Juxtopositions

20 Jan Anatomy of the Hasidic Yiddish newspaper

Posted at 11:57h in Artifacts, Censorship, Economy, Juxtopositions, Rabbis, Vlog 2 Comments

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Unpacking how news is censored and relayed in the Hasidic...

12 Dec Survey in Der Yid Daily: are you afraid of omicron?

Posted at 11:02h in Artifacts, Covid19, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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11.8% report being worried...

30 Nov Kvitlach: a Chanukah card game

Posted at 16:22h in Artifacts, Juxtopositions, Vlog 0 Comments

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A gambling card game that's a staple in the Chanukah...

03 Sep The Kosherinator

Posted at 08:39h in Cartoons, Censorship, Food, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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A cartoon lesson in how Hasidim modernize....

23 Feb Candy Land and Monopoly, Hasidic versions

Posted at 18:38h in Artifacts, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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Hasidic versions of board game classics...

09 Feb New essay in Tablet Magazine on conformity

Posted at 07:48h in Covid19, Juxtopositions, My Essays 0 Comments

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Link in post...

22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #6: games

Posted at 18:07h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender, Juxtopositions, Vlog 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #2: children’s books

Posted at 16:37h in Artifacts, Bookshelf, Censorship, Education, Gender, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...

24 Sep Censoring the Bible and God

Posted at 11:02h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender, Juxtopositions 1 Comment

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When even God doesn't make the cut...

29 Jul It’s the foxy season

Posted at 09:44h in Artifacts, Food, Juxtopositions 7 Comments

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Foxies, Doopers, Chupps--What's in a name?...

24 Jul Masks and modest clothing

Posted at 09:16h in Artifacts, Clothing, Covid19, Gender, Juxtopositions, Street posters 1 Comment

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If you had been brought up in the Hasidic community,...

18 May What’s a kosher phone? Part 2

Posted at 23:18h in Artifacts, Juxtopositions, Street posters, Technology 1 Comment

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A deeper dive into the world of kosher phones...

18 Apr I’m in a dystopia again

Posted at 11:35h in Covid19, Juxtopositions, My Essays 4 Comments

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Echos of a groupthink past in our "new normal"...

07 Feb Why you should visit the Hasidic community in February

Posted at 15:26h in Artifacts, Juxtopositions 5 Comments

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Fruits and nuts rejoice...

29 Jan Is the Hasidic community a cult?

Posted at 21:51h in Juxtopositions, Outsiders-Looking-In 3 Comments

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When wedding debates wax philosophical...

12 Jan Parallel cultures

Posted at 11:22h in Gender, Juxtopositions 5 Comments

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An unexpected East Asian Connection...

06 Dec The Titanic: here vs. there

Posted at 16:24h in Artifacts, Censorship, Gender, Juxtopositions, Street posters 0 Comments

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How different societies make meaning of historic events...

27 Jun My Hasidic report card versus My son’s public school version

Posted at 08:49h in Artifacts, Education, Juxtopositions 3 Comments

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School's out. It's time to look at report cards...

08 Nov What’s a kosher phone?

Posted at 10:56h in Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions, Technology 8 Comments

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Kosher phones is one of many ways Hasidim navigate their...

22 Sep Kavanaugh allegations and Hasidic censorship

Posted at 17:35h in Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions 1 Comment

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Last Friday, I stopped into a deli and bought a...

21 Aug How the Hasidic community deals with the internet

Posted at 11:46h in Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions, Street posters, Technology 2 Comments

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The story of internet among Hasidim is interesting. It crept...

18 Mar Hasidic Jews and the Amish

Posted at 12:12h in Clothing, Juxtopositions, On the tours 2 Comments

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I gave a tour of Hasidic Williamsburg to a group...

23 Jun Tips on tipping

Posted at 19:53h in Artifacts, Economy, Juxtopositions 0 Comments

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Here's how incredibly different Hasidic NYC is from most of...

30 May The joke beyond the bathhouse

Posted at 13:51h in Artifacts, Gender, Juxtopositions, My Essays 0 Comments

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I once stole a big laminated poster from the mikva....