Chani Getter

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Chani Getter is an American counselor focusing on those leaving the Haredi Jewish community and those in transition.

Early life[]

Chani Getter was born into a Haredi Jewish family affiliated with the Nikolsburg-Monsey Hasidic community, and was legally married off by her family at the age of seventeen.[1] She had three children over the next five years, before coming out as gay, a story that was covered in the documentary film devOUT[2] and also featured in a PBS documentary television show, Religious & Ethics Newsweekly.[3] She later left her husband with her children, which resulted in divorce. Getter then became a part of the Jewish Renewal movement, and maintained her Orthodox observances for some time.[4][5] She has been critical of the insular nature of Hasidic communities in New York City.[6]

Career[]

Getter is the program director at Footsteps, which aids former Haredi Jewish people enter mainstream society,[7][8] including those exiting in order to follow their natural sexual preferences.[9] Her work as a life coach and counselor was featured in the documentary film One of Us. She also facilitates a LGBTQ women's support group for Keshet.[10][11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "The harsh reality awaiting Hasidic Jews who leave their community behind". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ^ ""DevOUT"— a new film about Orthodox Gay Jews (from Tablet Magazine)". 19 December 2011.
  3. ^ "May 10, 2013 ~ Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism - May 10, 2013 - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly - PBS". 10 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Haredi and Out of the Closet".
  5. ^ "Gay Jews Struggle in the Orthodox World – Tablet Magazine". www.tabletmag.com.
  6. ^ Zarum, Lara (16 October 2017). "Netflix's One of Us Reveals the Fight of Hasidic Jews to Break From the Sect".
  7. ^ "When Living Your Truth Can Mean Losing Your Children".
  8. ^ West, Melanie Grayce (12 August 2014). "Formerly Orthodox, and Struggling for Parental Rights" – via www.wsj.com.
  9. ^ "'You Will Lose Your Entire Family': Inside The Struggle To Come Out In Ultra-Orthodox Judaism". Archived from the original on 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  10. ^ "'One of Us': Film Review - TIFF 2017".
  11. ^ "Review: 'One of Us', a Portrait of Starting a New Life".
  12. ^ Blog, Godzooks: The Faith in Facts (19 May 2018). "Breaking Up: Why Is Leaving Religion So Hard? Hasidic".
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