Rabbi Simcha Weinstein knows what it means to be called to something. As the longtime Chabad emissary (shaliach) at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Weinstein has spent years helping students navigate questions of meaning and purpose. But one of the deepest callings of his life emerged much closer to home. When one of his sons was […]
Jew in the City often features remarkable Orthodox Jews — people doing inspiring work or achieving incredible things — in order to push back at the stereotypes the world often associates with the community. But today, we’re telling a slightly different story. The person who captured our attention isn’t Jewish at all, but he’s no […]
When people picture a world-record-breaking math achievement, an Orthodox Jewish day school graduate may not be the first image that comes to mind. But Ilana Greenberg — who attended Orthodox Jewish day schools for both middle and high school — recently held the Guinness World Record for reciting digits of pi from memory, challenging assumptions […]
US figure skater Alysa Liu, made a remarkable comeback, winning an Olympic gold medal last week after taking two years off from her sport. Fans noticed the joy that was infused into her routine. Her story isn’t just inspirational for the regular reasons. It is also bizarrely connected to the Makom branch of our organization, […]
On a recent cold February evening, Hillel Adler and his son Jacob attended a New York Knicks game together, donning brand-new jerseys. While it may have looked like any other father-son outing, for the Adlers, moments like this don’t always come easily. Jacob has cerebral palsy, which means that everyday plans and outings require extra […]
UPDATE 1/21/26: Since this article was first published, Elie Kligman has made history. This spring, the University of Michigan Baseball program welcomed Kligman as the first Orthodox Jew to play Division I baseball, where he joined the team as a catcher. Now 22, Kligman is a graduate student at the university and continues to balance […]
