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According to The Jewish Daily Forward, a number of members of the Crown Heights Chabad community, all while adhering to the norms of Tzniut, have incorporated contemporary fashion as a part of their daily appearance.
Similarly, The New York Times noted that some New York hipsters appeared to be appropriating local Chabad Hasidic fashion by wearing black . Some hipsters reported purchasing their headwear from Hasidic shops in Brooklyn. "Culture-Hopping in a Fedora." Fashion and Style. The New York Times. April 29, 2011. Closely associated with the adoption of the "black hat", the preference for long skirts by female hipsters in New York are believed to be partly inspired by the fashion of Hasidic women.Tracy, Marc. "Chabad chic." Tablet Magazine. May 3, 2011.
Chabad fashion designers Mimi Hecht and Mushky Notik who started their Mimu Maxi Mimu Maxi brand in the summer of 2013, originally with the Hasidic female community in mind, but soon the brand had gained a broader, loyal following. The pair has been referred to as "Hasidic Hipsters" on social media, and they have responded positively to that label.Basu, Tanya. "How the Internet Made Modest Fashion Cool". The Atlantic. February 27, 2015.
One Crown Heights resident established an eatery called "Hasid+Hipster". The eatery serves artisanal dishes while adhering to the laws of Kashrut. The owner, Yuda Schlass, told The New York Jewish Week "Me, myself, as much as I'm chasidic, I'm also hipster".Chernikoff, Helen. "Hipster And/Or Chasid? Grab lunch or dinner at Brooklyn's latest chic kosher food venture". The Big Apple. The Jewish Week. January 28, 2014.Sharp, Sonja. "Kosher Pop Up Serves Artisanal Sandwiches to Crown Heights Crowd". DNAinfo.com. December 6, 2013. "Crown Heights Pop Up Offers Kosher Bacon Sandwiches". CrownHeights.info. December 9, 2013. "Mason and Mug", a similarly styled "kosher-artisanal" restaurant was established in Crown Heights/Prospect Heights. "Hassid+Hipster Brings Foodie Kosher Pop-Up To Crown Heights". JSpaceFood. December 13, 2013.
Chabad hipster musicians, such as Moshe Hecht and Shneur Hasofer, have fused Jewish themes and contemporary music styles and genres.Elstein Keisler, Max. "Monday Music: Orthodox Hipster Hip-Hop at CMJ." The Jewish Daily Forward. Similarly, the band Zusha, often described as Hasidic hipsters, mixes contemporary musical styles like folk music, jazz, and reggae with the wordless vocals of traditional Hasidic songs (known as Nigun). The group cites as a spiritual advisor Rabbi Dov Yonah Korn of New York City's East Village Chabad House. "hasidic hipster band zusha hopes to bring people all faiths closer to god." Fox News. Accessed December 21, 2014. "The Hasidic Hipsters Of Zusha Are Here To Rock The World Of Jewish Music." Huffington Post. Accessed December 21, 2014.
Chabad on Campus rabbi Simcha Weinstein, whose activities are based at Pratt Institute, has been termed one of "New York's Hippest Rabbis". "Too cool for shul: High Holidays with NYCs hippest rabbis." Thirteen.org. September, 2011."Pratt's Rabbi Simcha Among NYC's Hippest Rabbis". Chabad on Campus. Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
Chabad emissaries have established centers and organized services and events for young unaffiliated Jews in Dumbo, Williamsburg/Greenpoint, Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, Carroll Gardens and Prospect Heights.Bell, Kaitlin. "A Brooklyn Mitzvah: Converting the Hipsters." The New York Observer. November 2, 2008.
Chabad of Bucktown-Wicker Park has been noted as the synagogue of one of "America’s Best Hipster Neighborhoods." The Chabad house attracts a number of local Jews to services and events.Sugar, Yehuda. "Rabbi Finds Home in One of America’s Trendiest Neighborhoods". Chabad.org. October 25, 2012.
Outreach
Chabad emissaries operating in "hipster neighborhoods" have sought to reach out to Jewish hipsters and encourage them to perform traditional Jewish rituals and commandments (or ). One event, titled "Unite the Beards", with the stated aim of "bridging the two communities", was organized by Chabad emissaries in Brooklyn.Hoffman, Meredith. "'Unite the Beards' Campaign Connects Hipsters to Hasids." DNAinfo.com May 21, 2013. Hasid-hipster. Unite the beards." 11213.org. May 19, 2013. Hasidics are trying to woo hipsters one beard at a time." Gothamist. May 23, 2013.Kilgannon, Corey. "With Whiskers in Common, Hasidim Court Hipsters." The New York Times. May 22, 2013.
"Hipster synagogues"
The Soho Synagogue, established by Chabad emissaries in SoHo, Manhattan, was often branded as a "hipster synagogue." The synagogue was housed in a former "chic clothing store."Roberts, Yael. "Searching for Sacred Space." The Beacon Magazine. April 2, 2012. It closed down after failing to keep up financially.
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