Ep. 72 - Leah Vincent, Former Ultra-Orthodox Jew

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2015

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Leah Vincent is a former Orthodox Jew and the author of Cut Me Loose: Sin and Salvation After My Ultra-Orthodox Girlhood. She’s the first person in her family to attend college and she earned her Masters degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. We spoke with Leah about her life growing up in the culture, what fundamentalist faiths have in common, and what she plans to teach her daughter about her religious background. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.0	Laya Vincent is a former Orthodox Jew and the author of Cut Me Loose, Sin and Salvation after my ultra-Orthodox
1:26.6	girlhood. She's a first person in her family to attend college and she earned her master's degree
1:31.1	in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
1:33.7	Leah, thank you so much for joining us tonight.
1:35.6	Thanks so much for having me.
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