richards | July 10, 2015
Judge orders custody switch, citing concerns that the mother's influence might jeopardize the children's religious upbringing. A 32-year-old mother from Monsey, N.Y., has lost custody of her children due largely to what a judge described as the mothers inadequate religious observance
richards | June 17, 2015
In June 2008, exactly three years after I got married, I decided to get a divorce. I didn't fall out of love with my wife. In fact, I never fell in love with her in the first place
richards | April 14, 2015
The Hasidic philosopher Martin Buber told the tale of a Jewish grandfather who was a master storyteller. Though limited physically, confined to his wheelchair, this did not constrict his mind or his imagination
richards | April 14, 2015
ALL WHO GO DO NOT RETURN By Shulem Deen. (Graywolf Press, 320 pages, $16.) In this painful and elegiac memoir, Shulem Deen, a former Skverer Hasidic Jew from New York City, eloquently describes his agonizing fall from faith and ascendant longing to live in a less insular world than the subculture he grew up in and in which he became a husband and father of five.
richards | April 2, 2015
Local historian explains origins of Satmar Hasidim & KJ, outlines conflicts between sect and broader community, long-term implications Published Apr 2, 2015 at 1:46 pm (Updated Apr 2, 2015) Photo illustration An example of high-density housing in the Village of Kiryas Joel. Photo by Abby Wolf Richard Hull, a professor at New York University as well as the historian for the Town of Warwick, described the history of Kiryas Joel during a lecture last month at Congregation Eitz Chaim in Monroe. The Kiryas Joel School.
richards | April 2, 2015
Associate Professor Lis Harris was a staff writer at The New Yorker from 1970 to 1995. In addition to innumerable articles, reviews and commentaries, she is the author of Holy Days: The World of a Hasidic Family, Rules of Engagement: Four American Marriages and Tilting at Mills: Green Dreams, Dirty Dealings and the Corporate Squeeze. In 2014, Columbias Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquired her papers
richards | March 27, 2015
Riveting and Painful Memoir Offers an Unflinching Look at Hasidic Life Pearl Gabel Narrating the Unraveling: Shulem Deen grew up in Brooklyns Boro Park, the largest ultra-Orthodox community in America. All Who Go Do Not Return By Shulem Deen Graywolf Press, 288 pages, $16 Family and God are the essences of a Hasids life
richards | March 15, 2015
Synopsis | Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection Of My Hasidic Roots THE SYNOPSIS OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK =--- Where to buy this book? ISBN: 9781439187012 Book Synopsis of Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic R..
richards | March 13, 2015
Hasidic Jews Etch A Sketch Hasidic Jews Etch A Sketch. By: Etch A Sketch By Khai Kid
richards | March 13, 2015
Netanyahu 2015 Hasidic "Jewish" Protest: Iran D.C.
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