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• My Hirsute Pursuit

  By Emma Rubinstein

  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.

• Bringing Up a Hasidic Generation

  By Ruchy Fiedler

  A review of the book “Mitzvah Girls,” by Ayala Fader.

• Ex-Orthodox Narratives: Are they all the same?

  By Samuel Katz

  Can we tell our stories as individuals, or must our stories conform to archetypal formulas?

• Odd One Out

  By Elana Cohen

  Last Thursday night, at the annual Footsteps Celebrates event, I was the odd one out just when I should’ve fit right in.

• From Hasid to Headbanger

  By Eli Mandel

  How I overcame my fear of tattooed metalheads and braved the mosh pit.

FreiFem: The Unpious Double X

• Beauty : Pregnancy

  Jul 8, 2011 / 5 Comments

  Reflections on the beauty of a pregnant woman’s body.

• ‘Ad Masai’? Until When?

  Apr 27, 2011 / 4 Comments

  Sometimes I wonder (hope?) if some of the cultural and social norms of the religious world are the same as those of the secular world, only with a time lag.

• “I wish things hadn’t worked out this way.”

  Sep 7, 2011 / No Comments

  Don Draper sparks an epiphany, breaking an old mental chain.

The After Life Podcast

• #009 Ari Mandel (Rachmuna Litzlon): an After Life Interview
• #008 Looking Back, Looking Forward
• #007 The Wicked Ones
• #006 What Is It About Music? Part II
• #005 What Is It About Music? Part I
• #004 The Games We Play
• #003 Too Shul for School
• #002 Build It and They Will Stay Out
• #001 Oh, The Food You'll Eat

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Oy Vey Cartoons

Another project by the multi-talented Ms. Shtrimpkind. Check it out.

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The Sound of Sin

By Shulem Deen

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From Salon.com: How one little Panasonic radio tore apart my marriage -- and my faith.

Life After Hasidism

From The Brooklyn Ink

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Article on Jacob Gluck of Hasidic Williamsburg Tour and Unpious contributor Yakov Yosef.

The Shomrim: Gotham's Crusaders

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.

Venturing Beyond The Ultra-Orthodox World

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.

It Gets Besser

By Leah Vincent and Samuel Katz

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Photo montage of lives in transition.

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