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.
Why “Soon By You” Is All Too True
How ‘Soon By You’ Became Now By Them
Guest writer Leah Gottfried reports on how she paved her own path to pursuing her passions
Filmmaker Leah Gottfried has created a new Web series about Orthodox Jewish dating in Manhattan.
We’ve come a long way since the days when a matchmaker was the main way for a young Jewish person to find romantic connection. Now, in the middle of a milieu of anxieties about assimilation, continuity, and online dating, young Jews no longer have such a clear guide to finding love.
My mother grew up without a lot of agency, with little say in what happened to her in her life. At a certain point, she took life into her own hands. She raised me to always be 100% true to myself.
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.
HevriaCast is back for season 2! And in honor of its return, we’re so honored to bring Leah Gottfried of “Soon By You” fame back to the show. In this episode Leah and Elad discuss how art can model healthy communication. And, of course, how it can save the world.
A comedic web series about Orthodox Jews Dating in NYC
Soon by me another season of this web-series.
Here are some of our favorite Jewish web series available today.
Nachum Segal sits down to talk with Leah Gottfried and Danny Hoffman
The season finale of the cult web comedy comes out Dec 6 -- and along with an interview with creator Leah Gottfried, Times of Israel has the online premiere
I met Leah on the set of episode 3 of her hit web series, Soon By You, in August 2016.
“Soon By You,” an award winning web series about the dating lives of six young Orthodox Jews, uses comedy to take an honest look at the Modern Orthodox singles community in Manhattan.
New options in the Modern Orthodox dating world offering mix of tradition and modernity.
Episode 101: 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.
Chronicler of Jewish Singlehood
New series explores humor in Orthodox dating scene
For its tenth anniversary year, ATARA (The Association for Torah and the Arts) held its annual Creative and Performing Arts Convention for Women in Baltimore, MD over the first weekend in March.
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.
סדרת הרשת האמריקנית "בקרוב אצלך" מציגה חבורת צעירים יהודים–אורתודוקסים בסצנת הדייטים התוססת של מנהטן
להיות רווקה יהודיה בניו יורק 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
There’s no such thing as a bad date — there’s just a funny story
The stakes are high in Orthodox dating
Dating has always been hard, especially when religion comes into the mix.
Coaching women to fulfill their dreams
Leah Gottfried ’14S Creates Web Series on Modern Orthodox Dating
I wanted to see Orthodox Jews like myself portrayed authentically in the media and have fun with the concept of dating in the Modern Orthodox world.
'Soon by you,' which deals with the insular, high-stakes world of modern Orthodox dating, has been an unexpected success on YouTube and in film festivals. read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.720758
To date or not to date? That is not the question for most Modern Orthodox singles in New York.
New online series is all the rage in NYC, as it proves 'there's no such thing as a bad date - there's just a funny story.'
Dating While (Modern) Orthodox Takes YouTube by Storm With ‘Soon by You’
What happens when you give a television series like “Friends” a Modern Orthodox Jewish twist?
“Soon by You”, a web series about the New York dating scene, is turning heads.
A chat with the creative team behind the new web series about the Modern Orthodox dating scene in New York City.
The story of how Leah and Jessica met!
