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We’ve all been there. You’re at a company barbecue when someone hands you a hot dog with a friendly nod. “Don’t worry,” they say. “It’s Hebrew National. That’s kosher, right?” To many Americans, ...
At the 2nd annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, Mitchell Silk, Hasidic Jew and former Assistant Secretary for International Markets at the U.S. Treasury, was ...
In Texas’s Hill Country, floodwaters swallowed everything—homes, livestock, lives. Yet in the midst of the devastation, one small Jewish outpost stands as a beacon of hope. Rabbi Yossi and Malkie ...
Dear Jew in the City, I have a few Orthodox friends who are very pro-Israel, but I have also read that some forms of Orthodoxy are vehemently anti-Zionist. I’ve heard of other sects who completely ...
With St. Patrick's Day approaching, Rabbi Jack answers: Do Jews believe in luck? Or is that not a Jewish teaching?
A Canadian-Israeli soldier speaks out about being doxxed and the new form that antisemitism has taken since the Holocaust and October 7.
By Allison Josephs September 30, 2024 In Antisemitism, Media Commentary, Opinion Nobody Wants This: Positive Jewish Male Representation, Much Else Falls Short ...
“I grew up thinking that if you don’t do Rosh Hashana right, then terrible things are going to happen,” Jamie commented during a discussion of the High Holidays. By the nods around the room, it was ...
The Paris Olympics have featured several Israeli winners, but what about observant Jews? How many Orthodox Jews have reached the planet’s most competitive sports competition? The world of sports ...
One does not have to look far to see misinformed claims that Jews are “white Europeans” and “genetically European” widely circulating. Of course, these incorrect assertions are driven by an ...
We’re living through unprecedented times in America. In my lifetime, I hoped I would never see the vitriol and antisemitic that my Jewish ancestors went through. I felt confident that “never again” ...
Dear Jew in the City, Recently, you referenced a relationship between Jews and Hindus. Can you please expand on that? Sincerely, Rebecca Dear Rebecca, Thanks for your question. That was in the article ...