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Female Hasidic Alternative Rock Group, Bulletproof Stockings, Looks to Widen Audience & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Female Hasidic Alternative Rock Group, Bulletproof Stockings, Looks to Widen Audience & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

“Hasidic ‘Rocker Chicks’ Bulletproof Stockings Seek Broader Audience” Bulletproof Stockings is a Hasidic all-female alt-rock band led by Dalia Shusterman and Perl Wolfe. Based in Brooklyn, they perform to women-only audiences. Their recent gig at Lower East Side rock venue “Arlene’s Grocery” drew their most diverse crowds ever as well as a lot of media buzz.

“2000 Year-Old Trove of Ancient Coins Found in Israel” – A 2,000-year-old trove of rare bronze coins from a Late Second Temple Period Jewish settlement was recently discovered in Israel. Orthodox Jews pray numerous times a day to return to the land of Israel. The connection is ancient yet timely.

“Shunning Taboo, Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Seek to Volunteer for IDF” For the first time, hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews are joining the IDF, going against tradition, in an effort to support their brothers who are in combat.

“Your Unwanted Gift Cards Are Worth Millions–These Guys Are Building An Empire With Them” How the founders (two Orthodox Jews) of CardCash started a company that grossed $56 million last year buying and reselling the gift cards that nobody wanted. (And helped fulfill the mitzvah of not wasting.)

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Adam Goldberg (Omaha, NE) says on August 12, 2014
This is great!!!
(But, on the flip side, there seems to be no lack of agencies that publish negative news. Don’t you think it is possible for optimistic amateur journalists like us to have a shot at changing that?)
Also, I’m sorry for mentioning the apparent status quo…
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Allison Josephs says on August 12, 2014
Well – at Jew in the City, we are working to publicize the positive (while speaking out against the negative) and yes, we are making a difference.
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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.