A factual fictional look inside Brooklyn’s Hasidic community – The Boston Globe
richards | August 11, 2017
Menashe Lusting (left) with Menashe director Joshua Weinstein. Its hard to make a documentary when your subjects wont talk to you
Ultra-Orthodox Matchmakers Will Get $4000 For Pairing ‘Damaged Goods’ Over 21 – Forward
admin | August 10, 2017
Getty A bride and her grandfather dance at an ultra-Orthodox wedding in Jerusalem in 2012. The grand rabbi, or rebbe, of the Boyan sect of ultra-Orthodox Jews is offering $4,000 to anyone who suggests a successful match between older singles in their community, the Israeli news site Arutz Sheva reported Wednesday
The Day My Hasidic Father Visited Me at Wellesley – Forward
admin | August 9, 2017
Walking around the leafy campus in his black hat and long black coat, my father looks like a historical figure from another era. Fascinated by the elaborate architecture, he points to a poster on Wellesleys Science building. What is the meaning of science?
Member of prominent Hasidic family from Brooklyn comes out …
richards | August 9, 2017
Abby Stein .
Yiddish drama ‘Menashe’ opens lens on Hasidic Brooklyn – Jweekly.com
richards | August 9, 2017
On a sidewalk crowded with people moving at the pace of a typical New York day, nobody stands out. Eventually a man appears in the back of the frame who gradually attracts our attention. Theres nothing extraordinary about him except hes a bulky man, and hes laboring more than anyone else in the summer heat
Former Hasidic Jews win right to take Quebec government to court … – Montreal Gazette
richards | August 9, 2017
Published on: August 7, 2017 | Last Updated: August 7, 2017 7:32 PM EDT A lawsuit against the Quebec government by two former Hasidic Jews can go ahead.
Menashe Is a Moving Drama of Hasidic Life – The Atlantic
richards | August 3, 2017
The titular schlubby hero of Menashe might, with a few tweaks, be a perfect fit for the lead of a Judd Apatow comedy about a wayward man-child.
Thankfully, sacred goats still pace Earth in droves – Plattsburgh Press Republican
simmons | August 3, 2017
Q: You once told a sad and poignant story about a goat whose magnificent horns were given away, piece by piece. I think you attributed it to a particular Hasidic rabbi. Would you please remind me where that story comes from, perhaps point me to a source
Yiddish film is a rare look into Hasidic Brooklyn life | The Times of … – The Times of Israel
admin | August 2, 2017
BOSTON (JTA) With more than a decades worth of experience in the film industry, mostly in documentaries, director Joshua Weinstein has released his first feature-length narrative film. Whats surprising is that Weinstein, a secular Jew, has made a movie entirely in Yiddish.
Uneasy Welcome as Ultra-Orthodox Jews Extend Beyond New York – New York Times
simmons | August 2, 2017
In March, Jackson adopted an ordinance banning school dormitories, which seemed aimed at yeshivas that draw students from afar. Agudath Israel of America, an umbrella group for ultra-Orthodox and Hasidic organizations, filed a federal suit in May arguing that the ordinance violated federal land-use laws intended to protect religious groups against burdensome local restrictions. Jersey City, a manufacturing hub well into the 20th century, never had a significant ultra-Orthodox presence
