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Pious Encounters

January 14, 2010

By Mar Baravashi

I’m damned if I do, and damned if I don’t. But I’m more damned if I don’t, so I will. I will talk about race. And racism. And how our frum world is afflicted by it, ingrained as it is…

Tags: bigotry, non-Jews, prejudice, racism
Posted in Essays | 41 Comments »

News Roundup – Thurs, 1/14

January 14, 2010

By Berl Blackman

The massive earthquake in Haiti has caused widespread devastation, and Jewish groups have been rallying to support the relief efforts. We’re wondering when Rabbi David Niederman will announce the Satmar community’s assistance, although we won’t be holding our breath.…

Tags: Abraham Mondrowitz, Chabad, David Niederman, Haiti, knishes, Leib Tropper, marriage, news & media, Pat Robertson, sexual abuse, Sholom Rubashkin
Posted in News & Media | 7 Comments »

Editor's Picks: From the Archives

Green Tuesday
Chaim Mayer’s mother usually calls in on Thursdays to remind him to pick up the lokshen kugel for Shabbos, or of a family member’s shulem zucher, which s’volt gepast that he attend.

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The Departed
A report on the Footsteps organization and the lives of those who leave the ultra-Orthodox world. Article by Orli Santo.

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Life After Hasidism

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Article on Jacob Gluck of Hasidic Williamsburg Tour and Unpious contributor Yakov Yosef.

The Shomrim: Gotham's Crusaders

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Profile of Brooklyn's Shomrim patrol groups, featuring Luzer Twersky. To read some of Luzer's essays, click here.

Venturing Beyond The Ultra-Orthodox World

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An interview with Samuel Katz about his journey into the secular world. To read some of Samuel's essays, click here.

By Shulem Deen

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From Tablet: A former Hasid moves to hipster Brooklyn. But what he gains in nightlife, he loses in camaraderie.

By Leah Vincent and Samuel Katz

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Photo montage of lives in transition.

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