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We had an overwhelming response to our announcement about a JITC/Mayim Bialik Shabbaton. Unfortunately, Mayim has had a change in her schedule. Therefore, we will not be able to do the Shabbaton in May as planned, but are looking into another time to do it instead. Stay tuned!

Continue reading Shabbaton Being Postponed and a Speaking Tour in South Florida

Last week, as I was meeting a friend for coffee, I got "ambushed" by Freeda Wigs and was given a sheitel makeover! They filmed the whole thing, as I tried on different wig styles, picked my favorite one, and got it cut and styled. The video (and my new look!) will be released in the next week or so, and I'm hoping that it will take away the scariness and negativity some people associate with hair covering and sheitels in particular.

I was also recently asked to write a front page article for The Jewish Press, to follow up on the front page article I wrote two years ago about Jew in the City. Many of you have emailed or commented beautiful messages about how Jew in the City has positively affected your life. If JITC has positively impacted you, but you haven't shared your story with us yet, please do so at jewinthecity@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you mosey on over to our press page you will see a new interview about Jew in the City  featured on the Israeli televion station, Hidabroot's, website (in Hebrew). (We're working right now to convert a bunch of videos over to Israeli video format so that the videos will start playing on tv in Israel!)

Also, it was just confirmed that I'll be speaking in Passaic, NJ on January 3rd to a group of Jewish women traveling on a tour called Women's Rush. If you'd like to bring me to speak to your group, when you're done with the press page, you can then mosey on over the speaking page.

As you may have noticed, we've recently made some changes to the site. We've added a press page, a speaker's page, and have updated almost every page with a new picture and/or content. We're still not finalized on the front page design, but from now on, we will be featuring content on the front page.

Continue reading New Website Launched and New Video Being Released Next Week!

OK, so the article was mostly about the woman on the cover of this month's issue - Mayim Bialik - but the Hadassah magazine article (which you can see on the press page and was written by Rahel Musleah) did end with a question I posed to Mayim. Which is sort of like getting the last word (or at least getting into the last paragraph!).

You've hopefully already seen it, but if you haven't yet, check out The Apple iDip - our fasting spreading video to date! It broke 25,000 views in just over a week! The popularity of this video couldn't have come at a better time as YouTube recently offered JITC monetization of all our videos. While this will not be a dramatic amount of money, if you guys keep watching the videos and more importantly send them out to as many people as you can, the ads on the videos will start to pay for future videos. This is HUGE!!

Continue reading Our First VIRAL Video, NCSY Profiles JITC, & Upcoming Appearance in N. Miami

Lots of exciting things are happening at Jew in the City! On Monday, September 12th, I'll be a panelist at the JMedia and Primetime Parenting Social Media Shmooze. The event is in the city, on 189 W. 89th from 6:30-9:30 in the the Rooftop Party Room of the Sagamore. The event is free and open to all. To RSVP, please email events@metroimma.com.

Continue reading Social Media Shmooze, High Holiday Commercial, and More!

This Wednesday, at 8PM, I'll be giving a talk called "Frum and Fabulous" at the synagogue Sons of Israel in Cherry Hill, NJ. The event is for women only, and wine and cheese will be served. To find out how to bring Jew in the City to YOUR city please email jewinthecity@gmail.com.