A new Guardian interview with comedian Max Olesker, who underwent adult circumcision as part of his conversion to Orthodox Judaism, has brought renewed attention to the debate surrounding circumcision. Olesker has even turned his experience into a one-man show, Making the Cut. But Olesker isn’t the only one whose experience with circumcision has made headlines. […]
Emmy-winning television producer Kevin Bright, best known as executive producer and director of the landmark NBC sitcom FRIENDS, will be honored at the 3rd Jewish Media Awards, the Jewish Institute for Television & Cinema (JITC) Hollywood Bureau announced today, alongside Donny Deutsch, renowned American advertising executive, television personality, and regular commentator on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. […]
Actress Sandra Bullock recently admitted on a podcast that she’s seen UFO’s. When people imagine UFOs, they almost always imagine a circle. The old language was “flying saucers,” a disc in the sky. The newer language is orbs, spheres, round lights, metallic balls. It is the same shape, seen across eighty years of witnesses, now […]
Following two decades of socio-political change (and pressure from the Arab-American community), the US Census Bureau appears to be on its way to establishing a new Middle Eastern/North African category — separate from the “White-American” category we had hitherto been included under — on the 2030 census. As things appear now, this category will encompass […]
In the last couple of weeks, the Jewish community has debated the merit or mistake of bringing streamer Clavicular (a known abuser of women and alleged rapist) on a public trip to Israel. Sadly, he is not the first person to get a platform in our community, despite his abuse being known (by at least […]
Dear Jew in the City, Why do Orthodox Jews walk everywhere? Sincerely, Driving Dear Driving, Do we? I literally hadn’t noticed. It’s tempting to say that it’s because fresh air and exercise are good for you – which they are – but I suspect that’s not what you’re experiencing. In all likelihood, you’re encountering […]
