Dear Jew in the City, I saw on Peacock’s The Calling that the Orthodox Jewish character guarded dead bodies. Why do they do that? Sincerely, Ed Dear Ed, Thanks for your question. Bodies need to be watched in case the deceased turns into a zombie. The person keeping watch will hopefully have a chance to sound […]
Dear Jew in the City- Is there a Jewish equivalent of the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)? Can we celebrate or acknowledge those who have died together outside of their individual yahrtzeits or yizkor? Thanks, Maya Dear Maya- Thanks for your question. No, we don’t have a day like Dia de los […]
Meet Ethan Zohn, winner of CBS’s Survivor Africa & cancer survivor. Learn about his relationship to the Orthodox Jewish community, how Jew in the City has shaped him, and how Judaism has guided his life through childhood tragedy up through facing our current pandemic. If you found this content meaningful and want to help further […]
Dear JITC- As the world considers opening back up again in the middle of a pandemic to stave off economic doom and mental health and domestic violence deaths, is there any wisdom we can turn to in Jewish ethics to decide what’s the least bad way to proceed? Best, J.W. Dear J.W.- The situation you […]
There are just a few hundred thousand survivors of the Holocaust survivors left in the world. No one knows how many among them are observant Jews, but it is certainly a minority. The Coronavirus Pandemic is reigniting their traumas, making them sick, and even tragically killing some of them. While millions in funding has been […]
Hi JITC- I grew up religious but haven’t kept Shabbos in ten years. How do I know that there is a World to Come if no one has ever returned? Keeping Shabbos does not make me feel better or more holy, why is it important for me to keep it? Thanks, N.T. Dear N.T.- Thanks […]
