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My Unorthodox Life

File: MK Bezalel Smotrich, center, waves an Israeli flag during the annual 'Flags March' next to Damascus Gate, outside Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
December 4, 2022, 1:45 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 4: There’s a new sheriff in the West Bank — MK Bezalel Smotrich
Settlements reporter Jeremy Sharon delves into the ramifications of the coalition deals with 3 far-right parties; news editor Amy Spiro on ‘My Unorthodox Life 2’
By ToI Staff
Julia Haart in an episode of season two of 'My Unorthodox Life' on Netflix. (Netflix)
December 1, 2022, 3:47 pm
Messy divorce, religious battles headline season 2 of Netflix’s ‘My Unorthodox Life’
Julia Haart says she refused to turn off cameras even at her ‘lowest point’; after season 1, sister cut off contact due to pressure from community: ‘She didn’t want to be a pariah’
By Amy Spiro
Julia Haart and her family compete on 'Celebrity Family Feud,' hosted by comedian Steve Harvey, August 14, 2022. (ABC/Christopher Willard via JTA)
August 16, 2022, 9:29 am
‘My Unorthodox Life’ family donates game show prize to anti-child marriage cause
Citing Orthodox Jewish community norms, celebrity Jewish family gives $25,000 to VOW for Girls, a nonprofit that aims to eliminate marriages involving girls under 18
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Julia Haart and her youngest son, Aron Hendler. (Courtesy: Netflix)
February 11, 2022, 8:45 pm
Haart family roiled by drama as filming starts in season 2 of ‘My Unorthodox Life’
Formerly Orthodox fashion mogul who is star of Netflix series fired from talent agency as cameras roll, files to divorce husband for alleged abuse
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Batsheva Haart and Ben Weinstein attend as Elite World Group and Julia Haart celebrate the premiere of Netflix's "My Unorthodox Life" at The Public Square and Gardens at The Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards on July 15, 2021 in New York City. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Elite World Group via JTA)
November 20, 2021, 3:38 am
‘My Unorthodox Life’ couple Batsheva and Ben split
Weinstein and Haart confirm the speculation with a joint statement reiterating a theme of the show — that their marriage at just 19 had been a strain
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women work on computers at their desks in the Comax software company office in the central city of Holon near Tel Aviv, on April 17, 2016. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
September 12, 2021, 3:32 am
Netflix’s ‘My Unorthodox Life’ spurs Orthodox women to talk about their lives
The show has prompted a remarkable response from ultra-Orthodox women, participating in an unprecedented public social media campaign to tell their own stories
By Jessica Roda and Alexandra Stankovich
Julia Haart with her children Batsheva, Miriam and Shlomo in Atlanta in 2002. (Courtesy Elite World Group)
July 24, 2021, 6:44 am
Julia Haart of ‘My Unorthodox Life’: ‘I love being a Jew, I hate fundamentalism’
In the 2nd installment of a JTA interview, the fashionista who has roiled the Orthodox Jewish world with her new reality show fires back at critics, saying she loves her tradition
By Shira Hanau
Julia Haart is interviewed backstage during a La Perla fashion show in New York City, February 9, 2017. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images via JTA)
July 21, 2021, 4:12 pm
Julia Haart tells ‘My Unorthodox Life’ critics: Watch before you judge me
Rejecting claims that the show promotes anti-Orthodox or antisemitic rhetoric, the reality star says her goal is to help women find their voices within Judaism
By Shira Hanau
Julia Haart of 'My Unorthodox Life' conducts a work meeting. (Courtesy Netflix)
July 19, 2021, 2:31 pm
From frum to fashion week: Julia Haart’s ‘Unorthodox’ journey burns up Netflix
With her new reality series ‘My Unorthodox Life’ making waves around the world, the born-again style mogul wants viewers to know that she still feels deeply connected to Judaism
By Amy Spiro
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