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Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism

Clip: 5/9/2013 | 10m 31s

Why do some Jews dissociate themselves from this conservative religious group?

A support group called Footsteps is providing counsel to those who have chosen to leave the confines of the ultra-Orthodox world in which they were raised.

05/09/2013 | Rating NR

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