Jcast Journey

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the past week in Israel with the deaths of both Israeli and Arab teens, and the vitriol that has come out on social media (read Facebook) in response. Darone discusses the recent article by Rabbi Arnie Samlan on eJewish Philanthropy on the topic […]

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about the experience he recently had when a “friend” David offered to “sponsor” some of his posts on Facebook. While Darone has always thought that additional “likes” on Facebook should come naturally from the social network, he can’t ignore the reality that in less than […]

It may not be obvious to you, but JCast Network Executive Director and Producer Darone Ruskay spends a lot of time thinking about when shows should go live on our network. While you may listen to a show at your leisure, Darone spends time thinking about when the shows should drop. This week, Darone explains […]

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about his decision not to apply for many of the grant programs available for the Jewish social entrepreneur. Darone discusses the pros and cons of these type projects, and his realization that getting funding for JCast Network will require a more personal approach. Once again, […]

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 thinks about preparing for Pesach this year. He had been asked to be interviewed for a television broadcast about apps for Pesach, and while the interview fell through, he did find a number of great apps that he wanted to share with you, the listener. […]

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 […]