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.
Wedding of the Bobover Rebbe's great-granddaughter in Borough Park, Brooklyn. (Part 1)
00:00:12 - Police barriers outside the Bobov synagogue on the day of the wedding of the Bobover Rebbe's great-granddaughter. Hasidim arriving for the wedding or passing by on the street.
00:01:28 - (Partial audio) The bride and her mother, future mother-in-law, grandmothers, and other female relatives take their seats on a dais and are surrounded by well-wishers. Festive music plays. Arrival of the flower girl. Hasidic man plays a keyboard.
00:08:08 - Others arriving for the wedding. the outdoor stage. Hasidic boys talking to New York City police. Police barriers. The Bobover Rebbe (?) and his entourage arrive.
00:10:56 - The Bobover Rebbe arrives to congratulate his great-granddaughter. He veils the bride and wishes her "mazel tov." The bride is led from the room. A Hasidic man with a walkie talkie supervises.
00:14:04 - (Partial audio) Outside the synagogue: crowds gathered for the wedding. The groom is led to the stage and huppah (wedding canopy). Man davening (praying). The Bobover Rebbe arrives.
00:18:12 - The bride and her entourage arrive and ascend to the huppah. She circles the groom seven times as per the ritual.
Wedding of the Bobover Rebbe's great-granddaughter in Borough Park, Brooklyn. (Part 1)
00:00:12 - Police barriers outside the Bobov synagogue on the day of the wedding of the Bobover Rebbe's great-granddaughter. Hasidim arriving for the wedding or passing by on the street.
00:01:28 - (Partial audio) The bride and her mother, future mother-in-law, grandmothers, and other female relatives take their seats on a dais and are surrounded by well-wishers. Festive music plays. Arrival of the flower girl. Hasidic man plays a keyboard.
00:08:08 - Others arriving for the wedding. the outdoor stage. Hasidic boys talking to New York City police. Police barriers. The Bobover Rebbe (?) and his entourage arrive.
00:10:56 - The Bobover Rebbe arrives to congratulate his great-granddaughter. He veils the bride and wishes her "mazel tov." The bride is led from the room. A Hasidic man with a walkie talkie supervises.
00:14:04 - (Partial audio) Outside the synagogue: crowds gathered for the wedding. The groom is led to the stage and huppah (wedding canopy). Man davening (praying). The Bobover Rebbe arrives.
00:18:12 - The bride and her entourage arrive and ascend to the huppah. She circles the groom seven times as per the ritual.
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00:22:13 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
Copyright Date
1997
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