Sometimes, it only takes one person to believe in you in order to create massive change. For a bunch of young students, Yitav Coriat is that person. By day, he’s a middle school teacher and after hours, he dedicates his time to helping kids across the city learn robotics. He formed a team called Ranger […]
“The media spouts hate against the Jews,” Loay Alshareef shares with Allison Josephs on the latest Jew in the City Speaks podcast episode. “They depict Jews in a very negative way. Jews have fangs, Jews are evil, Jews are conspiring against Muslims.” Alshareef grew up with that messaging every day. So, it’s a bit surprising […]
One of my children recently went to the hospital for an outpatient surgery under general anesthesia. Thank God, the surgery was minor, and it was successful. The doctors and staff at NY Presbyterian were warm and professional. The recovery is going well. From a medical perspective our needs were met, and she’s feeling better. But […]
President Obama appointed Norm Eisen to serve as US Ambassador in the very same country where his mother’s family was decimated in the Holocaust. “The house in which the United States Ambassador lives…was built by a Jewish family and taken over by the [Nazis]… We returned…and put mezuzahs on the door, made the kitchens kosher, […]
Religious Jewish fathers don’t get a very positive portrayal in the media. On the side of fiction, there’s Tevye, from Fiddler on the Roof, who is strict and expects his family to obey him. There’s Shulem from Shtisel, who tries to limit his son Akiva and his dreams of being an artist. And then there’s […]
Growing up, I didn’t have a strong religious background. I never would have expected to become an Orthodox Jew. Being non-affiliated was a choice my grandfather made that trickled down to my immediate family. Other Latino families had Catholic memorabilia donned all over their walls, but we didn’t. I was curious about God, and I […]
