Izzy Posen grew up in London's Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, receiving the bare minimum of secular education in an illegal school that still practiced corporal punishment. Ash talks to Izzy about Zionism, how much the state should interfere with child rearing and the correct way to cut your nails in the eyes of the lord.

 This post is for informational purposes only! I do not advocate or condone the path Izzy has taken whatsoever. My posting is simply to demonstrate the various factors that contribute to Orthodox children  leaving the path of their forefathers. PM

 

 Izzy Posen grew up in London's Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish community, receiving the bare minimum of secular education in an illegal school that still practiced corporal punishment. Even with the strictures of this ultra insular community, he still managed to develop an acute curiosity about the world, something that resulted in him teaching himself english and eventually leaving the community to study physics and philosophy. Ash talks to Izzy about Zionism, how much the state should interfere with child rearing and the correct way to cut your nails in the eyes of the lord.