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• The Expert

  By Jesse Miller

  A yeshiva bochur, frustrated with his stagnant life, consults with a “specialist,” who narrows down the problem.

• Seriously, Man

  By Baal Devarim

  A Serious Man has been called hilarious comedy, genius high-brow tragedy, the best, Jewy-est, most auto-biographical Coen brothers film, a modern day story of Job, a medieval story of a dybbuk, and much else.

• Blessings in Disguise

  By Pen Tivokeish

  A peek under the tent of white prayer shawls during birchas kohanim, the priestly blessings during holiday prayers.

• Sholom Bayis

  By Fruma Biegeleisen

  The Chanukah candles cast a warm glow around the room. I am tied to the coffee table in the living room, my wrists and ankles bound to the table legs with some sort of rope, and so I have a good view of the candles. They are really beautiful.

• Yeshiva Nights

  By Itche Meyer Dicker

  A group of yeshiva teenagers out on the town on a Friday night. Strange shalom zachors followed by drunken mayhem.

FreiFem: The Unpious Double X

• Driving Rebellion

  Jun 24, 2011 / 15 Comments

  With women in Saudi Arabia demonstrating against their driving ban, what will it take for Chasidic women to protest theirs?

• Our Last Twelve Hours Alive

  May 20, 2011 / 3 Comments

  What would you do if the world was ending in twelve hours?

• Polygamy & Moral Relativism

  Aug 5, 2011 / 22 Comments

  Do ‘victims’ of ‘oppressive’ societies need to be rescued?

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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Oy Vey Cartoons

Another project by the multi-talented Ms. Shtrimpkind. Check it out.

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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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