Mystics, mavericks, and merrymakers : an intimate journey among hasidic girls / Stephanie Wellen Levine ; foreword by Carol Gilligan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levine, Stephanie Wellen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenage girls--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.

Teenage girls.

Jewish teenagers--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.

Jewish teenagers.

Habad--Religious life--New York (State)--New York.

Habad.

Teenage girls--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs.

Jewish teenagers--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs.

Habad--New York (State)--New York--Social life and customs.

Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)--Religious life.

Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.).

Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the ardently religious young woman who longs for the life of a male scholar to the young rebel who visits a strip club, smokes pot, and agonizes over her loss of faith to the proud Lubavitcher with a desire for a high-powered career, Stephanie Wellen Levine provides a rare glimpse into the inner worlds and daily lives of these Hasidic girls. Lubavitcher Hasidim are famous for their efforts to inspire secular Jews to become more observant and for their messianic fervor. Strict followers of Orthodox Judaism, they maintain sharp gender-role distinctions. Levine spent a year living in the Lub

Contents:

Introduction : what I sought, what I found

The community : a cultural and psychological tour

The cast

Esther (Estie) Gutman : wild times and holy designs

Rochel Lehrer : evolving, not rebelling

Nechama Dina (Dini) Rockoff : chutzpah and holiness

Chaya Jacobson : doubter and believer

Gittel Kassin : medicine and marriage

Malka (Malkie) Belfer : miniskirts and the messiah

Leah Ratner : mystic and maverick

Into the future : adulthood and insights from the hasidim.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8147-5344-2

OCLC:

780425909