Instead of having a bunch of different forums, we're going to start using thread prefixes to keep the threads orderly.

When you make a new thread, choose a prefix before you write a subject. I'll keep an eye on new threads to sort them by prefix if one hasn't been chosen.

When threads have prefixes, you can view threads by prefix by choosing the prefix at the end of the topic page and clicking "Go."

Instead of having a separate forum for everything little thing, we can have all of our topics in a few forums with prefix sorting. I think this is more reasonable given the size of our active online community.

Let me know what you think and if you can think of thread prefixes that need to be added.

Jason

I'm not sure this is really necessary. I suspect that for some time to come most of the "newbies" are going to be "oldies" reenlisting, so to speak, on the forum.

Anyhow, I am RabbiO. For those who may be unfamiliar with me, I am, indeed, a rabbi..... of the Reform variety. I did not enter the rabbinate until an age when many rabbis are retiring or thinking of retirement. I am occasionally crotchety, but usually I am unbelievably cute and adorable.

I don't take myself overly serious, but I am serious about Judaism and my responsibilities as a rabbi.

Hi. I’m Jason (Guy).

I’ve been admin of the Hebrew Café for a long time. The recent crash (this morning) is my fault. I don’t know how to access the backup that I have on my harddrive to merge it with what I’ve had to create this morning.

Either way, new beginnings for a new year aren’t completely unwelcome.

I’m into Hebrew language. Understand religion but am not convinced by anything anymore. I live in Israel and lead a secular lifestyle. I spend my time learning, reading and learning some more. Right now, I’ve got the new Septuaginta: A Reader’s Edition that takes up what time I don’t devote to my beginning studies of computer science (hopefully I’ll soon be better acquainted with SQL and database manipulation) and to reading Star Wars novels.

How about you? Open a thread and introduce yourself.

Well, it used to happen every time we upgraded the forum to the newest software. We’ve been using the same forum for years, but now it’s happened again.

We’re now marking December 24, 2018 as the new beginning of the Hebrew Café’s Jewish Forums.

Guess it’s a good time to clean out the gutters and be ready for the new year and a new forum home.

This is our time to redefine ourselves, reestablish the rules by which our forum plays, rethink how we can work together as a forum community (and family).

I’m sorry for this happening again after so many years. I hope you’ll move forward with me into our next phase.

If you have any issues while trying to sign up again, please contact me at jason@thehebrewcafe.com.

Yours,
Jason (Guy)