Jamie Geller

Jamie Geller
Jamie Geller at the White House
Born (1978-05-29) 29 May 1978 (age 46)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States (birthplace), Israel (naturalized)[citation needed]
Alma materNew York University
Occupation(s)Cookbook Author, Marketing Executive, Entrepreneur, Television Producer
Years active2007–present
Known forJewish cuisine
Notable workJoy of Kosher with Jamie Geller
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
GenreCooking
Subscribers46k[1]
Total views8.4 million[1]
Last updated: September 1, 2024
Websitejamiegeller.com

Jamie Geller (Hebrew: ג'יימי גלר, born May 29, 1978) is the Chief Media and Marketing Officer at Aish.[2] She is also a best-selling cookbook author,[3] celebrity chef, television producer and businesswoman. She is an author of 8 cookbooks[4] and the founder of Kosher Media Network (now called Kosher Network International).[5][6] In 2010, the network launched the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller online cooking show, print magazine and PBS Chanukah special.[7] She has been called "The Kosher Rachael Ray" by the Miami Herald,[8] and the Queen of Kosher.[9][10] Geller has sold close to 100,000 cookbooks.[11][12]

Biography

Jamie Geller at IDF Base

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.[13] In August 2012, Geller made aliyah to Israel and settled in Beit Shemesh.[9][10][13][14][15][16]

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.[9][10][14]

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 8 books, a website with over 10,000 recipes and videos with over 1 billion views.[17][18]

In 2021, Geller launched a product line of spices, honey, pilaf and the like.[19]

In 2021, Geller partnered with Aish to create a media network. Geller was named as Aish’s new Chief Media and Marketing Officer.[20] She also writes recipes for kosher.com.[21]

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.[22]

Published works

  • Quick & Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing (2007, Feldheim Publishers)[21]
  • Quick & Kosher: Meals in Minutes (2010, Feldheim Publishers)
  • Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller (a magazine)
  • Joy of Kosher: Fast, Fresh Family Recipes (2013, William Morrow)
  • No Mistaking Baking: 85+ foolproof, fail proof, perfect every time recipes (2018)
  • Jamie Geller's Brisket 101 (2018)
  • Jewlish by Jamie (2020, Feldheim Publishers)
  • 28 Day Joy of Kosher Challenge (2020, Blurb)
  • Farmer’s Kitchen: 50 Recipes Celebrating Israel’s Veggies and Their Growers (2022)

References

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