Why Ex-Hasidic Jews Call Their Former Community a Cult?

Some former Hasidic Jews describe the communities they left with one very loaded word: cult. But Hasidism is also a centuries-old religious tradition made up of many different sects, families, and levels of strictness. This docoumentry looks at the real debate behind the label: control over behavior and information, the cost of leaving, education, family relationships, and the question that may matter most of all Can someone walk away without losing their children, family, and ability to build a life outside? #HasidicJews #ExHasidic #CultOrReligion #OrthodoxJudaism #ReligiousCommunities #HasidicLife