What is Orthodox Judaism? An Inside Look From Someone Who Left The Path

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Daniel Sokoloff about his experiences in ultra-orthodox Jewish communities and his journey of deconstruction.

Judaism is one of the oldest extant religions, but due to a history of oppression and genocide, the most religious practitioners maintain an insular, almost secretive culture that the average person isn't privy to. Join us for a talk with poet and novelist Daniel Sokoloff, who was part of the ultra-orthodox Jewish communities of Brooklyn and Lakewood, and uses his own deconstruction to help others at Recovering from Religion. Join Us Live Every Monday! https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/rfrx Our Socials: https://linktr.ee/RecoveringFromReligion https://www.facebook.com/RecoveringfromReligion https://instagram.com/rfrorg https://www.tiktok.com/@recoveringfromreligion https://bsky.app/profile/recoveringfromreligion.org https://www.linkedin.com/company/rfrorg

People in this episode

Guest: Daniel Sokoloff

Topics covered

• Judaism
• Orthodox Judaism
• religion
• spirituality
• deconstruction

Keywords

• Brooklyn
• Lakewood
• poet
• novelist
• insular culture

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Brooklyn, Lakewood

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