The Child Sexual Abuse Survivor Who is a Rabbi & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Amid a Measles Outbreak, an Ultra-Orthodox Nurse Fights Vaccination Fears in Her Community Blima Marcus is...
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Meet the Critically-Acclaimed Orthodox Jewish Female Fantasy Author
Rena Rossner isn’t the typical writer of Fantasy novels: while many writers have fought for an...
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Haredi Women Break Through in Politics & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Meet the Freshman Class of the Maryland General Assembly The freshman class of Maryland’s General Assembly...
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I Was In An Extremist Jewish Cult And Was Ready To Leave Judaism Behind
I was a rebellious teen. You know the kind—the one the teachers worry about and whose...
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The Only Hasid in North Korea & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
An Ultra-Orthodox Jew in Pyongyang Meir Alfasi has added 40 more countries to his list since...
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Why Do Orthodox Jewish Women Wear Wigs (If They Look Better Than Hair)?
Why do Orthodox women wear wigs – especially if the wig looks even nicer than their...
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NYC’s First Kosher Vending Machine & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
A Kosher Meals Vending Machine Comes To Manhattan In Midtown, where there was once a kosher...
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Jew in the City’s Top Ten Posts of 2018
2018 has been an amazing year for Jew in the City, with more eyes on our...
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How Modesty Became Fashion’s Hot Trend & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
As Sex Ceases to Sell, Modesty Has Its Fashion Moment The style is as old as...
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I’ve Been Afraid To Be Publicly Jewish, But I’m Realizing That I Shouldn’t Be
I was raised in an extreme religious environment that stressed fear and punishment over love and...
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