In All Who Go Do Not Return, Deen bravely traces his harrowing loss of faith while offering an illuminating look at a highly secretive world.

Shulem Deen has written an enormously powerful and important memoir about faith, doubt and freedom. His relationship with his family at stake, he is forced into a life of deception and begins a long struggle to hold on to those he loves most: his five children. All Who Go Do Not Return is a deeply honest and moving story about a man's decision to do something both so simple and so radical - to live in accordance with his own beliefs. Now a heretic, he fears being discovered and ostracized from the only world he knows. Soon he begins a feverish inquiry into the tenets of his religious beliefs until, several years later, his faith unravels entirely. Shulem Deen All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir Paperback 30 November 2015 by Shulem Deen (Author) 1,010 ratings Kindle 13.19 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Paperback 27.35 2 Used from 15.46 11 New from 27.35 MP3 CD 17.98 4 New from 16. He is also the founding editor of Unpious, a journal for voices critical of Hasidic lifestyle and beliefs. His marriage at eighteen is arranged and several children soon follow. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the US, he knows little about the outside world-only that it is to be shunned. He is the author of the memoir All Who Go Do Not Return (2015), and is a regular columnist at The Forward. Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. His marriage at 18 is arranged, and several children soon follow.ĭeen's first transgression - turning on the radio - is small, but his curiosity leads him to the library and, later, the Internet. Shulem Deen (born 1974) is an American author, essayist, former Skver Hasid, and critic of Hasidic Judaism. As a member of the Skverers, one of the most insular Hasidic sects in the US, he knows little about the outside world - only that it is to be shunned. Shulem Deen was raised to believe that questions are dangerous. A moving and revealing exploration of Hasidic life and one man's struggles with faith, family, and community. All Who Go Do Not Return: A Memoir Shulem Deen Graywolf Press, Biography & Autobiography - 288 pages 5 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and.

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