About the Author

Devorah Vale

Devorah Vale is an inspirational speaker and life coach who teaches regularly at the Village Shul in Toronto, Canada. Recordings of her lecture series entitled, "Accessing Your BEST SELF" can be found on most podcast sites, Devorah combines Torah wisdom and the best of modern psychology with the goal of character refinement and actualizing more of one's hidden potential.

You Are Going to Hell: Growing Up Jewish in a Small Canadian Town

by Devorah Vale

I was keenly aware that I was different than the non-Jews around me. It didn’t help that my best friend often reminded me that I was going to hell because I was Jewish.