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The Azria women pose with Michael and dad Max below custom laser-cut chrome floral garlands. Ring, Darlene de Sedle. Bracelet, House of Lavande. Although he travelled constantly for work, Max Azria always made it home in time to say Kiddush on Shabbat. That spiritual element helped the Azrias maintain perspective even in the center of the high-fashion worlds of Paris and LA. Joyce entered the family business at age 18, learning the clothing industry and designing.
From the outside, her life looked impossibly glamorous; she travelled the world, rubbed shoulders with celebrities, but the reality was far different. Her work was thriving but after a few years in the fashion industry something seemed missing.
She first turned to Aish. Joyce started taking classes at her local Chabad center. Learning about the weekly Torah portion started to change the way Joyce looked at her life and the world around her.
Joyce started learning the weekly Torah portion with her young son. They seemed very modern, even though they are timeless. No matter how modern my life felt, every Shabbos I felt like there was a relevant lesson for me.
Joyce and her husband Ilan. Learning about Judaism felt like falling in love. Soon, Joyce, who was divorced, was sharing that love with her new husband, whom her rabbi introduced her to. After she and Ilan married, they made the decision to adopt an Orthodox Jewish lifestyle, moving to an Orthodox neighborhood where they live with their five children.
Joyce believes that becoming an observant Jew has helped her grow not only in her personal life, but professionally as well.
Designing for young women, Joyce is keenly aware of the pressures that girls and young women face to conform to the latest styles. Are they revealing too much? Making you feel insecure? Confidence is central in fashion and confidence really means being comfortable in yourself. Confidence also comes from whom we surround ourselves with, Joyce notes. When we make sure we are surrounded with positive people and mentors, it can help us discover who we really are, and feel confident in projecting that.
She earned a BA at Barnard in Economics. Bonnie is an experienced finance and operations professional who has managed projects in industries ranging from technology start-ups to summer camps. She specializes in creating stable financial infrastructure and using data analytics in both the for-profit and non-profit industries.
Sara Levine is a story and content expert. A writer and producer of audio and cinematic stories, she is passionate about helping quality content find its way to audiences around the world. With a dual degree in film and photography from The Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and over 18 years of photography and video production experience behind him, Elie has produced work for numerous corporations, non-profits and schools, including NBC, Hilton, Yeshiva University, The Maccabeats, and many more.
Working with Jew in the City allows Elie to express his creative side and have a little fun with it. Seth Feldman is an Emmy-award winning television producer and digital news executive. He is currently Head of Content for Straight Arrow News, a digital start-up committed to fair, factual and unbiased journalism.
Jack Abramowitz is the editor of OU Torah www. Chaya is the founder and creative director of Teitel Creative. With close to 10 years of experience in design and marketing Chaya combines her knowledge, inspiration and keen eye for detail to provide custom design solutions along with the highest levels of customer service in the industry. Chanie was born, bred, and continues to live in Borough Park. Zeldy grew up in a very close and tight-knit chasidish community in Brooklyn. She yearned to find her spiritual individuality and gain a deeper emotional and intellectual understanding of G-d.
Zeldy became a certified life coach in order to help others find the same happiness she was able to find on her journey. In her spare time, Zeldy loves to dance and exercise. Before Project Makom she taught children in a local Jewish school.
Zeldy lives in North Jersey with her husband and four beautiful children. Living among a myriad of diverse Jewish communities during her upbringing, she was exposed to people from all walks of Judaism and the many approaches to our Torah. She currently resides in Bergen County with her husband and children.
After encountering his Jewish identity as a young adult at Tufts University, he decided to expand his Jewish education after finishing his college degree in Clinical Psychology at Tufts University in After two years in yeshiva, Ben met his wife, they got married, and they spent a year in Israel learning Torah in Yerushalayim.
They returned to the states so Ben could pursue his dream of becoming a therapist. Beyond his professional interests, he used to play mandolin in a bluegrass band, he ran the Jerusalem marathon, and for some reason he insists on eating quinoa. He is excited to join the Project Makom team to connect with other Jews who strive to find their path. She feels passionate about both subjects which is why she is currently in a full-time program, GPATS, dedicated to learning Torah at an advanced level for Orthodox women.
She also plans to pursue her passion of psychology by training to be a therapist. Tzophia loves broadening her horizons by meeting people from all walks of life, which is why she loves conversing with people about their lives and traveling to see other cultures.
Anna Yolkut spends most of her time in her other roles as Judaic teacher, community rebbetzin, wife and mother. She is the daughter of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, and she was raised with a strong Jewish identity, if not a fully observant lifestyle. As a young teen, inspired by her extended Lubavitch family, as well as local friends in her NJ suburb, with the help of NCSY, she embarked on a journey towards a fully immersive, committed, halachic lifestyle.
That journey included time studying in Israel as well as a degree from Yeshiva University. She has been involved in Jewish education in one way or another ever since. Anna is passionate about the idea of Orthodox Judaism as a big tent with room for many different approaches to serving G-d. She loves raising her family in Pittsburgh, PA, a Jewish community that does its best to embody that idea.
Henchy grew up in a chasidish family, but as a child, her mother and siblings chose a secular lifestyle. Henchy has been exposed to multiple ways of Jewish life while living in Silver Spring, MD where she attended a boarding school due to her choice to remain religious.
Henchy chose to continue her passion for acceptance of all people by pursuing a social work degree and is currently attending a program within Wurzweiler school of social work to attain her MSW. Mayer Fertig is a communications and public relations executive who served in senior communications roles at the American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, the Orthodox Union, and Yeshiva University.
An entrepreneur turned angel investor, Mark has been investing in early-stage ventures full time for the last 5 years. He founded Regah Ventures to invest in visionary entrepreneurs who are transforming the world and improving lives.
Elliot joined Deerfield in to work on structured transactions for the Deerfield Funds. At the firm, he represented investors and issuers in various public company investment transactions, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions and other securities-related transactions and advised investors and issuers on various securities law-related issues.
I love the idea of living in Los Angeles with a balance of city and outdoor activities, but I never really knew what careers in fashion I could find there. Although, the City of Angels is starting to become a major fashion hub with major fashion houses moving to Los Angeles.
Her advice really resonated with me and inspired me. Joyce said no matter where you are in the industry you must work hard, but at the same time be modest about your work. Regardless of what industry you are going into, it is important to know as much about it as you can. So for fashion, knowing resort comes before spring or who is Karl Lagerfeld.
I think having too much knowledge about something is better than not having enough. With all of the industry professionals we met in Los Angeles the biggest thing I took away was to keep learning.
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