I cut my son off for becoming religious
Meaningful People
- Published
- January 10, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 52m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
Discusses self improvement, religion.
Summary
A father and son sit down for an unusually honest conversation about Jewish identity, continuity, and choice. Allen Horowitz was raised with a strong cultural Jewish pride but little religious observance; his son Meir grew up the same way, until a series of experiences slowly pulled him in a radically different direction. What begins as a familiar America…
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Show notes
A father and son sit down for an unusually honest conversation about Jewish identity, continuity, and choice. Allen Horowitz was raised with a strong cultural Jewish pride but little religious observance; his son Meir grew up the same way, until a series of experiences slowly pulled him in a radically different direction. What begins as a familiar American Jewish story turns into something far more complex, touching on interfaith dating, generational expectations, and the quiet questions people
Themes
- self improvement
- religion