Hasidistock
Hasidistock: Season 1

Air Date

July 24, 2018

Episodes

6 episodes

Hasidistock

Season 1

Episodes

1. Nissim Black

July 24, 2018
30 min

Nissim Black grew up in an African-American musical family of drug dealers and was one of the pioneers of the hip-hop scene in Seattle. From a young age, he embarked on a spiritual quest, at the end of which he converted and became a Breslov Hasid. Today, he lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh A and introduces rap to the conservative Hasidic world.

2. Gad Elbaz

July 24, 2018
30 min

Gad Elbaz became famous at the age of 4 when he sang the hit "Father, I Love You" with his father, became a successful singer who produces pop hits based on Hasidic music, and signed well-received music videos that receive millions of views.

3. Lipa Schmeltzer

July 29, 2018
30 min

Lipa Schmeltzer grew up in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish town in the United States and from a young age sang before the Rebbe, until he was conquered and became a pop star of the Hasidic sector, with well-received music videos and thousands of views.

4. Motty Steinmetz

July 31, 2018
30 min

Motty Steinmetz began his career as a child singing at the celebrations of the Viznitz Hasidic community, where he grew up, and quickly became the emotional star of traditional Hasidic music. His bell-ringing voice makes the toughest grooms cry under the chuppah, and he is invited to perform around the world. He refuses to perform in front of mixed audiences but tries to combine the strict rules of Hasidism with musical innovations and personal expression.

5. Zusha

August 7, 2018
30 min

Zusha, a young band characterized as Hasidic-hipster, combining Hasidic tunes with folk, reggae and electronic music. The episode follows them as they prepare for a Jewish music festival.

6. Kol Isha

August 28, 2018
30 min

Three young singers who are dealing with the ban on women singing. Tzipora Ivgi is a Haredi Sephardi from Karmiel who performs for women only and is forbidden from being filmed singing, Odalia Berlin plays for men but sings only for women, Pearl Wolf from Chicago believes that the ban is for men only and therefore she performs for a mixed audience.

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