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"Who are you?" the crowd around us seemed to ask, staring at the long sidecurls I stubbornly refused to hide beneath my yarmulke.
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Will the outrage over sex-segregated buses effect change? Not until Hasidic women begin to speak out about it.
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“Oh, fuck this,” I said. “Let’s go sin then.” He grinned. “Just do it a couple times, it’ll feel natural. Like they say, ‘Transgress, repeat, yada, yada.’”
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Announcing our winners for the Winter 2011 Submission Contest.
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Our judges have chosen our five finalists for our Readers’ Choice Award and Runner-Up. Vote now for your favorite essay!
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Shulem Deen interviews Michael Jenkins, Footsteps' Director of Programs, about his important work and unique perspectives.
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Update – Monday, May 23, 2011: The Unpious.com Submission Contest is now officially closed. We received many excellent entries which have been published or will be published over the next few weeks.

However — we still have just enough chasidish…

Notes on an unauthorized autobiography...

When Vaizatha was hung, Bigtha broke down. Was nearly captured and killed before Seresh II (son of Seresh I, who was accused – falsely – by Mordechai in plot to kill Xerxes) grabbed him and dragged him to nearby idling carriage.

Readers and Friends –

Unpious.com is moving forward on several exciting developments, which we hope to announce in the coming days and weeks. Some of the old regular features (News Roundups, the Hershey Tam series, and, most exciting…

Movie Review: “Holy Rollers”

Does it matter that Hasidim in film bear little resemblance to Hasidim in real life?