As you know, the 60bloggers project involves 60 bloggers blogging about Israel's 60th over 60 days. The latest post is by Inbal Freund, our current issue's "Woman to Watch" for her work with Mavoi Satum. She wrote it in honor of Israeli Memorial Day and in memory of loved ones lost, and it's incredibly moving.

In the above clip, PresenTense Magazine Editor & Publisher Ariel Beery speaks of what Israel means to him. Part of the My Hatikva program from Israel60.org, a project from the Conference of Presidents and the Israel Ministry of Tourism. See here for more videos.

If you had to name 26 terms, one for each letter of the alphabet, that were instrumental in shaping today's Zionism and the contemporary state of Israel, what would those terms be? Our new issue of PresenTense, available now here, and on this site and in print very shortly, examines one answer of what "Zionism: A to Z" includes.

But you probably have a different list of must-include terms. Some of the things we selected you might find completely extraneous... How would our lists differ?

Because you are all tech-minded people who are committed to Jewish life and culture, we thought you'd like to know about how Shabbat Across America is taking the concept of Sabbath and giving it a tech twist...

If you're in Portland or the area, head over to the Moishe House next week to meet PT Editor and Publisher Ariel Beery, who will speak about "Jewish Social Networking in the Post-Digital Age." Details follow. Share with a friend...
Conversations with Ariel Beery:"Jewish Social Networking In The Post-Digital Age"

In this dialogue with Ha'aretz US Chief Correspondent Shmuel Rosner, independent futurist, social researcher and strategy planning consultant Tzvi Bisk gives a shoutout to PresenTense Magazine as one of the initiatives and publications (along with Zeek Magazine and Heeb Magazine) as helping to evolve a new direction for American Jewish identity:

Until most recently the major religious divisions of American Jewry have been derivative: Orthodoxy,

Jews love lists. And everyone loves to name their "top tens." Here's a list of ten people that the World Jewish Digest has commanded us to watch in the next year.

BALAGAN BOOGALOOThe Sephardic, Freestyle, Afro Beat, Bhangra & Israeli Hip Hop Party on Hanukkah! Featuring DJ Balagan (Modular Moods) and dj handler (Shemspeed) who will keep you dancing all night!

This is the first of seven posts in a series titled, "It Happened at Moishe's." The series is written by Manuela Zoninsein, specially for PresenTense Online.

Monday: The Fresh and Honest Truth

Most people treat Jewish community work like a casual non-profit. But perhaps there's a more effective, more business-like way to encourage innovation within a responsible, results-oriented framework?
PresenTense Editor and Publisher Ariel Beery and his frequent business partner Aharon Horwitz think so, and tell you all about it in their new article in Ha'aretz, "Investing in Value."