Talmud Underground

By: Michael Orbach

Published: June 29th, 2012

Photo Credit: Ourit ben Haim

An Ultra-Orthodox man reading the Talmud on the subway from Underground NY Public Library. The photo blog is a project of acclaimed street photographer, Ourit Ben-Haim. In an interview, Ben-Haim said that when she takes a photograph of someone reading she sees "people who are contemplating description of new possibilities. In this way, every book says that its reader is simply great."

Given the number of Orthodox Jews that take the subway every day, this isn't their first appearance on the photo blog either.

About the Author: Michael Orbach is the Senior New York Correspondent for JewishPress.com. His work has appeared in the JTA, The Forward, The Jewish Week and Tablet. He was previously the editor-in-chief of the Jewish Star newspaper in Long
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