Shirel Avrahami, an Orthodox Jewish woman, is a fashion blogger who is becoming increasingly popular among Muslim women. When it comes to fashion, both religious Jews and Muslim women abide by a modest dress code while seeking out stylish clothes that suit their needs. Jewish fashion blogger Shirel Avrahami has found success in her field, which has created an opportunity for dialogue and communication. In this video, she discusses how she found an audience with Muslim women and how she is using her platform to promote unity. Send Passover Packages to Needy Israeli Soldiers - Bring T ..read more

GE Appliances, in partnership with OU Kosher, will roll out dozens of models with updated Shabbat mode technology. By Mike Wagenheim, JNS.org A year after introducing a line of ovens that allowed for automated use during Shabbat, General Electrical Appliances is preparing to roll out refrigerators and freezers with the same built-in technology. The line of 45 top-freezer refrigerators is to include manually operated, built-in Enhanced Shabbos Mode (EHM). Products with the feature will include the Orthodox Union (OU) Kosher symbol on the product and will be certified by both the OU and the Cen ..read more

Dmitriy Salita says never fighting on Shabbos gave him balance in a crazy world. By Alan Zeitlin, JNS.org Dmitriy Salita remembers fighting for respect in the ring. His record speaks for itself; he fought professionally from 2001 to 2013 with a record of 35-2-1 and 18 knockouts. The former Brooklyn resident will join friends and fellow former pugilists Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi in being inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame on April 30. Salita’s name will be etched in history along with Jewish fighters such as Benny Leonard and Maxie Rosenbloom. “As a Ukrainian immigrant ..read more

Attacks on Orthodox Jewish men like this are tragically commonplace in New York, but CNN largely ignored this form of violent  antisemitism in its recent special. On August 22, CNN aired a special report with journalist Dana Bash called “Rising Hate: Antisemitism in America. While the program acknowledged that Jew hate comes from both the right and the left, it suggested that most antisemitism comes from White supremacists and ignored out-and-out Jew hatred from the Squad, Louis Farrakhan nor did it highlight the perpetrators of the myriad of attacks specifically targeting Orthodox Jews ..read more

The New York Times is all for “the principle of equality in general” — unless and until it applies to giving equal, fair treatment to Orthodox Jewish views. By Ira Stroll, The Algemeiner “Hebrew is by no means the only language that has been the target of calls for change,” the New York Times concedes somewhere in the middle of a long article about Hebrew. “Many world languages, like French, make every noun either masculine or feminine. And the United Nations has issued guidelines for nondiscriminatory communications in the six official languages of the organization: Arabic, Chinese, English ..read more

Participants in Jerusalem College of Technology Women’s Hackathon created a wide range of groundbreaking technology! By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c A hackathon with a dual goal — solving real problems while encouraging young religious women to enter high-tech professions – produced a device called EasySurf that helps seniors access information online. EasySurf was the top winner in the fifth annual Women’s Hackathon at the Jerusalem College of Technology LevTech Entrepreneurship Center. Geared to Orthodox Jewish students, JCT trains approximately 18 percent of all women studying compute ..read more

German airline Lufthansa barred more than 100 Orthodox Jews from boarding a connecting aircraft at Frankfurt Airport last week over mask dispute. Following a compliance issue with mask requirements, German airline Lufthansa barred more than 100 Orthodox Jews from boarding a connecting aircraft at Frankfurt Airport last week. Although most Jews wore their masks properly, the airline decided to forbid over 100 visibly Jewish passengers from boarding the plane. One passenger shared a video of a conversation with a Lufthansa official at the gate, who confessed that Jews were barred from taking th ..read more

The operator filmed and posted the incident on his Facebook page, saying, “This one’s for you, JC.” By Dion J. Pierre, The Algemeiner A New Jersey snowplow operator has been suspended for intentionally blasting two Orthodox Jews with snow as he drove past them on Saturday in Lakewood, a local outlet reported. On Sunday, Waste Management (WM), one of the largest sanitation companies in the U.S., said employee Donny Larmann was off duty when the incident was filmed and posted to his Facebook page, along with the comment, “This one’s for you JC.” “The hateful conduct depicted in this video is un ..read more

Law- and business-school graduate Ari Epstein will promote bilateral relations between Hungary and Belgium and facilitate engagement on economic, commercial and cultural levels. By Eliana Rudee, JNS.org A Hungarian consulate just opened in Antwerp with Orthodox Jew Ari Epstein inaugurated as its honorary consul. Epstein, a law and INSEAD business-school graduate, is charged with promoting bilateral relations between Hungary and Belgium, and aims to facilitate engagements on an economic, commercial and cultural level with political bodies, commercial organizations, nationals abroad and citizen ..read more

At Council meeting, residents of NJ township decry Orthodox Jewish families moving into area. By Ben Cohen, The Algemeiner A council meeting in the township of Jackson, New Jersey held to discuss concerns about Orthodox Jewish families moving into the area heard one woman accuse councilors of showing bias in favor of the new arrivals, to the detriment of established residents. The woman — who gave her name as Hope and said she had been living in Jackson since 1984 — was animated and angry as she addressed the meeting last Wednesday, breaking down in tears at one point. For much of t ..read more