Why I went Off-the-Derech – Off the Derech

VIDEOS AND PHOTOS: Agudah Convention Concludes with Candid Discussion of ‘Off the Derech’ Phenomenon

OTD in 1938, the German government issued a discriminatory executive order requiring Jewish people to add Israel or Sara to their names if their first names were not state-approved by the Third Reich. This is a past that we cannot ignore, nor avoid. 📹 The SPLC traveled to Germany to take part in the Critical Memory Project, exploring hard history and how people have adapted in its wake. Read how we intended to continue the mission 🔗: https://bit.ly/4mNR0vO | Southern Poverty Law Center

Tamar Berger Ben Tzvi on Instagram: "This week’s episode of @meaningfulpeoplepodcast with @homebound.israel 's Michael Weichbrod and @rabbishoff left a lot of people feeling uneasy. While many are debating the bigger themes, Israel vs. Chutz La’aretz, I found myself stuck on one specific point Rabbi Elchanan Shoff made. As a teen, I always felt too “out of the box” for Orthodox Judaism. I wanted to be religious. I wanted to belong. I wanted to fit in. But I just couldn’t... I was too loud. Too e