A story of freedom, courage, and resiliency.
After escaping her oppressive upbringing, Beatrice faced the daunting battle of fighting for her children, her life, and the freedom to speak out.
A story of freedom, courage, and resiliency.
After escaping her oppressive upbringing, Beatrice faced the daunting battle of fighting for her children, her life, and the freedom to speak out.
Literary agent: Amy Giuffrida from Belcastro Literary Agency
Moredet: The Rebellious Wife Leaving the Hasidic Community and Finding my Voice
Please contact her with any inquiries at amy@belcastroagency.com
Living Fearlessly
Through the retelling of her harrowing personal narrative, Beatrice Weber explores her transition from living a suppressed life in the Hasidic community into an outspoken Warrior Woman, and how you can do the same.
Years ago, I made the monumental decision to leave my marital home. I didn’t think that I would be leaving for good. I thought it would just be for the upcoming holiday, Passover. But my mind knew what my heart refused to accept:
When I left my husband after twenty-two years of marriage, I was leaving for good.
To outsiders it seemed to be a rash move. What Hasidic woman leaves her marriage to a Rabbi?
In reality, however, it was a decision that was long in coming. For years, I had been grappling with staying in a marriage where I was slowly losing myself; where I was unable to be a good parent to my children and feeling lonely and trapped.
I was told by Rabbis, family, and friends that there was no way that I could leave the marriage. That I was being selfish for even thinking of the idea and I would be ruining my children’s lives. That their marriage prospects would be doomed and they would become the pariahs on the Matchmaker’s lists.
But on that fateful night, the eve of Passover, a historical time of freedom for the Jewish People, I too took my first steps to freedom. And just like the Jewish Nation of old, I too left silently in the dark of night…
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