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 ...

Since your question is open to interpretation, here is the approach I have chosen to take: How do we pray? Optimally, we pray together in a quorum of ten adult Jewish males (the definition of “adult” ...

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 ...

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 ...

The following movie review began with angry texts I sent to friends and colleagues yesterday, as I was watching You People, the number one movie now streaming on Netflix. It premiered on Holocaust ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: After publishing this article, a reader asked us to clarify the following points: The article below is not attempting to discuss the modern day halachic understanding of the issue of ...

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 ...

Thanks for your question. As I’ve mentioned in the past, I haven’t seen (and have no plans to see) Shtisel, so I can’t address that. But I can address the difference between Hasidic and Orthodox Jews.

In January 2018, I was in my last year of grad school, pursuing a Master’s in creative writing and publishing. I decided, instead of writing my thesis completely on my own, I would work with a group.

Thanks for your question, Ben. The answer depends on who you ask. As you are no doubt aware, Christians and Jews have some very different ideas when it comes to Jesus. Christians consider him 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 ...