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Aleeza Ben Shalom

Netflix’s ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ Is Coming Soon

Finally, a reality dating show for the Jews!

By Evelyn Frick
Persian Passover Seder

How to Celebrate a Persian Jewish Passover Seder

Hint: It's a food war disguised as a Jewish holiday.

By Maya Mehrara

My Friend Judy Heumann, Jewish Mother of the Disability Rights Movement

Judy had a profound impact on the world I live in as a disabled Jewish woman — but she also had a profound impact on me personally.

By Naomi Hess
Ariel Frenkel

The Most Jewish Episode of ‘The Bachelor’ Almost Didn’t Happen

On a recent episode of 'The Viall Files' podcast, Ariel Frenkel opened up about her decision to talk about Judaism on the reality dating show and feeling "other than."

By Evelyn Frick
Tradwife

A Brief History of Ashkenazi Tradwives

On TikTok, "traditional wives" often demonize the working woman, but back in the shtetls, female breadwinners were the norm.

By Ellery Weil
Zusha Goldin

Celebrity Portrait Photographer Zusha Goldin Has Some Serious Chutzpah

Zusha recently caught up with Hey Alma to talk about his journey from Chabad to LA and the Jewish celebrities he’s dying to work with.

By Evelyn Frick

PASSOVER

Passover Episodes

The 18 Best Passover Episodes on TV

A definitive guide to every Pesach TV episode you can stream right now.

By Evelyn Frick
How to Make Your Seder Cute

How to Make Your Seder Table Cute

We've gathered all the essentials (and a few non-essentials) to zhuz up your Passover experience!

By Hey Alma Staff
prince 2

10 Reasons to Make ‘The Prince of Egypt’ Part of Your Passover Tradition

By Jenna Teplitzky
Velma Dinkley Scooby Doo

Is Velma from ‘Scooby Doo’ Jewish? Let’s Investigate.

Jinkies!

By Thasanya Jayasumana
Kanye West 21 Jump Street

Kanye West Likes the Jews Again. Here’s What Twitter Had to Say.

We can all thank Jonah Hill, a modern day Queen Esther, for this latest development.

By Evelyn Frick

18 THINGS

Brett Goldstein Ted Lasso

18 Things to Know About Jewish Actor Brett Goldstein

The "Ted Lasso" star really, really loves the Muppets.

By Evelyn Frick
Jamie Lee Curtis

18 Things to Know About Jewish Actress Jamie Lee Curtis

The iconic scream queen is godmother to actors Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal!

By Evelyn Frick
Mae Muller

18 Things to Know About Jewish Singer Mae Muller

The 25-year-old Brit will represent the United Kingdom at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest!

By Evelyn Frick

    Meanwhile on the 'gram...

    Follow us for the best Jewish memes in the game (and other things, too, but really, the memes).

    Bring on the tahdig and prepare yourself for a sca Bring on the tahdig and prepare yourself for a scallion battle! Tap the link in bio for Maya Mehrara's (@maya.mehrara) complete guide to celebrating a Persian Jewish seder, AKA "a food war disguised as a Jewish holiday!"
    Jewish reality TV fans rejoice!!! 🙌 Jewish Matc Jewish reality TV fans rejoice!!! 🙌 Jewish Matchmaking,” a spin-off of “Indian Matchmaking,” is coming to Netflix! Per E! News, the show centers on Philadelphia-based matchmaker and dating coach Aleeza Ben Shalom as she sets up American and Israeli Jewish singles on shidduchim, or marriage dates. ⁠
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“I’m not your granny’s matchmaker!” Aleeza teases in the trailer, adding that the show will “tap into ancient wisdom and apply it to modern love.” ⁠
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Tap the link in bio for everything we know so far about the show and to prepare for its premiere on May 3rd!
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    "⁠Judy was proud to be Jewish; she knew that rel "⁠Judy was proud to be Jewish; she knew that religious spaces were important and pushed her own synagogue and others to better incorporate accessibility into their practices. It meant so much to me to see a successful disabled Jewish woman who was proud of all her identities. Her Jewish faith helped inspire her to give back and improve world, adhering to the principle of tikkun olam. Judy knew that even though she helped create the disability rights movement, we’d be the ones to continue it, and she did all she could to assist us along the way."⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Naomi Hess (@naomihess17) on activist Judy Heumann's mentorship and legacy.
    such a flex (@/onthemainline)⁠ ⁠ ⁠ image des such a flex (@/onthemainline)⁠
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image description: a tweet that reads, "'the best waltzers are still Jewish maidens.' 1838"⁠ and a photo of text that reads, "On the contrary, we verily believe that the waltz is the purest and most fashionable of dances. It is generally believed that the original movements of the Hebrews were similar to the waltz, and that these words in Genesis [Hebrew characters] describe the waltz. The modern Hebrews gave the waltz to the Germans, and the best waltzers are still Jewish maidens."
    "The ideal of 19th-century Ashkenazi femininity wa "The ideal of 19th-century Ashkenazi femininity wasn’t a stay-at-home homemaker — she was a breadwinner. While many gentile interpretations of Proverbs 31 focus on the virtuous woman’s bringing honor to her husband, Jewish scholars also noted what her day-to-day life actually entailed. The virtuous woman was one who was a fair employer, who owned commercial land holdings and who engaged in trade. In short, the virtuous woman was a businesswoman.⁠
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Looking back at the hardworking businesswomen of the shtetls of Eastern Europe, it’s impossible not to admire their toughness, their determination and their intellect, and how they used all three to keep their families alive."⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Ellery Weil on the new #TradWife lifestyle trend and the generations of Jewish working women.
    sending thoughts and prayers to our ashki pals 🫶(@carly_weinstein) 

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    “I was debating [discussing my Jewish identity] “I was debating [discussing my Jewish identity] a lot because I also had this fear of, if I’m going to be the first outspoken person on the show that is Jewish, if I don’t come off in a great light, people might have a problem with — that might cause a surge in some sort of negative feeling towards Jews. Or if my family comes off a certain way, that could cause a negative kind of trope around a Jewish family. I feel like I had to be very particular in the way I spoke and holding myself to a certain standard in that conversation." ⁠
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Tap the link in bio for more on "Bachelor" contestant Ariel Frenkel and all that she revealed while on former Bachelor Nick Viall's “The Viall Files” podcast!
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link in bio for more on the Torah Teacher Aesthetic and @voguemagazine's recent declaration that fashion "seems to have enrolled in Talmud class.”
    "I showed up to the Tribeca Film Festival with som "I showed up to the Tribeca Film Festival with some business cards I had printed and in a t-shirt and jeans and a yarmulke. I felt out of place — at that time I was still very much within the Crown Heights community. But I just started introducing myself to directors, producers, everyone. Like, 'Hi, my name is Zusha Goldin. I’m a portrait photographer. I’d love to work with you. Here’s my business card.'⁠
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I feel like my story can be summed up with having the brazenness to believe that I belong in any room that I walk into. You have to tangibly believe that something is a possibility for you for it to transpire.⁠"⁠
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Tap the link in bio for Evelyn Frick's (@efrix_) chat with 23-year-old photographer Zusha Goldin (@zushagoldin).

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