Jerusalemite of the Week
Dr. Maurit Beeri: Changing the world for the better, one patient at a time
Jerusalemite of the Week: Dr. Maurit Beeri heads the Alyn Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, helping scores of children dealing with physical disabilities or injury recovery.
Dr. Gene Shlomo Plotkin: A chiropractor in the zone
Goldie Katz: The proud punk Zionist finding her home in Israel
Eyal Gur: Fighting in Jerusalem for Israel's democratic, religious, Zionist values
Nadav Schwartz: Fighting for LGBTQ+ acceptance among religious Jews
Jerusalemite of the week: A religious Jew who has been out as a gay man for 15 years now, Nadav Schwartz is a passionate activist who fights for the reconciliation of religious and queer identities.
Adara Peskin Shalem: The foraging expert who fights for LGBTQ+ awareness in Orthodox circles
Jerusalemite of the Week: Adara Peskin Shalem turned foraging for food to save money into a profitable business. Now she's also fighting for LGBTQ+ awareness in her Orthodox Jewish community.
Shmuel Zimmer: The Jerusalem wedding planner who does the impossible
Jerusalemite of the Week: Wedding planning is a meticulous and detailed art form, and doing it yourself is a major challenge. But Shmuel Zimmer of Teva Events does the impossible.
Jack Thorpe Baker: A British ballet sensation finds his second chance in Jerusalem
Jerusalemite of the Week: Jack Thorpe Baker had a star-studded career in ballet, before dropping it at age 24. But after being drawn to Israel, he has made his comeback nearly 12 years later.
Ro Oranim: A transformative journey of ideals and values in Israel
Jerusalemite of the Week: Ro Oranim's journey has been an eventful one. In Jerusalem sat down with her to hear all about it.
Nechama Goldman-Barash: A guiding light for women's voices in Halacha
Jerusalemite of the Week: Nechama Goldman-Barash has become a guiding light regarding the Jewish laws of gender, sexuality, marriage, and more.
Rivka Bodenheim: Getting Jerusalem’s brides and grooms ready for their big day
Jerusalemite of the week: Brides and grooms alike want to look their best, and makeup artists like Rivka Bodenheim help them do just that.
India Abraham: Healing physical and psychological scars through medical tattooing
Jerusalemite of the week: India Abraham is a practitioner of medical tattooing who had already helped scores of people before Oct. 7, but her work has taken on even greater significance since then.
Amir Blum: Bringing video game development to Jerusalem
Jerusalemite of the Week: MakeGamesJLM is a community of indie video game developers operating out of Jerusalem, and Amir Blum is at the center of this community.
Rabbi Ido Pachter: Making a new tradition of Jewish law for modern Israel
Jerusalemite of the Week: Rabbi Ido Pachter of Beit Midrash LeMa'ase is attempting to reframe how we approach Jewish law to create something new: Halachat Yisraeli (Israeli Jewish law).
Tuni Cohen: Living the dream of living, raising a family in Israel
Jerusalemite of the Week: For Tuni Cohen, moving to Israel was a dream come true. Raising a special and amazing family made it even better.
