Sorry that there's no new post this week. Even bloggers need some time off! My kids have been on vacation since last Thursday and we've been in Florida visiting family, getting some sun, and celebrating my 30th birthday! I'll be back to regular posting next week and should begin filming the first couple episodes of Season 2 in the next few weeks.
January 2010
January 22nd, 2010
Why Do So Many People Hate Orthodox Jews?
Dear Jew in the City,
Why is there such hatred towards Orthodox and Chasidic Jews? As I pursue becoming observant, I have received many negative comments about the Orthodox, especially the Chasidic, from fellow Jews in particular. Why is this? I don't understand. Can you shed some light on this.
Thanks,
Shelley
January 14th, 2010
New Video Up and Please Vote for JITC!
We just released "Jew in the City Season One Bloopers" because they're fun to watch and in keeping with the mission of Jew in the City, they're also myth debunking. Many people assume that Orthodox Jews are always serious and don't ever let loose. Seriousness, of course, has a time and a place, but so does having fun!
January 14th, 2010
Jew in the City Season One Bloopers
Some funny outtakes from Season One (in case you thought Orthodox Jews were always serious).
January 12th, 2010
Grains of Time (and Rice)
I have recently become an expert - nay, a master - of white rice preparation. How, you ask? I don't know exactly, but my white rice of late has had the perfect balance of oil, salt, moistness, and fluff. It is everything I ever hoped for and dreamed for in a calorie-heavy, nutrition-light accompaniment to the delicious (and likewise unhealthy) sweet and sour meatballs I make many a Shabbos.
Continue reading Grains of Time (and Rice)January 6th, 2010
No More Shandas, Please
Here's an article I just wrote for The Jewish Star about the recent slew of scandals in the Orthodox community.
January 1st, 2010
Don't Save New Year's Resolutions for Just Once a Year
Anyone who started coming to JewintheCity.com in the last year probably missed one of my favorite pieces from a couple years ago about why the American concept of once a year New Year's resolutions isn't frequent enough according to Jewish thought. If you have seen it before, it's still a good thing to be reminded of every now and again.
