Mitzvah Girls

Book cover of Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn

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Mitzvah Girls is the first book about bringing up Hasidic Jewish girls in North America, providing an in-depth look into a closed community. Ayala Fader examines language, gender, and the body from infancy to adulthood, showing how Hasidic girls in Brooklyn become women responsible for rearing the next generation of…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Mitzvah Girls as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Katie Gaddini

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I read this book as a graduate student and found Fader’s ability to make academic research readable and interesting – yes, interesting! – hugely attractive. Ever since I’ve aimed to do the same in my own writing.

This book is a fascinating insight into a community many of us know nothing about, featuring young women’s voices, and relayed by Fader.

From Katie's list on women’s voices.