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How They Got Here: No. 3

May 23, 2011 / Add Comment

Peruse Unpious search terms and commentary. This week featuring boro park infidelity and myopia.
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Fitting In

By Shpitzle Shtrimpkind

Celebrities flit around a Chasidic wedding.
Closed Doors

By Misyavni

It’s five-thirty. The last of the other girls and their little handbags have sidled out already. She faces the bathroom door–towards East–as she begins to pray Mincha, swaying gently, a woman’s shuckle.
In Defense of Chasidic Culture

By Baal Devarim

I have decided, following Chazal’s dictum, to be the man where no one else will. I will describe the beauty of the Chasidic lifestyle.
Here Comes the Messiah

By A.M. Yehuda

The phone calls started when I was thirteen. My mother said no, no and no. By the time I was seventeen it was calls every night. I was still uninterested.
A Tale of Two Chickens

By Yakov Yosef

The shochet’s hands were slow and unsteady. The line moved forward at an agonizingly slow pace. The rain was still pounding, and I struggled to keep the chicken in one hand while keeping my umbrella steady in the other.

Men vs Women

Jul 29, 2011 / 13 Comments

Who leaves the community in greater numbers and why?
The Stopengoh Effect

Jul 18, 2011 / 3 Comments

Revisiting history.
What’s Sex Got To Do With It?

May 26, 2011 / 3 Comments

Does sex matter? Can you raise a child to be free of gender expectations? Should you?

By Shulem Deen

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

From The Brooklyn Ink

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

From The Village Voice

Profile of Brooklyn's Shomrim patrol groups, featuring Luzer Twersky. To read some of Luzer's essays, click here.

From NPR: All Things Considered

An interview with Samuel Katz about his journey into the secular world. To read some of Samuel's essays, click here.

By Leah Vincent and Samuel Katz

Photo montage of lives in transition.

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