A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet Shulem Deen and spent a few minutes speaking. I had read his book and we had interacted a bit on Facebook. Towards the end of our conversation, I asked him about his thoughts about Project Makom — a new organization set up to help Charedim who were looking for a more open community to find their place. I had read Shulem’s essay about why Charedim who leave observance, don’t check