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“Malcolm X or Martin Luther king? Each one represents a different ball game. Malcolm X had a more “in your face” approach that believes that you have to shake the system if you really want to change things. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. had a more ‘diplomatic approach’ that believes that the change can come from within the system. They both managed in their own way to change the world we are living in. In Israel you need to be more “Malcolm” than “Luther” in order to change things. You have to shake the system and not sing ‘Kumbaya my Lord.'”
Meet Shamel: “In New York it’s all about making money. In Tel Aviv it’s all about enjoying your money.”
“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 a lie. Coming from the Jewish Ultra-Orthodox world, I got married when I was twenty and immediately found myself pregnant. I felt that I was living the life that 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 that I will have to pay for for the rest of my life”. “Ex-Haredim are the true freedom fighters of this world.”
Meet Akiva. “I was born in Singapore and was raised as a Christian. All of my life I have been asking myself existential questions. After a long search I found all the answers in Judaism and decided to convert. It was a long and meaningful process but it was all worth it. Sometimes I feel like a biblical character for deciding to leave my HOME and family behind me and devote myself to God.”