Leaving Orthodox Judaism: The important role of familial and experiential factors

Session Submission Type: Panel Session

Abstract

Recent research has begun to explore the complexities of religious disaffiliation from Orthodox Judaism. Although most of these studies focus on identifying reasons for leaving, fewer investigations have attempted to describe the contextual factors that affect disaffiliation and the various trajectories followed by exiters after leaving their communities. This panel discussion addresses the social, familial, and experiential factors that affect how disaffiliation unfolds for exiters from the Jewish Orthodox community.

Sub Unit

• Social Science

Chair

• Alla Chavarga, Brooklyn College CUNY

Individual Presentations

• Bridging the Gap between Exiters and their Religious Counterparts: OTDers Share their Views - Rona Miles, Brooklyn College, CUNY

• Perceptions of harmful experiences in the ultra-Orthodox community vs. reasons for leaving - Yehudis Keller, Case Western Reserve University

• Cascading Exits of Haredi Divorcees - Miriam Moster, The Graduate Center, CUNY

Zoom Host

• Zoom Host 13