OTD

OTD

Isaac Schonfeld, ‘hidden tzaddik’ behind Chulent, honored at ‘After Orthodoxy’ conference

“Thank you very much for this honor given to me by a bunch of bona-fide apikorsim” Schonfeld said in his acceptance speech.

Haredi Life

She was trapped in an abusive marriage for 15 years

In this podcast, Fraidy Reiss recounts her time trapped in an abusive marriage and how she went on to found Unchained at Last to help other women in similar situations.

OTD

Shlomo Franklin: Farm boy, Haredi Jew, Country singer

“I love being Jewish… It's not lost on me that so many of the great songwriters are Jews."

Health

He went to a festival on a Friday afternoon and woke up in a hospital Emergency Room on Tuesday

A life-threatening overdose sheds light on the potential risks to Haredi and formerly-Haredi festival-goers.

Organizations

Footsteps cuts ties with Freidom, citing “lack of safety”

The two organizations offer support to people leaving the Haredi lifestyle

Music

Sababa Music Festival brings religious and formerly religious Jews together

This year’s headliners are G-Nome Project, a Jerusalem-based group that describes its music as “electro-funk,” and Shimi Levy, an NYC-based DJ who goes by Levyticus.

Belz

New Belz organization helps people who leave the community

The suicide of a former Belzer Hasid inspired the rebbe to launch the initiative