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.
Hasidim burning chometz on the eve of Passover, Borough Park (Part 1)
Terms you may encounter: Chometz: Leavened foods forbidden on Passover.
00:08:06 - (Partial audio) Boys, men, and a few girls burn chometz in the gutter on a busy street on the eve of Passover.
00:08:38 - Boys, men, and a few girls burn chometz in the gutter on the eve of Passover. One man takes charge and gathers neighbors, telling them to bring something to burn. A non-Jewish or secular neighbor walks by and they joke with him. Someone suggests that it would be better to burn things in a can.
00:18:27 - The group of Jews who were about to start a fire to burn chometz carries everything down the street to the corner where a fire has already been started. An additional fire is lit. It's raining so it's difficult to keep it going so they resort to lighter fluid. A man recites the blessing for burning chometz.
00:22:00 - Girl with sibling, baby in carriage, watching the fire. A prayer book rests in the carriage on the baby's lap. Close-ups of other children.
00:24:02 - Audio only. Wild sound.
Hasidim burning chometz on the eve of Passover, Borough Park (Part 1)
Terms you may encounter: Chometz: Leavened foods forbidden on Passover.
00:08:06 - (Partial audio) Boys, men, and a few girls burn chometz in the gutter on a busy street on the eve of Passover.
00:08:38 - Boys, men, and a few girls burn chometz in the gutter on the eve of Passover. One man takes charge and gathers neighbors, telling them to bring something to burn. A non-Jewish or secular neighbor walks by and they joke with him. Someone suggests that it would be better to burn things in a can.
00:18:27 - The group of Jews who were about to start a fire to burn chometz carries everything down the street to the corner where a fire has already been started. An additional fire is lit. It's raining so it's difficult to keep it going so they resort to lighter fluid. A man recites the blessing for burning chometz.
00:22:00 - Girl with sibling, baby in carriage, watching the fire. A prayer book rests in the carriage on the baby's lap. Close-ups of other children.
00:24:02 - Audio only. Wild sound.
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Subject
Duration
00:24:13 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1977
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