Hasidic Jews once thrived in Poland | Historian Glenn Dynner
Link to video version of this episode:In this episode, I’m joined by historian Glenn Dynner, who was my professor years ago and played a pivotal role in getting me started as a tour guide. Our convers...
5 Huhti 57min
From the oldest Hagaddahs to a Hasidic sedar that ends 4am | David Akerman, Yiddishkeit
Video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/QuMAGZuI5J0Frieda and @_yiddishkeit discuss the seder with a mix of amazing haggadah illustrations and childhood memories. CHAPTERS 0:00 intro2:51 illust...
29 Maalis 1h
My Hasidic Passover Memories
video link to this trip down memory lane: https://youtu.be/S3c7Px2jMRoHasidic Jews go hard for Passover. The goal is not to come into any contact with bread. But this has turned into a full half-year ...
25 Maalis 39min
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Baily prepares for Passover [comedian Leah Forster]
video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/XLDwhIRumwUThis is comedy.Baily is the character of the famous Jewish comedian Leah Forster.I love Baily. She is very kind to me and will help me find a hu...
22 Maalis 45min
"My experience as a Pediatric Pulminologist with the Hasidic population" | Dr. Lynne Quittel
Link to video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/kP_NgV7y_CsWhat happens when modern medicine meets a tight-knit Hasidic world?In this long-form conversation, Frieda Vizel speaks with Dr. Lynne...
15 Maalis 1h 15min
From the hospital bedside
Video link to this episode:https://youtu.be/Biqnh3CZIFoI have so many thoughts and feelings about illness and being ex-Hasidic. About losing community support, about how my mother is fighting for her ...
8 Maalis 34min
Just a messenger? A Jewish interpreter at international organizations
Video link to this conversation: https://youtu.be/n8g9RwmGwF8Dan is a Jewish interpreter who immigrated from the Soviet Union. He believes his Soviet past taught him important lessons about recognizin...
4 Maalis 30min
From a Soviet upbringing to Jewish identity | Dan’s story
Video link to this episode: https://youtu.be/Nmw9jZM2aYUThe story of a Jew who grew up in the Soviet Union and learned little about his Judaism but some other hard lessons that would shape his life.Da...
1 Maalis 1h 52min
