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Was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household. We observed all the laws strictly, so I went to synagogue every week, kept a kosher home, only ate in kosher restaurants, kept all the holidays, learned about the laws in school. I was Orthodox through college and after college, when I lived on the Upper West Side, went to an Orthodox shul and my whole social network was Orthodox. And then, one day, I got frustrated.
Even in high school and college I considered myself an Orthodox feminist, so I was already struggling with issues of women’s participation—they’re not allowed to read from the Torah or lead services. I was already feeling like, Why is this such a struggle?
Taken from and to read more : http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/25372/no-religion
