10 Jun My Hasidic Education
Resources and past posts on the topic of my Hasidic...
Resources and past posts on the topic of my Hasidic...
This is an interview I did for my youtube channel...
A very special conversation continued....
Episode 6 wraps up the holidays and ushers in the...
Can the government force change?...
A very different kind of Jewish star...
On the role of woman, insularity, Satmar rebbe, and more....
The paradox of a community without college education...
Both are equally bad....
a special book, with an essay from my blog!...
Costumes, music, drinking - quite the festival!...
The birds, the bees, and many many compliments...
An upcoming Zoom event ...
So modern, the model wears an Apple watch...
More in the saga of pot in the Hasidic community...
A look at the art on men's atarah...
Women’s clothing are extremely influenced by mid-century western styles...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnIyJzbSehY Today I am sharing a YouTube conversation with Naomi Seidman,...
Contextualizing a street poster....
A new saga in Williamsburg's gender and piety landscape...
Collectible cards, as in, the kind of sets like baseball...
The shtreimel is the Hasidic hat that married men wear...
https://youtu.be/TyjKCTZIbEk Here is a song that I love because it's irreverent...
The above document is an extraordinary case of superstition that...
Analysis of how faiths link tragedy to what people wear...
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
Novels, kids books, newspapers, toys and games...
When even God doesn't make the cut...
On discovering an old notebook...
If you had been brought up in the Hasidic community,...
Abandoned police booth an artifact of a different Williamsburg...
Lack of nuance and research paint a flat, inaccurate picture...
What about Hasidic women?...
An unexpected East Asian Connection...
Thoughts on the newest ex-Hasidic memoir...
How different societies make meaning of historic events...
Not everyone is welcoming....
Answers to a whole bunch of questions I keep getting...
While the few anti-vaxxers are extremely frustrating, the problem seems...
A template for sending friends, neighbors, relatives anonymous "notices" about...
Among Satmar Hasidic Jews, women never smoke. It’s really unheard...
It's a private moment for a kiss....
This is how I did up side-curls nice and neat....
Yes. Okay, it wasn’t my hand he wasn’t shaking; it...
A reader asked: Is it wrong of me to feel...
A reader asked: Are most Hasidic women satisfied with their...
A reader asked: How do insular communities ensure that marriages...
A reader asked: How do Hasidim raise so many kids? Answer: I...
“There is no excuse for a woman to have a...
A reader asked: Are there any particular rules I need...
A reader asked: What do Hasidic women wear to swim,...
The other day, I passed the Ladies Bikur Cholim and...
I saw this the other day. The sign on this...
Taliban women are in vogue among extremists. What are Taliban...
How can you cartoon about shaving? You have to. Because...
So it's summer! Oh, sunny, lovely, sweaty summer. The time...
Recently, Hasidic women became the subject of much-heated debate after...
I once stole a big laminated poster from the mikva....