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'''''Mishpacha''''' ({{lang-he|משפחה}}, "Family") is the flagship publication of The Mishpacha Group. The brand produces magazines both in English and in Hebrew as well as several auxiliary publications and products, reaching many Orthodox Jewish readers across the globe on a weekly basis. <ref>http://www.amimagazine.org/</ref>
'''''Mishpacha''''' ({{lang-he|משפחה}}, "Family") is the flagship publication of The Mishpacha Group. The brand produces magazines both in English and in Hebrew as well as several auxiliary publications and products, reaching many Orthodox Jewish readers across the globe on a weekly basis. <ref>http://www.amimagazine.org/</ref> Various editors and writers have left Mishpacha to found the more popular [[Ami (magazine)]] which has become the leading publication in the Jewish community.


The weekly English magazine package includes titular flagship publication Mishpacha as well as women's magazine Family First, food section Family Table, and youth magazine Mishpacha Junior/TeenPages. Expanded holiday editions include Calligraphy, a journal of curated fiction, scholarly journal Kolmus, and various additions covering special interest themes.
The weekly English magazine package includes titular flagship publication Mishpacha as well as women's magazine Family First, food section Family Table, and youth magazine Mishpacha Junior/TeenPages. Expanded holiday editions include Calligraphy, a journal of curated fiction, scholarly journal Kolmus, and various additions covering special interest themes.

Revision as of 21:51, 26 November 2017

Mishpacha
CategoriesNews magazine
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation50 000
PublisherThe Mishpacha Group
FounderEliyahu Paley
Founded1984
Based inIsrael
LanguageEnglish, Hebrew
Websitehttp://www.mishpacha.com/
OCLC57819059

Mishpacha (Hebrew: משפחה, "Family") is the flagship publication of The Mishpacha Group. The brand produces magazines both in English and in Hebrew as well as several auxiliary publications and products, reaching many Orthodox Jewish readers across the globe on a weekly basis. [1] Various editors and writers have left Mishpacha to found the more popular Ami (magazine) which has become the leading publication in the Jewish community.

The weekly English magazine package includes titular flagship publication Mishpacha as well as women's magazine Family First, food section Family Table, and youth magazine Mishpacha Junior/TeenPages. Expanded holiday editions include Calligraphy, a journal of curated fiction, scholarly journal Kolmus, and various additions covering special interest themes.

The weekly Hebrew magazine package includes the flagship Hebrew Mishpacha magazine and newspaper, as well as women's magazine Betoch HaMishpacha and children's magazine Yeladim. The package expands on a monthly basis with the addition of the Hebrew Kolmus and culinary magazine Te'imot, as well as occasional topic-specific special additions.

History

The Mishpacha Publishing Group was founded in 1984 with the publication of the original Hebrew Mishpacha magazine. Publisher and CEO Eli Paley teamed with Rabbi Moshe Grylak towards the goal of producing a magazine that would serve as a conduit for the exchange of ideas and values between the varying streams within Jewish orthodoxy,[2] among them the Hasidic, Yeshivish, Sephardic, and Modern Orthodox communities. With no other weekly or monthly magazines geared towards Orthodox Jewish readership, Mishpacha quickly gained popularity, in effect launching the Jewish Orthodox magazine industry.[3]

The English Mishpacha launched in 2004 with a weekly package including the flagship Mishpacha Magazine and Mishpacha Junior. Mishpacha was the first full-color weekly magazine targeting the Anglo-Orthodox population worldwide, with the standalone children's magazine also serving as an innovation. Family First, introduced to the package in 2005, was also the first of its kind, a full-color weekly magazine by and for Jewish women.[4]

Mishpacha's publications became known for their willingness to print photos of women [5][6] and to challenge Orthodox Jewish values.[7][8] For example, some attribute the significant increase in charedim joining Israel's army to Mishpacha as well as mental health awareness and mental health services access over the past decade amongst Orthodox Jewish populations to the public dialogue stimulated by Mishpacha magazines and other Jewish publications such as Ami Magazine, which was founded by former editors of Mishpacha and has surpassed Mishpacha in sales and distribution.[9][10] The magazine adheres to a progressive interpretation of Tzniut that permits photographs of women on its pages and website.[11] Mishpacha has been banned by many rabbinical leaders including Rav Elyashiv. [12] Haaretz, the newspaper of Israel's secular left, describes the Hebrew version of Mishpacha as one of the "most powerful" newspapers in the Haredi community.[13]

Management, staff, and contributors

Mishpacha's English-speaking division has offices in Israel, the United States, and Europe. Senior management staff comprises publisher and CEO Eli Paley, North American CEO Avi Lazar, and COO Naomi Shaingarten.

Senior editorial staff includes Managing Editor Shoshana Friedman, News Editor Binyamin Rose, Family First Editor Bassi Gruen, Assistant Managing Editor Gershon Burstyn, Associate Editors Faigy Peritzman, Rachel Ginsberg and Rachel Bachrach, Food Editor Chanie Nayman, Mishpacha Junior Editor Libby T., and TeenPages Editor Daniella Thaler. Graphic production is managed by Creative Director Menachem Weinreb.

The magazines feature weekly op-eds by Rabbi Moshe Grylak, Jonathan Rosenblum, and Eytan Kobre, as well as regular features and columns by Binyamin Rose, Yisroel Besser, Barbara Bensoussan, Rachel Bachrach, Rachel Ginsberg, Sarah Chana Radcliffe M. Ed. C. Psych, C. Saphir, and others. Many of its leading writers including Riva Pomerantz and Esther Sender joined Ami (magazine) Freelance submissions are also welcomed.

Distribution

Mishpacha in English reaches over 50,000 Orthodox homes every week, with sales increasing by some 30% during holiday seasons. A typical Orthodox household numbers an average of 4-6 readers, and due to lower access to electronic media in Orthodox Jewish circles,[14] Primary distribution areas include the United States, Canada, England, Belgium, South Africa, Australia and Israel. and according to www.mishpacha.com it has 250,000 readers.

Other uses

References

  1. ^ http://www.amimagazine.org/
  2. ^ "Mishpacha Magazine 10th Anniversary Edition". Mishpacha. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "God, Jews and the Media: Religion and Israel's Media". Routledge. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Haredi Women's Lit Explodes". Tablet. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  5. ^ http://www.vosizneias.com/253284/2016/11/06/jerusalem-israels-hamodia-blasts-mishpacha-for-cover-shot-depicting-hillary-clinton/
  6. ^ http://www.imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3672981
  7. ^ "Reporters change an insular Jewish world". The Sidney Morning Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  8. ^ "'Mishpacha' newspaper poll finds positive attitudes to haredim among secular Israelis". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Technology Use in the Religious Communities in Israel: Combining Traditional Society and Advanced Communications". Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Study: Orthodox Jews More Open To Mental Health Counseling, But Needs Remain". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  11. ^ http://www.imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3672981
  12. ^ https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/113410/maran-rav-elyashiv-calls-for-a-ban-against-mishpacha-magazine.html
  13. ^ Chizhik-Goldschmidt, Avital (August 11, 2015). "Inside the World of ultra-Orthodox Media: Haredi Journalists Tell It Like It Is". Haaretz. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  14. ^ Yaron Katz (2012). "Technology Use in the Religious Communities in Israel: Combining Traditional Society and Advanced Communications". Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture. 1 (2). Archived from the original on April 22, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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