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Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 We hear that you intend to end your marriage, he said. Ruth would write down their conversation in a diary later. The men had been told that Ruth would be willing to leave her children with their father after their divorce. “No, that's not the case,” she replied, confused. This was not the conversation she had been expecting. Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 Then her interrogator mentioned some pictures.  “They said they had photos of me - running around with this strange man A man who is not my husband.” The implication was clear, if Ruth did not agree to leave her school-age children in her community then the news of her affair would be made public.  Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 Worse, the men would specifically tell her children “to let them know what kind of mother they had”. She doesn’t remember exactly what she said before leaving the room. She was too frightened. Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 There are Haredi groups across the UK, concentrated in London, Salford, and Gateshead. All are trying to maintain their 19th Century traditions in a modern world and religious laws govern everything from their attire to their diet. In some areas, Yiddish remains the dominant language. Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 Emily’s doubts about her marriage started just before her wedding, in north London. She was due to marry a man she had met twice. He was 20 and so was she.   It's normal for Haredi marriages to be arranged - boys and girls are kept apart while growing up. It's usually up to a matchmaker to help potential couples find each other. “My father was trying to find a really special sort of, you know, catch,” Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 “So I’m lying there, you know, I’m in bed and I was like OK, let’s at least get it over and done with, and then he starts calling his rabbi.” It's normal to ask your rabbi for help about intimate things. They are experts in solving the riddles of how to follow ancient biblical laws in a 21st Century world.  . Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - ketchim - 12-06-2016 “The rabbi said it’s OK as long as the curtains are closed and then we – I don’t remember much of what happened. I think I just blacked it out.” . Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - Meseret - 12-06-2016 are these the ones who cut a hole in the cover to put their thingee through? Re: Emily and Ruth : Hasidic Jews in the UK - Captain - 12-06-2016 well well you have pics