Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other title: | Jewish law. At work. Jewish law. At home. Jewish law. In the community.
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Other authors / contributors: | Edginton, John, 1946- television producer, television director.
Bhaskar, Sanjeev, 1964- narrator.
Otmoor Productions. production company.
Channel Four (Great Britain), production company.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), publisher.
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Physical medium: | 4 3/4 in. burning
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Video characteristics: | NTSC
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Digital file characteristics: | video file region 1 DVD video
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Notes: | Subtitle from container. Originally produced in 2004. Camera, Robert Ashworth, Simon Adair ; editor, Ray Frawley ; music, Kroke. Narrator, Sanjeev Bhaskar. DVD-R, NTSC, widescreen. Closed-captioned in English.
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Summary: | Explores the hidden world of Manchester Beth-Din, the orthodox Jewish community in Manchester, England. Provides an in-depth look at the observation of Orthodox Jewish law in all aspects of daily life through a community of rabbis and their families. Part 1 describes the duties of a rabbi and explains commandments about food and workplace regulations. Part 2 looks at the Jewish household and the observance of Jewish law in family life. Part 3 explores historical and spiritual concepts behind the Jewish mitzvot and such items as the prayer shawl, the tefillin, and the sheital, as well as the festival of Purim.
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Publisher's no.: | FFH 35768 Films for the Humanities & Sciences (disc 1) FFH 35769 Films for the Humanities & Sciences (disc 2) FFH 35770 Films for the Humanities & Sciences (disc 3)
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