Tales of a Burnt Ex-Ba’al Tsuva

Sometimes even the most degenerate Jewish hipster must take time off reviewing burlesques and other aspects of the yiddishe underworld to talk about “serious” things. Like why the “kiruv” movement is such a disaster, and a bitter dissappointment for many of us who experienced it.

It is been many years since my experience, and I have never publicly spoken about it.

It is hardly a source of pride.

But I am talking now, in collaboration with Un-Orthodox Jew.