In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay takes a moment to thank someone close to the JCast Network family for all that he has done to help grow the network. After 583 episodes of The Daily Daf Differently, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky is stepping down from his educational management role of the podcast. […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the frustration he has with the “secret sauce” that iTunes uses to make the list of 200 “Top Podcasts.” How can a list include 44 shows that have ZERO episodes, 62 shows that have not had a new episode in over two years, […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the idea of organizations creating swag as a way to create brand awareness as well as to use as donor cultivation. Would you purchase swag from JCast Network? What would you want, a mug? a shirt? an iPhone case? Please let us know […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay takes a little time to vent about Facebook. As the biggest social media site in the world, it is really important that when you link on Facebook that the right image comes up with the post. But there is no guarantee that that will happen. […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the concept of Binge Watching, the idea of watching an entire series, or a season of a series in a matter of days. Be it the Netflix show “House of Cards” or a tv show that you didn’t watch when it came out […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the necessity to keep your podcasts (and all things) short and simple. There is no need to have a long podcast episode (or movie or sermon.) Just say what you need to say, and stop. Shorter can sometimes be better. What do you […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay introduces you to “A Taste of Romemu” the newest podcast to join the JCast Network. Darone and Rabbi David Ingber have been in conversations for years about romemu and JCast Network working together, so it is especially exciting that this announcement has finally been made. […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the recent announcement that JTA and MyJewishLearning are merging. He discusses that while some people are up in arms because they consider these to be two very different organizations, but Darone has a very different take on the matter. Darone also considers other the […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about some friendships he made years ago when he worked for a summer at Camp Ramah in Nyack New York. Darone talks about a friend he made, Menachem, and how he is so glad that this friend, now a Rabbi in Berkely, CA is […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the realization that 2013 is only days from conclusion, and talks about the decisions that he and Stephanie think through as they make their end of year donations. He discusses the introduction of tzedakah into the lives of his three year old children, […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about an email he received a month ago from an unexpected listener. Darone considers the ramifications of being public, and sharing so much when you can not control who will and or will not be listening (and responding) to your content. While Darone’s first […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay thinks about his friend Joel Gershon who is creating a new documentary about a circus school in Cambodia, and is attempting to fund this film collectively. What Darone thought was most interesting about Joel’s method is that each time someone makes a donation, he takes […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay takes a moment to stop and acknowledge the success of Daily Daf Differently which has now reached over four hundred episodes, over forty teachers, tens of thousands of downloads, and which is now entering it’s fifth Masechet (tractate). Darone thanks his partner in this project […]
Today Darone talks about the transition to Apple’s iOS 7, his hopes for iTunes Radio and the podcast app on iOS device. Darone had really hoped that iTunes Radio would bring forth a new energy by Apple to focus on podcasts, as they can serve as the “talk radio” section of iTunes Radio, but so […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay advertises his capacity to do project work for other organizations who might need some technology help, be it updating their website, launching (or updating) a newsletter and of course podcasting and blogging. He invites those who think that they might be able to use his […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about how the Jewish holidays slowed down the production of new episodes on the network, and asks you, the listener to let us know what new shows you would like to see in the year ahead. What topics, or teachers, or areas of focus […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay thinks a bit about the differences between local organizations, national organizations and “Umbrella organizations”. Darone considers the ways that umbrella organizations have a more difficult time figuring out their mission as their constituencies are so emorphous. What do you think? Do you think that there […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his decision to leave his full time (or 80% time) job to work full-time on JCast Network. While Darone has been working on JCast Network in his free time for the past thirteen months, he realized that in order to really succeed in […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a new podcast and blog on the network called “This Week’s Torah”. The concept behind this feed is an archive of podcasts and blogs that relate to the coming weeks torah portion. Just because the content may be old, this does not mean […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about schadenfreude. While not proud, Darone has felt a sense of schadenfreude as he heard about the news about a local rabbi who was arrested for impersonating a police officer and pulling people over for driving too slowly.
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the amazing focus that came out of the posts on eJewish Philanthropy recently when a blog post about the Jewish communities focus (or lack thereof) regarding the needs of Jews in their 40’s and 50’s. Darone refects on his feelings that as a […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about some of the shows and blogs on the network that have gone on hiatus (some permanent, some temporary) and thanks the wonderful hosts who created those shows (and blogs) for bein a part of the network, helping it grow and change, build and […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the celebrities that he always thought would play him in the movie version of his life, and how he now believes that the celeb who has a life most similar to his is Marc Maron, the star of the new IFC show Maron. […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the project of, after two years, the need to find a new home and new platform for the website. While JCastNetwork.org started on SquareSpace, it became obvious recently that it was time to move to a new platform. Darone has decided that WordPress was […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay reflects on the degree to which podcasts should be/need to be/should NOT be produced. He talks about a number of podcasts and reflects on the degree of production used in each. The podcasts he discusses include: RadioLab TanakhCast and our very own Meet Me at […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay sits down with Dr. John Ruskay, Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA Federation of New York, who announced last week his retirement in June 2014 after fifteen years as CEO and twenty years working for the Federation. John reflects on his work, his successes […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay reflects on the blog he wrote for Darim OnLine in Early March and the mixed feelings he had when there didn’t seem to be a lot of response to the post. Darone also invites you to consider making a donation to JCast Network, to show your […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his recent experience editing an episode of WORD, Amichai Lau-Lavie’s weekly podcast in which in one episode Amichai did not end with his traditional “Shalom”. Darone talks about how he felt a bit like a torah scholar of old who read into texts […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about taking the time for Shehecheyanu Moments, moments to feel grateful for reaching a point in time. Darone focuses on this, the 50th episode of JCast Journey as well as his childrens acceptance into Nursery School for next year. He encourages us all to […]
In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about a blog post he was invited to write for the Darim Online blog JewPointO about things to think about when considering starting a podcast. Darone’s five tips are: What are you passionate about? What is your brand? Is podcasting the best way for […]
