When dynamic, motivational Jewish speaker and author Sarah Pachter chose to give a TEDx talk about in-law relationships, she already knew the topic struck a nerve within the Jewish community. Years earlier, an article she wrote on the...
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Managing busy families, religious law and saving lives during the scariest time for health professionals in recent history, Orthodox Jewish Women in medicine are a whole different class of hero. The Jewish Orthodox Women’s Medical Association (JOWMA) and Orthodox Jewish Nurses’ Association (OJNA) aim to make this seemingly impossible balance easier, by matching mentors, answe...
Since it aired a week ago, the Jewish internet has been abuzz about the recent episode of Apple’s YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS “Bread of Affliction” episode, which aired closer to Lag B’Omer than Passover, but who’s counting? Actually, lots of people! (Google “sefiras haomer” to understand.) What I saw repeated over and over again was how authentic and detailed the seder was – ...
Dear Jew in the City,
Why do Orthodox Jews walk everywhere?
Sincerely,
Driving
Dear Driving,
Do we? I literally hadn’t noticed.
It’s tempting to say that it’s because fresh air and exercise are good for you – which they are – but I suspect that’s not what you’re experiencing.
In all likelihood, you’re encountering this...
Rabbi Simcha Weinstein knows what it means to be called to something.
As the longtime Chabad emissary (shaliach) at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Weinstein has spent years helping students navigate questions of meaning and purpose. But one of the deepest callings of his life emerged much closer to home.
When one of his sons was diagnosed with autism, Weinstein en...