Orthodox Jewish All Star, Gail Hoffman, Columbia University Treasurer
Gail Hoffman is the first Orthodox Jew to hold a senior administration position in Columbia University. “I don’t know what it would be like to live without a spiritual side.”
Orthodox Jews in the News: Weekly Round Up 6/3
AdWeek’s 2016 Power List Our 2016 JITC All Star, Sarah Hofstetter, is ranked among Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and more. As far as we can tell, she’s the only Orthodox Jew on the list, and a woman to boot too! Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel are starting Tech Companies Paving the way for a […]
5 Orthodox Jewish Things You Didn’t Know About Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan, one of the most beloved and influential songwriters of all time, turned 75 this week. News outlets have been commenting on how with Dylan’s age, the famous strains of his hit “The Times Are a-Changing” are still so relevant. While the mercurial singer is somewhat private about his personal life, the legends surrounding […]
Jewish Teen Brothers Start Kosher Sushi Business & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Teen Brothers On A Roll With Kosher Startup – Two Orthodox Jewish high school students run a kosher and health-conscious sushi company, while their parents make deliveries, for neither are old enough to have a driver’s license! ‘Everybody’s Mother,’ Keeper Of Mikvah, Soon To Retire – A beautiful profile on a remarkable woman – Malka Markovic – who […]
Orthodox Jewish All Star, Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, CNN Hero
Through his organization Kids Kicking Cancer, this Orthodox rabbi devotes his life to helping sick children – no matter who they are. “30% of the children that we work with in Israel are Muslim children, we have the largest sickle cell program for children who are obviously coming from Africa, children who are rarely Jewish […]
This Orthodox Jewish Kid Just Improved Uber
2014 Orthodox Jewish All Star Joshua Meier, born and raised Modern Orthodox in Teaneck New Jersey, may be one of the most accomplished twenty-year-olds you’ll ever meet. Named one of CNN’s “Eight Whiz Kids who are the Future of Medicine,” in May of 2014, Joshua won fourth place in Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and first […]
