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A week ago, I found out I had made a list. Not a list of honors or achievements, but a list of Canadian-Israeli soldiers, published in an article that has been widely condemned as a hit piece against ...
Dear JITC- We just discovered that the Bibas bodies have been unburied for over a year. What does Jewish law say about when to bury a body and why is it this way? Thanks, Sharon Dear Sharon, Thanks ...
In early 2023, JITC Hollywood Bureau heard that podcaster Erin Foster was creating a series loosely based on her life. How she, a non-Jewish woman, fell in love with, converted, and married a Jewish ...
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 ...
The Jewish world was collectively up in arms this week when the Jewish Chronicle (based on a trailer) reported that Sabra, the long-awaited Israeli MCU superhero, was being turned into a Russian ...
College campuses across the US have been occupied by radicalized students, doing the bidding of the Islamic Republic of Iran and their proxy, Hamas. Students claim that they are protesting the Israeli ...
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 ...
“I’m really glad I’m a part of this.” In Adam Sandler’s new Netflix film, You’re So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah, for me the line that summed up the essence of the film, was when protagonist Stacy ...
Oppenheimer has raked in over $300 million in box office sales, since its opening a week and a half ago. It’s a movie about several Jews who created the atomic bomb, which was built to end the ...
If you’ve ever thought that being an Orthodox Jew could hold you back in some way, please learn more about Dr. Rebecca Twersky. Sadly, Twersky passed away last month at the age of 67. As a member of ...
Last week, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sabbath accommodations in the workplace, ruling that accommodation is required unless it causes a substantial burden to the ...
Allison Josephs is the founder and executive director of Jew in the City has been involved in the field of Jewish Outreach for over twenty years and is the Partner in Torah mentor to actress Mayim ...