Sign in to stop seeing this, Coalition said planning to advance bill to weaken legal advisers once Knesset resumes, Unusually bright meteor seen over Israel, as some report hearing blast, Saudis said set to host top Hamas delegation, further dimming Israeli hopes for ties, Many Jews eligible to marry via Rabbinate elect to do so abroad instead survey. My reform friend believed that getting married at 16 was a common thing because of the show. Recently, my children reveled in a long-awaited snow day. The next day the event would be protested and scathing articles would be written on the disrespect and manipulation shown to these G-d fearing people. But that North American TV choices now include a series about a Haredi family that discusses very personal and true-to-life topics is remarkable. The one character seen pleading before God in genuine supplication is Chanina, a navely pious 16-year-old boy. Akiva Shtisel is a 26-year-old, single Haredi man who lives with his father, Shulem Shtisel, a widower. Libbi realizes that she wants to marry Akiva, without conditions. Thanks to anyone who will take the time to reply. [22] At the ceremony, held on 24 January 2014, the series won 11 awards: for Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series (Dov Glickman), Drama Director (Alon Singman), Drama Screenplay (Uri Alon and Jonathan Indursky), Design Costumes, Make-Up, Photography, Original Music (Avi Belleli), Soundtrack, Artistic Management, and Editing. Select Page. That insular charedi Judaism is the only flavor that people know about and for someone like me, who struggled to find meaning in life to the point that I was having panic attacks and insomnia, discovering a moderate and meaningful observance improved my life greatly. If someone was to get their Jewish education from Shtisel, in my opinion, the problem lies within these people and not Shtisel. Sixteen year olds dont get married (in our community or any community!). After that, I finally saw what this show was about. I understand that the charedi community is diverse. Allison Josephs says on December 20, 2021, Allison Josephs says on November 16, 2020, Allison Josephs says on December 21, 2020, Allison Josephs says on February 28, 2021, https://jewinthecity.com/2021/04/shtisel-season-3-episode-1-took-my-breath-away-and-is-good-for-the-jews/, https://jewinthecity.com/2017/07/what-i-love-most-about-my-fellow-jews/, https://jewinthecity.com/2015/02/why-some-orthodox-jews-dress-un-stylishly/, https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2020/07/10/israeli-author-emuna-elon-family-writing-shtisel/%5D, Reflecting On Spains Antisemitic Past And Present, On Passover Vacation, What Exhausting Pesach Prep Can Teach Us About Personal Growth. The series is considered innovative for its treatment of an irregular group of Haredi Jews, by stripping them of their political associations by offering a true to life portrayal. Great article! Thanks for your comment. As I understand it from my Jewish friends over the years, this is the positivist hope that Jews cling to in their compelling faith and which they talk about and celebrate at Seder services. I had a totally different mindset after that= all I saw were religious superstitions taught by dictatorial rabbis that are basically mind control that encourages them to be a parasitic society, with no remorse whatsoever for being leeches. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But, at least to me, it seemed like cynicism. I watch (and read) pretty much zero modern non-fiction because 99% of it garbage, but this was wonderful. I lived among and identify to some degree with the community portrayed. Most of the people I knew were everybody else, including Americans who made Aliyah. The entertainment aspect and artistic licence also are key factors that one also takes into consideration as well. But there is nothing helpful that you can bring to the conversation if you see fellow Jews and human beings as leeches and parasites. Its crossing borders., Image by Jewish Journal/IMDB/Forward Collage, Age: 42 Irrespective of the religion, belief or tradition. Is that all youve got to say about them? Thanks for your comment. EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie, EMMY NOMINATIONS 2022: Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie. They have a Jewish / Israrli setting but are all about human nature too. It will always be an outsider perspective but it will still be better than no attempt for clarity. That penultimate scene becomes dream-like, with various dead relatives sitting at the table (Libbi, Devorah, and Shulem's mother, etc.) I have been to several Aish HaTorah events in the DC area. I too struggled with Shulems lack of empathy, but then he carried so much of his own pain that he was unable to feel for others, until the very end. He paints for Leib Fuchs, a well-known Haredi artist. The main differences are the cultural forms and obviously some fundamental ideological ones. You cant blame that on the show, as it clearly states it is in jerusalem, and it is fiction. are also human. I have recommended this show to those I feel would appreciate it. Thats not a fault with a single show but with the way some people view others. The same problem lies with a show about Jew in the City, ie you It represents one segment of a multi-faceted society. I feel they should have made a disclaimer in the beginning of every episode saying that this is not meant to potray all Orthodox but just one tiny fictional community. Ori, who is 38, is my fourth child. I thought it was very obvious the actors are secular? Will we hear anything else from them? That argument has been going on for centuries. Haredi Judaism is not an institutionally cohesive or homogeneous group, but comprises a diversity of spiritual and cultural orientations, generally divided into a broad range of Hasidic courts, Litvishe-Yeshivish streams from Eastern Europe, and Oriental Sephardic Haredi Jews. She is a dazzlingly beautiful, female saber-toothed cat and Diegos lover resembling a white tiger. So that kind of show intrigued me. Her: Really? The cast includes many well-known local names who have joined the party, such as actress Ayelet Zurer, the Hollywood success who plays Akivas forbidden love interest, a twice-widowed mother of one of his students; Sasson Gabbai, as Shulems long estranged brother Nahum; Orly Silbersatz Banai, Shulems divorced colleague; Israeli comedian and actress Hanna Laszlo, who joined the cast for the second season; and Zohar Strauss, who plays Lipa Weiss, Shulems son-in-law and familiar to fans of Srugim, another Israeli television show about the religious world. As a secular Jew, I'm not usually drawn to pro-Haredi material Haredi being, as I conceive it, catch-all for Hasidim and other flavors of Jewish ultra-Orthodoxy but I can't deny that I'm finding Shtisel, an Israeli show now streaming on Neflix, pretty charming.It's shot in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem's most ultra-orthodox neighborhood, and the crew had to dress up as Haredi so as . All rights reserved. Give me a few months, please! Faced with guilt, Akiva proposes marriage to Esti, and they get engaged. Its such a great show & im glad they made season 3. So now I am a Nebech. Are you going to make the movie Witness about a Mennonite family that lives in a suburban house and drives a car to work, even though their beliefs and many of their practices are very close to the Amish, or are you going to go for the full horse-and-buggy no-electricity plowing-the-fields-with-horses look? I would be careful about putting down my fellow jews, just to bolster my own image. I converted in my wifes Conservative shul, over 20+ years ago. It was patently evident to me that the media is a propaganda machine that addresses all segments of society, pushing secular living (Balaam ideology) on everybody. I would be more afraid to be a part of a community that pretended to never have problems. They have no idea that the actors themselves are not Hasidic. A couple of facts that are important to note: 1)There truly are observant Jews in the world who behave simlarly to the characters portrayed in Shtisel 2) Those people are generally content with their lifestyle 3)People are allowed to be exposed to the existence of such people. Be proud of who you are and less worried about how Charedim are portrayed in a fictional show. We really do try to show a spectrum of orthodoxy at jitc and our mission statement makes no mention of modern orthodox ideals but rather speaks of mentchlichkeit, erhlichkeit and seichel as the foundational values for making Yiddishkeit positive. Your or anyones particular interpretation of the Halacha isnt the only one. We met at Shtisel and said to ourselves, It doesnt matter what well write, but this will be the name, it just sounded right, said Indursky. Thats what Litvish-Yeshivish people might say about more extreme machmirim or Hasidic personality cults. Even if anything good does happen there is some ominous pessimistic dark lining to the silver cloud. It would be great to have a drama about life in Israel and in religious communities where positive and uplifting values are found useful in solving the issues brought out in Shtisel. Id love to see a show like that get more attention. Daniella (left and right by Benjamine-Sarousi) There's no easy way to say this but if you're a fan of Shtisel and hate spoilers turn the page now. What a character! And I agree that this Being almost ninety years old, . If this way of life is working for the people in these communities and it is for many more power to them. Anyone who thinks it represents all of Judaism is just as likely to watch a show in Arabic and think its representative of all segments of all Arabic-speaking countries. I am an educated woman. Giti and Lippe, who are expecting a sixth baby, consider the possibility of naming him "Zelig", in return for a payment from a childless widow who wishes to have a child named after her deceased husband. Incorrect password. Shtisel was what we needed as a way of detoxing from the election. I actually found that the show wasnt as strick and extreme as what Ive been exposed to. havent finished season 1 yet and REALY hope for them to break those characters at some point and give them more and other dimensions. First remember that is a show, of a very small segment of the Haredi Jews in Israel there are many subgroups of Haredi people in Jerusalem the show describe Geula only. At least until I have healed. ), @catholic mom. Based upon my experiences I was curious about the show and started watching. As I said, I enjoy the show as a good piece of entertainment. I know many Jews who love this showNOT ME! I think the way it was filmed, especially the dream sequences, give it away. Benny and I raised six very different children, and I am the fortunate savta of 29. From that perspective, the popularity of Shtisel in the US may not be helpful. Suddenly, the family is confronted with a crisis as Malka Shtisel suffers an accident by falling down a staircase when trying to watch her favourite TV show downstairs, after having given up on her own TV after the machinations of her son, Shulem. Id really LOVE for jewinthecity to write about the Marvelous Mrs. Meisel! Look for meaning where it exists, not on Netflix or Sitcom TV. I personally love the shtesel story and the characters! Creatively, it is an indisputable triumph. True. That wasnt necessarily the plan when the Shtisel writers and co-creators, Yehonatan Indursky and Ori Elon, first sat down for a chat in Shtisel, a restaurant serving slabs of gefilte fish, kugel and schnitzel in Jerusalems Geula neighborhood. It was the second most popular name given to girls born in Israel in 2012. Lots of love. With Chasidim it runs the gamut from similar to the True Litvish Chasidim with Chasidish customs to Hungarian originating sects that not only hate Zionism but loaths the outside world. 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She works as a babysitter for a secular woman, and then exchanges money at home. It follows the lives of the Shtisel family, Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jews living in Jerusalem, and how they deal with love, loss, and modernity. It takes just a few seconds. Its ridiculous whom is considered nebech! The show had the best drama that I have seen in years on television, and had no sex or uncouth language. She reveals Shulem visited her. After a mix-up when a friend of Akiva's picks up the wrong child from day care, social services investigate Akiva and temporarily remove Dvora'le from his care. Shira Haas petite stature is due to cancer. He was/is a user and wants it to be his way all the time. For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members. And Prisoners of War. Ruchami is now happily married to Hanina and working as her grandfather's secretary, but she longs for a child. IF Shtisel is accurate in portraying their lifestyle (minus all the cultural differences), I would say that they are pretty much the same as Christians who take their relationship with God seriously. The scripts they read and interpret are not. A broken engagement is not shameful like it is on Shtisel. My husband learned in kollel in Israel for two years after we were first married. [23], At the Israeli Television Academy Award ceremony in 2015, the second season won directing awards for the drama series (Alon Singman), acting awards in the actor and actress category (Dov Glickman in his second win with the series, and Neta Riskin), original music, art design, and costumes. I love how Hebrew is so much more nuanced than English, and was happy at how much of the Hebrew I understood. Your email address will not be published. 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