Two years ago, I spoke to Jew In The City about how exciting it was to be flying to New York to perform my own Off-Broadway show. Then in January of this year, I returned to the Big Apple to open my second show and wondered how this could be any more exciting than the […]
“We actually don’t believe in the concept of a shidduch crisis,” say the creators of an artificial intelligence (AI) dating app called forJe. It’s a groundbreaking option within the Jewish dating world. Founders Yossi and Shira Teichman dated others unsuccessfully for many years. They tried every route, from shadchans, to websites, to friends, and more. […]
Pornography and its pervasiveness in the world today, with the help of the internet, has escalated into a major crisis. Brad Salzman is an LCW/CSAT and an Orthodox Jew. He is the founder and Clinical Director of the NY Sexual Addiction Center. “The magnitude of this epidemic is really hard to comprehend,” he explains. The intensity and […]
Click here to listen to the complete interview from “Jew in the City Speaks,” part of The Nachum Segal Network. Shortened transcript below. AJ: So, here you are – the show is over – you’re on the other side. What are the emotions of being a just few days out of this huge chapter […]
What’s it like to be Jewish and work at Google? While the holidays are often celebrated by the “Jewglers,” as they are known, Chanukah is particularly special. Google itself has shared photos from its offices in New York, Tel Aviv, Mountain View and Dublin, showing employees celebrating the holiday. Menorahs are displayed, made of cool […]
Laughter is an incredibly powerful phenomenon, one that breaks cultural boundaries and allows people all over the world to join together in celebration and happiness. Unfortunately, Orthodox Jews have a tendency to be labeled as lacking a sense of humor or perpetually serious, a notion that could not be further from the truth. Many of […]
