| Leah Gottfried is documenting the complex love lives of an often overlooked community. Gottfried created, writes, directs and acts in Soon by You, the only show about Modern Orthodox Jews in the United States. Orthodox Jews make up about 10 percent of America’s 5.3 million Jews; of that group, 62 percent are ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, while 31 percent identify as Modern Orthodox, according to Pew Research Center. Given that about 7 in 10 get married by age 24, it’s easy for people whose visions for marriage or a family don’t align with the traditional timeline to feel isolated — both within and outside of Orthodox Jewish communities. | 
