text:  They were brought up on an ism. They were brought up and told that they don't matter as individuals. It's all the whole, right? It's all the community. So Julia's parents, newly devout, decided to leave Texas for somewhere a bit more orthodox. Muncie, New York. It's an area with a large ultra-orthodox community where all the families keep kosher and the women and the girls cover their elbows and knees. Julia hoped they would finally fit in.