A flood of ugly rumors were the final straw that pushed Yisrael Heller to flee the strict, ultra-Orthodox community with his family, in the dead of night. The Hellers are part of a wave of Israelis who are severing ties with the
Haredi world.
Pandemic gives some Haredi New York Jews space to leave their community/ By PETER HUTCHISON in The Times of Israel
Groups says some people had more time for soul-searching, while others were troubled by social distancing violations Read the full article