This is the Forward’s coverage of Hasidic Judaism, a sub-group of Haredi Judaism that adheres to the historical traditions of Eastern European Jews, including communicating in Yiddish.
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The Schmooze Orthodox Courtship Can Be Quick As ‘The Bachelor’ — But It’s So Much Different
On the season finale of “The Bachelor” Arie Luyendyk — whose last name, rather appropriately, rhymes with d*** — proposed to Becca Kufrin, one of over a dozen women vying to be crowned fiancée. But then he pulled a “I’ve got to follow my heart” move — he broke up with her by the end…
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Life Why So Many Hasidic Men Are Such Aggressive Drivers
A heated conversation erupted this week after the actress Amber Tamblyn tweeted that she had nearly been hit by a Hasidic man while walking through the streets of Brooklyn’s Hasidic South Williamsburg. She described being sideswiped while walking with her baby, and seemed to feel intentionally targeted because she was a woman. If anyone in…
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Life Why Did Netflix Cut ‘I’m Gay’ From Documentary About Ex-Hasids?
NEW YORK (JTA) — A woman who was featured in a hit Netflix documentary about former Orthodox Jews says the fact that she was openly lesbian was cut from the film. Etty Ausch, 33, is one of three people who tell their stories of leaving the Brooklyn Hasidic community in “One of Us,” which was…
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Fast Forward Amber Tamblyn Called ‘Racist’ After Tweetstorm About ‘Hasidic Man’
The actress Amber Tamblyn received a backlash of criticism on Twitter after she tweeted about nearly being run over by a “Hasidic man” in a van,” Page Six reported. Tamblyn said that on Sunday she was pushing her daughter in a stroller in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when a Hasidic man driving a van nearly ran her…
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Life How A Hasidic Woman Changed My Life In A Hospital Waiting Room
My dad always says that his most valuable possession is his relationships. Human-to-human connections make life worth living. Shared experiences with friends and family bring meaning into our lives, and even a chance encounter with a stranger can be incredibly fulfilling. This past weekend, my husband, Ira, a plastic surgery resident at NYU Langone Hospital,…
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Culture Gothamist’s 4 Best Jewish Articles — From Mitzvah Tanks To Gefilte Fish
This morning, those of us who pine for quality local journalism woke up to a startling sight: Actual good news. A consortium of local radio stations, including New York’s WNYC, Washington D.C.’s WAMU and Southern California’s KPCC announced they had banded together to revive beloved local news organizations Gothamist and DNAInfo. As Wired reports, Billionaire…
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Opinion 6 Things Orthodox Girls Schools Should Do In The #MeToo Era
March first marks the start of Women’s History Month. That date also marks the yartzeit of Sarah Schenirer, pioneer of Bais Yaakov, the ultra-Orthodox girls’ school. In the words of former Bais Yaakov student, Alanis Morissette (kidding), isn’t it ironic? Schenirer is the OG Orthodox feminist. She was a blazing renegade who could stand with…
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Culture Her Stunningly Intimate Photographs Of Hasidic Life
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. On the coldest day of the year, the Polish photographer Agnieszka Traczewska stands in a snowbound forest an hour’s car ride from Krakow. Dressed in thermal pants and a black scarf, Traczewska has lost track of time in her quest to get a shot of her usually…
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