"We hid the piano from my Hasidic father" | The Singer Riki Rose shares her story
For the video version of this segment, click here: https://youtu.be/jiE9cTn6Yi0Riki Rose grew up in Hasidic Williamsburg, in a very conservative family. From when she was young, she had that star cele...
2 Juni 20241h 36min
Yiddish versus Hebrew the battle of two Jewish languages | In Conversation with Eddy Portnoy
Video version of this segment: https://youtu.be/tq8y3KkAWTkAs many of you know, my first language is Yiddish. It is the language of the Satmar Hasidic community I come from. The story of why I grew up...
8 Maj 20241h 18min
Why do we love to talk about Cults? | In Conversation with Guinevere Turner
For the video version of this discussion, see here: https://youtu.be/S2LMqtNjg6cThe Hasidic community has been the subject of great, lurid fascination. People love to hear the stories of its unusual c...
6 Apr 20241h 20min
The Chained Wife / the Jewish Aguna Crisis | In Conversation with Keshet Starr
Video version of this segment here: https://youtu.be/_H1hjrS2MLoA chained wife is a woman who is chained to a man in marriage, even after the relationship ends. This can happen in Jewish marriages whe...
17 Mars 20241h 16min
The Satmar Rebbe's Life and Controversial Anti-Zionism | In Conversation with Rabbi Ysoscher Katz
Link to video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/8oVcC5z24c4The Satmar Rabbi is one of Hasidic Jewry's great figures, yet his legacy is mired in deep controversy. He is credited with much of ...
10 Mars 20241h 42min
What are Hasidic Jewish SECTS?
For the video version, see here: https://youtu.be/ywWcEMPALlMYou might have heard that in Judaism, there are Hasidic sects. What do we mean by sects? What are the sects, and what’s the difference amon...
7 Mars 202412min
Am I disrespectful?
A candid vlog with my thoughts on appropriate dress in Hasidic Williamsburg. Discussing tourist dress, the model Marisa Papen who walked through Williamsburg without any clothes, and my own choice to ...
25 Feb 202424min
The Secret Stories of Hidden Heretics | In Conversation with Ayala Fader
Youtube video link: https://youtu.be/2BmWbcCMW3M?si=B3yDwGD7exBuY4fcIn many of my videos, I've explored how Hasidic Jews live in the 21st century.*But what happens to those for whom this way of life d...
8 Feb 20241h 13min
