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Breaking down stereotypes about religious Jews and offering a humorous, meaningful look into Orthodox Judaism

This Orthodox Jewish Therapist And Comic Book Creator Helps Kids With Bullying

Posted by Featured, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Uncategorized
Dr. Jeffrey Kranzler: Orthodox Jew, therapist, and comic book creator puts the “holy” in Batman. Well, not Batman exactly –  his comic book hero is called  The Crimson Protector. But it was holiness, in part, that led Kranzler to the field of mental health. Not only is nearly everyone in […]
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Is There Religious Significance If Someone Dies On Rosh Hashana?

Posted by All Stars, Ask the Rabbi, Current Issues, Death, Featured, government, Holidays, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Law, Mezuzah, Orthodox Jewish All Stars, Philosophy, Q&A, Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, RBG, rochelle shoretz, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court, Torah/Parsha, Uncategorized
Dear Jew in the City- Is there religious significance if someone dies on Rosh Hashana or Erev Rosh Hashana? -Josh Dear Josh- Thanks for your question, which I assume was motivated by Justice Ginsburg’s passing. A lot of people online are saying that it’s a sign of righteousness. The rationale […]
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JITC and Project Makom Featured in Mishpacha Magazine & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by Abu Dhabi, agunah, Agunot, Baseball, Chicago, Cleveland, Coby Kamish, Current Issues, El Al, Featured, Foodies, Gourmet Kosher, high holidays, Holidays, Israel, jew in the city, JITC, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kosher, kosher foodies, Kosher Gourmet, Makom, Mishpacha, News, Press, project makom, Recipes/Foodies, rosh hashanah, travel, UAE, Uncategorized, United Arab Emirates, Weekly Round-Up, Yomim Noraim
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, Project Makom, an outreach organization that works to reverse negative associations of frum Jews. The Unlikely Journey of a 16-Year-Old Baseball […]
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Hospital Staff Dances and Sings for Covid Patient Leaving the ICU After 158 Days & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by AJ Edelman, All Stars, anti-semitism, Archaeology, Bobsled, chopped, Coronavirus, Covid, covid19, Current Issues, Dates, Death, Featured, halacha, History, Israel, Israel Bobsled, Israeli Olympic Team, Jerusalem, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kosher, Kosher Restaurants, Laws, Lovecraft Country, Miami, New Jersey, New York, News, Orthodox Jewish All Stars, Shivas HaMinim, Soccer, Teaneck, The Humble Toast, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, Winter Olympics
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 […]
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She Dreamed Of Hollywood, Then This Satmar Hasidic Woman Made A Career In Video Production

Posted by Bylu Wertheimer, Chasidic, Drama, Featured, Hasidic, Hasidic Women, Hasidim, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Makom, Monsey, Orthodox Jews in Media, project makom, Satmar, Uncategorized, video, Videography, Videos, Women
We see Hasidic women in Hollywood all the time, but far too often they are negative and over the top fictional portrayals. Many real-life Hasidic women, especially in more insular sects like Satmar, have no idea what Hollywood is. But then there are women like Bylu Wertheimer. Wertheimer first attended and then taught […]
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The Young Haredi Woman Helping Jerusalem’s Homeless & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by 2020 Antisemitism, Anti-Semitic Attack, At-Risk Youth, Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, Brooklyn, chabad, Chicago, Current Issues, Delaware, Featured, Homeless, Homelessness, Israel, Jerusalem, kiddush Hashem, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Lincolnwood, orthodox jews in the news, Outreach, Personal Growth, Tova Safranai, Uncategorized, UPS, Weekly Round-Up, Women
Officials Rule Delaware Chabad Center Fire an Arson Fortunately, no one was hurt in the blaze, but the damages are estimated to be at $75,000. The incident comes after a Chabad center in Oregon caught fire twice in the last week. Boy Forms Heartwarming Bond With UPS Driver During Pandemic […]
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The Halachic Prenup Has Finally Come To the Haredi (Ultra-Orthodox) World

Posted by agunah, agunah crisis, agunahs, Current Issues, Featured, halachic prenup, jewish marriage, Kiddush Hashem Corner, marriage, Personal Growth, prenup, Relationships, Shalom Bayis, Uncategorized, Yashar Coalition
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high profile agunah cases in the media. While there is a certain shame in having the world know about your problems, there is also an added motivation to fix them. And fixing problems is the Jewish way. As more […]
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“Unorthodox” Through a Convert’s Eyes & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by Amare Stoudemire, Australia, Beatie Deutsch, chesed, Conversion, Current Issues, Featured, Israel, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kosher, Kosher Food Trucks, makeover, orthodox jews in the news, Personal Growth, Schmaltz Brothers, Uncategorized, Unorthodox, Weekly Round-Up
After Adjustments for Muslim Runners, Olympics Says No Way to Help Jewish Marathoner It appears the IOC is now taking the position that an athlete’s deeply held religious beliefs and practices can never be taken into account in scheduling Olympic events. The IOC’s broad rejection of any consideration of an […]
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Wife Of One Of The Longest-Hospitalized Covid Patients In the World Talks Faith

Posted by Bitachon, Coming Back from Covid, Coronavirus, Covid, COVID-19, Current Issues, Effort, emunah, faith, Featured, God, Histadlus, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Orthodox Jews in Music, Personal Growth, Rabbi Yudi Dukes, Sarah Dukes, Uncategorized
Psychologist and Chabad mother of six, Sarah Dukes was previously well-known for award-winning songwriting. But in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic, she has become renowned for her tenacity, faith and positive thinking. Her husband Rabbi Yudi Dukes (Chaim Schneur Zalman Yehuda ben Hinda Yocheved) became one of the longest-hospitalized […]
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First Born Hasidic Jew to Sign With a Major Record Label, Shulem Lemmer, Accepts All Star Award

Posted by All Star Videos, All Stars, Featured, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Orthodox Jewish All Stars, Orthodox Jews in Entertainment, Orthodox Jews in Music, Shulem Lemmer, Uncategorized, Universal Music, Universal Music Group, Videos
“We have so much more in common as human beings, than we are different from each other… Once you see that, through the power of music especially, you can bring people together and set an example. This was one of my goals. [To] encourage being Frum and encourage sticking to […]
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