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Yom Kippur attack, antisemitism in the UK, more | Izzy Posen
Season 4 Episode 27
Video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/IfWm5mlQRwg
When Jewish worshippers were attacked in the UK during Yom Kippur, it struck a nerve far beyond the synagogue walls. In this wide-ranging conve…
Published on 8 hours ago
Jews, magic, and the kosher arts | Dovy the Magician
Season 4 Episode 26
Video link to this segment: https://youtu.be/87TYqw7aKbI
Step into a world where sleight of hand meets Hasidic life. In this episode, I sit down with Dovy, a young magician from the Bobov community wh…
Published on 2 weeks ago
From Berlin to Satmar Williamsburg | 95 year old Nelly Grussgott
Season 4 Episode 25
Video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/IdA3uHWGEtg
In today’s video, I’m honored to share with you the remarkable story of Nelly Grussgott. This footage was originally filmed on August 12, 2020—…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Hasidic women fight to form a female EMS | Paula Eiselt
Season 4 Episode 24
Link to video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/QWLnKjrpcuA
Join me for a fascinating conversation with documentary filmmaker Paula Eiselt, the Emmy-nominated, Peabody- and DuPont-Columbia awa…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Are both sides condemned to kill each other forever? | Rabbi Mayer Schiller
Season 4 Episode 23
Video link to this interview: https://youtu.be/WSYIhDbY0VY
In this conversation, I speak with Rabbi Mayer Schiller, a Hasidic Jew based in Monsey, New York, known for his deep knowledge of the Hasidic…
Published on 1 month ago
On Yiddish, Suicide and more | Mattel from Multisingual
Season 4 Episode 22
Video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/OhEuezMqyaE
In this video, I sit down with Mattel, a young YouTuber from the Hasidic community whose passion for languages is truly inspiring. Mattel …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Grab your popcorn, we're talking Jewish movies | David Akerman
Season 4 Episode 21
Link to video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/Uj5wHch-kx4
MOVIES WE DISCUSS IN THIS VIDEO:
Yentl – https://amzn.to/3HmMZPQ
Fiddler on the Roof – https://amzn.to/4lhQbKo
Walk of Shame – https://…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Should Jews return to blood soaked Poland? | Naomi Seidman
Season 4 Episode 20
Video link to this conversation: https://youtu.be/1zQ1rSDUUVE
A Balcony in Kazimierz: A Candid Conversation on Jews, Poland, and Post-Holocaust Memory
In this deeply personal and thought-provoking epis…
Published on 2 months ago
Hasidic women’s modesty and clothing traditions | Pearl
Season 4 Episode 19
Video link: https://youtu.be/5JUhkH71qUc
How Hasidic Women Dress: A Conversation with Pearl from Williamsburg
What does modest clothing mean in the Hasidic world—and how is it taught from such a young …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
"I never felt female and didn't fit in that world" | Naomi Seidman
Season 4 Episode 18
Video link to this interview: https://youtu.be/aAHE9YNnxf8
What was it like to grow up in 1960s Boro Park as the daughter of survivors—and as a girl who wanted to run? In this candid and unfiltered co…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago