Religion
Meet Sasson (right) and Yosi (left). “Sometimes I feel that Tel Aviv is the reincarnation of Sodom and Gomorrah because of the short skirts and the abundant of cleavages,” Sasson says. “When I encounter a girl like that I become a pillar of salt,” Then Yosi said: “We have our strong convictions that keep us from harm’s way.”
“I had to give up everything I cherish for what this bike symbolizes for me. I left my husband and kids because I came to the conclusion I can’t live my life in lie. Coming from the Jewish ultra-orthodox world I got married when I was twenty and immediately found myself pregnant .I felt I’m living the life which someone else chose for me. It has been a hard and painful journey but in order to save myself I had to choose life. Freedom comes with a great cost which I will have to pay for the rest of my life”. “Ex-Haredim are the true freedom fighters of this world.”
“Did you ever hear about The Lost Tribes of Israel? Well, you’re looking at one of its descendants. I was born in Manipur (a state in northeastern India), and my family made Aliyah (immigration of Jews from the diaspora to the Land of Israel) when I was a year old. We’re the lost descendants of the Tribe of Manasseh, who were exiled during the Babylonian captivity. We were “discovered” by Rabbi Eliyahu Avichail, who recognized our Jewish heritage, which includes: Brit milah (male circumcision), religious Holidays that are similar to those of Judaism, and similar religious practices. I feel Jewish and I do feel part of this place, but sometimes you get the feeling that you need to prove your Judaism. Israel can be very “in your face,” where total strangers will ask you direct, personal questions. I have been asked many times if I’m a foreign worker and what ...
