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Tag: Naomi Seidman

0 Culture Education

Why Do They Leave?

Emes Ve-Emunah · 13 Sep

The article delves into the complex dynamics of individuals who leave Orthodox Judaism, known as "Off the Derech" (OTD).

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A NYC conference celebrates the cultural creativity of formerly Orthodox Jews

Andrew Silow-Carroll in JTA · 12 Sep

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York is hosting a conference titled "After Orthodoxy: Cultural Creativity and the Break with Tradition," which celebrates the artistic contributions of formerly Orthodox Jews, also known as OTD ("off the derech") Jews.

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The ‘Little Miss Chasid’ who revolutionised women’s education

Jewish Chronicle · 19 May

Sarah Schenirer, a significant figure in Jewish education, founded the Bais Yaakov network in Poland over a century ago, providing Orthodox Jewish girls with both religious and secular education.

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How Judaism mattered to Sigmund Freud — and why Freud mattered to Jews

Benjamin Ivry in Forward · 16 May

"Sigmund Freud's relationship with Judaism and how he was embraced by Jewish admirers are explored in Naomi Seidman's book 'Translating the Jewish Freud.' She highlights how Freud, originally seen as assimilated, had his works translated into Yiddish and Hebrew by enthusiastic devotees in the 1930s, aiming to connect him to his Jewish heritage amidst rising antisemitism in Europe. Despite not being able to read these translations, Freud valued them and even waived royalties. The translations, although sometimes old-fashioned, aimed to affirm Freud's Jewish roots. Notable translators like Max Weinreich and Yehuda Dvir Dvossis played essential roles in this effort, underscoring Freud's Jewish identity. This act of translating Freud into Jewish languages symbolically affirmed his connection to Judaism amidst historical tragedies, offering a resolute affirmation of his Jewish identity."

0 Culture Jewish Law

This new Canadian podcast examines why Hasidic Jews leave their communities to go 'off the derech'

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 21 Nov 2022

Naomi Seidman, who left her ultra-Orthodox upbringing, discusses her new podcast, "Heretic in the House," which explores the true lives of people who have gone "off the derech."

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Letters, Fall 2020

Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2020

The Fall 2020 issue of Letters from the Jewish Review of Books features a variety of reader responses to various articles.

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Traditional Revolutionaries

Ilan Fuchs in Lehrhaus · 31 Aug 2020

Naomi Seidman's book, "Sarah Schenirer and the Bais Yaakov Movement: A Revolution in the Name of Tradition," fills a gap in the study of modern Jewish history by exploring the establishment and growth of the Bais Yaakov educational movement in Poland.