Ultra-Orthodox communities often provide their members with a sense of meaning, certainty, beauty and belonging that can prove elusive for those in the secular world. ADMost of the Yotzim who come through Hillel adopt a secular lifestyle, the group said. She and a group of Hillel friends have formed a sort of secular explorers club, methodically exposing themselves to life’s new wonders. ADSometimes, the Hillel hotline preaches patience. She had not been pining to shed the only life she had known, but suddenly she felt trapped in it.

Source: Washington Post December 04, 2019 23:03 UTC