January 15, 2023 Pearl shares her Hasidic marriage experience
I’m so delighted to share a very special video with a Satmar Hasidic woman, where she talks candidly about how marriages are arranged in this community. This was actually a very eye-opening experience for me, as well as a very fun experience. I simply don’t share the kind of deep faith Pearl has, so hearing her describe surrendering to the powers above in matchmaking was fascinating. It was just generally very interesting stuff, I think – she talked about the matchmakers, the chaperoned dates, sex education (or lack thereof), liking her husband because he was six foot two, and so much more. I left this video at full length because I thought this conversation was too important to abbreviate. So it’s a bit long, but I think well worth watching.
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Amy B
Posted at 12:20h, 19 JanuaryThank you so much for posting these interview. They are really oral histories which are so valuable. Thank you!
Carol Varchetto
Posted at 16:48h, 05 JanuaryThis interview is fascinating on so many levels. My strongest feeling, honestly, is that Pearl’s worldview is very simplistic. But, on the other hand, this life is hard, and she appears to be so completely sure and happy in her place in life, and that all decisions are pre-ordained, and i think that kind of faithfulness must be comforting.