Haredi and Out of the Closet: Chani Getter’s Unorthodox Journey
9.9.09 : The Forward

For the first 20 years of her life, Chani Getter was no different from the other girls in the Nikolsburg Hasidic sect in Monsey, N.Y. As the second of five children, she earned good grades at school and had close friends. At age 17, she was introduced to her future husband, also 17, and after one meeting the wedding date was set.

Today, Getter leads quite a different life. As a 32-year-old divorcee with three children, she is an active member of the Jewish Renewal movement and a professional life coach. Getter leads support groups and provides spiritual guidance in parenting, cross-cultural integration, and issues of sexuality and identity. Unlike other women born into Hasidic families, Getter even has her own Web site, inspirationallivinginc.com.

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Haredi and Out of the Closet: Chani Getter’s Unorthodox Journey

פֿרוי פֿון חסידישער היים ווערט אַן אינספּיראַציע פֿאַר אַנדערע ייִדן