Leaving the Fold (2008)

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Release Date

05 Sep, 2008

Runtime

00:52: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

What happens when a person is born a Hasidic Jew, but knows that they don’t belong?

Finding the courage to leave the fold is only the beginning for most of these young people. Those who have decided to take this step become pariahs, often completely cut off from the emotional and financial support of their families. To make matters worse, judged by our secular standards, they have no marketable skills. Many only speak Yiddish— or some Hebrew that is stilted and archaic because it is restricted to use only for prayer.

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