Abstract
Footage from the 1997 documentary “A Life Apart: Hasidism in America” (directed by Menachem Daum and Oren Rudavsky), the first in-depth documentary about Hasidic Jews, members of a distinctive group within Judaism that has roots in pre-World War II Eastern Europe.
Chanie and Berel Lazar, Lubavitcher (Chabad) shlichim (emissaries) in Moscow, giving a Hanukkah party and lesson about the holiday in their home to a group of women. (Part 2) Moscow cityscapes. Rabbi Lazar preparing for a public Hanukkah menorah lighting event. 12/9/1993.
00:00:29 - Chanie Lazar giving women a lesson about the saying of psalms (tehillim). (Russian/Hebrew). Jelly donuts, a traditional Hanukkah dessert, are brought to the table.
00:09:53 - (Partial audio) A young woman leads a game of bingo focused on the story of Hanukkah (in Hebrew). Russian mimeographed pages on table with recipes.
00:11:46 - Rabbi Berel Lazar gives a lesson to the women. (In Russian)
00:14:36 - (No audio) A car with a menorah and sign on its roof (in Russian): "Hanukkah.".
00:15:13 - (No audio) Snowy Moscow cityscape shot from moving car. Red Square.
00:18:19 - Rabbi Lazar outside in conversation with two women, possibly about logistics for the forthcoming public Hanukkah candle-lighting event. (in Russian)
00:20:56 - Audio only.
Chanie and Berel Lazar, Lubavitcher (Chabad) shlichim (emissaries) in Moscow, giving a Hanukkah party and lesson about the holiday in their home to a group of women. (Part 2) Moscow cityscapes. Rabbi Lazar preparing for a public Hanukkah menorah lighting event. 12/9/1993.
00:00:29 - Chanie Lazar giving women a lesson about the saying of psalms (tehillim). (Russian/Hebrew). Jelly donuts, a traditional Hanukkah dessert, are brought to the table.
00:09:53 - (Partial audio) A young woman leads a game of bingo focused on the story of Hanukkah (in Hebrew). Russian mimeographed pages on table with recipes.
00:11:46 - Rabbi Berel Lazar gives a lesson to the women. (In Russian)
00:14:36 - (No audio) A car with a menorah and sign on its roof (in Russian): "Hanukkah.".
00:15:13 - (No audio) Snowy Moscow cityscape shot from moving car. Red Square.
00:18:19 - Rabbi Lazar outside in conversation with two women, possibly about logistics for the forthcoming public Hanukkah candle-lighting event. (in Russian)
00:20:56 - Audio only.
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English
Copyright Date
1997
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