6th Annual All Star Awards Highlight Reel
It’s not possible to fully explain or capture how inspirational, magical and exciting it was. But here’s a glimpse.
Russia’s Kosher Bar Serves Vodka and Torah & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Yale, Al Sharpton and the Attacks on New York’s Jews My entering class at Yale Law School in 2002 had one Jew who might be called “ultra-Orthodox.” He traveled some two hours to campus each Monday from Brooklyn, N.Y., and before the weekend, as far as I knew, he headed back. Photos: Global Siyum HaShas […]
Mayim Bialik Accepts Keter Shem Tov Award At All Star Awards
Actor, director, and producer Dr. Mayim Bialik is one of the most publicly observant Jews in the history of celebrities. She has used her platform to improve the name of the Orthodox Jewish community to the world, by using the term positively and publicizing and normalizing Jewish traditions most people don’t know about. To honor and […]
The Orthodox Jewish Boy Who Made Art, When Very Few Others Did
Meir Kruter grew up with art in his heart and a Gemara in his hand. He was born in Brooklyn to a tight-knit family and raised as an only child by a single mom. His mother greatly encouraged his passion for what was an unconventional route for religious boys at the time. “She kind of […]
Guardian Angels Step Up To Patrol Jewish Neighborhoods & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
NYPD Stepping Up Presence in Brooklyn After a Series of Possible Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes This Week The New York Police Department will increase its presence in several Brooklyn neighborhoods after at least eight possible anti-Semitic incidents this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted Friday morning. More police will be seen in Borough Park, Crown Heights […]
All Star Shulem Lemmer on CBS This Morning & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
The Response to the Jersey City Shooting Exemplifies the Dangers of Not Taking Hasidic Jews Seriously The attack has compelled many people to look us in the eyes for the first time, and it felt at times as if they were surprised to discover humans who grieve and are in pain staring back at them. […]
