Asher got up, walked into his bedroom and returned with a bottle of wine and a mischievous grin. He was offering sex. For the Steins, sex was a tradeoff. This time he wanted to attend one of Dr. Feinberg’s conventions in Monsey.
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And We Are
After a b'sho and a marriage end in disaster, a young Chasid is determined to do things differently the second time around.
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Comment of the Week
Levi Keller reminds us of our perpertual audience when we have sex and Critic V's Rosh Yeshiva teaches him that it's OK to skip davening.
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From the Archives: Sholom Bayis
Check out some of the old Unpious favorites! This week, “Sholom Bayis” by Fruma Biegeleisen.
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First Person
Girls Night Out
Night on the town with the girls. And sterling reputations to preserve.
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Meet My Husband, and My Wife
Examining what the Torah says about marriage, in picture form.
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The Get
Although desperate for her freedom, a Satmar woman finds her heart breaking as her husband grants her a divorce.
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The Vertle: Homosexuality
Check out the word clouds on this week’s Vertle: “Homosexuality” from public statements by two different factions of the Orthodox community.
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From the Archives
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Making Families a Priority
By Leah V.
Battling the ultra-Orthodox community’s efforts to separate OTD parents from their children.
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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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It’s All Kosher (No. 11): Escaping Fatherhood
A young father, estranged from his three-year-old child, would rather forget he’s a dad.
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Where I’m From
Two Brooklyns, worlds apart. Or are they really?
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Blessings in Disguise
A peek under the tent of white prayer shawls during birchas kohanim, the priestly blessings during holiday prayers.
FreiFem: The Unpious Double X
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Is Madonna’s Kabbalah, Kabbalah?
May 4, 2011 / 8 Comments
There are two associations people often make when they find out I was raised in an fundamentalist Jewish home: holes in sheets and Kabbalah.
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What Are You Proud Of?
Jun 3, 2011 / 13 Comments
What are your personal accomplishments or milestones in the past year that you are proud of?
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Seder vs Chaos
Apr 4, 2011 / 3 Comments
Springtime means Pesach, and I still miss it so many years later. But even if I would be welcomed home this year (I won’t be), I’m too awake to melt into the nostalgia.
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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.
