Shulem Deen


Hasidic Women Feel Pressure for Children, But Fathers Fret About Providing

By Shulem Deen

Hasidic Women Feel Pressure for Children, But Fathers Fret About Providing
It’s not just Hasidic women who feel trapped into having many children. Shulem Deen recalls being forced by Halacha — and his wife — to have more than he had any hope of providing for.Read More

How Many Sins Can One Hasid Commit?

By Shulem Deen

How Many Sins Can One Hasid Commit?
What do you do if you’re “a Yid who thinks he’s a Goy”?Read More

What Is Really Happening in New Square?

By Shulem Deen

A former yeshiva student in New Square weighs in on what’s behind the recent attempted firebombing that left a dissident member of the community with severe burns on more than half of his body.Read More

Ex-Haredi Artists Grapple With Their Pasts

By Shulem Deen

Ex-Haredi Artists Grapple With Their Pasts
‘Protection’ by Leah Vincent Read More



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