Shraga Simmons

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Shraga Simmons
Born (1961-07-01) July 1, 1961 (age 62)
media coverage of the Arab-Israeli conflict
TitleRabbi

Shraga Simmons (born 1 July 1961) is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, journalist, filmmaker, brand builder and leader in Torah-themed marketing. He is the co-founder of Aish.com, the educational website and co-founder of HonestReporting, the pro-Israel media watch group. He is also founder and director of the online Torah academy JewishPathways.com.

Biography

Simmons was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. After graduating from the

rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He served three years as Director of Outreach for Aish HaTorah in Los Angeles
.

Jewish education

He was a close student of

Ask the Rabbi" series featured on various websites;[6]
courses on Brachot, Middot, Jewish History; "Shraga's Weekly" on Chumash; reporting for Ami magazine and Mishpacha magazine; and hundreds of essays on spirituality, translated into 10 languages.

Zionist activism

Simmons is an activist in matters regarding media bias relating to the

New York Times, CNN and much of the British media.[8]

In 2006 he produced a short film "Photo Fraud in Lebanon" which became the first Jewish-themed video to register 5 million views.[9] In 2009 he produced a video which exposed glaring inconsistencies in media coverage of the Gaza flotilla raid.[10]

In 2012 he wrote, directed and produced a short Internet film, The Red Line, explaining the urgency of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.[citation needed]

In 2017 he wrote, directed and produced Jerusalem: Unite or Divide?, a film and marketing campaign to promote the 50th anniversary of reunified Jerusalem.[citation needed]

Books

  • David & Goliath: The Explosive Inside Story of Media Bias in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Emesphere. 2012. .
  • Thumbs Up!, stories and teachings of Rabbi Noah Weinberg and Rabbi Kalman Packouz. Shabbat Shalom. 2023. ..

Simmons has co-edited five collections of articles which originally appeared on Aish.com:

Articles

References

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  2. ^ "Rabbi's Sermons – Does Judaism Allow Cloning?". Mishkan Torah Synagogue. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ Kazilsky, Amy (8 January 2009). "Genesis Reads Like a Sibling Rivalry Primer". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  4. ^ Memberg, Fran. "Organ Donation, a Lifesaving Mitzvah: Beth Jacob Member Needs a Kidney". Atlanta Jewish News. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ^ Haist, Paul (15 November 2008). "Chosen Pets: May Fido have the lobster?". Jewish Review. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  6. ^ "Second Look". torah.org. 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  7. ^ Gerstenfeld, Manfred; Green, Ben (Fall 2004). "Watching the Pro-Israel Media Watchers". Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  8. ^ "David & Goliath: The explosive inside story of media bias in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict".
  9. ^ David House, "A Picture is Worth... Ah...", Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 27, 2006.
  10. ^ Chottiner, Lee. "U.S. Jews play 'historic role' in campaigning for Israel". The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved 9 February 2011.

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