air conversations to people who want to explore Jewish engagement, literacy and identity. Most of the time, I’m behind the camera, live-tweeting the weekly conversations (you can see past editions at the ELI Talks website under the section for ELI Talks on Air). But my first run was as an intervieweee – I spoke about my writing on everything from Jewish singles to life after loss; and my next one was as an interviewer, as I spoke to the guys behind the Jewish video site Shmideo. (The links in the previous sentence will take you to MyUrbanKvetch, for the minute-by-minute breakdown, in case you’d like to see a part of the video without sitting down to watch the entire thing. :))

More content to come – looking forward to sharing with you in this space soon! (And a happy Jewish new year to those of you who are celebrating…)

Under Reconstruction

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EstherK.com is under reconstruction.

Please stay tuned for a new look and fresh content soon.

In the interim, please feel free to check out MyUrbanKvetch.com for more regular content. See you soon!

Under Construction – Please Watch Your Head

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Hi all – there will be some repairs going on here at EstherK.com. Hopefully, this won’t interfere with posting, but just wanted to give you the heads up about the impending scaffolding. 🙂

March: LAist, Facebook, Twitter, Celebrities, and more!

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March has been a bit more eclectic, thanks to my first-ever piece on LAist — I guess this makes me an official Angeleno now:

Oh Crap. My Parents Joined Facebook – Meet the Local Ladies Behind the Hilarious Website” (LAist.com)

In addition, we’ve got a bunch of pieces in some of the usual places.

On Beliefnet’s Idol Chatter, I reported on Heroes’ actor Greg Grunberg’s use of Twitter; Harry Potter’s suspected position as a “tool of the Ziono-Hollywoodists“‘; big trouble for “Big Love“; Paul Rudd on what must have been the best seder ever; Alice Walker going to Gaza; the Spinal Tap tour; what Jewish Scots wear to shul; and, of course, Homer Simpson attempting to make peace in the Middle East.

Blog highlights include:
* What happens if Crocs go out of business
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My experience at Social Media Jungle NYC
and…
* Jewish continuity vs. environmental activism

Check them out, leave your comments, or inquire about hiring me for writing, editing or consulting purposes…

New Look Here; New Posts Everywhere!

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Welcome new visitors–I hope you enjoy the new decor and aim to provide you with fresh content regularly. Tell your friends to visit and leave comments–I look forward to your feedback on this site.

And of course, because blogging is a constant, here are some recent posts you might enjoy:

Beliefnet
Is Change the Only Constant (New Amsterdam)

90210 Redux?

JDatersAnonymous
The Week in Singles Stories: Jewish Standard Edition
Random JDate Shoutout of the Week

MyUrbanKvetch
Have You Met Ted?”: Josh Radnor Owns Up to Jewish Roots
Shin-Bet Blog
Purim Costumes and Conundra

And more always coming…

Facelift in Progress…Please Stay Tuned

EstherK.com is under reconstruction. But in the meantime, please visit MyUrbanKvetch.com for the most frequent updates about publications, events and appearances. We’ll be back soon, so please stay tuned!

New Writings Online…

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Israel_2006_00031__WinCE_.JPGI’m off on a fact-finding expedition in the Holy Land. Will post new clips and content as they come in. In the interim, here are some of my newest…

A Singular Space, NY Jewish Week Directions Guide 12/06

Banging Out Culture and Community, NY Jewish Week (singles)

Dating 2.0 (NY Jewish Week singles)
Friends in High Places (NY Jewish Week singles)
Who Your Friends Are (NY Jewish Week singles)
High School Revisited (NY Jewish Week singles)

Bush’s So-Called Elementary School Life (Idol Chatter)
The Painted Veil: Class and Romance in the Time of Cholera (Idol Chatter)
Two Rabbis on the Radio (Idol Chatter)
Kula Uncovers "Hidden Wisdom" in New TV Series (Idol Chatter)

New Content Coming Soon…

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Much new content to come in the next week or so, but I’m operating on a short delay due to a business trip to Los Angeles. Stay tuned, and you shall be rewarded, I promise…

Welcome to EstherK.com

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Here's EstherIn the coming weeks, look for new features and a new look for Estherk.com…if you’d like to hire Esther, please email esther dot kustanowitz at gmail.com or use our handy contact form. Looking forward to helping you with all your writing and editing needs.

Change is Good…

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Anyone who’s been here — the official homepage and central PR office for Esther D. Kustanowitz — and has come back for more will notice that I’ve recently decorated the place a little bit with help from my non-local web tech team (more about them once the site goes full-on live).

In addition to the pretty, yet professional, new color scheme, I’ll continue to work on the site to provide you with:
* news about upcoming events, classes and speaking engagements
* published clips
* featured photos
* video footage
* an author biography and list of publications…and more…

In summary…change is good. And I’m talkin’ about a revolution…well, you know. I just want to change the world.

Stay with us. You won’t be sorry.

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