While comics tend to be humorous quips, Chari Pere, an Orthodox Jewish illustrator and comic strip creator elevates the humor by incorporating meaningful topics into her work. Pere started drawing when she was eighteen months old and attended art camp by six. From a young age, Pere wanted to positively represent Judaism. She only wore […]
Two Orthodox Jewish high school students, Zev Goldstein and Comy Kamish, from Skokie Yeshiva in Chicago were confused when they saw twenty dollar bills flying through the air last week in front of their school. At first they thought it belonged to a man who was running around scooping them up. They tried to return […]
With an influx of Jews visiting for tourism or for business in recent years, Rabbi Yaakov Herzog hopes to move to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in order to assist and boost its Jewish community. He has said that he feels right at home in the Arab country as an Orthodox Jewish American and hopes […]
Orthodox Jewish brothers Levi Chayo and Yossi Chayo couldn’t find well-priced and well-made custom black fedora hats, despite the fact that they have worn them since they turned thirteen. While the fedora is a part of the lavush, or uniform that Hasidic Jews wear, it is also a style that has caught on as a […]
The NCAA Third Division Yeshiva University Maccabees, led by 6’7″ senior point guard Ryan Turell of Sherman Oaks, California, are enjoying a historic 36-game winning streak. Turell is already being scouted by the NBA, and is hoping to be the first Orthodox Jewish player in it. “I want to show kids like me it could […]
Rabbi Zev Kahn of Jewish Education Team in Chicago is making your Thanksgiving table less divisive, thanks to his program Clean Speech Illinois. This program is designed to teach mindful speech, fostering ways of interacting with loved ones and strangers alike which are less harmful and more productive. It starts with learning to be a […]
