Two Dates and a Wedding - Hasidic Matchmaking Customs
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 of the Satmar sect.Pearl is a Satmar Hasidic woman w...
1 Dec 202347min
Why do Hasidic Women SHAVE their heads?
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 asked the lovely Pearl, a Satmar Hasidic woman, to s...
1 Dec 202344min
"My Childhood as a Hasidic Boy" | In Conversation with Izzy Posen
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 away in a tragic car accident. I am so heartbroken f...
27 Nov 20231h 13min
Rules for Hasidic Girls Issued by Satmar School, Part 1
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 Satmar Girl's school rulebook. This is the rulebook th...
14 Nov 202342min
The Truth About Hasidic Jews and the Internet | A Documentary
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 community first reacted to the internet, and how the commu...
8 Nov 202334min
An Orthodox Female Comedian | In Conversation with Leah Forster
Leah Forster spent many years delighting Orthodox female audiences with her comedy. It is hard to overstate her success: she produced CDs, musicals, a ton of live acts, and was a household name among ...
20 Okt 20231h 15min
Eli Benedict on Life in Israel Since the Gruesome Attacks
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. And then the vicious, shocking attacks came, just af...
10 Okt 20231h 7min
What Hasidic Boys Learn | In Conversation with Moshe Krakowski
Moshe Krakowski American Haredi education and culture, focusing on the relationship between communal worldview, identity, and education. He also works on curriculum, cognition, and inquiry learning in...
4 Sep 20231h 31min
