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Jew in the City Responds To My Unorthodox Life on i24news

July 20, 2021Posted by Jew In The Cityi24news, jew in the city, Media Bias, Media Commentary, my unorthodox life, Netflix, Orthodox Jewish Portrayal in Media, Popular videos, Press, shtisel, Uncategorized, Unorthodox

We need broader stories about the Orthodox Jewish community told. Jew in the City has tried and it has fallen on deaf ears. It’s time Hollywood confronts its Jewish bias. Watch Jew in the City speak about this and My Unorthodox Life on i24 News. The post Jew in the […]

JITC and Project Makom Featured in Mishpacha Magazine & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

September 18, 2020Posted by Jew In The CityAbu 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 […]

How Resilience Prepared Jews for Coronavirus & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

March 20, 2020Posted by Jew In The CityBergen County, Bronx, Coronavirus, COVID-19, covid19, Current Issues, Death, Featured, Holidays, Julia Roberts, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Locusts, Manhattan, Meet a Jew in the City, New York, News, orthodox jews in the news, passover, Personal Growth, pesach, Plagues, Press, Riverdale, Sabbath/Shabbos, SAR, Teaneck, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up

Conspiracy Theory That Jews Created Virus Spreads on Social Media, ADL Says As coronavirus pandemic has impacted across the world, white nationalists have found a familiar bogeyman to blame online. But some of them also see an opportunity. “Meet a Jew” Pop-up Combats Two Epidemics: Coronavirus and Anti-Semitism In recent […]

Quarantine Brings Out Best in Shul Congregation & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

March 13, 2020Posted by Jew In The City#meetajewinthecity, 2020 Antisemitism, Antisemitism, Basketball, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Current Issues, Featured, Holidays, Israel, Kiddush Hashem Corner, NCAA, New Rochelle, News, passover, Passover Resorts, Press, Purim, Torah/Parsha, Uncategorized, Vaccines, Weekly Round-Up, Yeshiva university

Hotel Cancels Yeshiva University Hoops Team’s Rooms Over Coronavirus Fears Fear over the coronavirus followed the Yeshiva men’s basketball team from New York to Maryland. The team had its rooms canceled on Thursday by The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Pikesville, where they competed in the first round of the […]

Cleveland Heights Swears in First Orthodox Jewish Mayor & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

January 17, 2020Posted by Jew In The City2020 Antisemitism, anne neuberger, anti-semitism, Antisemitism, Cleveland Heights, Current Issues, facebook, Featured, Harlem, Israel, Jason Stein, kiddush Hashem, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Meet a Jew in the City, Meet a Jew Make a Friend, New York, News, Orthodox Jewish Women in STEM, Orthodox Jews in Politics, Press, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, Women

Join The “Meet A Jew” Pop-Up In Harlem To Combat The Wave Of Anti-Semitic Incidents It’s a “Meet a Jew. Make a Friend,” pop-up, with Allison Josephs aka Jew in the City and a small group of ordinary people who happen to be Hasidic and a cross-section of other Orthodox […]

“Meet a Jew in the City” on FOX 5 News

January 17, 2020Posted by Jew In The CityCurrent Issues, Featured, Fox 5 News, Harlem, jew in the city, kiddush Hashem, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Meet a Jew in the City, Meet a Jew Make a Friend, Press, Uncategorized

The coverage and feedback on our “Meet a Jew in the City” pop-up event continues to pour in. Here’s another glimpse on our amazing experience in Harlem as we plan the next installment! The post “Meet a Jew in the City” on FOX 5 News appeared first on Jew in […]

“Meet a Jew in the City” Harlem Pop-Up on CBS News

January 16, 2020Posted by Jew In The City2020 Antisemitism, Anti-Semitic, anti-semitism, Antisemitism, Current Issues, Featured, jew in the city, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Meet a Jew Make a Friend, Press, Relationships, Uncategorized, Videos

Jew in the City is reaching out to spread peace and make friendships through a series of Meet A Jew, Make A Friend pop-ups on the streets of New York City. CBS2’s Jessica Layton reports. The press has been covering the story widely, with the Times of Israel, Haaretz and […]

Save The Date For The 6th Orthodox Jewish All Stars Event!

July 19, 2019Posted by Jew In The City2019 All Stars Gala, 2019 Orthodox Jewish All Stars, 6th Class of Orthodox Jewish All Stars, AJ Edelman, All Stars, Bat El Gatterer, Dov Kramer, Jerry Wittenstein, jew in the city, Joseph Essas, Karen Barrow, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Lincoln Center, Makom, Manhattan, New York, Orthodox Jewish All Stars, Press, Shulem Lemmer, Stephanie Pollack, Steven Spira, The Honorable David Friedman, Uncategorized

We are thrilled to announce that the 6th Orthodox Jewish All Stars Awards will be on Monday, December 2, 2019 at Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center) New York, NY. A kiddush Hashem this big deserves a space so extraordinary! We can’t wait to see you there. Meet this year’s and […]

Frum Man Elected to Belgium’s Parliament & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

May 31, 2019Posted by Jew In The City2019 Measles Outbreak, anti-semitism, Belgium, Current Issues, Dinner Party, Featured, foodie, kiddush Hashem, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Kosher, measles, Michael Freilich, Modesty, News, Orthodox Jews in Politics, orthodox jews in the news, Parliament, Press, Recipes/Foodies, Sabbath/Shabbos, Shabbat, Shabbos, SkinGap, The Skin Gap, travel, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, Wikipedia

Jewish Teens Don’t Regret Saving Man With Swastika Tattoo A group of Jewish teens rushed to help save a man they later learned had a swastika tattoo. Their actions show the power of doing the right thing. The Skin Gap Is Added to Wikipedia This definition, popularized by Jew in […]

How Modesty Became Fashion’s Hot Trend & Other Orthodox Jews in the News

December 21, 2018Posted by Jew In The Cityanti-semitism, Baseball, Conversion, convert, fashion, hair covering, Hindy Bertram, Jewish Community, Jewish Women, Kiddush Hashem Corner, Lenny Dykstra, marriage, Mets, Modesty, New York, Online Trolls, Personal Growth, Press, Rabbi Shmuel Metzgar, Torah Study, Torah/Parsha, tznius, tzniut, Uncategorized, Weekly Round-Up, Women

As Sex Ceases to Sell, Modesty Has Its Fashion Moment The style is as old as Adam and Eve, but it’s newly cool. Runways this year were full of more-covered-up options far removed from stereotypically dowdy looks. Valentino SpA and the Row have led the way with luxurious fabrics and […]

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