This may seem like a strange topic for a rav of a shul to talk about; however, since I enjoy sharing all facets of my life I am not going to exclude you from an interesting episode which occurred just last night. I am probably the only Orthodox rabbi who every year is identified as […]
Mayim Bialik and I have shared a special friendship and study partnership over the last many years and have collaborated on several projects at JITC, but it was super fun to sit down with her recently (28 min video interview below) to discuss something amazing she created – her new book “Girling Up” (which spent five and […]
Neil Schloss relates, “It is so important that we continue to educate the youth of today that they don’t have to make that tradeoff between being successful and being religious.” Director of Photography: Elie Gabor elie@eliecreative.com
Meet Ariel Smith, The Newest Ex-Knick Jewish Convert You can call him Ariel Smith now. Chris Smith, the former Knicks point guard and J.R. Smith’s younger brother, is making a basketball comeback and is set to debut next week in the Israeli League for Ironi Nahariya after recently converting to Judaism. Smith became an Orthodox […]
We started Jew in the City to show the world the beauty in the Orthodox community and the riches of a Torah life. Our positive, meaningful content started attracting people who had seen the underbelly of the frum world. The people who grew up in situations where Torah was used as a weapon instead of […]
“The Bernie and Sid Show” – which describes itself as “the truth behind the BS” airs daily on 77WABC talk radio, but until yesterday, I had never heard of it. Apparently, yesterday morning they started talking about Orthodox Jews, and it was not the most flattering take on our community. Many observant Jewish listeners were […]
