Zvika Krieger

My parents got married when they were very young, like 19, early 20s, and divorced a year later. I was born in that one-year period. Wow. My mom stayed in LA and my dad moved out and eventually landed in Israel. And so my mom is what maybe you would just call like regular Orthodox or like centrist Orthodox.

My parents got married when they were very young, like 19, early 20s, and divorced a year later. I was born in that one-year period. Wow. My mom stayed in LA and my dad moved out and eventually landed in Israel. And so my mom is what maybe you would just call like regular Orthodox or like centrist Orthodox.

And my dad is ultra Orthodox or you call like Haredi or Hasidic, like where they with the hat and the beard and the garb and all of that. And so. So like Williamsburg Orthodox.

And my dad is ultra Orthodox or you call like Haredi or Hasidic, like where they with the hat and the beard and the garb and all of that. And so. So like Williamsburg Orthodox.

And my dad is ultra Orthodox or you call like Haredi or Hasidic, like where they with the hat and the beard and the garb and all of that. And so. So like Williamsburg Orthodox.

And so, I mean, there's nuances, but, you know, lost on people.

And so, I mean, there's nuances, but, you know, lost on people.

And so, I mean, there's nuances, but, you know, lost on people.

Well, I think there's like different, like the garb may look the same, but I think there's like different theologies around it within those communities, but subtle. And so I grew up primarily in LA. And when I was younger, I would go back and forth between that LA Orthodox world and then the ultra-Orthodox world with my dad.

Well, I think there's like different, like the garb may look the same, but I think there's like different theologies around it within those communities, but subtle. And so I grew up primarily in LA. And when I was younger, I would go back and forth between that LA Orthodox world and then the ultra-Orthodox world with my dad.

Well, I think there's like different, like the garb may look the same, but I think there's like different theologies around it within those communities, but subtle. And so I grew up primarily in LA. And when I was younger, I would go back and forth between that LA Orthodox world and then the ultra-Orthodox world with my dad.

Those were the formative experiences of my childhood, particularly when it came to religion, but my life was religion because I lived in this insular Orthodox community.

Those were the formative experiences of my childhood, particularly when it came to religion, but my life was religion because I lived in this insular Orthodox community.

Those were the formative experiences of my childhood, particularly when it came to religion, but my life was religion because I lived in this insular Orthodox community.

Yeah, like, you know, only eat kosher food, which means that like you can only eat in restaurants that are like certified kosher. I don't think I knew a non-Jewish person until I went to college. Oh, wow. Like I, you know, kept strict Shabbat, which means for one day out of the week, no electricity, no money, no phones, no screens, no driving. So like, you know, borderline Amish, I would say.

Yeah, like, you know, only eat kosher food, which means that like you can only eat in restaurants that are like certified kosher. I don't think I knew a non-Jewish person until I went to college. Oh, wow. Like I, you know, kept strict Shabbat, which means for one day out of the week, no electricity, no money, no phones, no screens, no driving. So like, you know, borderline Amish, I would say.

Yeah, like, you know, only eat kosher food, which means that like you can only eat in restaurants that are like certified kosher. I don't think I knew a non-Jewish person until I went to college. Oh, wow. Like I, you know, kept strict Shabbat, which means for one day out of the week, no electricity, no money, no phones, no screens, no driving. So like, you know, borderline Amish, I would say.

I would say it's a little bit more dispersed, but there's a couple of neighborhoods where you're driving through Beverly Hills, you're on Rodeo Drive, you're passing by Prada, And then you take a left turn onto Pico, and then all of a sudden, all the storefronts are in Hebrew. All the women are walking around with wigs and long skirts.

I would say it's a little bit more dispersed, but there's a couple of neighborhoods where you're driving through Beverly Hills, you're on Rodeo Drive, you're passing by Prada, And then you take a left turn onto Pico, and then all of a sudden, all the storefronts are in Hebrew. All the women are walking around with wigs and long skirts.

I would say it's a little bit more dispersed, but there's a couple of neighborhoods where you're driving through Beverly Hills, you're on Rodeo Drive, you're passing by Prada, And then you take a left turn onto Pico, and then all of a sudden, all the storefronts are in Hebrew. All the women are walking around with wigs and long skirts.