Bonnie Azoulay
By Bonnie Azoulay
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Fast Forward This haredi Orthodox mom is the face of a new Adidas campaign
(JTA) — In 2016, Beatie Deutsch placed sixth in the Jerusalem half marathon. Watching Deutsch, an Israeli born in America, you would have never guessed that she had taken up running only four months earlier. The following year she ran the Tel Aviv Marathon while seven months pregnant with her fifth child (really!). Even while…
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Food How Shabbat And Holiday Meals Can Be Triggering For Jewish Women with Eating Disorders
When No’a, a 29-year-old Jewish woman in recovery from an eating disorder sits at the Shabbat table every week, she already knows what to expect. “Ritual is something that obviously has a huge place in religion, but it’s also very vital for a lot of people with eating disorders,” she says. From kiddush and motzi…
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The Schmooze When Instagram Took Down Orthodox Fashion Brand’s Pro-Israel Post
When Brooklyn-based Orthodox Jewish sisters Mushky Notik and Mimi Hecht started their brand ‘Mimu Maxi’ in 2014, they couldn’t have imagined their Instagram platform would grow into the success it is today, with over 45K followers. As such, the ‘proud Jewish sisters from Brooklyn’ take to the platform, from time to time, to comment on…
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The Schmooze Marshmallows, Rejoice! Max Greenfield Will Return As Leo In ‘Veronica Mars’ Reboot
For all you OG “Veronica Mars” fans, we have a surprise as sweet as a marshmallow. Last month it was announced that the early 2000s teen murder mystery series, which starred Kristen Bell as the titular investigative popular high schooler, will be rebooted for a limited series on Hulu. In the first season, Veronica’s love…
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The Schmooze Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Addressed by Late Night Comedy Hosts
Late night hosts Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, and many others had a lot to address this week, and very little of it was funny. The denizens of the late night world harnessed their star power to address the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooting during their sets. We at the Schmooze applaud these…
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The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Says Trump Has ‘A Starring Role In Our Current Episode Of Domestic Terrorism’
In the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy Jews and non-Jews alike have taken to social media to express their outrage over the senseless anti-Semitic act. Some blamed the Trump administration’s anti-immigration rhetoric and lawmaking, while others, like celebrities Lena Dunham and Gal Gadot, flooded their twitter with touching words of heartbreak and solace. Comedian…
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The Schmooze Here Are The Best Moments In ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
It’s been almost a year since the first season of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ aired its finale on Amazon Prime. As we wait for Rachel Brosnahan’s character, Mrs. Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel, to return to the comedy stage as a new divorcee and navigate life as a former housewife turned comedian, here are the few details…
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The Schmooze Cardi B Is In Talks to Play Fran Drescher’s Daughter In ‘The Nanny’ Reboot
When we first found out a reboot of “The Nanny” would possibly be gracing our TV screens with iconic celebrity Fran Drescher, we were all ears. “Tell us more!” we shouted in Queens accents from our rooftops, or rather, our office cubicles. The gorgeous nasal voice of Fran Fine (Drescher’s on-screen name) has spoken to…
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