ב"ה

Debunking the Myths of Orthodox Life

Autoplay Next

Debunking the Myths of Orthodox Life

A window into hasidic Jewish family life, dating, intimacy and raising children, through the prism of youthful Chabad couple, Rabbi Dovid and Chana Vigler, in conversation with Chana Weisberg.
Podcast: Subscribe to Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories
Listen to Audio | Download this MP3
Chassid, Shalom Bayit (Marital Harmony), Family, Orthodox Judaism

Join the Discussion

Sort By:
4 Comments
G Pac. Montreal October 10, 2023

While I did enjoy some of this with all due respect, there are many generalizations and judgments about the "secular" and non-Jewish folks in this interview.
First, "dating" doesn't mean living together... I never heard of two people who were dating and living together.
Dating and Courtship can mean different things to different people.
Many "secular" people have intense and meaningful courtship/dating, where a lot of tough questions are asked, and a genuine interest in getting to know one another is paramount; this isn't something exclusive to Jewish people. Reply

Yechiel Chicago January 2, 2024
in response to G Pac. :

Thank you for the feedback G Pac. It seems that the couple is not saying that this is the way things are done in secular culture period. They are pointing out a cultural norm. It has been normalized in Western culture for two people to move in with one another prior to marriage. This can be seen by the fact that even Prince Wiliam and Princess Kate of England, heirs to the throne and a purported symbol of propriety in the Western world, lived together prior to getting married. In contrast, it has not been normalized in Orthodox Jewish culture for a couple to move in together or to be sexually active prior to marriage. The fact that there are exceptions to this norm (and I am sure there are many) does not take away from the fact that there is a fundamental difference in values and principles as they are generally tought in social media, media, pop culture, politics and academia in contrast to a Torah based education and culture. Reply

Sabrina Paradis Alberta, Canada June 3, 2020

Lovely idea. The people who watched the Netflix show “unorthodox” need to see this. We already know that the ridiculous netflix movie is ridiculous and insulting Reply

Anonymous June 2, 2020

This was a fun, inspirational, entertaining and thoughtful conversation. Thank you so much for providing it. I gained and enjoyed very much listening to it. Wonderful, wonderful. Reply

Related Topics