Chani Getter

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 an LGBTQ women's support group for Keshet.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "The harsh reality awaiting Hasidic Jews who leave their community behind". Haaretz. 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". PBS. 10 May 2013.
  4. "Haredi and Out of the Closet". 10 September 2009.
  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. Otterman, Sharon (25 May 2018). "When Living Your Truth Can Mean Losing Your Children". The New York Times.
  8. West, Melanie Grayce (12 August 2014). "Formerly Orthodox, and Struggling for Parental Rights". Wall Street Journal – 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". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 September 2017.
  11. Kenigsberg, Ben (19 October 2017). "Review: 'One of Us', a Portrait of Starting a New Life". The New York Times.
  12. Blog, Godzooks: The Faith in Facts (19 May 2018). "Breaking Up: Why Is Leaving Religion So Hard? Hasidic".
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