Jerusalemite of the Week

Dr. Gene Shlomo Plotkin: A chiropractor in the zone

Jerusalemite of the Week: Dr. Gene Shlomo Plotkin is one of Israel's few chiropractors, and the only one in the country who practices the Zone Technique.

Dr. Gene Shlomo Plotkin
Goldie Katz

Goldie Katz: The proud punk Zionist finding her home in Israel

 Eyal Gur

Eyal Gur: Fighting in Jerusalem for Israel's democratic, religious, Zionist values

 Nadav Schwartz

Nadav Schwartz: Fighting for LGBTQ+ acceptance among religious Jews


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.

 Adara Peskin Shalem

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.

 Wedding planner Shmuel Zimmer of Teva Events.

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.

 Jack Thorpe Baker is seen performing with the Jerusalem Ballet in 'Houdini: The Other Side of Magic.'

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.

 Ro Oranim

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.

 Nechama Goldman-Barash.

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.

 Rivka Bodenheim.

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.

 Medical tattoo artist India Abraham.

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.

 Amir Blum

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).

 Rabbi Ido Pachter is seen alongside colleagues at Beit Midrash LeMa'ase in Jerusalem.

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.

 Tuni Cohen

'The highest level of music can only exist in Israel': An interview with Sharona Deri

Jerusalemite of the Week: The Jewish people have an incredibly diverse tradition of music throughout the Diaspora. Immigrants brought them to Israel, and Sharona Deri preserves them.

 Sharona Deri