Mayim Bialik’s Modest Fashion Promo & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

NYPD Hate Crimes Unit Investigating Brooklyn Ice Attack on Orthodox Jewish Man
The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating an Orthodox Jewish man’s claim that he was pelted with ice while driving through Brooklyn — the second anti-Semitic attack to plague the borough in the last week. The 34-year-old victim told police that he was sitting in traffic in Crown Heights about 5 p.m. Thursday when someone chucked a hunk of ice at him through his open window, cops said.

‘LifeTown’ In Livingston, N.J. Teaches Kids And Adults With Special Needs Real World Lessons
A multimillion dollar educational center is set to open next week in New Jersey. The Orthodox Jewish-run facility is a groundbreaking project of Friendship Circle.

Mayor De Blasio Scrambles to Open Hate Crime Prevention Office
Mayor de Blasio is scrambling to open an office to prevent hate crimes after City Council members called him out for apparently dragging his heels. An Orthodox Jewish man on Thursday said he was pelted by ice while sitting in traffic in Crown Heights; two day earlier, a rabbi was bashed with a rock while walking through a park in the same nabe.

Mayim Bialik Praised For Promoting ‘Modest’ Fashion Line
Mayim Bialik is making a big bang with her latest project. With The Big Bang Theory having aired its series finale in May, the actress is moving on to support businesses that align with her Jewish faith. The 43-year-old former child star was raised under Reform Judaism, but now identifies as Modern Orthodox Jewish.

America’s Orthodox Jews Are Selling A Ton Of The Products You Buy On Amazon
Yisroel has missed a lot — blogging, Napster, Wikipedia, Facebook, Twitter. Like many other Orthodox Jewish men, most of his education was spent studying the Torah and Talmudic law.
“I didn’t know how to turn on a computer until I was 35.” Which makes him an unlikely founder of a multi-million dollar Amazon business.

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