The Lakewood Skeptic
Navigating the tension between outward conformity and personal truth.
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Some Things Die Hard (opens the original)
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Last night my wife and I watched The Pianist. Last year we watched Schindler’s List on Tisha B’Av night.I don’t go to shul anymore on Tisha B’Av. I used to. Even for years after I stopped believing. It was always so hard. Sitting on the floor. Pretending to be sad over something I truly no longer cared about.There were always the cool guys in the back. Cracking jokes. Sending pictures of food on WhatsApp. Making plans for after the fast.That bothered me.I know you still believe. If you knew what
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