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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The Self-fulfilling Prophecies of the Ex-Hasid
Do ex-Hasidim serve themselves well by establishing a community? Or does that only amplify the narrative of struggle and displacement, inevitably confining them to the fringes?
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News Roundup – Thur. 3/11
First she was the Mahara”t, a “manhigah hilkhatit, rukhanit, toranit.” Then she was upgraded to a “rabbah.” But now Sara Hurwitz’s title might be in question. Hailed as the first woman to be ordained as anything close to …
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News Roundup – Tue. 3/2
Gefilte fish is in jeopardy, and this is not some plot out of The Moshiach Times. Israel is blocking a large shipment of carp, the prime ingredient in gefilte fish, through a new 120% tarrif. U.S. representatives Anthony …
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Monsey Underworld
I lay next to Heshy on the couch, comforted by the warmth of his body. There was plenty of beer, pot, and cigarettes, but I didn’t need any of it.
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From the Archives
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Meet My Baby
By Da'as Hedyot
The baby and the bathwater. What to keep and what to throw away.
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Belle Meets Belz
A southern feminist’s adventures among New York’s Chasidim.
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Double Zero
By Jesse Miller
I lay a wager on “00.” Tonight is Tisha B’av, and while my table mates look on with baffled expressions, I’m gambling that the worst will happen.
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The Fence
By Fence Sitter
Straddling the religious and secular divide.
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Turning Away
By Misyavni
I have broken many fasts, but never Yom Kippur. Now I have an exam the day after Yom Kippur, and I need that extra day of study. And to study I need food.
FreiFem: The Unpious Double X
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Pride Without Prejudice
Jun 27, 2011 / 14 Comments
In honor of Gay Pride, some LGBT resources that might be of interest to Unpiousers.
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Wednesday, 7am-2pm: A Schedule’s Declaration of Joy
Mar 16, 2011 / 8 Comments
Let us, this early afternoon, on this 16th day of March, in this year of 2011, declare our joys.
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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.
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.
