Join Our Livestream At 30 Rock On 3/10 To Confront Media Bias

The conversation about inaccurate and pernicious depictions of Orthodox Jews in media is long overdue.
We went to NBC’s 30 Rock in NYC this past Wednesday, March 10 from 1-3PM. EST to continue the conversation we started with the “Nurses” episode a couple weeks ago. Help us amplify our message by watching, sharing, and asking our group any questions you have about Orthodox Jewish life. Please share this event with your network, so we can reach as many people as possible. We don’t want too large of a crowd, so if you decide to attend in person, please be masked and socially distanced.

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AJ says on March 10, 2021
You mention at around 38 minutes into the livestream that Jewish Law prohibits someone from marrying someone they’re not attracted to. Is there a Gemara or a passage in the Shulchan Aruch that says this?
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Allison Josephs says on March 12, 2021
Gemara “a man is not allowed to marry a woman without having seen her first, lest he finds her unattractive and comes to resent her afterwards” – Kiddushin 41a. We have 2 more relevant articles on the topic: https://jewinthecity.com/2019/04/what-are-the-halachic-requirements-of-attraction-in-marriage/

And https://jewinthecity.com/2020/06/do-orthodox-jews-have-arranged-marriages/
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Allison Josephs

Allison Josephs is the founder and executive director of Jew in the City has been involved in the field of Jewish Outreach for over twenty years and is the Partner in Torah mentor to actress Mayim Bialik. She was named one of NJOP’s Top Ten Jewish Influencers and one of the Jewish Week’s 36 under 36. Allison has been quoted or written about in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, People Magazine, NYPost, Daily News, TMZ, The Daily Beast, and Hollywood Reporter. She has appeared on numerous television and radio networks including CBS, ABC, Fox5, TLC, Associate Press TV, and NPR; her articles have appeared in publications including The Washington Post, JTA, Jewish Week, Jerusalem Post, The Forward, and Kveller. Pearson Education, the largest textbook company in the world, produced a video segment on Allison’s life for the Judaism chapter of their textbook. She is a sought-after international lecturer whose corporate clients include Con-Edison and NYU Langone and hosts a weekly podcast on the Nachum Segal Network. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in Philosophy and lives with her husband and four children minutes from the George Washington Bridge.