Movies and TV were easy for the rabbis to ban. Cell phones and Internet access, not so much. According to a new Israeli study, the large scale campaign to ban cell phones with Internet access has failed for the most …
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News Roundup – Tue. 2/23
I’d smash a ten-year-old crappy Toshiba too, if I had one. But these people turned it into a religious ceremony. In a clip posted on YouTube, a rabbi holds an old Toshiba laptop and very ceremoniously announces his …
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From the Archives
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Leave No Trace
By Shulem Deen
Rievi and I sit on rocks near the shallow stream as the water cascades over tangles of rocks, branches, and fallen tree trunks. It is now only Rievi and I, and I cherish each moment.
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Between Paris and Williamsburg: “I Am Forbidden,” by Anouk Markovits
Suppressed desire, menstrual obsession, and fear of death, coexist in the same book as deep joy and brilliant light.
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Brother’s Keeper
By Jesse Miller
A young man feels helpless to save a brother from a frighteningly familiar path.
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From the Sacred Texts of the Schmelves: Part II
On the eve of Yom Kippur we ask for forgiveness. If we have not wronged anyone, we slap someone and then we ask for forgiveness.
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A Wonderful Goodbye
By A.M. Yehuda
He has not spoken to his wife in four days. This is tolerable. After 38 years of her mounting nervous energy, a little peace and quiet is not unpleasant.
FreiFem: The Unpious Double X
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Ya’ted Calls for Female Leadership!
Apr 1, 2011 / 5 Comments
Imagining an alternate frum universe.
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Eat the Pain Before the Pain Consumes You
Apr 13, 2011 / 5 Comments
An old coping strategy to deal with trauma: I could put away three boston crèmes, two jelly and a sprinkle donut in one sitting. A full kakush cake. A party size bag of potato chips.
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Booby Trap
Aug 22, 2011 / 5 Comments
The immodesty of large breasts.
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.
