Dear Jew in the City, With all the horrific shootings going on recently, it got me thinking about racism in the Jewish world. I’ve heard people claim there are racist sources in the Torah and Talmud. I hope that’s not true. Can you clarify? Do Orthodox Jews who are racist have sources to back up […]
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?
Check out this heart-warming and hilarious speech. Watch till the end!
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 […]
“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.
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 […]
