“MrSarah, there is actually movement between different streams of Orthodoxy. There are even organizations in both the US and Israel that counsel people who were brought up in communities that are inappropriate for them but do not want to stop keeping mitzvot.”
I have seen this a bit. Makom, i believe is one. It makes sense to me.
The Nishma study was vague about the drop out rate from MO. In fairness, it did not really address it. I dont know if i would call it droves. I was thinking anecdotally in my shul — and i would say 1 in 15? I really dont know. I do know that it is not like every family has one kid who is no longer orthodox.
The numbers of drop outs based on Pew Study were much greater — especially in older demographics. I think thats because the definition of Orthodoxy was much broader 50 years ago.
I