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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 650

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'Bachelorette' star Jenn Tran gives a rose to Jewish contestant Jeremy Simon. (Disney/John Fleenor)
August 16, 2024, 11:55 am
‘Bachelorette’ contestant invokes famed great-great-grandfather rabbi on show
Jeremy Simon, vying for the heart of Jenn Tran on current season of reality TV show, is descended from Avraham Dov-Ber Kahana Shapiro, the last chief rabbi of Kovno
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Israeli dog trainer Roni Sagi and her border collie Rhythm perform on America's Got Talent, as seen in this screenshot from their audition video, posted by the show on YouTube. (Screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 14, 2024, 10:49 am
Israeli trainer and her dancing dog wow US TV talent show
Roni Sagi and border collie Rhythm win standing ovation for two-minute routine on America’s Got Talent; dog ‘dances better than human dancers we’ve had on,’ says judge Simon Cowell
By ToI Staff
Nikki Glaser arrives on the red carpet for the 24th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, March 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
May 22, 2023, 4:58 pm
Why Nikki Glaser says her stand-up show in Tel Aviv will be ‘the best of the tour’
The comedian, podcaster and reality TV show star says she has ignored calls to cancel Saturday’s Israel show since ‘I just want to tell jokes for people who want to hear them’
By Amy Spiro
Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom speaks to potential client Cindy Seni in Jerusalem in an episode of 'Jewish Matchmaking.' (Courtesy: Netflix)
April 30, 2023, 9:18 am
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a TV show? ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ set to hit Netflix
Aleeza Ben Shalom, the show’s Israeli-American star, says she hopes viewers around the globe will see Judaism as ‘something to look at, respect and feel something positive towards’
By Amy Spiro
Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom on the first season of Netflix's 'Jewish Matchmaking.' (Courtesy: Netflix)
March 30, 2023, 9:04 pm
Netflix unveils first peek at upcoming ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ show
Set to premiere May 8, dating series featuring Israel-based ‘shadchan’ sees singles of varying religious backgrounds looking for love across continents
By Amy Spiro
Israeli diva Dana International launches docu-reality show about her life, 'Viva la Diva,' from Yes Studios, starting March 2023 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
February 16, 2023, 2:25 pm
Dana International shows & tells nearly all in docu-reality TV
The groundbreaking transgender singer reveals her personal life in ‘Viva La Diva,’ a new series from Yes Studios
By Jessica Steinberg
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
The logo of the original UK version of dating game show "Love Island." (ITV2)
November 30, 2022, 5:04 pm
Popular dating show ‘Love Island’ headed to Israel
Israeli version will include 30 bachelors and bachelorettes in their 20s, who will be sent to an undisclosed location for two months of filming
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces guard during clashes between Jews and Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 19, 2022. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
November 20, 2022, 1:00 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 20: Weekly Bible portion commemorations spark violence in Hebron
Emanuel Fabian on weekend events in Hebron, reopening of a cold case from the First Lebanon War; Amy Spiro on Zohar Argov’s troubling legacy, a 1st Jewish star on ‘Love is Blind’
By ToI Staff
Brennon Lemieux and Alexa Alfia right after meeting for the first time on season 3 of 'Love Is Blind.' (Patrick Wymore/Netflix)
November 17, 2022, 6:25 pm
First Jewish star of ‘Love is Blind’ says antisemitic threats only make her stronger
American-Israeli citizen Alexa Alfia found love and a husband after putting her identity at the forefront during her appearance on Netflix’s wildly popular reality dating show
By Amy Spiro
The 12 contestants on the debut season of Keshet's reality dating show 'The Group.' (Tal Givoni; Eran Levi)
November 9, 2022, 2:02 pm
In Israel everything is via WhatsApp – even a reality TV dating show
A new Keshet series titled ‘The Group’ brings 12 singles together, except they can only communicate via texting and voice notes
By Amy Spiro
The women of 'Bnot Brak' (from left): Simi Hershkop, Ofra Shimoni, Nana Halperin, Esti Socolovski and Yael Silverman. (HOT)
September 11, 2022, 12:15 pm
The Haredi women not afraid to step outside the box — and onto the screen
New HOT reality series ‘Bnot Brak’ debuts Sunday, spotlighting the lives of five ultra-Orthodox women who embrace social media and are eager to show the diversity of Haredi life
By Amy Spiro
Daniel Cruz (left) and Kfir Tsafrir on an episode of "Hakochav Haba" on Keshet 12, August 22, 2022. (Courtesy Keshet)
August 24, 2022, 2:17 pm
Israeli immigration policy takes center stage on reality TV singing contest
Contestant on ‘Rising Star’ highlights plight of his friend, born in Israel to Filipino parents and facing deportation, and reignites longtime debate
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
Contestants on Israel's 'Big Brother' asleep just before an air raid siren sounded in the house on August 7, 2022. (Screenshot)
August 7, 2022, 12:24 pm
Israel’s ‘Big Brother’ contestants awakened by rocket sirens
Competitors on the show, who are normally cut off from outside news, were informed of the ongoing escalation with Gaza after a rocket was intercepted near the ‘Big Brother’ house
By Amy Spiro
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