Jamie Geller Explained

Jamie E Geller
Birth Date:1978 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Citizenship:United States (birthplace), Israel (naturalized)
Alma Mater:New York University
Occupation:Cookbook Author, Marketing Executive, Entrepreneur, Television Producer
Years Active:2007–present
Known For:Jewish cuisine
Notable Works:Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller
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Channel Name:joyofkosher
Channel Display Name:Jamie Geller
Years Active:2010–present
Genre:Cooking
Subscribers:41.8 thousand
Views:over 1 billion
Stats Update:August 7, 2022

Jamie Geller (Hebrew: ג'יימי גלר, born May 29, 1978) is the Chief Media and Marketing Officer at Aish.[1] She is also a best-selling cookbook author,[2] celebrity chef, television producer and businesswoman. She is an author of 8 cookbooks[3] and the founder of Kosher Media Network (now called Kosher Network International).[4] [5] In 2010, the network launched the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller online cooking show, print magazine and PBS Chanukah special.[6] She has been called "The Kosher Rachael Ray" by the Miami Herald.[7] and the Queen of Kosher:[8] [9] Geller has sold close to 100,000 cookbooks.[10] [11]

Biography

Jamie 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.[12] In August 2012, Geller made aliyah to Israel and settled in Beit Shemesh.[13] [14]

Media and food-writing 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.[15]

In 2007, Geller published Quick and Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (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 8 books, a website with over 10,000 recipes and videos with over 1 billion views.[16] [17]

In 2021, Geller launched a product line of spices, honey, pilaf and the like.[18]

In 2021, Geller partnered with Aish to create a media network. Geller was named as Aish’s new Chief Media and Marketing Officer.[19] She also writes recipes for kosher.com.[20]

Kosher Network International which includes JamieGeller.com, @jamiegeller, and @jewlishbyjamie, was named the No. 1 global kosher food media company and Jewish food network. The Jewish food and lifestyle brands have over 2 million followers across social media.[21]

Published works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aish and Jewlish enter into a strategic partnership, making Aish the #1 global Jewish food media brand . JNS. 7 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 'Jewish Rachael Ray' Love Story Led To Israeli Recipes. 7 August 2017. Forward. 7 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Podcast: Come for the cabbage, stay for the fennel, says cooking maven Jamie Geller . Times of Israel. 7 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Aish Leadership . Aish. 7 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Aish and Jewlish enter into a strategic partnership, making Aish the #1 global Jewish food media brand . 15 June 2022 . Wasece Foods. 7 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller: Chanukkah Special airs Nov. 24 on WCNY. 22 November 2013 . WCNY. 18 September 2022.
  7. Ellen Kanner. "Who Knew Kosher Was Easy?" The Miami Herald (November 29, 2007): 7E.
  8. Web site: US Queen of Kosher: "I'm a Jewish Person and it's the Jewish Homeland, and I Want to Go Home!". Malkah. Fleisher. 2 August 2012 .
  9. News: The Queen of Kosher Cuisine Cooks Up a New Life in Israel. Judy. Maltz. August 21, 2012. Haaretz.
  10. Web site: Jamie Geller, the 'Kosher Rachael Ray,' Dresses Up Simple Family Meals . 9 October 2013 . Tablet Mag. 7 August 2022.
  11. News: Jewish World The Queen of Kosher Cuisine Cooks Up a New Life in Israel. Haaretz. 7 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Account Suspended. www.jewocity.com.
  13. Web site: A New Beginning for Kosher Chef Jamie Geller . 9 December 2012. February 7, 2013 . Rahel Musleah.
  14. Web site: US Queen of Kosher: "I'm a Jewish Person and it's the Jewish Homeland, and I Want to Go Home!" . Jewish Press . August 2, 2012 . February 7, 2013 . Malkah Fleisher.
  15. News: Jamie Geller To Make Aliyah - Follow Jamie to Israel. Jamie. Geller. Jamie Geller. 25 June 2012 .
  16. Web site: Jamie Geller Interview: the Joy of Kosher and Culinary Beginnings. Daniel. Nyblom. August 26, 2019.
  17. Web site: Heads Up with Jamie Geller. 9 September 2021. TheUS.TV. 7 August 2022.
  18. Web site: Jewish Chicago: The JUF Magazine . JUF. 7 August 2022.
  19. Web site: 'Queen of Kosher' Jamie Geller to spearhead Global Jewish Media Initiative . JNS. 8 September 2022.
  20. News: Joan Nathan . November 23, 2010 . To Revive Jewish Dishes, Some Cooks Look to the Shtetl . .
  21. Web site: Aish's Jamie Geller makes Shavuot meals quick and easy . Jewish Standard. 15 September 2022.

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