My Life As An Open-Minded Hasidic Jew
While getting my degree in Education, I took a social studies course where we learned about...
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Meet Yoely Lebovits, The Satmar Hasidic Comedian
Although Jews are known for their humor, most people assume that Hasidim don’t have a funny...
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Hasidic Man Attacked in Williamsburg; Cop Calls Driver “You Stupid Jew”
This past Tuesday, a security camera in Williamsburg Brooklyn caught a young man sneaking up on...
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Some Scam Their Way Into College: Others, Like Me, Overcome Tremendous Obstacles
By now everyone has heard how fifty super wealthy parents, including Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman,...
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The Social Skills Group Helping Kids Thrive & Other Orthodox Jews in the News
Atideinu Aims to Help Children in Orthodox Families Make Good Life Choices This is Atideinu, a...
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How My Parents Raised Me to Be a Happy Hasidic Jew
Reading the news can be depressing, but for every negative story about the Chasidic community, there...
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Dear Minnie Driver- It’s Not Nice To Mock Hasidic Jews
Dear Minnie- I am the founder and director of Jew in the City, a non-profit which...
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Amber Tamblyn: Hasidic Men Attempt To Hurt Women With Their Cars
Over the weekend, actress Amber Tamblyn (best known for her role in “The Sisterhood of the...
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Are Orthodox Jews All The Same?
My downstairs neighbor is an older, self-described “not so religious” Jewish lady who lives with her cat and is...
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“Fill The Void” Producer Releases Next Film: “The Wedding Plan”
In 2013, a Hasidic filmmaker took the world by storm with her critically acclaimed feature length...
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