Degrees of SeparationThose who exit a religionparticularly one they were born and raised inoften find themselves at sea in their efforts to transition to life beyond their community. In Degrees of Separation, Schneur Zalman Newfield, who went through this process himself, interviews seventy four Lubavitch and Satmar ultra Orthodox Hasidic Jews who left their communities. He presents their motivations for leaving as well as how they make sense of their experiences and