Michelle Honig
By Michelle Honig
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Life Is Jewish Fashion Blogging Unethical?
On a recent sunny morning, a friend of mine was scrolling through her Instagram, when she received a DM (direct message for you non-Instagram folks) from a modest Jewish fashion blogger. “Hey, I love your creations,” the message went. “Would love to collab and feature you on my page.” The fashion blogger wanted my friend,…
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Life 4 Jewish It-Brands To See (And Be Seen) At New York Fashion Week
Labor Day weekend is over, the air has not yet crisped and the last vestiges of summer desperately claws on, screaming hot air as it takes its last dying breath. In other words, it’s New York Fashion Week. When hordes of stylish men and women from around the world will descend on these asphalt streets,…
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Food Best New Kosher Packaged Foods
These are the nominees for the Forward Food Choice Award for best new kosher food product. Learn more about the awards and vote for your favorites here. Bertinelli Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese In 2015, the Bertinelli farm became the first in the world to produce an authentic wheel of Parmigiano-Reggiano made according to kosher laws under the…
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Food We Tried These 6 Obscure Jewish Foods So You Don’t Have To
Ashkenazi Jewish food is having a comeback. Once thought to be a dying breed, Jewish “kosher style” delis have become a foodie favorite, with spots that “redefine” Jewish food sprouting up across the country. But while Ashkenazi Jewish foods like bagels and chicken soup have achieved mainstream acceptance, there are many Jewish foods that are…
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Life Seriously, Orthodox Women: It’s Time To Shed The Shell — Here’s How
On Tuesday, I wrote a piece about how Orthodox women should stop wearing shells. It did not go over well with many Orthodox readers. But I stand by what I wrote. It needed to be said. You don’t have to listen to me or care about my opinion. And you have every right to continue…
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Food Idaho Jewish Prisoners Can Now Get Kosher Food
Four Jews locked up in Idaho prisons will finally be able to eat kosher. A federal judge has ruled that Idaho’s Department of Correction is required to provide kosher meals in all of its facilities. After the prisoners were only able to consume fruit and matzah during Passover because they were not provided with kosher…
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Life Why This Orthodox Layering Trend Has To Stop
Perhaps no other garment defines religious Jewish women as much as the shell — the tightly-fitting layering top used to make immodest clothes modest. And no other brand has come to personify the shell as much as the Turkish brand Kiki Riki. Kiki Riki has become so synonymous with the layering shell, that many frum…
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Fast Forward Miu Miu Removes Obscene Jewish Star Dress Amid Social Media Uproar
After a customer at a Holt Renfrew boutique in Canada posted on social media about a dress with a star patch that looked disturbingly similar to the Magen David Jews were forced to wear under the Nazi regime, Miu Miu has decided to remove the offending garments from stores. According to an email statement from…
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