Students of Baltimore’s Bnos Yisroel Help Defy Stereotypes – A group of 20 “ultra-Orthodox” teen girls spent the summer interning at the world’s premier institution of health research. They quite literally wore their faith on their sleeves, and left quite an impression Refugee Crisis: ‘Love the Stranger Because You Were Once Strangers’ Calls Us Now – Rabbi […]
The Time an 11-Year-Old Took Down Nadal – One of our 2014 All Stars, Estee Ackerman, is highlighted in this NY Times article about how she beat Rafael Nadal – the professional tennis player ranked #8 in the world – at table tennis Jacob Bekenstein, Physicist Who Revolutionized Theory of Black Holes, Dies at 68 – […]
Prominent US-Based Haredi Rabbis Declare Obligation to Report Child Abuse to Police – The letter addresses the need to prevent and eradicate the epidemic of child abuse in the Jewish community, and was signed by over 100 Rabbis (several of these Rabbis are the very same we reached out to, to support the halachic prenup and help prevent agunos) […]
Oliver Sacks: Sabbath – A homosexual doctor discusses his early love of Shabbos, how he lost it…and how he got it back. The article also recounts the moving way our 2013 Orthodox Jewish All Star, Nobel Laureate, Robert Aumman, treated his gay cousin Rabbi Harizy’s Man Camp – Read how the Rabbi helps people “get married and […]
Jews in The Police: ‘If We Live Here, We Should Play a Part in Protecting Britain’ – Moshe Rothstein, the only religious Jew in the division, has been shortlisted for the Lord Ferrers Award, which will recognise outstanding special constables and police support volunteers From Theater to TV: Former Child Star Now WSVN reporter Rosh Lowe – […]
Baroness Rosalind Altmann, U.K. minister of pensions; Ahmed Zayat, owner of American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown-winning thoroughbred racehorse in thirty-seven years; and Ilana Wernick, Emmy winning co-executive producer of the hit TV series Modern Family, are among 10 individuals who have been named 2015 Orthodox Jewish All- Stars by Jew in the City, the […]
