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Book review of For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy through the Arts in the Digital Age

JL;DR SUMMARY Jessica Roda's book, "For Women and Girls Only: Reshaping Jewish Orthodoxy through the Arts in the Digital Age," explores the transformative role of the internet and digital technologies in Orthodox Jewish women's artistic expression. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FilmJewish LawOrthodox JudaismSocial MediaMusicHalakhahDigital AgeArtistic ExpressionWomen's RolesCyberfeminism

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"In their research, Nathaniel Deutsch and Michael Casper detailed the growth of the Satmar community in Brooklyn after World War II."
New York, United States
"If someone from centuries past were to be transported to the entertainment stages of New York City and New Jersey and saw Orthodox women singing, dancing, making movies, writing, and more, they would not recognize them as traditional Jewish women."
New Jersey, United States
"If someone from centuries past were to be transported to the entertainment stages of New York City and New Jersey and saw Orthodox women singing, dancing, making movies, writing, and more, they would not recognize them as traditional Jewish women."
Monsey, New York, United States
"Ironically, singer Dobby Baum and author Chany Rosengarten relocated to Monsey, a community they called more diverse, inclusive, and modern than where they came from."
Boro Park, New York, United States
"Many from Boro Park and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, used their native Yiddish fluency and brought it to plays and cinema."

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