Daze of Awe
October 5, 2007
After two days of talking marketing with Jewish organizations, I\’ve come to appreciate that marketing is not a very Jewish idea.
David Suissa
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.
Am I Blind?
September 28, 2007
Does the American Jewish community take a \”myopic\” view of Israel? A local Jewish leader, known for his progressive views, believes that it does.
Conservatives’ New Dish
September 21, 2007
Over the past couple of decades, the Conservative movement has been in a steady decline. A couple of years ago, one of the leaders, in his outgoing speech, described the movement as suffering from \”malaise\” and a \”grievous failure of nerve.\”
Selma’s Sermon
September 14, 2007
Is there a better day than the one when we abstain from all physical sustenance to reflect on the sanctity of the human body and honor the Torah\’s injunction that \”You shall guard your being\”?\n
Meme’s in the kitchen, making memories
September 9, 2007
I remember the moment well. I had just picked up my 74-year-old mother at LAX, and as we entered my new house in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood, I proudly showed her the new kitchen.\n
‘Gary Wexler Is Miserable’
August 31, 2007
What did Gary Wexler, do? He took out a full-page ad in the local trade publication, Adweek, put a picture of himself in the middle of the ad, and did something rarely seen in the business.\n\nHe spoke the naked truth.\n\nThe boldfaced headline read: \”Gary Wexler Is Miserable.\” The rest of the ad explained why.\n
Shmuel of Arabia
August 24, 2007
It must have been quite a scene in that little courthouse in Jerusalem. Rav Qapah, a Yemenite Jew who sat on the Jerusalem Beit Din (court of law), was hearing a case involving a commercial dispute between a Jew and an Arab.
Dealing With Schmutz
August 17, 2007
This notion of blindness is a common theme in the life of Dennis Brown, a Chasidic Jew and professional counselor in his early 60s who runs the state-certified Ness Counseling Center in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. Dennis deals with what he calls \”the schmutz of life\” on a daily basis — physical and sexual abuse, drugs, marital and family problems, wife beating, pleated pants.
My Holywood Moment
August 3, 2007
They were filming the third episode of \”Camp Bnos Yisrael,\” billed as \”a new DVD series for women and girls only.\” And the actors were all from an ultra-observant all-girls summer program called Kol Neshama Performing Arts Conservatory.\n
Dumbing Down Judaism
July 27, 2007
You can\’t talk about Jewish philanthropy without talking about Jewish priorities. For many years now, a huge priority for the American Jewish community has been to fight assimilation — what is elegantly called \”Jewish continuity.\” It\’s a priority that is rarely challenged. How do you argue against Jewish continuity?
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