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Dear Jew in the City- I find myself getting deeply distressed over the ever-rising incidents of antisemitism in the last few years. Is it my imagination? I hear some people saying it’s time to pick up and leave before it gets worse. Yes, we believe that there will be an eventual final redemption, which includes […]
Since 2004, obstacle-course racing (OCR) has exploded in popularity with an estimated 7 million participants in 30 countries pushing human limits as they carry rocks, climb under barbed wire, throw spears, and do burpees on courses up to 30 miles long! It’s the perfect setting for a nice Orthodox Jewish young man from Miami Beach, […]
Dear Jew in the City, With the recent Donald Trump/Elon Musk spat dominating headlines, what guidance does Jewish wisdom offer about how to argue passionately without crossing a line? How can we disagree better/respectfully, especially in such a polarized world? Sincerely, Kate Dear Kate, Thanks for your question. I’ll share some thoughts on disagreeing, […]
Florida, North Carolina, New York, Georgia…each day it seems like a different state is reporting antisemitism— numbers are increasing rapidly. We just marked Yom HaShoah — Holocaust Remembrance Day — a time devoted to ensuring a terror even remotely in that realm doesn’t happen again. With stories percolating that feel eerie, much like pre-Holocaust times, the possibility […]
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In a world obsessed with devices, it occurred to me that we are living in an age where silence dominates many situations. Silence between couples, silence between families, silence everywhere you turn as people tap, tap, tap on their devices. What an isolating existence. But what if there was an antidote to silence? What if […]
Big Bang Theory star, Mayim Bialik, asks Jew in the City can science and religion work together in a Jewish framework? While there are some Orthodox Jews who believe in a literal account of the creation story, many of us hold that the events must be understood another way. RAMBAM, also known as Maimonides, stated […]
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At the 2nd Annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, “The Patient” received the Keter Shem Tov Award for its authentic religious details and joyful Jewish storytelling. In their acceptance speech, the creators said: “We’d like to especially thank the entire team at FX Networks and Disney for only getting […]
At the 2nd Annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, UTA agent Jacob Fenton presented the Keter Shem Tov Award to the creators and producers of “The Patient” for their authentic religious details and joyful Jewish storytelling. “According to a soon-to-be-released study in partnership with JITC and the Norman Lear […]
