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• Corner Girls

  By Itchie

  I see her face–a huge bruise right across her right cheek and nose. It still looks fresh. I imagine some dissatisfied john or pimp beating her in a fit of rage. Our eyes meet.

• Crossing Marcy

  By Melanie Beaudette

  To those who ask this non-Jewish writer: “Why the interest in all-things-Hasidic?”, she responds: “Why not?”

• Reb Zishe’s Chair

  By Ben Maimon

  We could imagine his bones and joints creaking as he walked slowly into the classroom each morning, hunched over, his head swiveling from side to side, walking stick firmly planted on the worn linoleum. The fear of God was back in us

• Vil’amsburg Diaries: Drinking, Singing, Kissing, Crying

  By Hershy Tam

  Now they’re all dancing. Men only. They stand on one side of the table. Hands on their neighbors’ shoulders. Eyes closed. “Ay ay ay, Va’toisef Ester va’tevakesh.”

• Jihad

  By Baal Devarim

  Chasidim debate whether a heretic must die.

FreiFem: The Unpious Double X

• Bean Views

  Mar 22, 2011 / 3 Comments

  Yesterday we got to hear the bean’s heartbeat- the most incredible, otherworldly music that brought tears to my eyes.

• Biology and Love

  May 13, 2011 / 6 Comments

  My memory is freaking shot. My brain is totally mush. Pregnancy biology…

• WTF (What The Frum) Happened?

  Sep 21, 2011 / 7 Comments

  News coming out of the religious community seems to get worse and worse.

The After Life Podcast

• #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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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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