Uncovered: How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01L80NLT2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 445 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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A fascinating journey of integrity and courage. One woman's quest for her own truth. ClaireZ OK, who is looking for a smart, powerful, deeply satisfying read? This is it. Gay or straight, orthodox or atheist, you will identify with Leah's search for her self. It's too difficult for me to put into words how affecting Leah Lax's courageous journey is. You just have to read it for yourself. Be prepared to be speechless for a time afterwards -- you will be mulling over life's Big Questions and marveling at her courage and integrity. Lax is not one to stand on sidelines; she "goes . "But I think she does a fantastic job cutting to the chase of the questions above" according to Johna Till Johnson. This is a really thoughtful, well-written memoir that tackles the Big Questions: What is faith? Who is your family? What does it mean to live a fully authentic life? Who are we, really?I have very little in common with the author other than that we're both female and we both married young, and both experienced the power of religion. But I think she does a fantastic job cutting to the chase of the questions above, and providing some real, thought-provoking, and non-judgmental answers. Y. A powerful memoir that will resonate with a wide audience…highly recommended! I read a lot of memoirs, but this is one that certainly deserves 5 stars. The author gives a vivid description of her life as a Hasidic Jew--the arranged marriage, raising her children, the rituals, the role of women in the community and in the home. Her writing style is crisp, clear, and heartfelt. But the book is really about individuation, about the author's journey to becoming her own true self--and for this reason I believe it will resonate with a broad audience, men and women, ga
The first memoir to tell of a gay woman who spent years in the Hasidic fold, Uncovered is the moving story of Lax's journey toward finding a home where she truly belongs.. In Uncovered, Leah Lax tells her story - beginning as a young teen who left her liberal, secular home for life as a Hasidic Jew and ending as a 40-something woman who has to abandon the only world she's known for 30 years in order to achieve personal freedom. In understated, crystalline prose, Lax details her experiences with arranged marriage, fundamentalist faith, and motherhood during her years with the Hasidim and explores how her creative, sexual, and spiritual longings simmered beneath the surface throughout her time there