In Israel, You Aren’t What You Wear

By gbandos September 6, 2011

One of the most shocking facets of Israeli culture, especially as a growing Jew who has experienced a scant half-dozen different observant communities, is reliance on symbols and outward signs of Jewish practice. The first day in Israel, I went to the Old City. Right after dinner, I turned toward the Kotel, the western wall…

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Worldly Orthodoxy 101 — Modern Unorthodox

By Simi Lichtman September 6, 2011

I’m told that Modern Orthodoxy has a look. It’s funny to think of the Modern Orthodox as a stereotype, but only because I’m part of it and have been my whole life. You can see the stereotype of Hasidim in pretty much any Hollywood movie (test my theory–1 in 10 movies has a clip of…

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