Blog – Page 2 – Off the Derech

by NS My journey from an extremely religious ben Torah to an atheist was long and painful. Over a few years, I transformed from being someone who loved nothing more than connecting with the Torah to facing the realization that I had devoted my life to a lie. My questions started innocently enough, subtle incoherencies…

May 27, 2019

An Interview with Formerly Frum Izzy Posen

April 5, 2019

This is How Difficult Leaving is

Rebecca Wyss, reporter SonntagsBlickPublished on: 01.04.2019, 10:00 Anyone who wants to leave the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Zurich has a difficult road ahead of them. A small group of formerly religious talk about their departure – and are now helping others. Sam Friedman, 36, has left the Jewish Orthodox community. He belongs to a small…

April 1, 2019

Melissa’s Story

Melissa is 37 years old and lives in Ottawa, Ontario with two cats 🙂 Hi Melissa, thanks for agreeing to do an interview. What can you tell us about your religious background? Hi, thanks for having me! I grew up as an evangelical Christian, and was with the Baptist Church from birth until I was…

March 14, 2019

Rachel’s Story

Rachel (pseudonym) is in her forties, and is an attorney-in-law. She lives on the east coast with her two sons. Hi Rachel, thanks for agreeing to be interviewed. Please tell us something about your family’s religious background and why you know Russian 🙂 We came here when I was relatively young from the former Soviet…

February 28, 2019

Category: Blog

The Day Izzy Left Orthodox Judaism

Footsteps on Oprah Magazine

Why I went Off-the-Derech

An Interview with Formerly Frum Izzy Posen

This is How Difficult Leaving is

Melissa’s Story

Rachel’s Story

Letter to Our Family and Friends

How Miriam Fled the Sect

Miriam’s Story and Fraud in the Stamford Hill Community