Jew in the City

24/08/2026

Keter is the media branch of Jew in the City that restores the crown of our good name through JITC Hollywood Bureau and our social channels, which reach over 1.2 million people each month. In these challenging times, the Jewish people are finding comfort and wisdom in our traditions.

Help us change lives through changing perceptions by becoming a Change Maker today >> https://jewinthecity.com/donate/

20/08/2026

Elul is a month of closeness to Hashem, but getting there isn't always easy.

Just as we have to pass by the thorns to reach the beauty of a rose, the process of teshuva can require us to confront the difficult parts of ourselves before experiencing the beauty that comes from returning to Hashem.

In this 1 Minute Insight, Allison Josephs shares a powerful lesson for Elul and the opportunity this month gives us to grow closer to Hashem.

Watch >> https://jewinthecity.com/2023/08/1-minute-insight-closeness-to-hashem-in-elul-2/

18/08/2026

The 3rd Jewish Media Awards are coming to Lincoln Center on November 5. We’ll be announcing this year’s winners and opening up ticket sales next month!

The 2nd Jewish Media Awards brought together some of the incredible people shaping Jewish storytelling and representation today. Winners included Fauda and Jewish Matchmaking, with presenters including Patricia Heaton and Emmanuelle Chriqui. This highlight reel gives just a glimpse of what made the evening so special.

Now, we’re getting ready to do it all again, but even bigger and better.

For now, take a look back at the magic of last year and stay tuned! We can’t wait to celebrate with you again!

17/08/2026

Keter is the media branch of Jew in the City that restores the crown of our good name through JITC Hollywood Bureau and our social channels, which reach over 1.2 million people each month. In these challenging times, the Jewish people are finding comfort and wisdom in our traditions.

Help us change lives through changing perceptions by becoming a Change Maker today. Become a Change Maker >> https://jewinthecity.com/donate/

13/08/2026

This member came to Makom hating Torah, Jewish observance, Israel and feared looking Jewish. Today, she proudly clings to them all. Makom is the branch of JITC that helps hundreds of disenfranchised Haredi Jews find a positive place in Judaism. We do this by helping our members separate dysfunction and abuse from the beauty of their heritage.

Help us continue to change lives by changing perceptions and become a Change Maker today >> https://jewinthecity.com/donate/

11/08/2026

"| was raised super religious in a very extreme community. I was never proud of my Jewish identity. I wanted to get rid of it. I wanted to forget that I'm Jewish. To pretend that I never was. But (the Keter branch of) Jew in the City came along. Opening my eyes to the beauty of Judaism and the beauty of our special relationship with God and the Torah.

(From there I joined Makom.) I no longer wanted to forget and erase my Jewishness. I wanted to wear it as a badge of pride forever. I'm a proud Jew today. I am trying hard to live by the guidelines (with a couple of setbacks) but I know a l'm a precious Jew and God is with me all the time. Thank you Allison, thank you Jew in the City, and a special thank you to Makom."

Many people think that Makom (with almost 300 members) is our branch that helps Jews raised in unhealthy and extreme ways learn to see a positivity in being Jewish, but our Keter branch, with original content, reaches over 1 million people each month and is inspiring Jews and non-Jews, religious, non-religious and ex-religious alike.

As we continue to have success in our Tikun branch - which addresses systemic issues, the things that pushed Makom members away in the first place - we can prevent the unhealthiness and the negative perceptions before it even begins.

We need your help to continue doing our work and growing our programs and reach. Any monthly donation fuels our 3 branches and makes you a Change Maker. Change Lives By Changing Perceptions. Partner with us today >> https://jewinthecity.com/donate/

10/08/2026

Ariana Grande’s new music video, Petal, is sad to watch before it gets shockingly gory.

Grande plays an aspiring entertainer who is repeatedly rejected and objectified by powerful men in Hollywood. Then, in the video’s final act, she takes a chainsaw to the executives who wronged her, emerges splattered in their blood, and is cheered on by the other women they discarded.

For those well-versed in cinema, the scene draws on classic psychological thrillers, slasher films, and commentary on the male gaze. But what does the average young viewer take away from it?

At a moment when violence against perceived “oppressors” is increasingly rationalized as resistance, the imagery gave us pause—especially when we discovered the symbolism historically associated with blood-stained flowers.

We can condemn the exploitation and abuse of women while still questioning what happens when violent revenge is presented as the triumphant ending.

Read why the copious amounts of blood in Petal feel particularly troubling right now. >> https://jewinthecity.com/2026/08/i-noticed-blood-not-a-body-in-ariana-grandes-new-music-video/

Author’s note: Upon looking for an image for this piece, our initial search was for blood splatter, but we kept coming across blood stained flowers. That set off an alarm, and we looked up their meaning. Apparently, blood stained flowers symbolize the martyrs of resistance. While we can’t be sure of this connection in the music video below, it certainly gave us pause for thought.

09/08/2026

25 years ago today I went to Sbarro’s for lunch with a friend, and I decided the pizza didn’t look fresh. So we left to go eat lunch elsewhere. A moment later we heard a boom

Twenty-one years ago today, I was in Israel on a work trip and decided to meet a friend for lunch in Jerusalem. I had grown up with non-kosher Sbarro’s at home and going to Israel and eating the kosher versions of my favorite non-kosher foods from my youth was always fun. My friend and I […]

06/08/2026

We're honored to share that the Jewish Journal just featured the JITC Hollywood Bureau and our inaugural Jewish Roots Screenwriters Collective, highlighting our mission to transform Jewish representation on screen and the impact this work is already having on writers and the entertainment industry. This is exactly why we do what we do.

At JITC, we believe authentic storytelling has the power to change hearts, challenge stereotypes, and combat antisemitism. Through initiatives like the Hollywood Bureau, we're not just responding to harmful portrayals of Jews—we're helping create better ones.

August is Changemakers Month at JITC. It's the month we ask our community not just to support this work in words or by sharing our content, but to invest in it.

We can't keep doing this—or grow it—without your partnership. A monthly gift of any size tells us you're on our team and believe in the world we're working to build.

Invest with us. Build with us. Change the world with us. >> https://jewinthecity.com/donate/

05/08/2026

“I LOVE what you do! I’m the biggest fan!”

Thank God, I hear this often when I meet someone who follows our work. We are grateful for your emotional and verbal support ❤️. We are grateful for your likes and shares 🙏. All of that contributes to our success. But if you want OUR work to be YOUR work - if you want a stake in changing lives by changing perceptions- CHANGING perceptions of how Jews are portrayed in HOLLYWOOD, CHANGING perceptions of Jews who got hurt and left the HAREDI community, CHANGING perceptions of how systems in the HAREDI world work, so that people don’t get hurt while being religious, then please join us and become a CHANGE MAKER this month.

August is the month we ask our fans to not just express support through words or social engagement, it’s when we tell you that we don’t have the ability to keep going or keep growing unless there is funding to do so.

Any monthly donation you can contribute tells us that you are on our team and are investing in the world we are imagining. Invest with us. Build with us. Change the world with us >> https://jewinthecity.com/donate/