Off the Derech – Page 2 – On our own Path

Why I Left

March 5, 2020
Ruth Borovski, OTD, from Jerusalem

December 11, 2019
Elul is a Mindfuck

by Natan Stern Can we all agree that Elul—at least in the litvish/ashkinazi iteration—is a mindfuck? I am one of those people who has no malice or anger towards the frum community. But I have little doubt that Elul scarred me. On paper Elul may sound like a good idea – we can all use…

September 9, 2019
Josh’s Story

Josh is in his thirties, lives together with his non-Jewish girlfriend, and works in IT. I met Josh on www.reddit.com/r/exJew/, an excellent resource for people who left the Jewish faith. Hi Josh, what can you tell us about your religious upbringing? I grew up on the east coast of Canada, so there wasn’t a real…

August 2, 2019
Formerly religious Jews: Can there be a second generation?

August 1, 2019
The Day Izzy Left Orthodox Judaism

July 12, 2019
Footsteps on Oprah Magazine

June 21, 2019
Why I went 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

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