Jamie Geller

Jamie Geller (born May 29, 1978) is an Israeli-American food writer, celebrity chef, television producer and businesswoman. She is an author of several cookbooks and the founder of the Kosher Media Network. In 2010 KMN launched Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller. Geller hosts online cooking shows called the "Joy of Kosher" cooking series. She has been called "The Kosher Rachael Ray" by the Miami Herald.[1] and the Queen of Kosher:[2][3]

Jamie Geller
Born (1978-05-29) 29 May 1978
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipIsrael
Alma materNew York University
OccupationFood writer, chef, television producer
Years active2007 – present
Known forJewish cuisine
Notable work
Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
GenreCooking
Subscribers32.2 thousand
Total views5.9 million
Updated: June 27, 2020
Websitejoyofkosher.com

Early life and education

Geller was born in Philadelphia and raised in a Jewish home in Abington, Pennsylvania. She attended Akiba Hebrew Academy High School. At New York University Geller studied Broadcast Journalism and Hebrew language and literature and graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa in May 1999. Geller is a baalat teshuva, having embraced Orthodox Judaism and traditional Jewish religious practice in her early 20s.[4]

Career

Before writing her first cookbook, Geller was a writer and television producer for CNN, Entertainment News, the Food Network, and a senior writer/producer and marketing executive for HBO.[2][3][5]

In 2007, Geller published Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (ISBN 978-1-60094-053-8) (Feldheim Publishers). The book chronicles her experience of choosing Orthodox Judaism, her marriage and learning to cook. In 2010 Geller published Quick & Kosher: Meals in Minutes (Feldheim Publishers). She didn't know how to cook before she got married but learned out of necessity. In over 15 years of experience, she's published 6 books, a website with 10K recipes and a YouTube channel with over 165 million views.[6]

In 2012, Geller made aliyah with her husband and children. The family lives in Beit Shemesh.[7]

Published works
  • Quick & Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (2007, Feldheim Publishers)[8]
  • Quick & Kosher: Meals in Minutes (2010, Feldheim Publishers)
  • Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller (a magazine)

The New York Times noted that she "writes recipes for kosher.com."[8]

Personal life

In August 2012, Geller made aliyah to Israel and settled in Beit Shemesh.[2][3][4][5][9][10]

References
  1. Ellen Kanner. "Who Knew Kosher Was Easy?" The Miami Herald (November 29, 2007): 7E.
  2. Fleisher, Malkah. "US Queen of Kosher: "I'm a Jewish Person and it's the Jewish Homeland, and I Want to Go Home!"".
  3. Maltz, Judy (August 21, 2012). "The Queen of Kosher Cuisine Cooks Up a New Life in Israel" – via Haaretz.
  4. "Account Suspended". www.jewocity.com.
  5. Geller, Jamie. "Jamie Geller To Make Aliyah - Follow Jamie to Israel". Jamie Geller.
  6. Nyblom, Daniel (August 26, 2019). "Jamie Geller Interview: the Joy of Kosher and Culinary Beginnings".
  7. Aliyah: Behind The Scenes Part 2
  8. Joan Nathan (November 23, 2010). "To Revive Jewish Dishes, Some Cooks Look to the Shtetl". The New York Times.
  9. Rahel Musleah (9 December 2012). "A New Beginning for Kosher Chef Jamie Geller". Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  10. Malkah Fleisher (August 2, 2012). "US Queen of Kosher: "I'm a Jewish Person and it's the Jewish Homeland, and I Want to Go Home!"". Jewish Press. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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