The Smoothest Way Is Full of Stones

What is the main conflict in The Smoothest Way Is Full of Stones by Julie Orringer?

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The major conflict in the short-story, The Smoothest Way Is Full of Stones, is that of secular versus Orthodox Judaism. In the story, Rebecca is pulled in both directions..... the secular Judaism in which she has been raised, and the Orthodox customs and rituals of her relatives.

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