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The Satmar Rebbe's Life and Controversial Anti-Zionism | In Conversation with Rabbi Ysoscher Katz
Season 3 Episode 8
Link to video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/8oVcC5z24c4
The Satmar Rabbi is one of Hasidic Jewry's great figures, yet his legacy is mire…
2 years, 3 months ago
What are Hasidic Jewish SECTS?
Season 3 Episode 7
For the video version, see here: https://youtu.be/ywWcEMPALlM
You might have heard that in Judaism, there are Hasidic sects. What do we mean by sects?…
2 years, 3 months ago
Am I disrespectful?
Season 3 Episode 6
A candid vlog with my thoughts on appropriate dress in Hasidic Williamsburg. Discussing tourist dress, the model Marisa Papen who walked through Will…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Secret Stories of Hidden Heretics | In Conversation with Ayala Fader
Season 3 Episode 5
Youtube video link: https://youtu.be/2BmWbcCMW3M?si=B3yDwGD7exBuY4fc
In many of my videos, I've explored how Hasidic Jews live in the 21st century.
*Bu…
2 years, 4 months ago
Do Hasidic Jews Vaccinate? | Dr Howard Rosman, Pediatrician to Hasidic Community, in Conversation
Season 3 Episode 4
Video link: https://youtu.be/TkUS0jzJci4?si=QJJ8X5PKB_KKFNrq
This is a conversation with Dr. Howard Rosman, the longtime pediatrician serving the Will…
2 years, 4 months ago
"The Get" A Personal Essay
Season 3 Episode 3
Video link: https://youtu.be/LpW30oZh9rY?si=Z0XV7PGhEhVpOCJD
This is a personal essay I wrote many years ago, shortly after leaving the Hasidic commun…
2 years, 5 months ago
Satmar versus Naturei Karte's antizionism (audio-only)
Season 3 Episode 2
Did you know that the large Satmar Hasidic group, and the tiny Naturei Karta group, hold very different views about anti-zionism? Ideologically, the …
2 years, 5 months ago
"My Story of Growing Up and Leaving Hasidism" | In Conversation with Eli Benedict
Season 3 Episode 1
Video version of this interview here. Comments are not enabled on podcasts so please leave comments on Youtube.
In this long-form interview, I talk to…
2 years, 5 months ago
Rules for Hasidic Girls Issued by Satmar School, Part 2
Season 2 Episode 19
What are the rules of expectation for Satmar Hasidic girls?
In my most recent documentary on Hasidim and the internet, I showed a few pages of the Sat…
2 years, 6 months ago
Understanding Orthodox Jewish Anti-Zionism | In Conversation with David Biale
Season 2 Episode 18
An episode discussing Hasidic/Orthodox Anti-Zionism in depth, with historian David Biale.
There has been quite a bit of public conversation about Hasi…
2 years, 6 months ago