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 Ben Zion Horowitz, a Bobover Hasid, as he drives his car .(Part 3) Interview with Michal Springer, a rabbinic chaplain in a hospital. (Part 1) 10/13/1994
Terms you may encounter:
Daven: Pray
Gemara: The part of the Talmud that contains commentaries on the Mishnah, the Oral Law
Learn: In this context, study Talmud
Negelvaser: Ritual handwashing performed first thing in the morning
Simkheh: Celebration, festive event
Tishebov: The fast day commemorating the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem
00:00:07 - Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz as he drives a car: About how his wife gives their children a good education at home, is a great story-teller. About the wife is "the pillar of the house," responsible for educating the children. About the large families in the Hasidic community. About how they don't think too far ahead because they expect the messiah to come soon. About his awareness of a lawsuit involving Andy Warhol, for professional reasons only. About his disapproval of television and movies as a bad influence on children and a waste of time but sometimes he watches a movie.
00:06:20 - About how he feels that non-Orthodox Jews are making a mistake about how they are raising their children. His wife was raised Satmar and regards herself as Neturei Karta but this is too extreme for him. About the differences between Hungarian and Polish Jews: Hungarian Jews are more stern. About how one learns more about the world after coming out of yeshiva, after getting married. Because of his exposure to the art world, he is more open than most other Hasidim.
00:11:10 - (No audio) Ben Zion in car.
00:13:36 - Additional interview of Ben Zion Horowitz as he drives: About how he has revered the Bobover Rebbe since childhood, as a father figure. About how pushing and shoving is a sign of love for the Rebbe.
00:17:57 - Interview with Michal Springer: About working as a chaplain in a hospital and an encounter with a Satmar Hasid who wanted her to help him put on tefillin.
00:22:31 - (Audio only) Audio extensions from interview with Ben Zion Horowitz about the art market, disciplining children, German Jews in Washington Heights.
Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz, a Bobover Hasid, as he drives his car .(Part 3) Interview with Michal Springer, a rabbinic chaplain in a hospital. (Part 1) 10/13/1994
Terms you may encounter:
Daven: Pray
Gemara: The part of the Talmud that contains commentaries on the Mishnah, the Oral Law
Learn: In this context, study Talmud
Negelvaser: Ritual handwashing performed first thing in the morning
Simkheh: Celebration, festive event
Tishebov: The fast day commemorating the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem
00:00:07 - Interview with Ben Zion Horowitz as he drives a car: About how his wife gives their children a good education at home, is a great story-teller. About the wife is "the pillar of the house," responsible for educating the children. About the large families in the Hasidic community. About how they don't think too far ahead because they expect the messiah to come soon. About his awareness of a lawsuit involving Andy Warhol, for professional reasons only. About his disapproval of television and movies as a bad influence on children and a waste of time but sometimes he watches a movie.
00:06:20 - About how he feels that non-Orthodox Jews are making a mistake about how they are raising their children. His wife was raised Satmar and regards herself as Neturei Karta but this is too extreme for him. About the differences between Hungarian and Polish Jews: Hungarian Jews are more stern. About how one learns more about the world after coming out of yeshiva, after getting married. Because of his exposure to the art world, he is more open than most other Hasidim.
00:11:10 - (No audio) Ben Zion in car.
00:13:36 - Additional interview of Ben Zion Horowitz as he drives: About how he has revered the Bobover Rebbe since childhood, as a father figure. About how pushing and shoving is a sign of love for the Rebbe.
00:17:57 - Interview with Michal Springer: About working as a chaplain in a hospital and an encounter with a Satmar Hasid who wanted her to help him put on tefillin.
00:22:31 - (Audio only) Audio extensions from interview with Ben Zion Horowitz about the art market, disciplining children, German Jews in Washington Heights.
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00:28:30 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
Copyright Date
1997
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