Footsteps provides social, educational, and vocational services to people grappling with the consequences of leaving their ultra-Orthodox communities.
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20 Aug 2024
Have you ever wondered what it means to be a Footsteps member?
Watch this video and learn more about our offerings.▶️👩🏼🏫
Visit footstepsorg.org for more information or send us an email at connect@footstepsorg.org if you have any questions!
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16 Aug 2024
🎙️Podcast Alert ICYMI: Listen to Julie F. Kay, Footsteps' Senior Legal Consultant, as she shares the far reaching impact of our Family Justice Initiative -- for Footsteps parents and for our courts overall.
29 Jul 2024
NEW: Julie F. Kay is an internationally-recognized human rights lawyer and co-author of Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom. Today's Bartholomewtown btown.buzzsprout.com/163601/…
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7 Aug 2024
JWA chats with Julie F. Kay, who argued against Ireland’s abortion ban, founded Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, and runs the legal arm of Family Justice Initiative @FootstepsInc, who provides resources to those who leave ultra-Orthodox communities: buff.ly/4fyWSpQ
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1 Aug 2024
Join us on Sept 15 16 for the After Orthodoxy Conference, the first conference organized by formerly ultra-Orthodox academics, including Footsteps board member Dr. Zalman Newfield and activists, performers, and artists.
Register for free here: yivo.org/After-Orthodoxy
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9 Jul 2024
We love to see how #KissingGirlsonShabbat is resonating with readers and seekers of all kinds!
Order your copy today at the link below and stay tuned for more opportunities to connect with @DrSaraGlass and Footsteps. 💋
bookshop.org/p/books/kissing…
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6 Jun 2024
Kissing Girls on Shabbat drops this Tuesday, June 11! 💋
In anticipation of Dr. Sara Glass' stunning memoir, we are sharing our list of recommended reading to learn more about Footsteps members and the insular ultra-Orthodox communities they come from.
shorturl.at/3bV6W
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6 Jun 2024
🚨Read below for an advocacy alert from @yaffedorg:
In just 5 minutes, you can take action to push back against legislation that would curb the educational rights of yeshiva and nonpublic school students across New York.
5 Jun 2024
🚨 Action Alert 🚨
Educational rights are under attack.
Please take a few minutes today to make 3 phone calls!
Phone numbers and sample scripts are on the graphics below.
Tell our lawmakers that they cannot compromise the educational rights of nonpublic school students.
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22 May 2024
People who are formerly ultra-Orthodox define (or choose not to define!) themselves in a myriad of ways. Follow this thread to learn more about some of the most widely used terms.
If you consider yourself formerly ultra-Orthodox, what descriptions do you use?
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