Several year ago, still sporting payess and a more-or-less Chasidic appearance, I met a girl in Greenwich village who stopped me on McDougal Street to tell me, “I think Hasidic Jews are so fucking cool. Those curls …
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From the Archives
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My Mind’s Shadow
As a child, I was told that God is everywhere. And I would always ask myself, “Is He in the bathroom too?”
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My Hirsute Pursuit
I posted an ad on Craigslist as a joke of some sort: I was looking for men with facial hair. The responses made me feel as if I had woken up the entire Hasidic community.
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2nd Unpious.com Submission Contest: Vote Now!
By Shulem Deen
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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Can the Ethiopian Change His Skin?
By A.M. Yehuda
It used to be, you could trace my crazy years with your finger, from the melted skin on my right wrist to the map of scars and burns and scrapes across the rest of my body. Now, if you put your finger on me, I would punch you and call the cops.
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Early Evening, Bedford Avenue
A non-Jewish girl rides her bike down Bedford Avenue and wonders about the lives of those she passes.
FreiFem: The Unpious Double X
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Moving Day
Jun 22, 2011 / No Comments
It’s almost time to move. Again.
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Fauxhawked Ghosts
Apr 22, 2011 / 2 Comments
It’s been seven years since my last shift at the Grinch. I think my urge to go in now, every time I pass, is driven by an impossible hope that I might find myself there, still twenty two years old and, fretting about my new life.
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An Experiment’s Results…
Mar 23, 2011 / 1 Comment
Last night, I ate a sour Mediterranean salad and soggy fries for dinner. Then I emailed my husband that our experiment of living apart for a while wasn’t really working.
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.
