Elsewhere: religion and the court, sidecurls and sick beats, visible women in tefillin
Published March 24, 2014
Lower East Side void: Two New York Jewish power players — one the State Assembly speaker, the other a now-disgraced charity exec — exerted their influence over a massive empty tract in the storied Jewish immigrant neighborhood over four decades. (N.Y. Times)
Visible women in tefillin: A new blog project hopes to represent women’s experiences with tzitzit and tefillin in order to “change the image of Jewish prayer.” (Jewschool)
Two rebels get married: Having left haredi Judaism, Leah Vincent pondered the best way to get married while including her very large family. The solution? Dual ceremonies, Orthodox and Zulu. (Daily Beast)
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