Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

by Deborah Feldman

“Even when you break the rules, you do it with pizzazz.”

And although the excitement of trying new things fades with repetition, the excitement of freedom never fails to gratify me. Each time I exercise it, I feel a separate joy that curls through my limbs like syrup. I never want to give up even a fraction of that wonder.