“Orthodox Paradox” by a certain Noah Feldman,”
I read this a while back, and re-read it now. The common thread I see between Noah and Devorah is they both crossed the line that Jews can’t cross. Once you marry <or otherwise, but can’t print that here> outside the faith, you are out of the club until you renounce that union.
The other common thread the two have, is they think they are right and we are wrong.
But as 600kb mentioned on another thread, Ms. Dropout will have her 15 minutes in the spotlight, and then be as forgotten as all the other dropouts.
Too bad she’s going to get her heart broken in the process. I know several dropouts like her (both male and female). They never find a place in the outside world. The stigma of “traitor” follows them wherever they go, and eventualy, they settle for a life far worse than they had when they were on the inside.
What a shame. And only in her 20s. Poor girl has no idea what’s in store for her 5 years (or so) from now.