Unorthodox Presents: Fire Dance

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Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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This week on the show, we’re diving into the newest must-watch Israeli television series, thanks to our friends at ChaiFlicks, the Jewish streaming service. Israeli filmmaker Rama Burshtein-Shai discusses her new drama, Fire Dance, a tale of passion, fulfillment, and faith set in an ultra-Orthodox community near the Sea of Galilee. Unorthodox listeners get 50% off new ChaiFlicks subscriptions and a seven-day free trial with code FIREPOD at checkout. Visit ChaiFlicks.com to get started. We’re excited to share a special opportunity for Unorthodox listeners to join Tablet. As Tablet members, you’ll get exclusive access to Tablet events, a chance to hear your name in an on-air mazel tov, and more! Learn more at tabletm.ag/uomember. Write to us at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave a voicemail on our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. SPONSORS: Fire Dance, a tale of passion, fulfillment, and faith, is now streaming exclusively on ChaiFlicks, the Jewish streaming service. Starring Yehuda Levi and Noa Koler, the series paints a picture of an ultra-Orthodox community at the foot of the Sea of Galilee. Unorthodox listeners get 50% off new subscriptions and a 7-day free trial with code FIREPOD at checkout. Visit ChaiFlicks.com to get started.

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0:00.0	Shalom J crew, it is I, Joshua Molina.
0:06.0	With the world as hectic as it is these days,
0:09.0	we thought you could use something just a little bit lighter
0:11.0	in your podcast feeds, so so today thanks to our friends at
0:14.4	Chai Flix the Jewish streaming platform we're talking about television
0:18.7	specifically Israeli television our guest is acclaimed Orthodox filmmaker Rama Burshin Chai. She's coming to us
0:25.9	from the Holy Land to talk about her new drama series Fire Dance. Set in an ultra-Orthodox
0:31.2	community at the foot of the sea of Galilee, Fire Dance is a tale
0:35.2	about the delicate tension among passion, fulfillment, and faith.
0:39.9	The series is streaming exclusively in Chai Flix, which is home to some of the best
0:43.9	Israeli series out there. And thankfully, they have English subtitles available for
0:48.5	all non-Hebrew speakers. Unorthodox listeners get 50% off new Hi Flix subscriptions and a seven day free trial with the code Fire
0:57.7	Pod at check out.
0:59.6	You can visit Hi Flix.com to get started started but first Stephanie Butnik and I talked to
1:04.6	director Ramaburian Shai,
1:15.0	Welcome to Unorthodox.
1:18.0	Thank you for having me.
1:20.0	A lot of our listeners first came into contact with your work with fill the void.
1:24.7	So before we even get to Fire Dance, I would love to sort of step back and have you tell us
1:29.0	a little bit about that film and how it really puts you on the map in terms of Israeli filmmakers.
1:34.9	I was 42 when I did it so the odds for me to really do it were very low and it was a big surprise the way it was received in the world.
1:45.4	It premiered in Venice in the competition and from then it just went around the world
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