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Making Challah in Ger girls' school (2)
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.

Girls in a Ger school for girls learning how to bake challah. (Part 2)

00:00:03 - GIrls in a Ger school for girls singing prayers and blessings, including the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and Numbers 15:37–41, the Jewish confession of faith), and Shabbos songs. Close-up of pushke (charity box).

00:08:22 - Closeups of workbooks with excercises focused on the days of the week. Wall decorations.

00:09:35 - Girls singing.

00:11:07 - Girls gather for a circle dance and song with hand movements. Challah dough is ready and the teacher again goes over the blessing for "taking dough" from the challah before baking. More preparation and braiding of the dough.
Duration
00:22:37 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Copyright Date
1997
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