Jamie Geller ( he, ג'יימי גלר, born May 29, 1978) is the Chief Media and Marketing Officer at Aish. She is also a best-selling cookbook author,

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, television producer and businesswoman. She is an author of 8 cookbooks and the founder of Kosher Media Network (now called Kosher Network International).In 2010, the network launched the ''Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller'' online cooking show, print magazine and PBS Chanukah special. She has been called "The Kosher

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" by the Miami Herald. and the ''Queen of Kosher'': Geller has sold close to 100,000 cookbooks.

Early life and education

Geller was born in

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and raised in a Jewish home in Abington, Pennsylvania. She attended

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High School. At

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Geller studied broadcast journalism and Hebrew

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and

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and graduated magna cum laude,

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in May 1999. Geller is a

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, having embraced

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and traditional Jewish religious practice in her early 20s.

Career

Before writing her first cookbook, Geller was a writer and television producer for

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, Entertainment News, the

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, and a senior writer/producer and marketing executive for HBO. 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. In 2021, Geller launched a product line of spices, honey, pilaf and the like. In 2021, Geller partnered with Aish to create a media network. Geller was named as Aish’s new Chief Media and Marketing Officer. 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.

Published works

*''Quick & Kosher Recipes from the Bride Who Knew Nothing'' (2007, Feldheim Publishers) *''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) ''

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'' noted that she "writes recipes for kosher.com."

Personal life

In August 2012, Geller made aliyah to Israel and settled in Beit Shemesh.

References

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