Fragments From The Lower East Side

What does a Hasidic rabbi think about the women's movement? How does a born Christian woman who converted to Judaism feel in the women's compartment of a synagogue? How does an Orthodox man, attracted by modern life, deal with Jewish law? With much wit and tenderness, but also with seriousness, the film provides a tongue-in-cheek look under the black clothing and traditional hairstyle of the Hasidim.