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• No Thanks, Mom and Dad

  By Luzer Twersky

  “What am I paying tuition for?!” my father’s shrieking voice echoed through our home as he kicked my legs under the table. I began to cry. My legs hurt, and I didn’t want to disappoint my father.

• It’s All Kosher (No. 8): Saying Goodbye

  By The Unpious Posek

  A distraught son wonders how to say goodbye to his dying mother.

• 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!

• Lord of the Wimps

  By Daniella Leifer

  Hasidic Judaism, game theory, and the case for an unpowerful God.

• Vil’amsburg Diaries: Ba’al Tefilah

  By Hershy Tam

  He has it down to a science, Reb Yossel the gabbai. Every other week he asks me the same question. “Minche?”

FreiFem: The Unpious Double X

• Tznius vs. Playboy

  May 30, 2011 / 23 Comments

  Is the sexualization of girls and women in American culture equivalent to the degradation inherent in the laws of tznius?

• ‘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.

• Chasidish Men Who Cheat

  May 18, 2011 / 35 Comments

  Should Chasidish men who cheat on their wives be given a ‘free pass’?

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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.

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By Leah Vincent and Samuel Katz

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Photo montage of lives in transition.

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