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Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn Poetry_Gift_Guide Harry receives a warning fromMitzvah 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 nonliberal Jewish believers. To uncover how girls learn the practices of Hasidic Judaism, Fader looks beyond the synagogue to everyday