All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir

Author: Shulem Deen

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  • : 9781555977054
  • : Graywolf Press,U.S.
  • : Graywolf Press,U.S.
  • : 01 April 2015
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Description

Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. As a member of the Skveres, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the US the US, he knows little of the outside world. After turning on the radio, his curiosity leads him to a feverish inquiry into the tenets of his religious beliefs and his faith unravels. In All Who Go Do Not Return, Deen bravely traces his harrowing loss of faith.

Author description

Shulem Deen is a former Skverer Hasid, and the founding editor of "Unpious." His work has appeared in the "The""Jewish Daily Forward," " Tablet," and "Salon." He lives in Brooklyn, New York.