With The Shabbos Project happening this weekend, Alexandre Elisha, founder of The Kooples, a Paris-based “cool-kids” fashion line sold at hundreds of high-end boutiques as well as at Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue and more tells the story of how he became shomer Shabbos. While the brand is famous for their ad campaigns featuring […]
Countless stories have been shared of Hasidic Jews who leave their community of origin and become completely secular, but what about those who leave one observant Jewish community behind to find another that is a better fit for them? Makom, an initiative of Jew in the City, helps former and questioning charedi Jews find their […]
Join us on Sunday, November 5th for the greatest night in Orthodox Jewish professional success! Meet the All Stars, hear their incredible stories, and attend the after party with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and dessert. This event will benefit Makom, an initiative of Jew in the City that helps former and questioning charedi Jews find their […]
Orthodox Jews make up over 15% of the living kidney donors in the U.S. who give their kidney to a complete stranger. Here are some of those stories. (This statistic is based on on data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and Renewal.)
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 […]
In the pilot episode of “Crusing and Schmoozing,” hasidic comedian Mendy Pellin takes Jew in the City to the hippest, hottest restaurants in Crown Heights. Executive Producer – Seth Feldman Director of Photography – Elie Gabor www.eliecreative.com Car provided by – ReachNow www.reachnow.com Wig by – Jewel Wigs www.instagram.com/jewelwigs Makeup by – Louise Lerman Artistry […]
