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I left my Hasidic community. ‘Schitt’s Creek’ helped me put things in perspective.

JL;DR SUMMARY Elad Nehorai shares his emotional journey from leaving his Hasidic community to finding peace and fulfillment in a new life, inspired by a pivotal moment in the TV show "Schitt's Creek." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityJewish CommunityPersonal GrowthJtaHasidic CommunityLiberationSchitt's CreekElad NehoraiLeaving OrthodoxyAuthentic Living

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"And he was crying. Its at this point that Stevie asks him, What is it about New York?"
Long Beach, California, United States
" to our new home in Long Beach, California."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"We brought our three daughters from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the center of the Chabad Hasidic community that I had struggled and failed to reform."

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