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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. I'm not saying that there aren't some who long for a simpler era, perhaps exemplified by Hassidism. I'm also not saying that there may not be good reasons for liberal Jews to recoil from present-day Hassidic movements. I'm saying, as a research psychologist, that such repulsion, and the stereotyping that goes along with it, can produce the paradoxical effect of romanticization. I know what I'm talking about, not only because of my formal training but also because of my personal experience.