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Yossi Desser Musical Guest Discussion & Live Performance of YomTov Ehrlich, Belz, more
Season 2 Episode 17
For the YouTube version click here: https://youtu.be/_uxPKgA6hVU
You might have heard a bit about the Hasidic Jewish music scene from my previous vide…
2 years, 6 months ago
Top Hasidic Music Videos - 16 Selections
Season 2 Episode 16
Here's the link to the youtube video version: https://youtu.be/9GcRIbVEt8c?si=2TmJgN8QtvUvVa6y
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2 years, 6 months ago
Two Dates and a Wedding - Hasidic Matchmaking Customs
Season 2 Episode 1
This is a very, very special episode of a never before seen, very candid conversation about the marriage customs of the insular Jewish Hasidic Jews o…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why do Hasidic Women SHAVE their heads?
Season 2 Episode 2
You might have heard that Hasidic women shave their heads. You might also have heard that when someone leaves the faith, their family shuns them. I a…
2 years, 6 months ago
"My Childhood as a Hasidic Boy" | In Conversation with Izzy Posen
Season 2 Episode 15
For the video version of this conversation, see here.
*UPDATE:* After we filmed this segment, as I was about to share it, Izzy's young mother passed a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Rules for Hasidic Girls Issued by Satmar School, Part 1
Season 2 Episode 14
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, 7 months ago
The Truth About Hasidic Jews and the Internet | A Documentary
Season 2 Episode 13
This is the story of the Hasidic Jews and the internet. In this documentary, I chart the dramatic saga of how different people in the Hasidic communi…
2 years, 7 months ago
An Orthodox Female Comedian | In Conversation with Leah Forster
Season 2 Episode 12
Leah Forster spent many years delighting Orthodox female audiences with her comedy. It is hard to overstate her success: she produced CDs, musicals, …
2 years, 7 months ago
Eli Benedict on Life in Israel Since the Gruesome Attacks
Season 2 Episode 11
Last week, I traveled to Israel to meet with Eli Benedict for a tour of his Hasidic hometown in Bnei Brak, Israel. Our time together was wonderful. A…
2 years, 8 months ago
What Hasidic Boys Learn | In Conversation with Moshe Krakowski
Season 2 Episode 10
Moshe Krakowski American Haredi education and culture, focusing on the relationship between communal worldview, identity, and education. He also work…
2 years, 9 months ago