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Shulem Deen: Faith, Without Faith (OTD Series Re-Release)

JL;DR SUMMARY Shulem Deen, a former member of the Ultra-Orthodox Skvera Hasidic community, discusses his transition from faith to no faith, and the complexities of being 'Off the Derech' (OTD). 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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IdentityUltra OrthodoxHasidic CommunityFaithCultural ValuesOff The DerechShulem DeenLeaving ReligionSecular Life

Places mentioned

Borough Park, New York, United States
"I grew up in Borough Park, a sort of general Hasidic community in a world that was, I would say, most closely aligned with Satmar or Satmar-affiliated, groups, Satmar ideology, but somewhat more liberal, somewhat more Borough Park for those who might know what that signifies, somewhat more Balbatish."
New Square, New York, United States
"I went to Skvera Yeshiva and then later I got married in New Square, started a family."
Monsey, New York, United States
"One of them is married and moved to Muncie, moved to the big, open, diverse world of Muncie."

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