The Orthodox community reacts to the Conservative community's new kashrus certification, a Jewish holiday is rescheduled, and more, in this week’s News Roundup.
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News Roundup – Thurs. 5/19/11
Comments of the Week
The most intriguing/funny/spot-on comments posted on Unpious this week.
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The Vertle: Rubashkin
Check out the word clouds on this week's Vertle: "Rubashkin" from Yated Neeman and the Iowa Gazette.
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News Roundup – Thurs. 5/12/11
The latest on the Tzeitung photo scandal, a new kosher cellphone, and more, in this week's News Roundup.
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The Vertle: Sex
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Check out the word clouds on this week's Vertle: "Sex", from Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Dan Savage
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How They Got Here…
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Hundreds of people find Unpious every day from many different sources. Some (we have to imagine) arrive completely unintentionally through the magic and brilliance of search engines.
Read some of this week's favorite search terms, along with our snarky p'shetlech.
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News Roundup – Thur. 5/5/11
Borsalinos are the new skinny jeans for NY hipsters, NYTimes reports. Unanswered: do Williamsburg trend-setters bend their brims up or down? Also in today's Roundup: Chasidim hitting cyclists with cars on Bedford Ave.
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Editor's Picks: From the Archives
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The Chametz Warrior
Flashbacks to the chametz battles of childhood. One man decides he’s a conscientious objector.
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB…
By Shulem Deen
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From Salon.com: How one little Panasonic radio tore apart my marriage -- and my faith.
From The Brooklyn Ink
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Article on Jacob Gluck of Hasidic Williamsburg Tour and Unpious contributor Yakov Yosef.
From The Village Voice
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Profile of Brooklyn's Shomrim patrol groups, featuring Luzer Twersky. To read some of Luzer's essays, click here.
From NPR: All Things Considered
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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.
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- Hudson Bureau Confidential: Ulster County makes decision in spat among Hasidim - Times Herald-Record
- Daybreak: Hasidim Condemn Abuse Snitching - Tablet Magazine
- Brooklyn DA protecting names of alleged Chasidic child sex abusers - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Anouk Markovits's Satmar saga explores the comforts and costs of belonging - Montreal Gazette
- Libeinu Foundation Opens Chicago Home for Jewish Adults with Special Needs - Jewish Business News
- The law is the law - New York Daily News
- The Coming Kulturkampf? - Daily Beast
- Review: 'Romeo and Juliet,' stars crossed yet very much aligned - Los Angeles Times
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