One Minute Rosh HaShanah Insight: The Sweetness of Honey
Ever wondered why is honey sweeter than apples? The secret is in how we obtain it.
This Orthodox Jewish Mom Schooled The Internet On Gender Equality
There is a viral internet conversation about gender equality happening right now which has been shared by celebs like Katie Holmes, Blake Lively, and Amy Schumer and media outlets including: Yahoo, Today.com, Us Weekly, Daily Telegraph, Huffington Post and Refinery 29. The post, which is noteworthy in its own right, is even more fascinating when […]
50 Second Rosh HaShanah Recipe: Fried Apple Rings
Drizzle the honey on these fried apple rings and apples and honey will NEVER be the same!
The Orthodox Jews of Rugged Maniac
“Dirty Jew” is an epithet sometimes used by anti-Semites, but in all fairness, sometimes Jews do get dirty. Like the time Congregation Anshei Chesed, an Orthodox shul in Linden New Jersey, sent an entire team to participate in Rugged Maniac. Rugged Maniac, founded in 2010 and seen on Shark Tank, is an annual 5k obstacle course which takes […]
Meet Ruchie Freier, The First Hasidic Female Judge!
Though hasidic Jews are known for wearing black, when Ruchie Freier dons her judge’s robe this January as a Civil Court judge in Brooklyn, she’ll be making history. Freier, who was born and raised hasidic in Boro Park, always dreamed of being a lawyer. During Freier’s childhood, though, such things were simply not done. Her […]
How Many Deplorables Are In The Orthodox Jewish Community?
As I boarded a plane in Melbourne, Australia during a speaking tour a year and a half ago, I noticed a very Hasidic looking man sitting next to a very secular (read: dressed for summer) woman. Despite a spate of headlines at the time that had reported on Hasidic men who refused to sit next […]
