Two children, a brother and sister, are fighting: calling each other names, bringing each other to tears. Their father stays out of it at first. He’s hoping his kids will work things out on their own, ...
At JITC’s 2nd Jewish Media Awards, we were proud to honor Hasidic Jew Professor Aaron D. Twerski with a Jewish Media All-Star Award. A leading legal scholar and educator, Professor Aaron Twerski is ...
When JITC released #LikeAJew, our goal was to flip the script on harmful Jewish stereotypes and show what it truly means to “act like a Jew.” The reaction online has been overwhelming. From pride to ...
Jewish Institute for Television & Cinema (JITC), an advocate in Hollywood for authentic and nuanced portrayals of Jews, Judaism and Israel, today released Like A Jew, a new video that challenges ...
We just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and wanted to do something special. We were in lockdown for Covid during our 20th. The world of kosher travel is bigger than ever. The world of safe ...
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, ...
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 ...
With the All Star Awards, JITC honors proud, observant Jews in leading professions across tech, media, law, business. Winners for last year were Jeff Astrof, “Friends” writer, Shifra Kolsky, chief ...
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 ...
When the month of Kislev comes around – the month of Chanukah – I’m reminded of dreams. In waking life, we so often forfeit our intuition and prefer “logic.” We attempt to accelerate the plot, or ...
Thanks for your question. When Yom Kippur falls on Shabbos, what’s different? Quite a bit when it comes to Shabbos, but surprisingly little when it comes to Yom Kippur. Shabbos is different because ...
In 2021, Jew in the City launched The Jewish Institute for Television & Cinema (JITC), the only Hollywood Bureau fighting for better representation for all Jews. Then, in early 2023, JITC Hollywood ...