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Writing and Resources by Esther D. Kustanowitz
April and May: Catching Up with Woody, Kelly and Nellie
May 26th
What’s kept me so busy in April and May that there’s been no time to update this site? In addition to churning out the pieces for Idol Chatter and elsewhere, I’ve been working with the team to launch the ROI Summit this summer in Tel Aviv, and am leaving California for New York, New Jersey
March: LAist, Facebook, Twitter, Celebrities, and more!
Mar 30th
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
Idol Chattering for February: Tarantino, Little House on the Prairie and Jedi Fitness!
Mar 5th
One of the reasons I love writing at Idol Chatter is because I get to write about lots of pop culturey goodness: from Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Nazi splatterfest, “Inglourious Basterds,” to the “Little House on the Prairie” musical starring (yes!) Melissa Gilbert as Ma Ingalls, and even to the Star Wars workout that will turn
Esther’s Limmud LA Sessions
Jan 29th
LimmudLA, an annual post-denominational, multi-generational conference exploring all facets of Jewish life and identity in which everyone has something to learn, and everyone has something to teach is being held February 13-16 in Costa Mesa, CA, and I’m involved with four sessions…times and room assignments will be revealed on site, so if you’re going, make
2009: January’s Work
Jan 24th
I’ve been hard at work this month, helping ROI prepare to relaunch their website (coming soon), preparing for upcoming conferences (LimmudLA and Jewlicious Festival 5.0, I’m looking at you), conducting private blogging workshops, and of course posting pieces on topics like Lost and Bible Study, religious and pop culture lenses on dating, a review of
West Coast Esther
Dec 31st
West Coast Esther is now back on the West Coast for the foreseeable future, becoming more involved in her California life and staying on top of her work for clients such as ROI and Beliefnet, and branching out to become involved in some initiatives on the local level. Hopefully, I’ll have more to share about
Bicoastal Esther: LA in November, NYC in December…book now!
Oct 20th
I’ve moved to LA for a new adventure, but will be visiting NYC regularly. Next scheduled visit is for participation in a panel on December 11th. So while I’m making the trip, if you’re interested in booking me for a December gig, be in touch! (jdatersanonymous at gmail)
My Past at PresenTense: The Articles
Oct 10th
I recently left my position as senior editor at PresenTense to concentrate on other projects. But in the first moments of the new year, I thought it might be interesting to see where I’ve been article-wise during my tenure: Two Jews, Three Blogs: Inside Jokes, Inner Dissent and Inner Life from Bloggers of the Tribe
In Jerusalem Again and in the Press…
Aug 22nd
Since Tuesday I’ve been here in Jerusalem, thanks to the Nefesh B’Nefesh flight which imported me in order to introduce me to their work in bringing Jews to Israel for aliyah, and on occasion of the first international Jewish blogger convention. Coverage of that has been all over the web, including at MyUrbanKvetch and Jewlicious,
Previously, on Idol Chatter
Aug 8th
Everyone’s favorite temp, Ryan, talks with indie writer-director Quentin Tarantino about becoming a Jewish partisan for “Inglorious Bastards”…meanwhile, the federal investigators looking into the circumstances of Heath Ledger’s death were talking with an immunity-seeking Mary-Kate Olsen about her potentially testifying, and then decided to close the books on the case….Christina Applegate is fighting cancer, and
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