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An Outcasted Hasid Finds the Courage to Live By Her Own Beliefs, Stylelikeu

August 15, 2016 – What’s Underneath | Stylelikeu

“Of course, I’m a worthy human being. I don’t have to do anything to deserve it. I exist and, therefore, I’m good enough.”

Growing up a ‘œperfect’ straight-A student in her Lubavitch (a branch of Hasidism) community, Deena Chanowitz had to basically conceal every part of her body (from her ankles to her elbows) least a man catch a glimpse of her bare skin and be lead to ‘œsin.’ As Deena tells it, ‘œThere is so much fear of inappropriate sexuality that it breeds all kinds of other forms of sexuality.’

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