Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

by Deborah Feldman

If you are forced to confront your fears on a daily basis, they disintegrate, like illusions when viewed up close.

“There is a secret surrounding your birth,” he pronounces. “The blood ties are not blood. With the birth of your child, everything shall unravel. The truth will surface. You shall come to know yourself through your son.”

We were never told if what the kabbalist said here was true and what if anything was uncovered.