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Sep 9, 2023 · Yet some would argue that through his work, Indursky never strayed too far from the haredi world of his youth.
Sep 6, 2023 · That kind of identity switch, from Haredi to secular and then back to Haredi, is fairly rare — we hear mostly stories of one lateral move away or towards a more religious observance. Yet some would argue that through his work, Indursky never strayed too far from the Haredi world of his youth.
Jan 31, 2020 · During the discussion, Pfeuffer and Indursky showed clips from “Shtisel” that dealt with various aspects of haredi life, including how haredim relate to the state of Israel, the role of women in their society, and their use of Yiddish.
- ‘The Cantor and The Sea’
- ‘Shtisel’
- ‘Autonomies’
- ‘Fill The Void’
After the documentary I’d suggest turning to the fictional “The Cantor and the Sea.”It’s a short film, some 25 minutes-long, about an unmarried, middle-aged cantor who arrives, along with his mother, at a seaside community to lead the High Holiday prayers. Gedalia’s mother is neat and overbearing. Her late husband, the cantor’s father, never suffer...
From there go to “Shtisel,” available on Netflix. It’s the great cinematic novel of the haredi world. Shulem, the newly widowed patriarch, is played with a Tony-Soprano-like magnetism by Dovel’e Glickman; his sons and daughters, brother and mother, neighbors and suitors and neighborhood matchmakers all swirl around in fits of ineptitude and angst, ...
Finally, there’s “Autonomies,” a six-part series that imagines a future in which a revolt over a draft law led to a separation between the state of Tel Aviv and the religious autonomous region of Jerusalem. The cold peace between the two sides is ruptured when the daughter of the chief rabbi — brilliantly played by Shuli Rand, the star of “Ushpizin...
If after all this you still want more and are looking for a woman’s perspective, finish it all off with the feature film “Fill the Void,” written and directed by American-born Israeli filmmaker Rama Burshtein. The New York Times’ then co-chief film critic, A.O. Scott, called the film“remarkable” and described it is as laced with “unfailing sensitiv...
Apr 23, 2021 · What distinguishes Shtisel from any other standard television drama is that it invites viewers into the insular Haredi world.
Mar 25, 2021 · Spurred by the success of Netflix’s drama about a Haredi Jewish family, players from Apple TV+ to HBO Max are bringing ever more Israeli shows Stateside. Feb. 1, 2021
Apr 16, 2019 · The popular Israeli show “Shtisel,” now airing on Netflix, where it has become a cult favorite, is a resonant and revealing trip into the sequestered and often stereotyped world of observant Jews.
