12 hours after Reva Judas’s first son was born he passed away. She experienced 6 miscarriages after that. Ellen Krischer gave birth to a stillborn at 37 weeks. For both of them, their agony was compounded by the taboo nature of their losses. While both, thank God, have children (and Reva even grandchildren) today, their losses […]
Too often, we see the worst in each other. This is true of all people and especially, and unfortunately, the Jewish people. We see the most extreme and negative element of the communities we don’t belong to while the more moderate and pleasant people among them hide under the radar. We often fail to see […]
In Venice, Caring For The Dead, And Affirming Life You can’t help but love and admire Aldo Izzo’s dedication to burying the dead in Venice, after seeing the exhibition of Hadassa Goldvicht’s new work, “I Am Yours And My Dreams Are Yours/The House of Life” at Meislin Projects. The New York show offers a poetic […]
With clients like Oreo, HBO, Absolute, and Bose, this world-renowned CEO of Digital Ad Agency, 360i, is an Orthodox Jewish All-Star for good reason. Sarah Hofstetter was raised observant and day school educated. She may have started out as a New York Times editorial assistant, but has grown to become one of the foremost names […]
If, God forbid, you had to call 911, who would arrive in the ambulance? If you were in the northern New Jersey communities of Teaneck and Bergenfield, there’s a greater than half chance that it would be an Orthodox Jew! These Bergen County towns rely exclusively on volunteers for their ambulance services (TVAC and BVAC ). Despite […]
My illness recently left me in the Neuro-ICU of one of New York’s finest hospitals for over a week. The medical care I received there was truly exceptional. That was the good news. All too quickly, it became clear that mine was no ordinary hospital room. There was no bathroom to speak of. There was […]
