“As Dramatic As It Sounds, This Was My Destiny”: Vogue’s Jessica Diner Shares The Spiritual Journey Of Her Conversion To Judaism British Vogue’s beauty and lifestyle director Jessica Diner completed her Orthodox conversion in 2013. Here, she shares what compelled her to embark on the journey – and why she now can’t envisage her life […]
Outside of Israel, Tiny Monaco Has the Highest Ratio of Jews in the World. Here’s Why the Community is Growing. This tiny wealthy country on France’s southeastern coast is famous for its beautiful beaches, coastal mansions and splendid casinos. Outside of Israel, Monaco also has the highest ratio of Jewish inhabitants of any country in […]
lim·i·nal (ˈlimənl/) adj. 1. of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. 2. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold. limen noun (plural limens or limina |ˈlimənə|) psychology a threshold below which a stimulus is not perceived or distinguished from another. ORIGIN -mid 17th century: […]
UAE’s First Kosher Restaurant Launches in World’s Tallest Building Following the United Arab Emirates’ signing of a normalization accord with Israel last Tuesday, the UAE’s first-ever certified kosher restaurant has opened on the ground floor of the luxury Armani Hotel, in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. The restaurant, Armani/Kaf, is certified glatt kosher […]
On Your Mark with Allison Josephs Too many people never saw Torah’s beauty. Allison Josephs helps them discover it. Allison Josephs launched Jew in the City and its initiative, Makom, an outreach organization that works to reverse negative associations of frum Jews. The Unlikely Journey of a 16-Year-Old Baseball Player Who Broke Racial and Religious […]
Shabbat-Observant Youth Soccer Club Forms in Honor of Miami Teen’s Death Sholem Benchimol was a talented soccer player with aspirations of one day becoming a professional, but he usually couldn’t play due to Shabbat. Sholem’s career was cut short in April when the 17-year-old, known for wearing his kippah on the field, died in a […]
