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Secret sex life of the ultra-Orthodox has Israelis reading

The story of Esti Weinsten, who fled the very strict Gur Hasidic sect and later committed suicide, has shaken and enthralled both secular and Orthodox Israelis.

Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance outside a synagogue during a wedding in Jerusalem February 27, 2007. The Gur Hasidism dynasty celebrated their Rabbi's grandson's wedding on February 27.  REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman  (JERUSALEM) - RTR1MW8Q
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance outside a synagogue during a wedding in Jerusalem, Feb. 27, 2007. — REUTERS/Yonathan Weitzman

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