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

Author/creator Levine, Stephanie Wellen
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press,
Descriptionxiv, 254 p. ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Teenage girls--New York (State). --New York. --Religious life.
Jewish teenagers--New York (State). --New York. --Religious life.
Habad--New York (State). --New York. --Religious life.
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.)--Social life and customs.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003014983
ISBN081475192X (cloth : alk. paper)