Tag Archive: Yid Life Crisis

YidLife Crisis Episode 1: Breaking The Fast

YidLife Crisis Episode 1: Breaking The Fast

Assembling at Montreal’s Holy Temple of poutine, La Banquise, on the Jewish calendar’s holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur, Chaimie and Leizer argue about the meaning of the ritual of fasting while inevitably ritually eating.   Producers Producers are Jamie Elman Eli Batalion Philip Kalin-Hajdu Read their bios...

YidLife Crisis Episode 2: The Schmaltz

YidLife Crisis Episode 2: The Schmaltz

A chance ordering of a lean smoked meat sandwich in lieu of the usual schmaltzy one leads to not only the jeopardizing of Chaimie and Leizer’s entire relationship but a deep meditation on the joys of fat… in all the right places.   Producers Jamie Elman Eli Batalion Philip Kalin-Hajdu Read their bios...

YidLife Crisis Episode 4: Bastards

YidLife Crisis Episode 4: Bastards

Chaimie tries to get Leizer out of his Maccabean shell by proving the virtues of Hellenistic culture and the power of a pita.   Producers Jamie Elman Eli Batalion Philip Kalin-Hajdu Read their bios...