The Power In Owning Our Own Establishments: A Lesson Learned from Hasidic Jews

Observations in self-determination I made from watching my neighbors over the years

Hasidic Jews celebrating the festival of Purim in the borough of Brooklyn commemorating the deliverance of Jews from an ancient plot to exterminate them; Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Hasidic Jews in my Brooklyn neighborhood have their own... everything.

They own their grocery stores, clothing stores, ice cream parlors, even bookstores where shelve…