Dear Jew in the City, With all the international attention on Israel’s war with Hamas, I’ve been hearing a lot of debate—both within the Jewish world and beyond—about whether Israel is obligated to ...

In a time of rising antisemitism and increasing workplace hostility toward Jews, a quiet but powerful milestone was achieved inside one of the world’s most recognizable tech companies. Earlier this ...

At the 2nd annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, showrunner, TV writer and executive producer Jeff Astrof was honored as an Orthodox Jewish All Star for his ...

When Orthodox Jewish U.S. Army Specialist Daniel Agami was killed by an improvised IED in Iraq, he was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart among several other honors, and his parents earned the ...

Earlier this month, the Jewish world mourned the passing of Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar z”l, founder of the Aleph Institute—an organization built on the belief that no Jewish soul should ever feel ...

Dear Jew in the City, With all the recent media attention on the Vatican and the process of selecting a new pope through a conclave, I was wondering—does Judaism have anything remotely similar? Is ...

With the All Star Awards, JITC honors proud, observant Jews in leading professions across tech, media, law, business. Winners for last year were Jeff Astrof, “Friends” writer, Shifra Kolsky, chief ...

Thanks for your question. For the answer, let us turn to the Talmudic tractate of Kiddushin, ...

With a worldwide interest in K-Pop, Korean television dramas, and Kimchi, Korean pride is nothing new to Chana Bilek, an Orthodox Jew from South Korea, with equal pride in the cultures she calls her ...

Even though it’s the Omer right now, and weddings and other celebrations are forbidden because we are in mourning, wedding season will soon be upon us. Jewish weddings are unique; they come with their ...

At the 2nd annual Jewish Media Awards, held at Lincoln Center on November 12, 2024, Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaking was honored with the Keter Shem Tov Award for authentic Jewish representation in global ...

“‘Fauda’ is one of the rare TV shows that elevates Sephardic and Mizrahi stories.” Emmanuelle Chriqui, a public pro-Israel advocate and proud Sephardic Jew, introduces “Fauda,” which won the Keter ...