Footsteps
Is The Media’s Obsession With Hasidic Jews Anti-Semitic?
The documentary ‘One of Us’ does nothing constructive. The cameras being thrust into our faces as Orthodox Jews only creates more prejudice.
What Makes The Hasidic Community Choose Tribe Over Offspring?
I, too, once believed in the moral righteousness of saving children from their own parents, to ensure they do not fall prey to the secular world.
Was 2016 the ‘Worst’ Year for Ultra-Orthodox Suicide and Overdoses?
Boorey Deutsch can’t keep track of the number of people he knew who died by suicide or overdose this year.
What an Ex-Hasid Can Teach You About Dating
For much of his life, Israel Irenstein lived in the strict Gur Hasidic community. Now, he teaches ex-ultra-Orthodox Jews how to navigate the tricky waters of the secular dating scene.
From Crown Heights to Mississippi
To the untrained eye, ex-Hasids and Southern Jews don’t have much in common. But Malkie Schwartz knows much more unites them than divides them.
From Crown Heights to Mississippi
To the untrained eye, ex-Hasids and Southern Jews don’t have much in common. But Malkie Schwartz knows much more unites them than divides them.
A Community of Exes — Hasids, That Is
Footsteps is known for helping formerly Hasidic Jews transition into secular society. But for some, maintaining a connection to Orthodox Judaism is a challenge. One woman shares her story.
Footsteps: the journey
footstepsorg wrote: Footsteps: The Journey tells the story of how a small non-profit organization assists ultra-Orthodox Jews wishing to move beyond their communities of origin to lead self-determined lives.
For Ex-Orthodox, More Than a Game
Sports is often forbidden among the ultra-Orthodox. So for young people who leave the community, simply kicking a ball in the park is a serious act of rebellion.
Ex-Haredi Artists Grapple With Their Pasts
‘Protection’ by Leah Vincent