Zvika Krieger

Or if I was out all night partying at a rave, like I would make sure to be back in time for sunrise so that I could pray the like morning prayers.

I think that I definitely had a little bit of a sense of subversion, like, oh, look at me, I'm a badass. I'm like doing these things. But I also, I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on why, but I felt a sense of integration. I was just like, okay, like there's no paradox here between like doing this, you know, going to a rave and being an Orthodox Jew.

I think that I definitely had a little bit of a sense of subversion, like, oh, look at me, I'm a badass. I'm like doing these things. But I also, I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on why, but I felt a sense of integration. I was just like, okay, like there's no paradox here between like doing this, you know, going to a rave and being an Orthodox Jew.

I think that I definitely had a little bit of a sense of subversion, like, oh, look at me, I'm a badass. I'm like doing these things. But I also, I don't know, I can't quite put my finger on why, but I felt a sense of integration. I was just like, okay, like there's no paradox here between like doing this, you know, going to a rave and being an Orthodox Jew.

And I kind of reveled in my ability to move between those worlds and not feel attention.

And I kind of reveled in my ability to move between those worlds and not feel attention.

And I kind of reveled in my ability to move between those worlds and not feel attention.

I mean, I think that, I mean, I definitely was like a type A overachiever in high school. And I think that part of my ability to move between those worlds is like... I was really hardcore on the Jewish front, right? And so I was super into everything. I was in the top Talmud class, studying the best freaking ancient Aramaic legal codes that you can imagine. I was like,

I mean, I think that, I mean, I definitely was like a type A overachiever in high school. And I think that part of my ability to move between those worlds is like... I was really hardcore on the Jewish front, right? And so I was super into everything. I was in the top Talmud class, studying the best freaking ancient Aramaic legal codes that you can imagine. I was like,

I mean, I think that, I mean, I definitely was like a type A overachiever in high school. And I think that part of my ability to move between those worlds is like... I was really hardcore on the Jewish front, right? And so I was super into everything. I was in the top Talmud class, studying the best freaking ancient Aramaic legal codes that you can imagine. I was like,

valedictorian of my school and, like, all of that. And I was, like, bleached hair and baggy JNCO jeans and, like, you know, as one does in the 90s. And, like, I think there were people whose system would overload at the contradictions and, like, would look at me and be like, I can't fit this guy in a box. And I was just kind of like...

valedictorian of my school and, like, all of that. And I was, like, bleached hair and baggy JNCO jeans and, like, you know, as one does in the 90s. And, like, I think there were people whose system would overload at the contradictions and, like, would look at me and be like, I can't fit this guy in a box. And I was just kind of like...

valedictorian of my school and, like, all of that. And I was, like, bleached hair and baggy JNCO jeans and, like, you know, as one does in the 90s. And, like, I think there were people whose system would overload at the contradictions and, like, would look at me and be like, I can't fit this guy in a box. And I was just kind of like...

whatever, like I like doing all these things and there's nothing mutually exclusive. And I think there's something also interesting about like growing up Orthodox in that I, you know, I learned fluent Hebrew from the time I was a kid. I learned Aramaic and I was studying the text, the Torah, all the legal codes. from a young age in a way that I had direct access to them.

whatever, like I like doing all these things and there's nothing mutually exclusive. And I think there's something also interesting about like growing up Orthodox in that I, you know, I learned fluent Hebrew from the time I was a kid. I learned Aramaic and I was studying the text, the Torah, all the legal codes. from a young age in a way that I had direct access to them.

whatever, like I like doing all these things and there's nothing mutually exclusive. And I think there's something also interesting about like growing up Orthodox in that I, you know, I learned fluent Hebrew from the time I was a kid. I learned Aramaic and I was studying the text, the Torah, all the legal codes. from a young age in a way that I had direct access to them.

I didn't need a gatekeeper. Someone could be like, you're not allowed to do that. I'll be like, show me where it says that in the text, or I'm going to open up the Talmud and find the place where it talks about this and be like, well, it doesn't say that in here. I think that for a lot of people who don't have that direct access, they need it mediated through a gatekeeper.

I didn't need a gatekeeper. Someone could be like, you're not allowed to do that. I'll be like, show me where it says that in the text, or I'm going to open up the Talmud and find the place where it talks about this and be like, well, it doesn't say that in here. I think that for a lot of people who don't have that direct access, they need it mediated through a gatekeeper.

I didn't need a gatekeeper. Someone could be like, you're not allowed to do that. I'll be like, show me where it says that in the text, or I'm going to open up the Talmud and find the place where it talks about this and be like, well, it doesn't say that in here. I think that for a lot of people who don't have that direct access, they need it mediated through a gatekeeper.

Generally, those gatekeepers have a culturally conservative agenda. And so like, oh, no, you're not allowed to do that. And I'm like, well, it doesn't say it in there. So I'm going to do it.