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A price above rubies

Rubies Stumbled upon this movie tonight and had quite some fun in seeing it.
The director Boaz Yakin surely shows in 'A price above rubies' an honest inside in the strange chassidic jewish society.
While my sis was stunned about some things, I could add few things more. (maybe even worse)
-chassidic jews dress due to a habit dating from the 18th century -so has nothing to do with the far past-
-they have 2 kitchens according to what the tora describes
-they are not allowed to lit the lights on shabba so they light them on day before, or put timers in the whole house.
-they are not allowed to cook on shabbat, so the food is cooked one day before.
-the women wear wigs or a hat, because they have to hide themselves (just like muslims do...)
-they are purified and shaved totally when they get married.