Press Releases

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October 18, 2011: OurJewishCommunity.org Named One of North America’s Most Innovative Jewish Nonprofits

September 20, 2011: Jewish Holidays Meet Social Media

April 14, 2011: Online Synagogue Releases Elijah Tracker and iPhone App for Passover

April 13, 2011: OurJewishCommunity.org Taps Watchitoo to Power Online Seder Uniting Jews Around the World

November 22, 2010: First Contemporary Online Synagogue Receives WOMMY Award for Word of Mouth Marketing Success

August 27, 2010: High Holidays Innovation from OurJewishCommunity.org; First Ever Streaming of Services on Blackberries, iPhones and Droids (pdf)

Online version of High Holiday Innovation

July 26, 2010: Rabbi Laura Baum named one of the Fifty Most Influential Female Rabbis for Founding Online Synagogue and Groundbreaking Use of Social Media

March 18, 2010: Online Passover Seder Links Jews Around the World

September 24, 2009: Yom Kippur Services to Stream Live via Facebook

September 8, 2009: High Tech Holidays: Online Synagogue Breaks Tradition By Video Streaming High Holiday Services Featuring An Unconventional Torah Reading

August 4, 2009: Calendar Alert for High Tech Holidays: Online Synagogue Video-Streams Free High Holiday Services

April 3, 2009: Online Passover Experience

February 12, 2009: Online Synagogue Features Valentine’s Day eCards

September 24, 2008: Online High Holiday Experience, including video-streamed services