As the attacks on Orthodox Jews continued to increase last year, during my winter break trip to Israel, I thought it would be a perfect chance for our Olympic Orthodox Jewish All Star, Bat-El Gatterer to teach our viewers some self-defense through her sport, Tae Kwondo. We spent a few weeks editing the video and […]
“I was just talking to a friend of mine from work, who just happens to run the Personal Health section. I was talking about how Shabbat for me, is really important to my family, because it gives us just a minute to stop running around, and we have to figure out ways to entertain and […]
“When you’re on the field, the religion you practice, the color of your skin, the country you come from, should all be irrelevant. It’s what you do on the field: helping your team win…if I’m a Yankee fan, do I care really who hits the home run? So too, I’m here as part of the […]
“There is nothing out there [in space] but God. If anything, I think that the Abishter, the Holy One Blessed Be He, put all that stuff out there to get our attention. And He got my attention, and many other people’s attention.”
“Our community in Newton, MA has provided unbelievable support for Ken and I and our family through five years of ups and downs, staying away from sharing their transportation woes with me at kiddush, and feeding Ken and I through those first six weeks as Secretary when 108 inches of snow fell, almost none of […]
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.
