Education

25 Dec Chanukah night in Williamsburg

Posted at 18:42h in Education, Holidays, Vlog 0 Comments

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0petvgeUCE In my newest video, I'll take you into Williamsburg during...

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07 Nov This Election Day, Hasidim are voting on education

Posted at 13:30h in Education, Events, Rabbis, Street posters 3 Comments

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NY has a big gubernatorial race...

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13 Sep Thoughts on the NYT exposé on Hasidic education

Posted at 10:25h in Education, Events, Gender, Outsiders-Looking-In 22 Comments

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Can the government force change?...

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28 Aug My video with Pearl, Part 2

Posted at 10:07h in Education, Gender, Rabbis, Vlog 0 Comments

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On the role of woman, insularity, Satmar rebbe, and more....

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21 Jul Street poster: “Satmar’s economy is thriving”

Posted at 04:30h in Economy, Education, Gender, Street posters 0 Comments

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The paradox of a community without college education...

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17 Jul Street poster: working girls and selling kidneys

Posted at 07:36h in Economy, Education, Gender, Street posters 1 Comment

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Both are equally bad....

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19 Jun I attended one of Williamsburg’s many “mighty carnivals!”

Posted at 13:10h in Artifacts, Education, Street posters 0 Comments

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We got unsalted popcorn for fifty cents!...

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07 Jun In conversation with Gerry Albarelli, former Hasidic boys’ English teacher

Posted at 08:52h in Education, Vlog 0 Comments

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A former Hasidic boys' English teacher on his experience...

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11 May Book review: Artifacts of Orthodox Jewish Childhoods

Posted at 06:44h in Artifacts, Bookshelf, Clothing, Education, Gender, OTD 2 Comments

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a special book, with an essay from my blog!...

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02 Apr Video of my zoom conversation with Izzy Posen

Posted at 20:54h in Education, OTD, Vlog 0 Comments

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For my conversation series, this was live with an audience....

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27 Mar Transcript of a Hasidic groom’s wedding lesson

Posted at 11:05h in Education, Gender, Marriage 6 Comments

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The birds, the bees, and many many compliments...

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23 Mar Frieda Vizel and Izzy Posen talk: OTD-Haredi relations

Posted at 10:35h in Education, Events, Gender, OTD, Other 2 Comments

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An upcoming Zoom event ...

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14 Mar Hasidic tech college

Posted at 12:59h in Artifacts, Economy, Education, Gender, Street posters 0 Comments

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So modern, the model wears an Apple watch...

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27 Jan Unboxing the children’s gift set ‘Shabbes’dig’

Posted at 15:30h in Artifacts, Education, Technology, Vlog 2 Comments

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A video post examining a Hasidic musical/artistic product...

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05 Jan Looking at old Bais Yaakov Williamsburg yearbooks with Naomi Seidman

Posted at 02:30h in Education, Gender, History, Vlog, Williamsburg 0 Comments

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnIyJzbSehY Today I am sharing a YouTube conversation with Naomi Seidman,...

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29 Dec The Hasidic local economy

Posted at 10:02h in Economy, Education, On the tours, Vlog, Williamsburg 0 Comments

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Filmed in Williamsburg. How Hasidim earn a living; part of...

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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...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #5: audio/visual

Posted at 17:59h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #4: Hasidic internet

Posted at 16:55h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender, Technology 0 Comments

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

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #3: news, leaflets and mags

Posted at 16:41h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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

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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...

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22 Jan An overview of Hasidic entertainment #1: novels for grownups

Posted at 06:37h in Artifacts, Bookshelf, Censorship, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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

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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...

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14 Sep Hasidic schoolwork—censored!

Posted at 12:37h in Artifacts, Censorship, Education 4 Comments

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Can you guess what's been omitted from these passages?...

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02 Sep Hasidic Satmar creative writing

Posted at 13:52h in Artifacts, Education, Gender, My Essays 0 Comments

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On discovering an old notebook...

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18 Mar Hasidic kids learn an incoherent world history

Posted at 13:23h in Artifacts, Education, History 2 Comments

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Into the world of coloring books and car phones...

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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...

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24 May RESOURCES ON HASIDISM

Posted at 21:08h in Artifacts, Bookshelf, Education, On the tours, Outsiders-Looking-In 0 Comments

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A summary of resources on Hasidic life...

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11 Apr Still trying to make sense of the Hasidic anti-vaxxers

Posted at 11:20h in Education, Gender 0 Comments

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While the few anti-vaxxers are extremely frustrating, the problem seems...

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23 Jan The people who police others have templates

Posted at 10:20h in Artifacts, Censorship, Clothing, Education, Gender, My Essays, Street posters 2 Comments

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A template for sending friends, neighbors, relatives anonymous "notices" about...

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10 Jan Sewing classes; Satmar girl’s school

Posted at 09:50h in Artifacts, Clothing, Education, Gender 1 Comment

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The Sewing courses in a Kiryas Joel girl's school....

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06 Jan Street posters: fighting back to preserve Hasidic education

Posted at 06:45h in Artifacts, Education, Street posters 0 Comments

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Street posters 2019: an invitation to a major anti-technology event...

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06 Nov How the Hasidic Community votes

Posted at 15:41h in Artifacts, Economy, Education, Street posters 5 Comments

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The best way to describe how the Hasidic community votes...

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23 Aug Why Hasidic boys’ educational standards are not enforced

Posted at 11:44h in Education, Gender 1 Comment

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It’s really a question of: if the NYC Department of...

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14 Aug Street posters in Hasidic Williamsburg: on secular education

Posted at 00:00h in Artifacts, Education, Street posters 4 Comments

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It’s always interesting to watch the rotation of street posters...

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16 Apr Essay in Tablet Magazine on Hasidic education

Posted at 09:04h in Economy, Education 0 Comments

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“Shulem Deen wrote in the The New York Times “Why...

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07 Aug No college: shopkeepers and entrepreneurs

Posted at 12:00h in Economy, Education 0 Comments

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A reader asked: How are Hasidic Jews so wealthy? They...

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09 Jan Gender segregation rules in the Hasidic workplace

Posted at 11:58h in Censorship, Economy, Education, Gender 0 Comments

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A reader asked: Are there any particular rules I need...

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07 Jan Is the Hasidic community poor?

Posted at 11:54h in Economy, Education 1 Comment

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A reader asked: Why are Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg, Brooklyn...

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24 Dec The Jewish Federation’s look at Williamsburg

Posted at 19:07h in Economy, Education 0 Comments

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The Jewish Federation of North America released a poverty study...

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09 Sep Book review: ‘Teacha, Stories from a Yeshiva’

Posted at 16:47h in Bookshelf, Education, Outsiders-Looking-In 0 Comments

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One of my favorite books that describe contemporary Hasidic life...

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09 Jun Building series: inside the Hanover mansion / Vien’s school

Posted at 20:18h in Buildings, Education, History, Williamsburg 0 Comments

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I wrote about the Hanover Mansion that's now the Vien's...

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23 May A High School essay by Deborah Feldman

Posted at 15:51h in Education, History, Unorthodox 1 Comment

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This really interesting first-person account of Hasidic Williamsburg was written...

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