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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Culture How Kosher Food Came To Montana
When Rabbi Chaim Bruk and his wife Chavie Bruk arrived in Montana in 2007, they found a culinary desert, kosher food-wise. “Other than the generic food on the supermarket shelves, it was really difficult to find any kosher food — no frozen items, not a lot of dry goods,” the rabbi said. “It was a…
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Fast Forward Canadian Hasidic Sect Ousted From Unlikely Refuge in Guatemala
A few months after moving from Canada to a remote part of Guatemala to find religious freedom, a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews have been forced out of their homes in a bitter conflict with hostile villagers. The Lev Tahor community packed its bags on Friday in San Juan la Laguna around 150 km (93 miles)…
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The Schmooze Getting It Right: How Hollywood Does Haredi
(JTA) — When it comes to Hasidic characters in movies, film consultant Elli Meyer believes that the real deal trumps a random actor in costume. But that approach isn’t without its challenges. Meyer, a New York-based Lubavitcher Hasid, recounted one occasion when he was hired to cast extras for a film but refused upon learning…
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Israel News Bulletproof Hasidic Feminists Rock Out
The bar adjacent to the concert venue on Manhattan’s Lower East Side was packed. Orange Christmas lights lined the wooden rafters on the ceiling of Arlene’s Grocery, casting the 70 or so people queuing up in a soft red glow. But all those waiting to see the rock band Bulletproof Stockings were women. As Hasidic…
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Life The Complete History of the Sheitel
At Shuly Wigs in Boro Park, Brooklyn / Martyna Starosta The sole purpose of Taxonomy of the Sheitel was to inform you, dear perplexed reader, of the various Orthodox wigs and what each signifies. The intention was not to opine on the reasoning behind wigs and its relevance today. However, as was expressed in the…
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News Two Women and Two Faiths — One Shared Path
On the surface, Frimet Goldberger and Rachel Brown seem to have little in common. Goldberger, 28, grew up in the Satmar Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel, in upstate New York. Brown, 30, was raised in Ogden, Utah, in a devout Mormon household. Yet the two have a shared path: Both left their respective religious groups…
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Music Ladies Night With Bulletproof Stockings
An all-female, all-Hasidic rock band? Alright! Throw in an all-women crowd, and you’ve got the Bulletproof Stockings show which took place at Arlene’s Grocery last night. After several unsuccessful attempts, in which venues have backed out last minute, Bulletproof Stockings finally managed to showcase their music and let their hair down (figuratively, as all band…
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Music Hasidic Rock Band Takes to Stage — No Men Allowed
Bulletproof Stockings // Facebook It isn’t everyday that Arlene’s Grocery hosts a show for women only. But that’s what will happen Thursday night when the all-female Hasidic rock band Bulletproof Stockings takes the stage at the iconic Lower East Side venue. The modesty prohibition of kol isha states that Hasidic women cannot sing in front…
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