tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344339282355602954.post8434815448999838503..comments2022-08-22T05:44:39.036-04:00Comments on Compelling Stories: Jewish Lives Lived: UNorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344339282355602954.post-40299108270711059662013-08-20T13:51:42.740-04:002013-08-20T13:51:42.740-04:00I thought she did a good job of telling her story....I thought she did a good job of telling her story. I thought the title was constructed (probably by the publisher's publicity department) to sell books and I don't think it does justice to the contents. Toby Anne Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234774578571650096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344339282355602954.post-42056078927434623602013-08-20T07:23:43.995-04:002013-08-20T07:23:43.995-04:00Overall, I enjoyed this book. I'm fascinated w...Overall, I enjoyed this book. I'm fascinated with accounts of women (and men) who manage to escape from extreme religious backgrounds, and Unorthodox is the first book I've read about the Hasidic community. I was very interested to read about Feldman's day-to-day life in Williamsburg, including the bizarre (to me) religious rituals and the community's treatment of women.Irvine Divorce Lawyerhttp://www.joetorrilaw.comnoreply@blogger.com