Mitzvah Girls

By Ayala Fader,

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

Book description

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?

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. 

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