Izzy Posen in The Guardian
/2 Comments/in Blog, News, Personal Stories /by Chatzkaleh KoferA ‘tumultuous journey’ from ultra-Orthodox school to physics degree
hroughout his childhood, Izzy Posen was a bright boy with a curious mind. At school, he worked hard, with long hours of study stretching late into the evenings. He was a shining example to his nine younger siblings.
Former Ultra Orthodox Who Lost Custody on Her Children Speaks Out
/0 Comments/in Blog /by Chatzkaleh KoferProf. Solomon Schimmel’s Story
/2 Comments/in Resources /by Chatzkaleh KoferMy Personal Struggle with Unreasonable Belief – TheTorah.com
For years, I have been studying Orthodox Judaism and exploring the question of how it is that modern, highly educated people can make unreasonable faith claims.[1] Specifically, how is it that Modern Orthodox Jews, in the face of overwhelming evidence and logical arguments, believe that God revealed the entirety of the Pentateuch, word for word, to Moses at Sinai and/or in the wilderness?[2] How do these people deal with the facts and arguments that challenge this central religious belief of Torah-Mi-Sinai?

Prof.Solomon Schimmel
Podcast about Off the Derech by Jonathan Gabay
/1 Comment/in Blog, News /by Chatzkaleh KoferOff the Derech – The choice to leave the Chosen People. A documentary about Cults and power – Thought and Leaders
Cults in 2020 are closer to home than you assume.Rather than being exceptions, cults are becoming sub-cultures of the world’s major Judea-Islamic- Christian faiths. In such closed communities, leaders believe that strength lies in similarities rather than differences. To protect perceptions and i…
A New Book on Leaving Judaism
/0 Comments/in Blog, News /by Chatzkaleh KoferA new book has come out on the topic of the OTD Phenomenon, called Degrees of Separation, Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism:

Zalman Newfield’s book is called Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism.
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