Forbidden Fruit Media

12/23/2012

Forbidden Fruit Media will be officially closing its doors at the end of this year. I want to thank all of my clients for five great years of movies!

08/15/2012

Haven't given an update in a while...2 screenings coming up in September, Toronto and Hamilton. Sha-Shtil.com web traffic is up more than 1000% since I started the weekly blog and I'm appearing on a radio show next week. The best part is that I am working with a dedicated group of amazing activists who are making this all happen.

07/05/2012

Sha Shtil...coming soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMV7s4dPTA

Sha Shtil is about the challenges facing Canada's Jewish community. It looks at how the community has responded to Jewish education, poverty, advocacy and ac...

06/14/2012

Sha Shtil is almost finished....test screening tonight!

05/31/2012

Thank you to everyone for all of the kind wishes and support from the article. It's very clear that change is coming.

05/16/2012

The dangers of unaccountable accounting

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1177916--charity-tax-shelter-promoters-face-criminal-probe

The Canada Revenue Agency is investigating charitable tax shelter promoters who arrange for inflated tax receipts for cash donations.

05/01/2012

"We need to move from a community of contempt and fear to one of pride, conviction and love"

04/26/2012

"The voluntary capacity of ordinary people, to act and to care for their neighbors, is what can change this."

04/23/2012

"I think sometimes we lose sight of our values and it becomes more about getting a plaque and water fountain, then what's happening on campus."

04/23/2012

Between now and the release of the film, I will be posting select quotes from the many hours of interviews I've conducted.

"Sometimes absorption doesn't work, sometimes you lose purpose, identity, effectiveness."

04/12/2012

Please sign this petition to encourage UJA Fed to be more open, transparent and listen to the voices of the community.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ujafed/

This is petition for A call for an open, transparent and acountable UJA Federation. Join the movement! Sign now!

04/10/2012

Hillel vs. Federation: Battleground Chicago

http://forward.com/articles/154521/chicago-hillel-feuds-with-federation/

The entire leadership of the University of Chicago Hillel has been fired by the local Jewish federation. What’s going on, and why isn’t the Jewish students group independent?