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0 Education Culture

A new documentary shows what it looks like when Hasidic education fails

Jon Kalish in Forward · 18 Sep

The new documentary, "Unorthodox Education," examines the contentious issue of secular education in New York's yeshivas, particularly those serving Haredi communities.

0 Communities Jewish Law

Shulem Deen: Faith, Without Faith (OTD Series Re-Release)

18forty · 13 May

Shulem Deen, a former member of the Ultra-Orthodox Skvera Hasidic community, discusses his transition from faith to no faith, and the complexities of being 'Off the Derech' (OTD).

0 Communities Jewish Law

The Moment: Issue 1052

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 4 Mar

New Square, New York, recently witnessed an extraordinary gathering of Skverer chassidim for a hachnassas sefer Torah, symbolizing a culmination of a seven-year project led by the Skverer Rebbe.

0 Politics Communities

Why are the Orthodox protesting in the streets? And more of your questions, answered.

Forward · 7 Oct 2020

Orthodox Jews in Borough Park, Brooklyn protested violently against COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Governor Cuomo, which included closing schools and limiting synagogue attendance.

0 Culture Politics

Tattooing God’s Name, a Jewish Adventure Out West, and Ultra-Orthodox Voting Patterns

Rachel Scheinerman in Jewish Review of Books · 7 Jun 2018

Rachel Scheinerman's article provides a concise overview of three scholarly essays in Jewish Studies.