Just as this border marks the boundaries of the sacred community, so distinctions in language, dress, hairstyle, and demeanor serve Hasidim as personal boundaries, protecting the separation of an ...

particularly in Hasidic communities. It applies to both men and women but is expressed differently in each case. For women, modesty extends beyond clothing to include behaviors, speech ...

“You know, when Bono goes cycling, he likes to dress up as a Hasidic Jew,” he told his interviewer at KROQ, a Los Angeles radio station. Several media outlets pounced on the story without ...

Hasidic men wear black and white clothes with ... Suddenly, I was in a world where there were unlimited options for food and clothing. I bought my first pair of jeans and a red-and-white checked ...