Yoily: Closeted Former Hasidic Jewish
Yoily is still visibly and socially embedded in the Hasidic community - but internally, he no longer believes. In this episode, he describes what it means to live between those two realities: raising ...
11 Okt 1h 30min
Shayna: Former Modern Orthodox
Shayna Sragovicz grew up in a family that became Orthodox when they were seven, moving from a largely secular Jewish childhood into Chabad schooling and eventually Modern Orthodoxy. In this episode, S...
2 Okt 1h 18min
Daniel: Former Religious Zionist
Daniel grew up deeply embedded in the religious Zionist world, raised in Efrat and moving through religious schools, yeshiva, a pre-military academy, and service as a tank commander. Yet from childhoo...
13 Sep 1h 36min
Sara: Former Orthodox Jewish
What does it mean to build a spiritual life grounded in the body rather than in fear? Sara joins Shalom to explore her journey through an Orthodox upbringing, marriage and divorce, trauma recovery, an...
6 Sep 1h 9min
Bonus Episode: Zionism, Tribalism, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
In this bonus episode, Shalom sits down again with his brother Mike for a wide-ranging conversation about Zionism, Hasbara, and the psychological mechanisms that can make political narratives difficul...
16 Aug 1h 22min
Suri: Former Orthodox Jewish
Suri Robinson grew up in an Orthodox Jewish community in Baltimore, where she learned to suppress her needs, protect her family’s image, and strive for religious perfection. After seminary, she marrie...
9 Aug 1h 29min
Chantal: Exposing Abuse in the Episcopal Church
In this episode of Beyond Belief: Tales of Religious Exodus, host Shalom interviews Chantal, an Episcopal priest from North Carolina who grew up with both traditional church life and expansive spiritu...
2 Aug 47min
Gabi: Former Yeshivish Jewish
Gabi shares his experience growing up in New York’s Bukharian Jewish community, becoming deeply committed to Orthodox Judaism, and eventually building a life outside religious observance. He discusses...
22 Juli 1h 39min
