{"product_id":"off-the-derech-leaving-orthodox-judaism-paperback","title":"Off the Derech: Leaving Orthodox Judaism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEzra Cappell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJessica Lang\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombines powerful first-person accounts with incisive scholarly analysis to understand the phenomenon of ultra-Orthodox Jews who leave their insular communities and venture into the wider world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, many formerly ultra-Orthodox Jews have documented leaving their communities in published stories, films, and memoirs. This movement is often identified as \"off the \u003ci\u003ederech\u003c\/i\u003e\" (OTD), or off the path, with the idea that the \"path\" is paved by Jewish law, rituals, and practices found within their birth communities. This volume tells the powerful stories of people abandoning their religious communities and embarking on uncertain journeys toward new lives and identities within mainstream society. \u003ci\u003eOff the Derech\u003c\/i\u003e is divided into two parts: stories and analysis. The first includes original selections from contemporary American and global authors writing about their OTD experiences. The second features chapters by scholars representing such diverse fields as literature, history, sociology, psychology, anthropology, religion, and gender studies. The interdisciplinary lenses provide a range of methodologies by which readers can better understand this significant phenomenon within contemporary Jewish society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEzra Cappell \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Jewish Studies and English at the College of Charleston. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Talmud: The Cultural Work of Jewish American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press. \u003cb\u003eJessica Lang \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of English and Director of the Wasserman Jewish Studies Center at Baruch College, City University of New York. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTextual Silence: Unreadability and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 451\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52756486160691,"sku":"9781438477244","price":75.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/q20aNY6QLT9781438477244.webp?v=1782996651","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/off-the-derech-leaving-orthodox-judaism-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}