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I Sold My Soul

13 years ago, I started a journey into joining a Hasidic sect. Here's what I learned, and why I look back with pain and regret.

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Elad Nehorai
Dec 23, 2020
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We’ve all seen some version of the story.

A character needs something, wants something, so bad that they’ll do anything for it.  Suddenly, the devil, or some character playing the part of the devilish character, appears out of nowhere.

They’ll give the person all they desire, their very wish guaranteed.  And it will cost virtually nothing.

Only their soul.

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