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The Famous PEARL Answers Your Questions
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38 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2023
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QUESTIONS:0:01:10 What do you think of all the questions we got?On Women and Motherhood in Satmar Hasidism0:02:00 || Are women LOOKED DOWN in Judaism?0:04:54 || What is your perspective on women in leadership positions?0:06:34 || Are there instances when women take on leadership positions?0:07:20 || What do you think of Hasidic women who have big career accomplishments?0:08:38 || Do Hasidic women celebrate Mother's Day?0:09:58 || Would you say respect for the elders is more prevalent here?0:09:57 || What about women who struggle with infertility?0:10:56 || Is infertility intervention a contradiction with accepting God's fate?0:11:35 || Is science at odds with religious belief?0:12:18 || If one-half of a couple cannot have children, do they get divorced?0:13:26 || Could there be women who don't want to be mothers?0:14:47 || On head-shaving and head-covering: why?0:15:48 || Why cut your hair and wear fake hair?0:16:22 || Do you still want to talk about the head-shaving?0:17:45 || Do men "tell women to shave their heads" and what to do?0:18:36 || If women are "queens" and second in the hierarchy, does that not bother you?Insularity0:20:45 || What do you think of the internet?0:21:39 || Why do you need to be insular?0:24:18 || Are you allowed to have friends outside of the Hasidic community?0:25:00 || Are you allowed to talk to me as an ex-Hasidic woman?0:25:24 || What about secular Jews?0:27:12 || Are you allowed to read secular books?0:27:27 || What kind of novels would a young girl read?0:28:39 || Referring to this video where we discussed "arranged marriage" Video0:28:45 || Does believing that everything is led by God give you comfort?0:32:48 || As a child, were you aware of antisemitism?0:34:24 || Do you go on excursions to the beach, museums, and so on?0:36:32 || Do you like to travel?
Released:
Aug 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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