Thanks for your question – and I know exactly why you’re asking: because of the bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent. As many have noted, this would make it difficult – if not impossible – for ...

On the surface, Yom Kippur may resemble Tisha b’Av, which is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. On both of these days we refrain from eating and drinking, bathing, wearing leather footwear, and a ...

At the 2nd annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, Ari Sacher, one of the lead engineers behind Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, was honored with an Orthodox ...

When you think of Jewish actor Mark Feuerstein, you probably picture Dr. Hank Lawson—the charming concierge doctor at the heart of Royal Pains, USA Network’s hit series that ran for eight seasons. Or ...

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 ...

On Passover, Jews around the world lean into storytelling as a way to transmit our national identity and pride in our distinct history, religion, culture, and traditions. As a people, we deeply ...

While politics often elicits strong feelings, we hope to elicit only strong feelings of pride as we present you with a list of Orthodox Jews who U.S. presidents (or presidential candidates), on both ...

In 2021, Jew in the City launched The Jewish Institute for Television & Cinema (JITC), the only Hollywood Bureau fighting for better representation for all Jews. Then, in early 2023, JITC Hollywood ...

Thanks for your question. First let’s discuss the general topic of misinformation and disinformation. There are a lot of ways that a message can get garbled. Sometimes things are lost in translation.

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 ...

Since the unanimous Israeli Supreme Court historic decision to draft Haredim–starting with 3,000 men–into the IDF last month due to a lack of manpower nine months into the war, tension has increased ...

If I could take a guess, I would say Hasidic Judaism and lingerie don’t often go hand in hand in the minds of many out there. Often, the narrative presented in the media is that couples can only have ...