Amish women frequently organize and host events such as church services, weddings, and funerals, all of which are central to ...

Dr. Rivka Neriya-Ben Shahar, a HBI Research Associate, is in the final stages of her completing her book, From Jerusalem to Lancaster County: Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women in the Modern World.

Are the Amish a cult? No. As a Christian church they follow the basic tenets ... which occurs on average at age 21 and 22 for women and men respectively. The vast majority of teens in Rumspringa ...

in contrast to the plain fabrics of Amish women. Traditional Mennonites of all types live mostly in rural areas, hold church services in meetinghouses, wear plain dress, rarely enter college ...