Orthodox women are using Instagram to fight racism, on and offline

(JTA) - Shevi Samet started her Instagram livestream by letting out a long, deep breath.

"How are you?" she asked her co-presenter and fellow Instagrammer Shoshana Greenwald.

"So, so nervous," Greenwald replied.

"So nervous, so nervous," Samet echoed. "I just want to address that briefly: Shoshana and I are literally doing this with our hearts in our throats."

The two women were about to begin an hour-long discussion of racism and their journeys in learning more about anti-racism education through Instagram. The Orthodox Jewish mothers had thought about organizing a discussion like this for mo...