q&a Tag

29 Jan Is the Hasidic community a cult?

Posted at 21:51h in Juxtopositions, Outsiders-Looking-In 5 Comments

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When wedding debates wax philosophical...

26 Aug Do Hasidim smoke?

Posted at 11:43h in Gender, History, Rabbis 0 Comments

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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

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

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

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...

03 Aug Non-Hasidic renters in the Neighborhood

Posted at 12:08h in Censorship, Economy, Williamsburg 0 Comments

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

03 Aug Orthodox politics: on Trump

Posted at 11:50h in Artifacts 2 Comments

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

08 Jun Hasidic tours for German tourists

Posted at 12:02h in On the tours 4 Comments

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

26 May What it is like to grow up in Kiryas Joel

Posted at 11:41h in Other 3 Comments

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A reader asked: What is it like to grow up...

16 Apr Violent cidelock cutting

Posted at 12:09h in Clothing, History 0 Comments

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

12 Apr Mysteries of the newlywed couple’s room

Posted at 11:57h in Artifacts, Gender, Marriage 3 Comments

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It's a private moment for a kiss....

22 Mar How to style sidecurls (payos)

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

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

15 Mar Hasidic marital purity laws

Posted at 11:55h in Artifacts, Gender, Marriage 1 Comment

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What are the Hasidic rules of menstrual separation?...

01 Mar Hasidic men’s fashion: the shtreimel

Posted at 12:03h in Artifacts, Clothing 0 Comments

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

03 Feb When men don’t hold doors

Posted at 12:13h in Gender, On the tours 0 Comments

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

25 Sep The role of Hasidic women

Posted at 12:11h in Gender, Marriage 0 Comments

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

07 Aug Premarital genetic testing in insular communities

Posted at 12:14h in Gender, Marriage 0 Comments

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

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...

08 May Life of large families

Posted at 12:15h in Gender, Marriage 0 Comments

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

20 Apr Orthodox Jews and summer vacation

Posted at 12:17h in Other 0 Comments

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

21 Mar A thread on imamother: “How does Satmar feel about Frieda Vizel’s tours?”

Posted at 17:16h in On the tours, Outsiders-Looking-In 0 Comments

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There is an interesting conversation on the frum internet forum...

02 Feb Orthodox Jews and secular culture

Posted at 12:19h in Other 0 Comments

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

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...

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...