Q & A

24 May RESOURCES ON HASIDISM

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A summary of resources on Hasidic life...

10 May Measles, Anti-vaxxers, and the Hasidic Community

Posted at 05:31h in Analysis, Gender, Q & A 4 Comments

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Answers to a whole bunch of questions I keep getting...

08 Nov What’s a Kosher phone?

Posted at 10:56h in Analysis, Artifacts, Censorship, Juxtopositions, Q & A, Technology 7 Comments

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

26 Aug Do Hasidim smoke?

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Among Satmar Hasidic Jews, women never smoke. It’s really unheard...

23 Aug Why Hasidic boys’ educational standards are not enforced

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

21 Aug Internet restrictions

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

03 Aug Non-Hasidic Renters in the Neighborhood

Posted at 12:08h in Analysis, Censorship, Economy, Q & A, Williamsburg 0 Comments

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Can you rent a place in the Hasidic neighborhood?...

03 Aug Orthodox Politics: On Trump

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A reader asked: Do Orthodox Jews support Trump? Answer: Many Hasidim did....

08 Jun Hasidic Tours for German Tourists

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A reader asked: What's it like for Jews to work...

26 May Life in Kiryas Joel, New York

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A reader asked: What is it like to live in...

16 Apr Violent Sidelock Cutting

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Here is an answer from history:[1] Paraphrased and copied (with...

12 Apr Mysteries of the Newlywed Couple’s Room

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A reader asked: What do they does a Hasidic newlywed...

22 Mar How to style side-curls

Posted at 09:28h in Clothing, Gender, Q & A 0 Comments

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This is how I did up side-curls nice and neat....

18 Mar Hasidic Jews and the Amish

Posted at 12:12h in Analysis, Clothing, On the tours, Q & A 3 Comments

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

01 Mar Hasidic Men’s Fashion: The Shtreimel

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A reader asked: What is that furry, circular hat that...

03 Feb When men don’t hold doors

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A reader asked: Is it wrong of me to feel...

25 Sep The Role of Hasidic Women

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A reader asked: Are most Hasidic women satisfied with their...

07 Aug Premarital Genetic Testing in Insular Communities

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A reader asked: How do insular communities ensure that marriages...

07 Aug Education and Income in Hasidic Brooklyn

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

08 May Hasidic Family Size

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A reader asked: How do Hasidim raise so many kids? Answer: I...

20 Apr Orthodox Jews and Summer Vacation

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A reader asked: Do Orthodox Jews still spend their summers...

02 Feb Orthodox Jews and Secular Culture

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A reader asked: What do Orthodox Jews find problematic about...

09 Jan Rules in the Hasidic Workplace

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

07 Jan Poverty in Hasidic Brooklyn

Posted at 11:54h in Analysis, Economy, Education, Q & A 3 Comments

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

07 Jul Hasidic Women’s Swimwear

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A reader asked: What do Hasidic women wear to swim,...

06 Jul How to pronounce “Hasidic”

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I just came across this line in an email correspondence:...