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How an Orthodox Jewish Scholar Found an Unexpected Home Among the Amish – WTOP News

The Jerusalem scholar has returned more than 100 times and is writing a second book on Amish women after a 2024 comparative study.

JERUSALEM (RNS) — When Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar, an Orthodox Jew who lives in Jerusalem, first arrived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 2011 to research Amish communities, she had only visited the U.S. once and could barely speak English. But after years of researching women in Israel’s Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, community, one of her academic advisers,...

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Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer broke the news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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