Dear Jew in the City, With the recent Donald Trump/Elon Musk spat dominating headlines, what guidance does Jewish wisdom offer about how to argue passionately without crossing a line? How can we disagree better/respectfully, especially in such a polarized world? Sincerely, Kate Dear Kate, Thanks for your question. I’ll share some thoughts on disagreeing, […]
My friend has been crying endless tears for Israel. She is a proud American Reform Jew who has been overcome with grief since October 7. She’s a redhead, who’s been especially hit hard by the tragic news of the Bibas family murders in Hamas captivity. I told her she can’t only have darkness enter her […]
President Trump has issued a lot of executive orders in his first week plus in office. Depending on how you voted, you’re either devastated or thrilled. As we don’t discuss politics on this site, I will not be commenting on my political views, but there was one executive order that caught my attention on Holocaust […]
Editor’s Note: In 2023 and 2024, JITC Hollywood Bureau held the first ever official Sundance panels on Jewish representation (to standing room only crowds – watch them here). We very much enjoyed working with the team at Sundance and got tremendous feedback from the audiences. However, at last year’s festival, a large group of protesters […]
A new MENA category encompassing all citizens with ethnic origins in the Middle East (which includes Israel/Judea) and North Africa has been approved and will appear on the next nationwide census, which is conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau. Since October of 2023, many American Jews have reconsidered their position in […]
Jew in the City has been beating the drum, calling attention to how pervasive myths and misconceptions about Orthodox Jews are, since our 2007 founding. Much of the negativity and lack of nuance that exists about the community is promulgated through media. We finally have data to back up our claims. A recent report that […]
