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I was a total vegetable; I survived | Mrs. Lefkowitz

3.7K views · 4h ago · 32:11

Guest: Mrs. Lefkowitz

Mrs. Lefkowitz has spent her life disabled. And what a life she lived! At just 11 months old, in Israel, she contracted polio. It left her completely disabled. She couldn't swallow, she couldn't move, she couldn't speak.

Why my family shunned me | Gittel Schwartz

67K views · 1w ago · 46:58

Guest: Gittel Schwartz

What do you do when you are lucky to find love, but the price of that love is losing your family? Gittel Schwartz's story is at the crossroads of happiness and heartbreak. As a young child, she lost her father and her large religious family was destabalized, deeply grieving, often confusing. In adulthood, she drifted over to Florida, where she met a man with whom she shared a passion for art, poetry, books. The problem? He was not Jewish.

Topics: A letter to my mother · Growing up in Kiryas Joel · Secrecy around my father's illness · Arranged marriage and divorce in Williamsburg · Leaving the community and trauma · Starting over in Florida

How I lost my faith, and lost everything

154K views · 1w ago · 1:18:23

Hello. If you are new to my channel, here are some other videos about my life story 1. About growing up in Kiryas Joel - the Satmar Hasidic village / 2. About my divorce at age 25 - / 3. Why I return to the Hasidic community as a tour guide dressed "immodestly" / 4. My son Seth and I talk about some really hard things / COMING NOVEMBER 2026 5. Meet my one child, Seth /

Topics: Life in the community · Discovery of the internet · Creating the blog · Sharing the first post · Engaging with the audience · Social norms and pressure

"For women and girls only" | Malky Weingarten

41K views · 2w ago · 56:19

Guests: Malky Weingarten, Orthodox Jewish

Imagine a world where there are only women! That's the world of the filmmaker Malky Weingarten. Malky makes movies for Orthodox Jewish women and girls. This means no romance, no men on set, very kosher plotlines. What does it take to create these movies, and what motivates Malky? By her own admission, her target audience is tiny! And yet, she keeps going. She is passionate and brings artistic, creative and fun energy to Orthodox Jewish life.

Topics: Defining kosher films · The role of romance · Exploring serious themes · Creative process and audience · Casting and diversity · The women-only industry

Hasidic Rabbis and succession disputes | Samuel Heilman

27K views · 3w ago · 55:38

Guest: Samuel Heilman

Hasidic groups are led by Rebbes. I come from the Satmar sect, and our rebbe was Moses Teitelbaum. What happened when he passed? The community erupted in a fight over who would take over, and Satmar split in two. There are now two Rebbes, Reb Aaron and Reb Zalmen Leib.

📚 Books mentioned: Who Will Lead Us?: The Story of Five Hasidic Dynasties in America · Buy the book · Buy the book · Buy the book