A neighbor once offered to take care of my baby when I went out. "Don't worry," she assured me. "His crying won't bother me." Since I don't ignore crying babies whether they are mine or not, I didn't agree to watch the neighbor's baby the next couple of times she asked me. I might have enjoyed a … [Read more...]
Keren Interview VII: Ann: Soon men will insist on capes and veils for their wives
February 5, 2008 by
In this Hebrew article from Maariv, Neshot Hare'alah (Women of the Veil), Sherry Makover-Balikov interviews Rabbanit Bruria Keren and some of her followers. Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII To view all posts on the subject at once click the label hyper-tzniut. The Maariv reporter … [Read more...]
Keren Interview VI: Maya–I Don’t Enter a Store if Men are Inside
February 5, 2008 by
In this Hebrew article from Maariv, Neshot Hare'alah (Women of the Veil), Sherry Makover-Balikov interviews Rabbanit Bruria Keren and some of her followers. Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII To see all posts on the subject click on the label hyper-tzniut. Continued: Makover-Balikov writes … [Read more...]
Keren Interview V: Miriam compromises by leaving one eye uncovered
February 4, 2008 by
Miriam, 32, mother of six, is a Breslover baalat teshuva (returnee to observant Judaism) and a follower of Rabbanit Bruria Keren. She wears 5 skirts, two capes, seven scarves, and a veil angled to cover one eye. She uses the other eye to see in front of her, because she is disgusted by the idea of … [Read more...]
Part IV: The reason for the layers of clothing
February 3, 2008 by
The next section of the article is entitled, "Why is it necessary to wrap oneself in so many layers?" This is the fourth part of the translation/summary of the Hebrew Maariv article by Sherry Makover-Balikov where the journalist interviews Rabbanit Bruria Keren and her followers. Parts I, II, … [Read more...]
Keren Interview III: She burned her wig in front of everyone: Maariv Keren Article Part 3
February 3, 2008 by
The following is a continuation of the translation/summary of Hebrew Maariv article by Sherry Makover-Balikov where the journalist interviews Rabbanit Bruria Keren and her followers. Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII To view all posts on the subject at once click the label hyper-tzniut. The … [Read more...]
Keren Interview II: A little child shall lead them?
February 3, 2008 by
Hebrew Maariv article by Sherry Makover-Balikov Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII To view all posts on the subject at once click the label hyper-tzniut. Highlights of the next section of the interview with Rabbanit Keren: She doesn't speak to men at all, and rarely to women; during the … [Read more...]
Maariv interviews Rabbanit Keren and some veiled women
February 3, 2008 by
In this Hebrew article from Maariv, Neshot Hare'alah (Women of the Veil), Sherry Makover-Balikov interviews Rabbanit Bruria Keren and some of her followers. Parts I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII To view all posts on the subject at once click the label hyper-tzniut. Makover-Balikov attends the … [Read more...]
“Ma, We Live in a Slum”
January 23, 2008 by
When my husband's aunt and uncle made aliyah from the US in the 60's, they spent a few years in Bnei Brak. That first morning, one of the children noticed laundry hanging outside some nearby buildings. "Ma," he said, "We live in a slum." A reader of my post, Twelve Things I Love about Israel, … [Read more...]
Where Are the Parents?
January 20, 2008 by
Seven teenage girls have been arrested for settling an illegal outpost, and held in jail for over two weeks. Yitzhak Kadman, the director of the National Council for the Child, has called for their release. The girls, most of whom are only 14 years old, broke the law but did not commit a serious … [Read more...]
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