Pokemon Go? Um, No: Jew in the City Unplugged
Millions of people are going out to collect these things, but once you’re going out in the world in search of something aren’t there more meaningful things to find?
TV Producer, Ilana Wernick, Accepts Orthodox Jewish All Star Award
Check out this heart-warming and hilarious speech. Watch till the end!
The Orthobox and Aleph Bass Make Their Way Through America’s Got Talent & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Orthodox Jewish Duo Ilan & Josh Beatbox Their Way to America’s Got Talent Stardom Their kippas, tzitzits, vocal appreciation of Israel and the Kotel are enough to make us love them. But just wait until you hear them lay down the phat beatz! The Funeral of Elie Wiesel, In Keeping with the Jewish Tradition he […]
Orthodox Jewish All Star, Ilana Wernick, Emmy-Winning Producer
“When I was starting my career, people would say to me – ‘Oh, you can’t be a TV writer and be Orthodox.” Meet Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, Ilana Wernick, producer and co-producer of The King of Queens, Modern Family, and The Middle, who proved everyone wrong in the best way.
Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism
Having run the gamut of observance herself, Faranak Margolese devoted five years to researching, interviewing, and surveying hundreds of people who left Orthodox Judaism in order to better understand the “off the derech” phenomenon. Her 2005 highly acclaimed book “Off The Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism, How To Respond To the Challenge” is perhaps […]
6 Orthodox Jews Who Made Their Mark On the American Revolution
From America’s earliest beginnings, Orthodox Jews* have been a part of the picture. The first American synagogue was New York’s Orthodox Shearith Israel, founded in 1654. Here are the top six Torah observers and their part in early American History. The Soldier at Valley Forge** – The menorah lights may have helped General Washington persevere as […]
