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Why I Didn’t Love “Soul”

Posted by disney, Disney Plus, Entertainment, Hollywood, Media Commentary, movie, movie review, Movies, Neshama, Opinion, Pixar, Soul, Soul Movie, Uncategorized
I don’t mean to be contrarian, but when you don’t love popular shows and movies as much as everyone else does and then post about it online – I did the same thing with Hamilton and Shtisel (gasp!) – you are sure to rile people up. So prepare to be riled […]
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The Traditional Jewish Roots Kirk Douglas Left And Then Returned To

Posted by Acting, Actors, Aish, bar mitzvah, Current Issues, Death, Featured, Hollywood, Israel, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kirk Douglas, Learning, Los Angeles, Michael Douglas, Movie Industry, Observance in Hollywood, Personal Growth, Tributes, Uncategorized
Screen icon, Kirk Douglas, died yesterday at age 103. Born Issur Danielovitch to a Russian Jewish immigrant family, he built an incredible 87-film-long career and is beloved worldwide for his performances in films like Spartacus, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Paths of Glory and Lust for Life. He received an […]
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Exclusive Interview With Mayim Bialik On Being Most Observant Actress in Hollywood

Posted by Current Issues, exclusive interview, Featured, Hollywood, Kiddush Hashem Corner, mayim bialik, Modesty, orthodox jew, Orthodox Judaism, series finale, Shabbos, show end, The Big Bang Theory, Uncategorized, Women
AJ: So, here you are – the show is over – you’re on the other side. What are the emotions of being a just few days out of this huge chapter of your life? MB: I’ve been saying that I feel all the feelings. It’s very bitter-sweet to end an […]
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Meet The BBC Producer Who Became A Haredi Comedian

Posted by Articles, Ashley Blaker, ba'al teshuva, BBC, Black Hat Productions, Comedy, Entertainment, Gateshead Yeshiva, Hollywood, Humor, James Corden, John Oliver, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Little Britian, London, Matt Lucas, Meshuga Frum, Myths, Personal Growth, Russell Brand, Shabbos, Spirituality, Stand-Up Comedy, The BBC, The Entertainment Industry, Uncategorized, Ungefiltered
What’s the key ingredient to help a secular Jewish BBC producer achieve his life-long dream of becoming a stand-up comic? For Ashley Blaker all it took was becoming ultra-Orthodox. Blaker grew up in a traditional home in the UK and attended private  school – the same one that Sacha Baron Cohen […]
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This Orthodox Jewish Boy Stars in Emmy-Nominated Animated Short

Posted by 2014 orthodox jewish all stars, Acadey Award, Adam Sandler, Animation, Asher Blinkoff, Emmy Awards, Hollywood, kiddush Hashem, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Marion Blinkoff, Movies, Orthodox Jewish All Stars, Radio Flyer, saul blinkoff, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Voice Acting
  Asher Blinkoff is still years away from his bar mitzvah, but he may clinch his first Emmy this weekend. Taking Flight, an animated short that has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award features the voice talents of eight-year-old Asher Blinkoff, the actor son of 2014 Orthodox Jewish All […]
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Haredi Women Filmmakers & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by Academy Award-Nominee, Academy Awards, Articles, Ben Winston, Brooklyn, Chasid, Chasidic, Coca Cola, Current Issues, F Train, family purity, Film, Filmmaking, Haredi, Harry Styles, Hasid, Hasidic, Hechesher, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Holidays, Hollywood, James Corden, Jo Piazza, Joseph Cedar, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kosher, love, Manhattan, marriage, Modesty, Movies, Muslim, Myths, Norman, NYC, Orthodox Union, Oscars, OU, passover, pesach, Richard Gere, Sex, Shabbat, Shabbos, Spirituality, subway, Taharas Mishpacha, Tel Aviv, ultra-Orthodox, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, Women
  Read The Groundbreaking Orthodox Film Story That’s Now An Award Finalist The Haredi world is generally viewed as an insular patriarchal community that shuns movies, but a fledgling, shadow film industry has been growing quietly for a decade within the confines of this improbable universe. These flicks — dozens […]
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Religious Israeli Teen Girls Win Gold in Thai Boxing Competition & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by Billy Graham, Box Office, Breslov, Current Issues, Esther Jungreis, Films, Heavy Metal, Heavy Metal Parking Lot, Hollywood, Holocaust Survivor, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kosher, Movies, Muay Thai Kickboxing, News, nili block, Orthodox Jews, Personal Growth, Religious Content, Sabbath, Sabbath/Shabbos, Sarah Abraham, Sarah Avraham, Shabbat, Shabbos, Silver Spring, Spirituality, Thailand, Uncategorized, Violin, Weekly Round-Up, Women, ZZ Ludwick
Two Religious Women Take World Thai Boxing Titles Both 18 and religious Jews, Nili Block and Sarah Abraham won gold medals in international competition in Thailand. Both girls take kosher food along when traveling to meets, and consulted with a rabbi about how to handle bouts on the Sabbath. Esther […]
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Orthodox Jews in the News: Weekly Round Up 4/28

Posted by Holidays, Hollywood, jews in the news, Kiddush Hashem Corner, matzah, matzo, mayim bialik, new york times, passover, pesach, roundup, Shabbos, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, witnesses
Why Is This Matzo Different From All Other Matzos? – An article about shmura matzah in the New York Times that delves into an “unintended” side effect of kosher law: better tasting food. Bialik: Tough To Be Shomer Shabbat In Hollywood – Hollywood actress, and friend of Jew in the City, Mayim Bialik, reveals […]
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Big Bang Theory Star, Mayim Bialik, Explains Being Orthodox in Hollywood & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

Posted by Holidays, Hollywood, jews in the news, Kiddush Hashem Corner, matzah, matzo, mayim bialik, new york times, passover, pesach, roundup, Shabbos, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, witnesses
Why Is This Matzo Different From All Other Matzos? – An article about shmura matzah in the New York Times that delves into an “unintended” side effect of kosher law: better tasting food. Bialik: Tough To Be Shomer Shabbat In Hollywood – Hollywood actress, and friend of Jew in the City, Mayim Bialik, reveals […]
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