hasidim

Summer with the Hasidim: An Encounter with Jewish Pluralism

I have a secret to share. Some of the most nonjudgmental and welcoming Jews I have ever met have been ...

Moshe Kasher Responds to Critics

To whoever is reading–I’ve had some complaints regarding my recent appearance on Conan, promoting my new book, Kasher In The Rye: ...

The First Jewish Debate

The first Jewish debate never ceases to amaze me. I am of course referring to the great debate between Abraham and ...

Breaking Bad Habits

“It is too late to prepare when temptation is actually at hand.” Rabbi Yitzchak Meir of GerSometimes you find yourself ...

The Red Devil

In December, not long after Among Righteous Men was published, I returned to Crown Heights. The evening was unseasonably warm, and ...

Returning to Crown Heights

Matthew Shaer is the author of Among Righteous Men: A Tale of Vigilantes and Vindication in Hasidic Crown Heights. He ...