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Elad Nehorai is the creator of Hevria. He also is the writer behind Pop Chassid. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, the Huffington Post, and more.
God must be protected at all costs. And so, they cut down any who dare approach.
In an age where the mystics lie, the followers divide, and confusion reigns, we must return to the essential message of mysticism.
How a secular kid found religion. And how a religious adult needed to remember why he became religious.
On realizing that I wasn't just traumatized by my community. I was reliving it.
On being an orthodox Jew who believes queer people deserve complete equality. Right now.
On learning to finally admit that my experiences in a Jewish community traumatized me.
Elad discusses the rapid transformation and growth of Hevria in one year, what's coming in the next year, and how you can be part of the next stage.
The story of discovering you, my Jewish family. About how you told me I belonged. And how we became so very close. And how one day, years later, you asked me to leave.
I had to fight against perfectionism to find myself as a writer. And now, I'm learning how many of those lessons apply to my life as a Jew.
When I lost faith in the rabbi that convinced me to be orthodox, one would have expected me to give up on orthodoxy altogether. Here's why I stayed committed.