20 Jan Anatomy of the Hasidic Yiddish newspaper
Unpacking how news is censored and relayed in the Hasidic...
Censorship
04 Dec The forbidden women’s music academy
A new saga in Williamsburg's gender and piety landscape...
03 Sep The Kosherinator
A cartoon lesson in how Hasidim modernize....
16 Aug State of the Art Tech: Kosher phone vending machine!
Flip phones get fancier yet....
08 Aug Censoring Lady Position Available
Black crayon and ubiquitous censorship ...
22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #6: Games
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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #5: Audio/Visual
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #4: Hasidic Internet
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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #3: News, Leaflets and Mags
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #2: Children’s Books
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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #1: Novels for Grownups
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Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
24 Sep Censoring the Bible and God
When even God doesn't make the cut...
14 Sep Hasidic schoolwork—censored!
Can you guess what's been omitted from these passages?...
06 Dec The Titanic: Here vs. There
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How different societies make meaning of historic events...
15 May A kids’ card collection: anti-smartphone edition
The pictures on these anti-smartphone cards are something else....
23 Jan The people who police others have templates
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A template for sending friends, neighbors, relatives anonymous "notices" about...
27 Dec Kosher cameras, mp3s, gameboys, ipods, etc.
The Hasidic community does not reject technology but rather adopts...
25 Dec Streetsigns: more wars on phones.
Street signs 2019: a new set of posters with smart...
08 Nov What’s a Kosher phone?
Kosher phones is one of many ways Hasidim navigate their...
22 Sep Kavanaugh allegations and Hasidic censorship
Last Friday, I stopped into a deli and bought a...
21 Aug How the Hasidic community deals with the internet
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The story of internet among Hasidim is interesting. It crept...
03 Aug Non-Hasidic Renters in the Neighborhood
Can you rent a place in the Hasidic neighborhood?...
08 Jul Streetsigns July 2017
This belongs to the genre of ways in which the...
08 May Streetsign – re smartphones
This belongs to the genre of ways in which the...
29 Mar This smartphone war is directed especially at women
“There is no excuse for a woman to have a...
09 Jan Rules in the Hasidic Workplace
A reader asked: Are there any particular rules I need...
16 Jun Whassup on Whatsapp?
A screenshot taken from a Whatsapp group titled in Yiddish...
24 Aug Free Palestine in Williamsburg
This picture, of a plaque on Hewes Street in Williamsburg...
27 Jun Wall poster June 2014 – against Whatsapp
This poster warns people to get off WhatsApp. Relevant Text /...