In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, the host, David Bashevkin, examines the topic of leaving religious life, known as going off the derech (OTD).

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, the host David Bashevkin discusses the topic of leaving religious life, known as going off the derech (OTD).

Shulem Deen, raised in the ultra-orthodox Skverer sect, shares his journey from extreme Hasidism to secularism in his book "All Who Go Do Not Return."

The text discusses the experiences of Shulem Deen, a former Skver Hasidic Jew from New Square, New York.