At the Memorial service for Charlie Kirk last night, his widow Erika publicly forgave her husband’s killer, saying she was following Christian practice. Would the Torah’s laws demand the same ...

Please note: the following is not intended to be relied upon for matters of Jewish law. For questions of practical application, please consult your local Orthodox rabbi. Many people have been asking ...

Grab your caramel popcorn. We’ve got something to celebrate! Reality television doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to representing its cast members positively or fairly as increased drama ...

When you think of Jewish actor Mark Feuerstein, you probably picture Dr. Hank Lawson—the charming concierge doctor at the heart of Royal Pains, USA Network’s hit series that ran for eight seasons. Or ...

We’ve all been there. You’re at a company barbecue when someone hands you a hot dog with a friendly nod. “Don’t worry,” they say. “It’s Hebrew National. That’s kosher, right?” To many Americans, ...

Last week we married off our daughter, our eldest, to a wonderful young man, in the hills of Jerusalem. The groom, like our daughter, chose to leave the place he was born and return to our ancestral ...

Ah, Hollywood. The land of glitz, glamour, and, apparently, rewriting history for future generations. The latest example? The Oscar-winning “No Other Land,” a film that presents itself as hard-hitting ...

Dear Jew in the City, Ozempic and similar treatments are trending like crazy. Is there any Jewish law against using them? Or is it a good thing to take care of your body in this way? Thanks for your ...

A week ago, I found out I had made a list. Not a list of honors or achievements, but a list of Canadian-Israeli soldiers, published in an article that has been widely condemned as a hit piece against ...

In early 2023, JITC Hollywood Bureau heard that podcaster Erin Foster was creating a series loosely based on her life. How she, a non-Jewish woman, fell in love with, converted, and married a Jewish ...

When Orthodox Jewish All Star Estee Ackerman was an 11-years-old, she sat out her final match at the 2012 U.S. National Table Tennis Championships because the game was scheduled for Shabbos, and they ...

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 ...