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.
Interview with Chanie Lazar, the wife of Lubavitcher (Chabad) emissary Rabbi Berel Lazar, in Moscow. (Part 1) 12/9/1993.
Terms you may encounter in this footage:
Mitzvah (A commandment of Jewish law; also, a good deed)
00:00:02 - Interview with Chanie Lazar (in English): About what it means to be a Hasid -- service to the Creator and joy --and how the Chabad ideal is the suffusion of every moment of everyday life with joy.
00:01:36 - About why she was ready and willing to go and live in Russia.
00:03:10 - How the Rebbe cares for his followers and his sending her and her family to Russia is an expression of that love. A story about her father, who remained a Hasid in Russia during difficult times and about yeshiva students on a pilgrimage to see the Rebbe.
00:07:44 - About wanting to instill her children with pride in the work of shlichus (outreach work).
00:09:03 - About how women do not need to do the same things as men to be "equal." They have a special role as the foundation of the home.
00:11:31 - About how a mother can serve as a role model for her children. About how a Chabad wife is a partner in the work of her husband in terms of outreach to the wider Jewish community. Her job is equally important and sometimes even harder.
00:13:41 - About how her role is broader than being a housewife and mother. Outreach efforts among women and events based in her home. Teaching in the school.
00:15:56 - About how women are exempt from time-related mitzvot (e.g., prayers that must be said at a specific time). Her main mitzvah is taking care of the home and the children.
Interview with Chanie Lazar, the wife of Lubavitcher (Chabad) emissary Rabbi Berel Lazar, in Moscow. (Part 1) 12/9/1993.
Terms you may encounter in this footage:
Mitzvah (A commandment of Jewish law; also, a good deed)
00:00:02 - Interview with Chanie Lazar (in English): About what it means to be a Hasid -- service to the Creator and joy --and how the Chabad ideal is the suffusion of every moment of everyday life with joy.
00:01:36 - About why she was ready and willing to go and live in Russia.
00:03:10 - How the Rebbe cares for his followers and his sending her and her family to Russia is an expression of that love. A story about her father, who remained a Hasid in Russia during difficult times and about yeshiva students on a pilgrimage to see the Rebbe.
00:07:44 - About wanting to instill her children with pride in the work of shlichus (outreach work).
00:09:03 - About how women do not need to do the same things as men to be "equal." They have a special role as the foundation of the home.
00:11:31 - About how a mother can serve as a role model for her children. About how a Chabad wife is a partner in the work of her husband in terms of outreach to the wider Jewish community. Her job is equally important and sometimes even harder.
00:13:41 - About how her role is broader than being a housewife and mother. Outreach efforts among women and events based in her home. Teaching in the school.
00:15:56 - About how women are exempt from time-related mitzvot (e.g., prayers that must be said at a specific time). Her main mitzvah is taking care of the home and the children.
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00:22:33 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
Copyright Date
1997
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