Times Bares Its Anti-Hasidic Bias in Covering COVID-Era Weddings When is the religion of wedding guests worth reporting in the era of COVID-19? For the New York Times, only if it is Hasidic Jews getting married. How a South Florida Kosher Baker Became a Dairy Queen on Food Network Show ‘Candy Land’ At her home […]
When it comes to Jewish outreach, Jodi Berris will climb the highest mountain. Then she’ll ski down it. “I have a pretty serious passion for skiing,” Jodi says. “I ski every day, Sunday to Friday. I love skiing!” Her love for the slopes is only matched by her love for creating Jewish events, a combination that […]
My conversion story started out like many others. Non-Jewish starts dating Jewish boy. While the Jewish boy wants to date the non-Jewish girl, he can’t imagine marrying a non-Jew. Non-Jewish girl is hurt, stunned, and doesn’t know what to do. She’s a secular atheist with English and German blood who loves bacon, after all. She […]
As traditional media will tell you again and again, religious Jews who leave observance primarily do so because they are shrewder and more clever than their co-religionists. The community is mostly made up of patsies who can’t see past the theological garbage they’ve been indoctrinated by. But those of exceptional intelligence are able to free […]
You’ve seen Orthodox Jews flouting social distancing on the news. You’ve watched videos of some of them burning masks on the street. Much anger and resentment has been directed towards religious Jews during the pandemic, and for people willfully ignoring social distancing guidelines (this includes people from all walks of life), some censure is certainly […]
Kosher Hotels and Authoritarianism: Israelis See Attraction in Easy UAE Travel, But Some Have Concerns Chevy Fleischman travels from Israel with a friend each year to celebrate their birthdays together. The Orthodox mother of five has been to Morocco and Peru, and now is hoping to visit a country that’s closer to home but Israelis […]
