Editor’s note: This story was written by a friend of Jew in the City’s who this recently happened to, but who asked to be anonymous. We fought to get our front seats. There was a glitch in the system as our front seats were confirmed and then something happened and as much as we tried (and we […]
The Torah on one foot according to Hillel is “what is hateful to you don’t do to your neighbor.” However, because the process of Jewish divorce, according to Torah law, gives the upper hand to the husband, men will sometimes abuse this power and use a get (Jewish divorce document) as leverage against their wives […]
When I was a kid growing up, The Miss America Pageant was one of the biggest TV events we waited to watch every year. The evening gowns, the talent show, the, er, swimsuit competition…? These days, more and more people are asking how we could parade women around like this and judge them on such merits. […]
“Fiddler on the Roof” is a classic movie all about family, faith, and most importantly – tradition! It follows the footsteps and portrays the lives of families in the Orthodox Jewish community back in shtetl Russia. People always assume the movie is about Hasidim (even though it’s not) so we thought it would be funny […]
Why did we film “Hasidic Jews Watching Select Scenes from ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ for the First Time?” STAY TUNED for the video – coming soon!
I have always considered myself an open-minded, non-judgmental person. As a kid, although we were not particularly religious, my parents were strict that that my sisters and I had to marry someone Jewish (for the sake of Jewish continuity), but they were always very clear that it did not matter what color or ethnicity the […]
