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I grew up in an authoritarian home in which self-expression in any form was restricted: socially, academically, psychologically, mentally and financially. Not surprisingly, I was taught to be as stringent as humanly possible when it came to being religious. And so I was as “frum” as physically and mentally possible as I made my way […]
Imagine a video that explores antisemitism, but erases Orthodox Jewish and Zionist experiences (the two most attacked categories of the Jewish people right now) from the conversation. You don’t have to imagine. Jubilee, the popular YouTube channel, published a 52 minute episode on Passover eve on this topic with these holes. I briefly appeared in the […]
Dear JITC- There’s a woman in my community who I used to be pretty friendly with. Then something changed. She’s not mean to me, but she seems to be keeping her distance even as I try to continue to reach out to her. As we approach the High Holidays, I’m thinking about making amends with […]
When dynamic, motivational Jewish speaker and author Sarah Pachter chose to give a TEDx talk about in-law relationships, she already knew the topic struck a nerve within the Jewish community. Years earlier, an article she wrote on the subject drew more than 100,000 clicks in two days, with women deeply relating to her insights about […]
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In a world obsessed with devices, it occurred to me that we are living in an age where silence dominates many situations. Silence between couples, silence between families, silence everywhere you turn as people tap, tap, tap on their devices. What an isolating existence. But what if there was an antidote to silence? What if […]
Big Bang Theory star, Mayim Bialik, asks Jew in the City can science and religion work together in a Jewish framework? While there are some Orthodox Jews who believe in a literal account of the creation story, many of us hold that the events must be understood another way. RAMBAM, also known as Maimonides, stated […]
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At just 17 years old, Orthodox Jewish virtuoso violinist Nesya Fertel has already built an impressive musical résumé. A student at Los Angeles’s prestigious Colburn School, where she studies under renowned violin instructor Robert Lipsett, Nesya has performed internationally as a soloist and earned recognition in major competitions. But as she began pursuing a professional […]
There’s no doubt that the thwarting of the hijacking of the FlyDubai flight to Israel yesterday. But I noticed perhaps one more message from God that should bring us comfort in these troubling times.
