tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post8236595761158340532..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: An Absurdly Long Interruption and BooksJudithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-3710414885136966522017-05-10T19:31:40.779-04:002017-05-10T19:31:40.779-04:00Some couples seem to thrive living in Hasidic comm...Some couples seem to thrive living in Hasidic communities--it seems, according to Leah Lax, that many of them grew up with parents and grandparents who were Hasids. <br />Yes, young people (and older folks, like Leah Lax) who leave Hasidic communities can be terribly isolated. <br />It sounds like that at least in New York City, the site with the largest Hasidic community, there is help for those who step away. It must be so much harder for those in other cities where there is no such help.<br />It was a fascinating book.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-68961058969466033382017-05-10T19:22:47.952-04:002017-05-10T19:22:47.952-04:00Jane,
Springsteen's memoir is unforgettable. A...Jane,<br />Springsteen's memoir is unforgettable. As I said in my most recent post, I think it sets a new standard. Very introspective, in a good way, and in a way that illuminates both his music and the times he has lived in.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-10028754461824416902017-05-10T17:51:24.006-04:002017-05-10T17:51:24.006-04:00I would love to read Born to Run - I like memoirs ...I would love to read Born to Run - I like memoirs like this and it does sound interesting. I think audio with Springsteen narrating would be wonderful!<br /><br />The only Potok I've read is My Name is Asher Lev, but I've read it twice and it's terrific. However, Uncovered sounds quite depressing and oppressive.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-90005287594593674362017-05-07T01:51:53.431-04:002017-05-07T01:51:53.431-04:00Interesting. I would suffocate in a Hasidic commu...Interesting. I would suffocate in a Hasidic community. <br />I met a young woman who looked liek she was 16 years old with her baby in a doctors' office. I asked her about her child, assuming he was her first. She told me that he was her third of fourth. She was a member of a Hasidic community.<br />The New York Times magazine had an article about a support group with social workers for people who have left the Hasidic communities in which they were raised. They're bereft of their families and friends when they lave and have no one.<br />But this organization really helps them with so much, and helps to end the social isolation they feel. <br /><br />A lot of Hasidic families in my city won't let their children use the Internet, fearing it will teach them about life outside the community, about science and much more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-57107579032373936892017-05-05T18:28:40.724-04:002017-05-05T18:28:40.724-04:00Hi Diane,
Yes, audiobooks do indeed relax me, and ...Hi Diane,<br />Yes, audiobooks do indeed relax me, and the knitting, too, while I'm listening. A wonderful combo.<br />And thank you so much for your good wishes with what' going on now. It helps a great deal.<br />You know, I'm so looking forward to a real break. It's on the horizon, I know, but hard to believe it at the moment. Best to you! JudithJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-71281952031275255612017-05-04T18:53:54.059-04:002017-05-04T18:53:54.059-04:00I find audio books relaxing when I'm feeling s...I find audio books relaxing when I'm feeling stressed - hope they work for you. Good luck with all you have on your plate right now.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com