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The Departed

August 17, 2010
By Orli Santo
The Departed

Children laughing, a baby’s muffled cry, the peaceful sounds of a Saturday afternoon, drift through the open window. This is New York – one of the liveliest, most turbulent cities in the world…


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Posted in Essays, Family, Off the Derech, Religion, Reports, Topics | 11 Comments »

Yossele the Troublemaker

June 29, 2010
By Ben Maimon
Yossele the Troublemaker

Let me tell you a little about Yossele. No, no, not the famous one who could sing a mile and even the opera-goyim wanted him to perform for them.…


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Posted in Essays, First Person | 41 Comments »

The Self-fulfilling Prophecies of the Ex-Hasid

June 18, 2010
By Samuel Katz
The Self-fulfilling Prophecies of the Ex-Hasid

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

Samuel Katz, a student at Stony Brook University, examines some of the ex-Hasidic community's unintended consequences.


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Posted in Essays, Off the Derech, Opinion, Topics | 35 Comments »

The Mask

June 10, 2010
By Fruma Biegeleisen
The Mask

Tzomo Lecha Nafshi,

Put away the book. Put it away and listen to Kiddush. Stand up, your father’s waiting. Shhh. Come on.  Nu. Nu!  We don’t talk before grape juice, you’re a…


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Posted in Essays, Family, Off the Derech, Reflections, Topics | 55 Comments »

Leave No Trace

June 8, 2010
By Hasidic Rebel
Leave No Trace

Rievi and I sit on rocks near the shallow stream, the water cascading over tangles of rocks, branches, and fallen tree trunks, seeking its way, as water always does, to the lowest…


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Posted in Essays, Family, First Person, Off the Derech, Topics | 41 Comments »

The Day after Judgment Day

June 7, 2010
By Misyavni
The Day after Judgment Day

He felt the vibration on his waist. He removed the phone from its holster and glanced at the caller-ID screen. The number was unfamiliar, and so was the voice. But what it said…


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Posted in Fiction, Love & Sex, Readings, Topics | 20 Comments »

I Love You, Brother

February 2, 2010
By Tzippi Langstrumpf
I Love You, Brother

I Love You, Brother. You’re a part of me, and I can’t let go. My heart hurts that yours is broken. I watch you twist and turn and I feel knotted up inside. I see you blink back tears, and my own eyes sting. I smile when you smile, brother. Because I do care and I...
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Posted in Family, Off the Derech, Readings | 52 Comments »

Cross, Kick, Hook!

February 1, 2010
By Jew Jitsu
Cross, Kick, Hook!


The rhythmic thudding of leather meeting the heavy bag, coupled with the sharp “she, she” exhaling of breath, has an intoxicating sound all its own. Conversational snippets, background noise, all fade away…


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Announcing: Submission Contest

January 19, 2010
By Hasidic Rebel

Unpious.com has been up for one week now, and has been successful beyond expectations. We’ve received a fair number of excellent submissions, but we’re still looking for more, and we want them better than…


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Letter to the Editor

January 13, 2010
By Baal Devarim

K’vod Harav,

I am most honored and humbled to have been invited to participate in this lofty endeavor together with individuals of such peerless talent and unparalleled genius. However, there are a few small issues that stand…


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