Frieda Vizel - Tour Guide, Essays, Etc.

10/14/2026

I need to buy some new dresses. And yes, black is the preferred color at Hasidic weddings. Red is not!

10/12/2026

I always believed eating while standing up was why I had fat thighs. And climbing through windows as a kid is why I am 5”3. I always scrape from the pot but my memory is okay for a frazzled space cadet. Help me remember other interesting superstitions.

10/11/2026

Samuel Heilman on the Frieda Vizel podcast shares his academic work on Hasidic dynasties. Watch the full interview via link in bio or wherever you get your podcasts.

10/11/2026

Ruhi Cenet’s so called documentary is not a good overview of New York’s Hasidic Jews. Thanks to the website Blue Square Alliance that deeply investigated the video and inspired me to make this short

10/08/2026

10/07/2026

Hope this answers it

10/05/2026

It’s hard for me to look back at the time of my life when I left the Hasidic community. I was under so much stress, my body expressed it with all sorts of physical symptoms. In my conversation with Archelle Georgiou , I talked about my experience on the intersection of health and the Hasidic community’s faith. Watch the full interview via link in bio or on Frieda Vizel Brooklyn YouTube

10/01/2026

The annual bagleiten ceremony is a tradition among some Hasidic groups. The entire community accompanies (bagleit) the rabbi home at the end of the high holidays.

09/30/2026

Miniature sukkah build for the holiday Sukkos. Took me hours to build and I nearly gave up a few times.

09/29/2026

In my podcast interview with Archelle Georgiou , I talk about the health culture in the Hasidic community. Do you agree with me?