"My Story of Growing Up and Leaving Hasidism" | In Conversation with Eli Benedict
Video version of this interview here. Comments are not enabled on podcasts so please leave comments on Youtube.In this long-form interview, I talk to Eli Benedict about his life story. Eli grew up in ...
9 Jan 20241h 26min
Rules for Hasidic Girls Issued by Satmar School, Part 2
What are the rules of expectation for Satmar Hasidic girls?In my most recent documentary on Hasidim and the internet, I showed a few pages of the Satmar Girl's school rulebook. This is the rulebook th...
19 Des 20231h 9min
Understanding Orthodox Jewish Anti-Zionism | In Conversation with David Biale
An episode discussing Hasidic/Orthodox Anti-Zionism in depth, with historian David Biale.There has been quite a bit of public conversation about Hasidic Anti-zionism. In one well-circulated tweet, cri...
15 Des 20231h 4min
Yossi Desser Musical Guest Discussion & Live Performance of YomTov Ehrlich, Belz, more
For the YouTube version click here: https://youtu.be/_uxPKgA6hVUYou might have heard a bit about the Hasidic Jewish music scene from my previous videos or from browsing YouTube. It’s a wonderful world...
14 Des 20231h 26min
Top Hasidic Music Videos - 16 Selections
Here's the link to the youtube video version: https://youtu.be/9GcRIbVEt8c?si=2TmJgN8QtvUvVa6yBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-frieda-vizel-podcast--5824414/sup...
5 Des 202329min
Two Dates and a Wedding - Hasidic Matchmaking Customs
This is a very, very special episode of a never before seen, very candid conversation about the marriage customs of the insular Jewish Hasidic Jews of the Satmar sect.Pearl is a Satmar Hasidic woman w...
1 Des 202347min
Why do Hasidic Women SHAVE their heads?
You might have heard that Hasidic women shave their heads. You might also have heard that when someone leaves the faith, their family shuns them. I asked the lovely Pearl, a Satmar Hasidic woman, to s...
1 Des 202344min
"My Childhood as a Hasidic Boy" | In Conversation with Izzy Posen
For the video version of this conversation, see here.*UPDATE:* After we filmed this segment, as I was about to share it, Izzy's young mother passed away in a tragic car accident. I am so heartbroken f...
27 Nov 20231h 13min
