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Articles, books, documentaries and podcasts

– Adina and Eric Yoffie: “A Different Path, Still Family” – 18forty.org/podcast/adina-and-eric-yoffie-a-different-path-still-family/

– Black Becomes a Rainbow: The Mother of a Baal

Teshuvah Tells Her Story, by Agi U. Bauer

– “Coming Apart, Pulling Together” – married couples where one spouse is religious and the other is not. mishpacha.com/coming-apart-pulling-together

– Leaving the Fold – documentary about five young adults who leave Orthodoxy. youtu.be/H8Dkccqm8oY

– Od Nipagesh

– Israeli reality show exploring religious and secular family relationships. Season One has English subtitles. www.kan.org.il/page. aspx?landingpageid=1209

– Off the Derech: Why Observant Jews Leave Judaism, by Farank Margolis

– Off the Derech: Leaving Orthodox Judaism, edited by Ezra Cappell and Jessica Lang

– What Do You Mean, You Can’t Eat in My Home? A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their Less Observant Relatives Can Still Get Along, by Azriela Jaffe

– “We’re Best Friends” – unityday.org.il/were-bestfriends

Organizations and online resources

– Footsteps – US-based support for those who leave the haredi community. footstepsorg.org – Frum/OTD Dialogue Group on Facebook – respectful dialogue between religious and secular Jews. www.facebook.com/ groups/1154185494716307

– Makom – helping disenfranchised haredi Jews find a positive place in Orthodoxy. jewinthecity. com/makom-landing

– Out for Change – empowering young people leaving the haredi world to integrate into mainstream Israeli society. www.leshinuy.org/en/outfor-change-2