{"product_id":"a-life-apart-hasidism-in-america","title":"A Life Apart - Hasidism in America","description":"Product Description\n\nIn New York City, the Hasidim are a common sight, but even here their way of life remains a mystery to those outside their community. With their use of Yiddish, their distinctive clothes and their strict observance of Jewish ritual and law, the Hasidim are considered by many an insular people with little connection to mainstream America. Yet their values are those that many Americans find most precious: family, community, and a life of meaning.\n\nIn this \"unique glimpse into this closed society\" (Philadelphia Inquirer), seven years in the making, we are taken into the depths of the Hasidim's joyous, sometimes harsh, and often beautiful world. A \"series of beautifully shot, startlingly intimate interviews\" (New York Post) sheds light on idiosyncratic customs such as matchmaking, secular education and traditional dress, by taking us through the homes, schools and synagogues of this insular world. The filmmakers also candidly address suspicions of racism and accusations of sexism from the outside community.\n\nA Life Apart: Hasidism in America, narrated by Leonard Nimoy and Sarah Jessica Parker takes us on an illuminating journey into a \"beautiful, mesmerizing and mysterious world\" (San Francisco Bay Guardian) of a community kept distinct from its surrounding culture for generations.\n\nReview\n\nIlluminating, revealing, extraordinary! --The New York Times\n\nExtraordinary and deeply moving... an irreplaceable historical document, as well as a powerful work of art. --H.R. Moody, The Five Stages of the Soul\n\nA unique glimpse into this closed society. --Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00005JG6Y\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00005JG6Y.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Leonard Nimoy|Sarah Jessica Parker|Menachem Daum|Oren Rudavsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41593699795002,"sku":"DBV.B00005JG6Y.G","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00005JG6Y-0.jpg?v=1786676271","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-life-apart-hasidism-in-america","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}