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• The Self-fulfilling Prophecies of the Ex-Hasid

  Do ex-Hasidim serve themselves well by establishing a community? Or does that only amplify the narrative of struggle and displacement, inevitably confining them to the fringes?

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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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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.

Too Cool

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

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