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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.
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.
I did everything wrong. And yet somehow, I keep trying to lead. Here is why.
The town was finally sick of the constant complaining. And this time, the rabbi was on their side.
It seems that so many of us public Jewish figures turn on our communities. Here's why it will keep happening, and why it might be a good thing.
I went to see a movie that only a few loved, but those few loved with all their hearts. And that, in a nutshell, is what a community is.
When we expect Jewish artists to be tzadikim, we stop religious art from flourishing.