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The author draws from her experiences in the Lubavitch community of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to examine the lives of Hasidic girls ages thirteen to twenty-three, discussing their hopes, thoughts, values, and feelings about religious life.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at a small Brooklyn-based group of Hasidism and the extraordinary lengths to which they take their mission of outreach.

Drawn from his private correspondence, a biography of the spiritual leader, scholar, counselor, and controversial advocate for women's rights and community openness details his achievements and his profound impact on the world.

After spending a year living as an observer in the Lubavitcher community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the author profiles seven girls from the community ages thirteen to twenty-three about their adolescent concerns and their experience at Lubavitch.