Bat-El Gatterer is a Taekwondo athlete who got her start in the sport because it was the only available after school program in her town that fit into her mother’s work schedule. Bat-El’s observance doesn’t slow her down: “Once, in Germany, I walked three hours in the snow [on Shabbos]. And when I get to […]
With the increase in violence against Orthodox Jews, culminating with the Jersey City shooting and Monsey stabbing, our team responded with kindness and started building bridges, one cup of coffee at a time. What began as a pop up in one location in Harlem quickly went viral, with a demand for pop ups like this […]
“Before every race, I would say say ‘Shir Hamaalos Esai Einai El HeHarim.’ I turn my eyes towards the mountains. Tefillah is a confidence booster. It focuses me on why I’m doing what I’m doing, and it gives me confidence that Hashem actually cares about [me].” Director of Photography | Elie Gabor | elie@eliecreative.com
Jew in the City is reaching out to spread peace and make friendships through a series of Meet A Jew, Make A Friend pop-ups on the streets of New York City. CBS2’s Jessica Layton reports. The press has been covering the story widely, with the Jewish Week, Haaretz and more reporting on it. We look […]
While Jew in the City was originally founded to break down stereotypes about religious Jews, as our organization developed and met people who experienced the underbelly of the Orthodox Jewish world, we realized that not every negative story is a stereotype. Some bad feelings are due to shortcomings in our community that need to be […]
“Each December, an Israeli athlete…travels to Germany, five minutes from Hitler’s home, the Eagle’s Nest. There, they continue a tradition that I instituted in 2015, to light Chanukah candles, where perhaps, very few Jews have lit before.”
