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The writers and stars of Soon By You, the popular web series that’s basically Friends with modern Orthodox Jews, return to the show to update us on their latest season.
Leah Gottfried, the director, screenwriter and actor behind the popular Modern Orthodox dating sitcom web series “Soon By You,” says she has received ample praise from the show’s conservative viewer base for keeping the series “kosher.”
When Soon By You, a comic web series, started its life as a 15-minute film in 2016, the prospect of a series seemed unattainable—though “it was certainly a dream,” says creator Leah Gottfried.
“Soon By You” makes liberal use of Ms. Gottfried’s own dating experiences. It features a lot of confused men.
Leah Gottfried is documenting the complex love lives of an often overlooked community.
‘Soon By You’ follows six singles navigating the religious dating scene of New York’s Upper West Side. But you don’t have to be Orthodox, let alone Jewish, to enjoy the show.
It’s the kosher version of “Friends”: a Web series about six 20-something, Upper West Side singles navigating their way past irritating roommates, overbearing relatives and technological mishaps.
Leah discussed how “Soon By You” uses comedy to get to the root of serious issues.
Guest writer Leah Gottfried reports on how she paved her own path to pursuing her passions
“My mother grew up without a lot of agency, with little say in what happened to her in her life.
Leah Gottfried, Stern College ’14, has shaken up mainstream media with her creation and production of the hit web series, “Soon By You” – a sitcom about the realistic joys and challenges of Modern Orthodox dating.
Leah Gottfried, producer and actress in the hit web series “soon by you” discusses her Journey to achieving her dreams despite what others said or thought.
In this episode Leah and Elad discuss how art can model healthy communication. And, of course, how it can save the world.
In just two years, “Soon By You,” a comedic web series about Orthodox Jews dating in New York City airing on YouTube has attracted close to 8,500 subscribers.
“Soon By You” is a wildly buzzed-about web-series about a group of shiny haired Orthodox Jews and Jewesses looking for love on the dirty dirty Upper West Side. I had heard of the show, which was created by one of the show’s stars, Leah Gottfried, who bases it on her own experiences as a single Orthodox woman.
When David and Sarah, both Modern Orthodox Jews, meet on a blind date, the two hit it off instantly.
Nachum welcomed Leah Gottfried and Danny Hoffman, creator, co-writers and cast members of the hit web series “Soon By You” to this morning’s JM in the AM to preview tomorrow night’s premiere of Episode 5 of the series.
The team behind ‘Soon By You,’ a web series about dating while modern Orthodox, and Rod Dreher’s Benedict Option
People often ask if I’m running out of story ideas for my web series “Soon By You”, which centers on Orthodox Jews dating in New York. I laugh. And then I cry. I have stories for days.
Leah Gottfried, creator of Soon By You, joins us this week to talk about balancing an orthodox life in the secular creative world and a creative life in the orthodox world.
לאה גוטפריד, צעירה אורתודוכסית מודרנית, הפיקה סדרת יוטיוב על עולם הדייטינג המסובך שלה ונדהמה כשזו הפכה ללהיט יוטיוב
Oh, to be young and single and Jewish in New York City