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Reporter/editor. Currently at @jewlearn. Previously at @JTANews / @NYJewishWeek. DMs open for stories/tips.

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Jackie Hajdenberg’s Biography

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Jackie Hajdenberg was raised in Orlando and attended Barnard College and Columbia Journalism School in New York. She is currently a reporter at JTA.

Jackie Hajdenberg’s Journalist Portfolio

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The real story of Marty Reisman, who inspired the new Timothée Chalamet movie 'Marty Supreme' - J...

The real story of Marty Reisman, who inspired the new Timothée Chalamet movie 'Marty Supreme' - J...

The real-life "bad boy of ping pong" grew up Jewish on the Lower East Side.

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His first business was The Hip Bagel. For Shelly Fireman, a legendary restaurant empire followed....

His first business was The Hip Bagel. For Shelly Fireman, a legendary restaurant empire followed....

Fireman, who died in October at 93, is known for popularizing Italian cuisine for New York's theater-going cr…

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An immersive dinner takes a culinary journey through the Jewish Diaspora - Jewish Telegraphic Age...

An immersive dinner takes a culinary journey through the Jewish Diaspora - Jewish Telegraphic Age...

Created by a team of Broadway vets, "StoryCourse: Diaspora" details in story and food how four diverse Jewish…

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Jewish vs. feminist: These women say NYC's mayoral election is forcing a painful choice - Jewish ...

Jewish vs. feminist: These women say NYC's mayoral election is forcing a painful choice - Jewish ...

Andrew Cuomo's record with women is weighing on them, alongside Zohran Mamdani's record on Israel.

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In Brooklyn, a Shared Studio Empowers Mizrahi Women Artists

In Brooklyn, a Shared Studio Empowers Mizrahi Women Artists

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Timothée Chalamet doesn't talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an im...

Timothée Chalamet doesn't talk much about his Judaism. But it turns out his grandfather was an im...

The A-list Jewish actor was named after his maternal grandfather, Harold "Hal" Flender, who wrote about the H…

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Articles

Chullin 107 | My Jewish Learning

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Today, Jews ritually wash their hands in many circumstances, including upon waking up in the morning, when leaving a cemetery and, most ubiquitously, before eating a meal. On today’s daf, we catch a glimpse of this ritual in formation. Jewish hand washing originated in the priestly duty to consume sacred food while ritually pure. Notably, priests maintained this purity requirement for eating terumah even after the destruction of the Temple.
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Chullin 97 | My Jewish Learning

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You may know the standard rule of kashrut: If a drop of milk accidentally falls into a pot of meat soup, the soup remains kosher as long as the milk makes up less than 1/60th of the total volume. Today’s daf reveals the origin of this famous “principle of 1/60th” (bitul b’shishim).
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Chullin 91 | My Jewish Learning

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Yesterday we began discussing the prohibition on eating the sciatic nerve of kosher animals, and entered a discussion about whether it is prohibited on both sides or just one. That discussion continues today, diving much deeper into the biblical story that the Torah cites as the origin for the law.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Digital design intern at NBC

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To hold powerful systems accountable by making their actions public

Awards

SNAP International Photo Contest

2018 - Photography

The SNAP International Photo Contest and Exhibition celebrates Barnard students’ creative eye as they explore new places. Received third place in "Cultural Context" category.