The panel after the screening © Monika Lightstone

The panel after the screening. Photo © Monika Lightstone

Quotes

Filmed over four years at a small French-Canadian Chabad seminary, “Shekinah” gives an unprecedented look at Hasidic women.

Renee Ghert-Zand, The Times of Israel

An eye-opening portrait of a misunderstood community, Neidik offers viewers a rare glimpse into a world that few outside of it understand and fewer still have ever penetrated.

Bill Brownstein, The Gazette

Amid gorgeous shots of Hasidim as they go about their daily lives, the film lets the women talk openly about their feelings… a crucial window into a community that is often deeply reluctant to let anyone deemed an outsider in.

Mathew Hays, The Globe and Mail

DAILIES

  • Wednesday, October 30 – The Times of Israel – New documentary opens a hermetically closed world, article by Renee Ghert-Zand
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  • Tuesday, October 29 – The Jewish Tribune – Film provides unprecedented access to world of young Chassidic women, article by Mike Cohen
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  • Friday, October 25 – The Gazette – An eye-opening portrait of a misunderstood community, article by Bill Brownstein
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  • Thursday, October 24 – The Globe and Mail – With Shekinah, filmmaker Abbey Neidik hopes to overcome Hasidic stereotypes, article by Mathew Hays
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  • Thursday, October 24 – La Presse – Sous les draps, avec les orthodoxes, article by Jean‑Christophe Laurence
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  • Thursday, October 24 – Journal Métro – Cette semaine, on craque pour: Shekinah – by Mathias Marchal
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  • Thursday, October 24 – CTVM – Au Théâtre Outremont “Shekinah, the intimate life of Hasidic women”
  • Saturday, October 19 – La Presse – Une rare incursion chez les hassidim, chronicle by Marc Cassivi
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TELEVISION

  • Wednesday, October 23 – Radio-Canada TV – Interviews by Maxence Bilodeau for le Téléjournal (18:00 and 21:00)
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RADIO

  • Friday, October 25 – CBC Day Break – Interview by Jeanette Kelly with Abbey Neidik
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  • Thursday, October 24 – Radio-Canada – Chronicle as part of Medium large with Catherine Perrin. A discussion about the film with Lise Ravary and Marianne Prairie.
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  • Wednesday, October 23 – CIBL FM – Critic by Andréanne Chevalier, as part of Escouade M (18:00)
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  • Wednesday, October 23 – Radio Shalom – Critic by Stanley Asher
  • Thursday, October 17 – CIBL FM – Chronicle by Denise Kolta – as part of Catherine et Laurent (around 17:15)
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WEEKLIES

  • Monday, October 21 – The Canadian Jewish News – Film presents Chassidic women’s attitude to intimacy, article by Janice Arnold
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  • Friday, October 11 – The Suburban – New film Shekinah provides unprecedented access to world of young Chassidic women, article by Mike Cohen
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MONTHLIES

  • Monday, October 28 – Cult MontrealShekinah explores the lives of Hasidic women, article by Kayla Marie Hillier
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  • Monday, October 28 – EMSB NewsletterStudents impacted by film
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INTERNET

  • Monday, May 19 – almemar.orgShekinah Tackles Stereotypes about Hasidic Sex, article by Matthew Hays
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  • Friday, May 16 – cadencemag.comOpening Doors — An Interview with Abbey Jack Neidik of Shekinah, article by Asif Hameed
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  • Friday, May 16 – alphasmagazine.comShekinah – The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women, article by Gilbert Seah
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  • Friday, May 16 – FILMbutton.comReview: Shekinah – The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women, article by Shael Stolberg
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  • Tuesday, May 13 – torontonicity.comShekinah – The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women, article by Diana Condolo
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  • Sunday, December 8 – ynet.co.ilSex, God, and Videotape: Movie advocates, article by Tali Farkash
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  • Wednesday, November 6 – bill613.com – Cinema Entertainment on Hasidic Women, article by Rachel Goldfish
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  • Thursday, October 31 – jForum.fr – Shekinah: la féminité, pur reflet de la Présence de Dieu, adaptation by Marc Brzustowski
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  • Thursday, October 24 – Radio-Canada.ca – Regard sur la vie intime des femmes hassidiques, as part of Medium large
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  • Thursday, October 24 – Yahoo.com – Coup d’œil sur la vie hassidique
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  • Thursday, October 24 – RCI Radio Canada International – Interviews by Margaux Ouimet with Anne-Marie Yvon
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  • Wednesday, October 23 – Radio-Canada.ca – Shekinah: un documentaire sur la vie intime des femmes hassidiques
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  • Monday, October 21 – bill613.com – Film about Chassidic girls and women premieres this thursday, article by Zvi Hershcovich
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  • Wednesday, October 16 – topbuzzweb.com – Shekinah – La vie intime des femmes hassidiques, article by Myriam Huard
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  • Wednesday, October 16 – PatWhite.com – Shekinah, the intimate life of Hasidic women, article by Myriam Huard
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  • Monday, October 7 – abitoffthetop.com – A new Documentary explores the lives of Hasidic women, article by Gabe
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