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Sara Trappler Spielman

Sara Trappler Spielman is a freelance writer in Brooklyn.

  • From 'The Rabbi Goes West'
    From 'The Rabbi Goes West'
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    Chabad vs. Reform

    A documentary about a Montana Lubavitcher raises the question of how best to do outreach

    bySara Trappler Spielman
  • A town meeting in Monroe, New York
    A town meeting in Monroe, New York
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    A Town Divided

    A new documentary explores the bitter divisions in a New York town between the large Hasidic community and secular local activists who want to stop their Hasidic neighbors from expanding

    bySara Trappler Spielman
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    ‘Soon By You’ Depicts the Trials and Tribulations of Modern Orthodox Dating

    Oh, to be young and single and Jewish in New York City

    bySara Trappler Spielman
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    ‘Miriam’: A Midwife Who Makes House Calls

    A new documentary centers on Miriam Schwarzchild, a midwife who aids in home births around New York City, where the trend is on the rise

    bySara Trappler Spielman
  • Artist Noah Lubin and curator Asher Menne discussing an exhibition of Lubin’s work in 2011.(Courtesy of Noah Lubin)
    Artist Noah Lubin and curator Asher Menne discussing an exhibition of Lubin’s work in 2011.(Courtesy of Noah Lubin)
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    Sick of Dancing Hasidim Playing Violins? Meet the New Baal Teshuvah Artists of Brooklyn.

    Orthodox Jews new to insular traditions try to integrate the two worlds of strict religion and artistic self-expression

    bySara Trappler Spielman
  • From the trailer of Lara Gedzelman’s film The Chairlady.(Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original stills via Vimeo.)
    From the trailer of Lara Gedzelman’s film The Chairlady.(Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original stills via Vimeo.)
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    Frum Female Underground Films

    A spate of Orthodox women are turning to filmmaking (some restrictions apply)

    bySara Trappler Spielman
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    No Boys Allowed

    Will a movie intended solely for women play in Jerusalem?

    bySara Trappler Spielman
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