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The Ginsberg family [from Boro Park], Shterna, Aron and their nine children, invite Oprah to join them for a traditional Jewish meal of gefilte fish, matzo ball soup, potato kugel and challah bread. During the meal, Oprah asks the children about growing up without television and test their pop culture knowledge. Plus, Shterna and Oprah share an aha! moment.

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Shterna and Aron Ginsberg, parents of nine children with one more on the way, share how humbled they feel when they look around the dinner table. Plus, why Shterna says each child brings more light into her life and into the world.

Shterna and Aron Ginsberg, a Hasidic couple who invited Oprah into their home, clear up a common misconception and share their views of other religions, including Christianity and Islam.

Hasidic couple Shterna and Aron Ginsberg show Oprah how they honor Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, one of their greatest spiritual leaders, in their Brooklyn, New York, home.

Dinah Abrahamson tells Oprah about the mystical side of her faith, Hasidic Judaism. Plus, find out what the heart on her necklace symbolizes.

Dinah Abrahamson, a Hasidic Jew living in Brooklyn, New York, says she looks forward to the Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest, throughout the week. Find out why Friday night is a profound time for Dinah and her family.

The Ginsbergs, a Hasidic family living in Brooklyn, New York, sit around the dinner table with Oprah and discuss what their faith means to them. Plus, find out why they say Hasidic Jews—young and old alike—strive to touch lives and make the world a better place.

Every week, from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday, the Hasidic people celebrate the Sabbath. In keeping with ancient Jewish traditions, they can't do anything they believe creates work—like drive or talk on the phone—for 24 hours. Aron and Shterna Ginsberg, a Hasidic couple, explain the importance of the Sabbath to Oprah. Then, after Shterna catches Oprah sneaking a peek at her wig, she reveals why Hasidic women cover their hair at all times.

They're a minority within a minority. Oprah sits down with Dinah Abrahamson and her children, Sarah and Yosef, one of few black Hasidic families. Find out how they became members of this close-knit community.

Sarah and Yosef may be different races, but they say their shared Hasidic faith, traditions and values transcend color. Watch as these newlyweds explain how they met and why race was never an issue.

The Abrahamsons, one of few black Hasidic families, discuss the challenges they face within their community and in the world. Plus, what is it like to be an interracial Hasidic couple? Sarah and her husband Yosef open up about friends and co-workers' reactions.

Before Brocha was a Hasidic wife and mother, she was an alternative radio DJ who says music, TV and media were her life. Find out why she gave it all up for her faith...and how her family reacted to her decision.

With no television, Internet access or video game system in the home, Shterna, Toby, Chaya and Brocha, four Hasidic women who have 32 children between them, say their sons and daughters have learned to entertain themselves. Watch as these moms discuss the educational, imaginative ways their children pass the time.

Like most single people around the world, Hasidic men and women of marrying age are in search of a soul mate who shares the same values and ideals. Love, on the other hand, sometimes comes later. Shterna, Toby, Chaya and Brocha, four married Hasidic women living in Brooklyn, New York, discuss dating, matchmaking and more.

In keeping with Hasidic tradition, men and women are rarely seen together outside the home, and they never touch in public. Men are also separated from women in the synagogue, on buses and during wedding celebrations. Outsiders may think women have a subservient role, but Shterna, Toby, Chaya and Brocha, four Hasidic wives and mothers, tell Oprah that women are the foundation of the home and equal partners.

In July 2011, Brooklyn's tight-knit Hasidic community was forever changed when Leiby Kletzky, an 8-year-old Hasidic boy, went missing while walking home from day camp and was found murdered. Levi Aron, a non-Hasidic Jew who lived two blocks from Oprah's interview location, was arrested on first-degree murder charges. He's pled not guilty. Watch as Shterna, Toby, Chaya and Brocha, four Hasidic women from the same community, discuss their shock and sadness.