Sara Trappler Spielman is a freelance writer in Brooklyn.
A documentary about a Montana Lubavitcher raises the question of how best to do outreach
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
Oh, to be young and single and Jewish in New York City
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
Orthodox Jews new to insular traditions try to integrate the two worlds of strict religion and artistic self-expression
A spate of Orthodox women are turning to filmmaking (some restrictions apply)
Will a movie intended solely for women play in Jerusalem?
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