Tagged Hasidic life

It is time for Hasidic leaders to embrace the internet
May 27, 2020 / Frimet Goldberger, JTA

SUFFERN, N.Y. (JTA) — My two children, aged 13 and 15, attend daily Zoom classes from designated corners of our suburban home. Slovenly habits aside, their workspaces are virtual classrooms in which they analyze George Orwell’s work and ponder Talmudic passages in equal measure. Online classes — the ones they… Read more »

Showbiz meets shtetl: Helping Hollywood get Hasidim right
August 18, 2014 / Miriam Moster, JTA

NEW YORK (JTA) — When it comes to Hasidic characters in movies, film consultant Elli Meyer believes that the real deal trumps a random actor in costume. But that approach isn’t without its challenges. Meyer, a New York-based Lubavitcher Hasid, recounted one occasion when he was hired to cast… Read more »