JCPA, JCRCs, n., acronym 1. “Jewish Council for Public Affiars” and “Jewish Community Relations Councils” respectively, the self-nominated central mouthpiece of the American Jewish community (the JCPA) and it’s 125 local affiliates (JCRCs) which represent the communal voice of their respective American Jewish cities and regions. 2. The central PR guardian of the OJC, a [...]
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JBlogging
JBlogging, n., abbrev. 1. lit. “Jewish blogging” 2. This.
Jan 20th, 2008 Nomenclature 0 Comments
Shabs
Shabs, abbrev., n. 1. Shabbat 2. An informal term expressing intimate acquaintance with and affection for that beautiful, blessed thing that happens every 168 hours where Jews chill, eat, schmooze, and thank the Old Man Upstairs for all that we got. Ex: “I would totally hit up the bar with you, dude, but Shabs is [...]
Jan 19th, 2008 Nomenclature 0 Comments
The Old Man Upstairs
The Old Man Upstairs, n. 1. God 2. A facetious acknowledgment that the Divinity is not male, not humanoid, and does not reside in any particular direction from earth. Coined by Waiting for the Galactic Bus by Park Goodwin.
Jan 12th, 2008 Nomenclature 0 Comments
OJC
OJC, abbrev. “Organized Jewish Community”, n. 1. The establishment 2. Shorthand for a set of overwhelming conservative, so-called “legacy institutions” which represent the majority of organization mouthpieces on behalf of the American Jewish community. These range from benign but past-their-time community groups such as Bnai Brith and Hadassah, to belligerent “Jewish defense organizations” out to [...]
Jan 12th, 2008 Nomenclature 0 Comments