I'm a ba'al teshuvah, 65 year old Bostonian and I love your videos Frieda! There is more to the story than which hecture one may prefer. The candy you bought in Borough Park are Chalav Yisrael. This refers to kosher milk whose milking was observed by an observant Jew. The halakha of chalav Yisrael, which originates in the Mishnah and Talmud, was instituted to ensure that no non-Jew would mix milk of a non-kosher animal with the kosher milk. Chabad for example, will only use cholav yisrael dairy. My two sons, who are both more observant than me, will only eat cholav yisrael dairy products. We want them to eat in our home, so we also use cholav yisrael. It's a bit more expensive, but definitely worth it to have our kids and their families eat here!
All chasidim use only Cholov Yisroel Litvish outside of Israel do not look for a clean shaven face outside of Israel be assured it is not Cholov Yisroel!!! In Israel other than chocolate bars most dairy products are Cholov Yisroel but it will not say Cholov Yisroel it will say Mehadrin same with meat you will not see the word Glatt on poultry or meat it will say Mehadrin.
I worked with a lady for several years who happened to be Jewish. I happen to be a failed Catholic, I once suggested we had the same guilt, just different holy days. She laughed, Learned a lot about the dietary restrictions and the various Kosher designations. Went to her wedding. Beautiful ceremony. Love your videos.
Hechsher symbols at 1:53. I worked at a food processing plant where all 135 food products had the Hechsher symbol for rabbinical approval. There were two inspectors who came regularly at night to certify there was no meat or dairy used in the products. The cleanliness of the factory was also inspected. You could eat your lunch off the factory floor and machinery since everything was kept clean and sterilized each day. As a result I would say food having the Hechsher symbol means it comes from a good source and can be trusted.
I like buying kosher products because of the rabbinical supervision and the cleanliness of the preparation process. Plus, the meat tastes better! I would always buy a kosher chicken over one from a supermarket. I was not aware of the wide variety of kosher candy-my Jewish friends primarily lamented that Oreos were not kosher when they were growing up, so they had Hydrox instead.
Interesting, so I'm not completely crazy for thinking kosher foods with "the fancy thing" which I now know is a Hechsher are higher quality and not just something to do with dietary restrictions. Of course I'm not getting things like candy bars, but the variety of stuff you can find with shorter ingredient labels, plus the emphasis on cleanliness - good enough for me to pay a small amount more.
I buy Elite chocolate in Israel. The salmonella issue was last year and finished I think before Pesach. Blessings, love and prayers for all, from Israel 🇮🇱.
That was very fun. I love a good vicarious field trip especially on a Monday spent with class after class of rowdy 8th graders. It's so fun to go along with you and cheeky Keith on your journeys through these unique neighborhoods. Thank you and keep them coming!!
Interesting video! I'm glad you pointed out the recall and subsequent shutdown of candy production by Elite. It's my understanding that some products may no longer be available in the future, such as Elite Kosher Bazooka Bubble Gum.
This was so interesting! You pick such a good variety of topics. Really appreciate your personality and brain. And asking the camera person if they want a banana… I felt like I was being asked, and it seemed so kind! Thank you. :)
I finally went to the kosher grocery store and bought the 3 candy bars. I'm in Canada and paid 2.79 each (2.05 US$). They were fine except for Encore which looked like it had been waiting on the shelf for way too long. Thank G.od I didn't try them all on the same day!! 😆 Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them all. 💙
Hi Frieda I want to express my gratitude and respect for your work with videos and tours. I am a former Montrealer and one of my favourite areas is the Hasidic part of Montreal. I now have more of an understanding of the customs and pleasures of the Hasidic population. I am very impressed with your interviewing skills. You are very warm and understanding to the people you interview. I like that you emphasize the positive and don’t belabour what the general public see as negative. Best wishes for the New Year and hope to see you one time in Williamsburg!
Another winner, Frieda. Yes probably the community is being charged more for the extra service being given. The Rabbi’s are paid for their work, ensuring the candy is, Kosher!
That’s not really the reason for the greater cost of the “knock off” candies. Huge chocolate manufacturers like Hershey’s and Mars are able to purchase the commodities in far greater quantities - so the ingredients cost less per pound. They have huge contracts with dairies - and greater negotiating power with them as to what they pay. Their plants are automated - reducing the price these companies pay for labor to manufacture the items. Even where both the original and the knock off version have kosher certification, there are greater amounts of ingredients being reviewed each time the team of Rabbi visit. Overall, the specialized, knock-off kosher candy is a better buy for the cost to create it - because there are no advertising expenses - and the distribution is either direct to the vendors or handled by community members.
Just stumbled upon your channel as I’m exploring the Jewish faith. Gonna head to my first Shabbat service this Friday. Super thankful for your channel. Hopefully to come on your tour when in NYC. God Bless!!
Israel has its own great candies that you usually find in Israel only or at Israeli- or Jewish-owned shops in places like NYC, but Israeli chocolate candies like "Milky" aren't knockoffs of something like "Milky Way" and Israel has its own chocolates and candies that are well-beloved junk food in Israel (example, the "Elite" "cow chocolate" bar, "Pesek Zman" (Time Out); then there are licensed versions of American candies that you can get in Israel as well, such as "Kit Kat" but these aren't knockoffs either, although I guess "Kif Kef" is an Israeli version of the Kit Kats we have in America, but I think it's licensed. The deal here is that these arecifically American Jewish lknockoff junk foods produced by and marketed to the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in America. Even though a lot of the beloved junk food like Snickers, Milky Way, and Twix are kosher-supervised, they are usually marked "OU-D" meaning that the Union of Orthodox Rabbis has ruled them kosher but they contain dairy. That is good enough for most Modern Orthodox American Jews who keep a kosher diet but the ultra-Orthodox/hassidic/haredi communities hold a higher standard when it comes to foods containing dairy products, they demand that it be "Cholov Yisroel", meaning "milk of Israel" -- that doesn't mean the milk comes form Israel but they demand that all dairy products be under constant supervision by a religious Jew from the milking to when it is added to the product; this is an extremely stringent standard that they insist upon that even many other Orthodox Jews don't. The late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a highly regarded authority among all Orthodox Jews ruled that the US Dept of Agriculture and FDA are to be trusted when they determine that a dairy product comes from a kosher animal like a cow or a goat, nevertheless most of the very ultra-Orthodox want to make sure that it doesn't have any non kosher milk like pig milk mixed in, for instance, so they demand that it be constantly supervised. All the "OU-D" marked foods were "good enough" in my family and among my Modern Orthodox peers, but not good enough for haredi Jews.
@@grasmereguy5116 They do have real Mily Ways here in Israel imported from the UK but they are not called Milky Way they are called Mars I do not eat them but I see them at the makolet
@@benyaakov6453 I think Mars is a British company anyway, there's "Mars Bars" here in the USA and als Milky Way, both manufactured by Mars. I think "Mars" in Israel is like "Mars Bar" in the USA, not Milky Way. Then there's Israeli מילקי, which is neither Milky Way nor Mars Bar, if I'm not mistaken, but I think some people assume it's a copy of "Milky Way" . I can't eat any of this stuff anymore, I am diabetic.
Most European chocolate is manufactured under very strict rules; this is why Swiss chocolate or Belgian chocolate is so much better than American chocolate, which is not regulated to the same standard. Even brands made in the US, such as Twix or other chocolates, are not exported to Canada-their chocolate candy, even under the same US name, is manufactured in Europe. Which is why Canadian chocolate is so much better than American chocolate. Japanese Twix are very interesting, they come in so many different flavors, like strawberry and blood orange, many covered in white chocolate. They are delicious, but difficult to find outside Japan unless you have a Japanese grocery nearby or can find them online.
Hescher! I was in Miami Beach a few years ago and heard someone on the phone questioning a restaurant on their kosher status. He said a word I didn't understand that sounded to me like kosheur. But it must have been hescher. Thanks!
I’m Hindu, live in India. I’ve been interested in knowing about the Jewish people for a while now, and ever since I stumbled upon your channel I’ve been binge watching. It’s great the way you show us exactly what we need to see and get a better understanding of the Jewish people. Hindus have many rules and regulations too. A lifetime isn’t enough to learn all the Ved and Upnishads, Ramayan, Mahabharat, Gita etc etc.
That was a fun video! I love seeing another neighborhood, feel like I am right there. My favorites are Pearl and the diamond cutter was fascinating. You are so delightful, always kind and so good natured. So glad I subscribed!
Another fun trip with you ( and no, there was no chocolate on it face!) looking forward to some videos sent the High Holidays and then Sukkot. Shkoyach!
I loved this video. I’m modern orthodox originally from brooklyn so I’ve had all 6 of these probably lol. Another reason that some won’t eat snickers, for example, is that it’s not made by Jewish people (it’s not bishul yisrael) and the dairy in it was not supervised by a Jewish person (chalav stam)
You have such a personality Frieda.... Will definitely come to Brooklyn this Winter to have a tour with you BH' . And we can plan to go to all the candy stores you chose and make chocolate blind testing ! I love it !
Such a fun video! Just like food can be more expensive in places like the airport etc. So too, they will be more expensive in places like ice cteam stores vs. the grocery store where itll more likely be cheaper... not 100% sure on the candy, but water bottles are definitely more
While we only eat Cholov Yisroel, have to agree with you. Milk Munch is SO SO DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very cute video on the different kinds of chocolates
Thank you Frieda! The US had a ton of small decentralized industries that were local to each area 100 years ago. So the concept is not new. Personally, I like supporting my local small businesses and if I have to spend a bit more that is fine. Also I grew up on Elite coffee and chocolate (Jerusalem transplant to TX) and it is considered the best in Israel.
Haha! That was fun! I didn’t eat much chocolate when I lived in US and Canada after I encountered Hersheys! I would buy it again only if I was going on a camping trip as it would do double duty - emergency rations and soap! I guess we all love the chocolate with which we grew up! X
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn well, I had better come over to do serious research with you. We will, eat everything, the stuff that we discover is good we will double check just to make sure. I will write an article and you will do a video ( because I have a face for radio). Yes, the project will enhance our careers and keep dentists in business! X
There's a chocolate hierarchy. Kids generally don't have much exposure to high end chocolate. Once exposed to the finer examples of chocolate, one is spoiled for the lesser manifestations of chocolate.
It’s almost like in the end Freida will be back as Hasidic but with all the research and understanding. Saw her live the other day ( my grandmother lived in Willy probably since the 1950s)
Nothing beats those candy bars produced by Mars. Brooklyn (Boro Park) kosher bakeries are also top notch. Now I'm craving for a black and white cookie.
I use Elite brand instant coffee. It's good, comes in a neat tin, and as the label says, it's good for "Cold Coffee" - I mix it up with water, then some heavy cream and ice, yum! I also just recently got a tin of soup base, also made in Israel, and it's really good.
chalav stam is not normally ingested by Chassidish families. Not even chalav stam equipment. OU-D is chalav stam. The ones you picked are chalav yisrael, which is why. I get the same candies in Virginia and Baltimore.
I’m a subscriber and I encourage everyone who enjoys your work to do the same. Also, let the ads run as that makes the content more enjoyable! Sometimes you get a really hilarious ad! Frieda, your submissions are appreciated and terrific! 🙏❤️❤️❤️
I'm allergic to chocolate, so I'll have to live vicariously through you. I'm glad the Glatt Kosher candy bars hold their own against the big brand names!
@@thewkovacs316 Actually, glatt refers only to meat. Not chicken. It refers to the fact that the kosher animal had no lesions on its lungs, signifying an unblemished kosher animal.
There is no such thing as Glatt chocolates. Glatt pertains to meat. The well known candy bars are ou d They are not made with cholov Yisroel milk. I believe that most Chassishe people only eat Cholov Yisrael dairy which means the milking process was over seen by a Jew.
The thing that people are missing here, I think, is that Hasidim don't eat OU either, it's not only OUD they don't eat. Many foods available by OU (not dairy) are still not sold in the neighborhood.
I found this interesting. I love chocolate. I would be interested in watching how meats are processed so they are kosher. I love your hat! I would be interested in visiting candy stores like you did! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. Can’t wait for your next video! Have you done a video of any stores in Kiras Joel where you once lived?
I have not done anything on Kiryas Joel although we did video a short stop recently. I don't think that video will be out for months though. Thanks for the comment!
Now I want to try kosher chocolate bars. 🍫Fortunately there are a few kosher groceries here. So far I have tasted milk, butter and yogurt and they come from the US. I'm in Canada. So I'm not going to compare prices. That was fun! Thank you! I ❤ your videos.
Fun fact, alot of kosher factories are in Canada! However, the Canadians still get it last because they distribute it in the US and then ship it back to the Canadian grocery stores (for double the price). My husband is Canadian and they always had hardened candies ad white speckled chocolate
Thank you for your candy report! Hasidic community interests me a lot because they’re such a friendly, close-knit and value based community without being a cult. Also their economy is quite interesting and community based. Could you introduce some credible sources to help me understand the socioeconomics of this ethno-religious group?
Hi, it's lovely hearing such kind words about my community! Peter santanello (not sure I spelled the name correctly) made a mini series that was quite interesting and accurate. You can check it out!
There's not a lot of work done on this community. There's almost no research on the socioeconomic story. Some dated books like "Hasidic People" but they're dry and not up to date. A Fortress in Brooklyn will teach you a lot but it's also quite academic.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Thank you so much, I’ve so far noticed the scarcity of the reliable research on this topic. Maybe you should write your own book and make a difference!
Freida - I don’t blame you for eschewing American candy. I heard a European say that U.S. milk chocolate tastes like sour milk - and thereafter, that’s all I could taste! Besides, cheesecake is a better way to allocate your calories! It’s wonderful seeing you having so much fun when out & about. And no, you are most certainly NOT “a pig.” After all, you’re Jewish. 💙✡️💙
Europeans aren't wrong for thinking that American chocolate tastes spoiled; it has butyric acid in the way it's made, which is also present when milk spoils. But that doesn't mean European chocolate is necessarily better, just different preferences. TH-camr Adam Ragusea did a video on this.
As a Brit, (not sure if we are European now 😢) I was so disappointed when I tasted American chocolate in the 2000’s having grown up in the 80s thinking everything American was better, it was like sour milk 🤢 I don’t know how it’s so popular there, just what your used to I guess. Interesting about the symbols I will look out for them but I think they would be less common in the UK.
Im a new subscriber! As I wait for a kidney transplant I watch loads of TH-cam and B'H I FOUND YOU! I must say...loving your vibe, humor, honesty and your style! Your style is feminine and modest with continuing to be your own self...how wonderfully refreshing! One of my favorite kosher/Israeli snacks are "BAM-BAMS"... basically peanut butter Cheetos! A video doing a comparison of such snacks would be super fun (& yummy for you 😊)! Im so excited to view your other videos!❤😊
Love, I wish you much health and healing and lots of bam-bams, which I absolutely love too. Many of my siblings first had bam-bams as their first solid food, which maybe now wouldn't fly because peanuts are becoming such a no-fly zone with kids! Wishing you a speedy and wonderful recovery!!
Freida, I think you might have meant knock off, (“a copy or imitation of someone or something popular”) and not rip off (“an act of stealing or financial exploitation”). Maybe people use these terms differently but by the title I thought the story was gonna be something else entirely. Another great and fun and well done story!
Thank you Frieda 😁👍🏼Your videos are so educational. It helps me understand the Orthodox community better and being a Jew by Choice I’m learning at the same time Please keep doing your videos 😁👍🏼🙏🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✡️
About the world of Kosher: There is a lot that goes into our food that we don't know about and there is a lot going on in production that we don't know about. In order to certify an item as kosher, ALL that information needs to be available. Kosher supervisors fly around the world visiting plants constantly . The big agencies share all this information with each other. Once the facts are on the table, their status must be determined. For that one must be an expert in the laws of Kosher. One agency might decide to rely on a more lenient opinion in order to make more kosher food available to the world whereas others might opt to follow or more strict opinion. When it comes to milk there are 2 issues. The basic one is that it must be coming from a kosher animal. In the US all the big milk plants only produce milk from kosher animals. Since there are laws to make sure no other milk can get mixed in, there is an opinion that one may rely on that and that when there is no other option it's ok to drink it without worrying it's jorse milk. The second issue is that drinking milk that wasn't supervised by a Jew can cause the soul to fog up. Doubts in the existense of Gd might creep up as a result of it. Since this is an issue of a spiritual nature, no government oversight or closed circuit camera system can do away with it. Hence the very strict adherence to chalav yisrael and no OU - D
The kosher versions are NOT rip-offs. The manufacturers allow a kosher team (with rabbinical supervision) to use their machines for a number of batch runs, using kosher versions of the (similar) ingredients. Of course the manufacturers charge for this service. Therefore kosher products are more expensive than their counterparts.
Ice cream stores charge more than standard grocery stores. I don't think I pay more than 1.50 locally at my grocery, and when its on sale I stock up because I ❤chocolate 🍫
@beans4853 - i did this experiment in several shops. The deli OUD version was actually 125 in a few stores, and the Paskesz version was 175 everywhere.
I enjoyed thia video i didnt use to eat muxh chocolates i now do i carnt belive ypu dont eat many sweets your looking well thanks for sharing look forward to the next video frieda
I knew what those symbols were for, thx to my friend David N. (Orthodox Jew), did not know what the symbols were called however, (he omitted to tell me that part, and I never thought to ask him 😏), but now I know, thanks to you, Frieda! 🙏
so much looking forward to visiting Williamsburg, Brooklin and more, in two weeks I will b in NY for the first time... your channel and your website are so interesting... I love reading it , thank you for sharing your knowledge Freida❤❤
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn On the other hand- it's good for the local economy. if someone is already spending more on Kosher food- why not buy from local companies instead of a giant Israeli Conglomerate?
Because I find Williamsburg more interesting and enjoyable to be in. I'm in Boro Park a lot; I just prefer the story and history of Williamsburg. After teh pandemic when I was closed for two years, I learned to pick my work for what I loved the most.
I’d actually find the different political perspectives quite interesting. I’m not sure why this is such a sensitive topic, after all, the freedom to choose is at the heart of democracy.
There was a time when society had an unspoken rule that it was considered rude and inappropriate to discuss money (as in your personal finances), politics, or religion. A benefit of that was most people were not divisive like nowadays. You could discuss those things with your family or closest friends, perhaps, but not with strangers.
@@gerriebell2128 I don't see why it's any different than explaining why someone opts for orthodoxy or secularism; if you believe in your convictions, then power to you. As a Canadian, I find discussing political perspectives a valuable discourse. I'm unsure why it's perceived as more sensitive here but I’ll respect that.
Actually Snickers,Milky Way,Three Musketeers & Twix are indeed kosher & bear the OU but are not Cholov Yisroel I personally use only Cholov Yisroel but many of the Litvish & all of the Modern Orthodox use Cholov Akum as per herter from HaRav Moshe Feinstein,ZT"L,ZY"A
My understandung is that OU is certified by a Modern Orthodox group so that is why Hasidim would not accept. Different groups use different kosher certifications includingCholov Yisroel.
As a chasid, we actually consider ou to be the most stringent in their supervision and surprise visits. However, they have different customs than us regarding what is permissible. Therefore, we only eat certain foods/drinks with only an ou. However, if something has an ou and another hechsher that is chasidic, that's the best. We know it doesn't have anything questionable, only the perks of both
I'm a ba'al teshuvah, 65 year old Bostonian and I love your videos Frieda! There is more to the story than which hecture one may prefer. The candy you bought in Borough Park are Chalav Yisrael. This refers to kosher milk whose milking was observed by an observant Jew. The halakha of chalav Yisrael, which originates in the Mishnah and Talmud, was instituted to ensure that no non-Jew would mix milk of a non-kosher animal with the kosher milk. Chabad for example, will only use cholav yisrael dairy. My two sons, who are both more observant than me, will only eat cholav yisrael dairy products. We want them to eat in our home, so we also use cholav yisrael. It's a bit more expensive, but definitely worth it to have our kids and their families eat here!
All chasidim use only Cholov Yisroel Litvish outside of Israel do not look for a clean shaven face outside of Israel be assured it is not Cholov Yisroel!!! In Israel other than chocolate bars most dairy products are Cholov Yisroel but it will not say Cholov Yisroel it will say Mehadrin same with meat you will not see the word Glatt on poultry or meat it will say Mehadrin.
I worked with a lady for several years who happened to be Jewish. I happen to be a failed Catholic, I once suggested we had the same guilt, just different holy days. She laughed, Learned a lot about the dietary restrictions and the various Kosher designations. Went to her wedding. Beautiful ceremony. Love your videos.
Right. Jewish weddings are much better than non. So says this lapsed Catholic.
Thanks, love your story White Lady. I never met a Catholic,but I love everyone.
Hechsher symbols at 1:53. I worked at a food processing plant where all 135 food products had the Hechsher symbol for rabbinical approval. There were two inspectors who came regularly at night to certify there was no meat or dairy used in the products. The cleanliness of the factory was also inspected. You could eat your lunch off the factory floor and machinery since everything was kept clean and sterilized each day. As a result I would say food having the Hechsher symbol means it comes from a good source and can be trusted.
I agree. That's where I get annoyed when people say Jewish food laws are arbitrary. They were based largely for sanitation and health.
I like buying kosher products because of the rabbinical supervision and the cleanliness of the preparation process. Plus, the meat tastes better! I would always buy a kosher chicken over one from a supermarket. I was not aware of the wide variety of kosher candy-my Jewish friends primarily lamented that Oreos were not kosher when they were growing up, so they had Hydrox instead.
That's why some people in prison select kosher meals. They know no one fucked around doing disgusting shit to their food!@@janetmckenzie146
Interesting, so I'm not completely crazy for thinking kosher foods with "the fancy thing" which I now know is a Hechsher are higher quality and not just something to do with dietary restrictions. Of course I'm not getting things like candy bars, but the variety of stuff you can find with shorter ingredient labels, plus the emphasis on cleanliness - good enough for me to pay a small amount more.
I’m not Jewish. I’m not from New York. But I find all of your vlogs so interesting and entertaining. You’re a real credit to the community !
Haven’t even watched the video yet but “Snickers” 🤨 vs. “Smirk” 😏 has me laughing. Go, Frieda, go!
Hilarious indeed
I grew up Catholic near NYC with Jews, I know more Yiddish than a lot of Jews. This channel deserves a lot more subs.
Thank you.
That was one of the most Jewish responses to the question,"Why? What does it matter?"😊
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I buy Elite chocolate in Israel.
The salmonella issue was last year and finished I think before Pesach.
Blessings, love and prayers for all, from Israel 🇮🇱.
That's awesome; I can't figure out why their candy are not back yet.
My Walmart has Elite chocolate bars.
Fun trip candy shopping...Love your outfit; The black and white color theme and that smart looking hat look great❣️
Ooofff!
Why did you do this to me?
Just as we are going Kosher I find new ways to make terrible choices 😂
That was very fun. I love a good vicarious field trip especially on a Monday spent with class after class of rowdy 8th graders. It's so fun to go along with you and cheeky Keith on your journeys through these unique neighborhoods. Thank you and keep them coming!!
Interesting video! I'm glad you pointed out the recall and subsequent shutdown of candy production by Elite. It's my understanding that some products may no longer be available in the future, such as Elite Kosher Bazooka Bubble Gum.
😂I forgot all about kosher bazooka bubble gum since I don't chew gum anymore. Wow that is a blast from the past!
This was so interesting! You pick such a good variety of topics. Really appreciate your personality and brain. And asking the camera person if they want a banana… I felt like I was being asked, and it seemed so kind! Thank you. :)
Do you want a banana? Ha ha; I'd buy you one :)
I finally went to the kosher grocery store and bought the 3 candy bars. I'm in Canada and paid 2.79 each (2.05 US$). They were fine except for Encore which looked like it had been waiting on the shelf for way too long. Thank G.od I didn't try them all on the same day!! 😆 Thank you for your videos. I enjoy them all. 💙
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Thanks so much for the report. This made my morning.
Hi Frieda
I want to express my gratitude and respect for your work with videos and tours. I am a former Montrealer and one of my favourite areas is the Hasidic part of Montreal. I now have more of an understanding of the customs and pleasures of the Hasidic population. I am very impressed with your interviewing skills. You are very warm and understanding to the people you interview. I like that you emphasize the positive and don’t belabour what the general public see as negative.
Best wishes for the New Year and hope to see you one time in Williamsburg!
thank you! I'm so glad you're watching!
Another winner, Frieda. Yes probably the community is being charged more for the extra service being given. The Rabbi’s are paid for their work, ensuring the candy is, Kosher!
That’s not really the reason for the greater cost of the “knock off” candies. Huge chocolate manufacturers like Hershey’s and Mars are able to purchase the commodities in far greater quantities - so the ingredients cost less per pound. They have huge contracts with dairies - and greater negotiating power with them as to what they pay. Their plants are automated - reducing the price these companies pay for labor to manufacture the items. Even where both the original and the knock off version have kosher certification, there are greater amounts of ingredients being reviewed each time the team of Rabbi visit.
Overall, the specialized, knock-off kosher candy is a better buy for the cost to create it - because there are no advertising expenses - and the distribution is either direct to the vendors or handled by community members.
Just stumbled upon your channel as I’m exploring the Jewish faith. Gonna head to my first Shabbat service this Friday.
Super thankful for your channel. Hopefully to come on your tour when in NYC.
God Bless!!
When I visited Israel 🇮🇱, I had some of the “knock-off” candies and they weren’t so bad. They actually were pretty good. Such a fun video! 😂😊
Israel has its own great candies that you usually find in Israel only or at Israeli- or Jewish-owned shops in places like NYC, but Israeli chocolate candies like "Milky" aren't knockoffs of something like "Milky Way" and Israel has its own chocolates and candies that are well-beloved junk food in Israel (example, the "Elite" "cow chocolate" bar, "Pesek Zman" (Time Out); then there are licensed versions of American candies that you can get in Israel as well, such as "Kit Kat" but these aren't knockoffs either, although I guess "Kif Kef" is an Israeli version of the Kit Kats we have in America, but I think it's licensed.
The deal here is that these arecifically American Jewish lknockoff junk foods produced by and marketed to the ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in America. Even though a lot of the beloved junk food like Snickers, Milky Way, and Twix are kosher-supervised, they are usually marked "OU-D" meaning that the Union of Orthodox Rabbis has ruled them kosher but they contain dairy. That is good enough for most Modern Orthodox American Jews who keep a kosher diet but the ultra-Orthodox/hassidic/haredi communities hold a higher standard when it comes to foods containing dairy products, they demand that it be "Cholov Yisroel", meaning "milk of Israel" -- that doesn't mean the milk comes form Israel but they demand that all dairy products be under constant supervision by a religious Jew from the milking to when it is added to the product; this is an extremely stringent standard that they insist upon that even many other Orthodox Jews don't. The late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a highly regarded authority among all Orthodox Jews ruled that the US Dept of Agriculture and FDA are to be trusted when they determine that a dairy product comes from a kosher animal like a cow or a goat, nevertheless most of the very ultra-Orthodox want to make sure that it doesn't have any non kosher milk like pig milk mixed in, for instance, so they demand that it be constantly supervised. All the "OU-D" marked foods were "good enough" in my family and among my Modern Orthodox peers, but not good enough for haredi Jews.
@@grasmereguy5116 They do have real Mily Ways here in Israel imported from the UK but they are not called Milky Way they are called Mars I do not eat them but I see them at the makolet
@@benyaakov6453 I think Mars is a British company anyway, there's "Mars Bars" here in the USA and als Milky Way, both manufactured by Mars. I think "Mars" in Israel is like "Mars Bar" in the USA, not Milky Way. Then there's Israeli מילקי, which is neither Milky Way nor Mars Bar, if I'm not mistaken, but I think some people assume it's a copy of "Milky Way" . I can't eat any of this stuff anymore, I am diabetic.
Most European chocolate is manufactured under very strict rules; this is why Swiss chocolate or Belgian chocolate is so much better than American chocolate, which is not regulated to the same standard. Even brands made in the US, such as Twix or other chocolates, are not exported to Canada-their chocolate candy, even under the same US name, is manufactured in Europe. Which is why Canadian chocolate is so much better than American chocolate. Japanese Twix are very interesting, they come in so many different flavors, like strawberry and blood orange, many covered in white chocolate. They are delicious, but difficult to find outside Japan unless you have a Japanese grocery nearby or can find them online.
Hescher! I was in Miami Beach a few years ago and heard someone on the phone questioning a restaurant on their kosher status. He said a word I didn't understand that sounded to me like kosheur. But it must have been hescher. Thanks!
I’m Hindu, live in India. I’ve been interested in knowing about the Jewish people for a while now, and ever since I stumbled upon your channel I’ve been binge watching. It’s great the way you show us exactly what we need to see and get a better understanding of the Jewish people. Hindus have many rules and regulations too. A lifetime isn’t enough to learn all the Ved and Upnishads, Ramayan, Mahabharat, Gita etc etc.
❤️Thank you for teaching me a little bit about your culture!
Can you please do more videos like this? Comparing cholov Yisroel foods to the non cholov Yisroel options?
Would love to watch it!
8:40 you can be very pious and still eat OUd! It’s a difference of opinion on what is required for milk to be considered kosher
Another terrific video. I love that your content is reaching more and more viewers. Bravo to you and your team!
Aw. thanks Andrea.
another fun session with you!!! forget the kosher candy.......bring on the chocolate babka!!!!
Mmmm. Babka!!
I know some insanely good babka.
In Montreal cor or mk is kosher to
That was a fun video! I love seeing another neighborhood, feel like I am right there. My favorites are Pearl and the diamond cutter was fascinating. You are so delightful, always kind and so good natured. So glad I subscribed!
Those are also my favorite! Anytime Hasidic people are in my videos they bring it to life!
Another fun trip with you ( and no, there was no chocolate on it face!) looking forward to some videos sent the High Holidays and then Sukkot. Shkoyach!
I loved this video. I’m modern orthodox originally from brooklyn so I’ve had all 6 of these probably lol. Another reason that some won’t eat snickers, for example, is that it’s not made by Jewish people (it’s not bishul yisrael) and the dairy in it was not supervised by a Jewish person (chalav stam)
You have such a personality Frieda.... Will definitely come to Brooklyn this Winter to have a tour with you BH' . And we can plan to go to all the candy stores you chose and make chocolate blind testing ! I love it !
Such a fun video! Just like food can be more expensive in places like the airport etc. So too, they will be more expensive in places like ice cteam stores vs. the grocery store where itll more likely be cheaper... not 100% sure on the candy, but water bottles are definitely more
Also it's New York City and everything is more expensive in NYC.
While we only eat Cholov Yisroel, have to agree with you. Milk Munch is SO SO DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very cute video on the different kinds of chocolates
Thank you Frieda! The US had a ton of small decentralized industries that were local to each area 100 years ago. So the concept is not new. Personally, I like supporting my local small businesses and if I have to spend a bit more that is fine. Also I grew up on Elite coffee and chocolate (Jerusalem transplant to TX) and it is considered the best in Israel.
Haha! That was fun! I didn’t eat much chocolate when I lived in US and Canada after I encountered Hersheys! I would buy it again only if I was going on a camping trip as it would do double duty - emergency rations and soap! I guess we all love the chocolate with which we grew up! X
If you are in Canada or the USA you have to seek out the European deli's or British Stores to get the good stuff.
You cracked me up with the soap comment. I like some solid pastries but not a fan for what passes as "chocolate" in the bins at the checkout counters.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn well, I had better come over to do serious research with you. We will, eat everything, the stuff that we discover is good we will double check just to make sure. I will write an article and you will do a video ( because I have a face for radio). Yes, the project will enhance our careers and keep dentists in business! X
Ha ha, I'm down for this terrific collaboration - it seems only good will come of it!@@chrissiewalker8980
There's a chocolate hierarchy. Kids generally don't have much exposure to high end chocolate. Once exposed to the finer examples of chocolate, one is spoiled for the lesser manifestations of chocolate.
Hi Freida,
I love all your videos! But this was just such a fun one! Such a down to earth sense if humor!
It’s almost like in the end Freida will be back as Hasidic but with all the research and understanding. Saw her live the other day ( my grandmother lived in Willy probably since the 1950s)
This is really interesting, but then all of your videos are as well. Thank you again!!!
Nothing beats those candy bars produced by Mars. Brooklyn (Boro Park) kosher bakeries are also top notch. Now I'm craving for a black and white cookie.
I love your videos, Frieda .. please don't feel weird asking for subscribers! Sometimes we need a reminder!
This is fascinating! I love your videos. Learning about different cultures is always great! Thank you!
Thanks!
I use Elite brand instant coffee. It's good, comes in a neat tin, and as the label says, it's good for "Cold Coffee" - I mix it up with water, then some heavy cream and ice, yum! I also just recently got a tin of soup base, also made in Israel, and it's really good.
This was fun! How about other snacks, like crackers or chips? Drinks?
Good idea! I’ll work on it some day :)
Schmerling chocolate is the best hands down!!! nothing like it even in the non kosher market
Agreed!!!
chalav stam is not normally ingested by Chassidish families. Not even chalav stam equipment. OU-D is chalav stam. The ones you picked are chalav yisrael, which is why. I get the same candies in Virginia and Baltimore.
@@k10036 must have missed the part of chalav stam vs chakav yisrael.
Frieda, thanks again for another great video
I loved this video! So interesting to see comparisons along with price differences. ❤
I’m a subscriber and I encourage everyone who enjoys your work to do the same. Also, let the ads run as that makes the content more enjoyable! Sometimes you get a really hilarious ad! Frieda, your submissions are appreciated and terrific! 🙏❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for such a kind comment!
I'm allergic to chocolate, so I'll have to live vicariously through you. I'm glad the Glatt Kosher candy bars hold their own against the big brand names!
no such thing as "glatt" kosher candy bars
glatt is for chicken and meat
there is kosher and chalav yisrael candy (if dairy)
@@thewkovacs316 Actually, glatt refers only to meat. Not chicken. It refers to the fact that the kosher animal had no lesions on its lungs, signifying an unblemished kosher animal.
@@MikeK02048 you are right....i should not have included chicken or any fowl.
There is no such thing as Glatt chocolates. Glatt pertains to meat.
The well known candy bars are ou d
They are not made with cholov Yisroel milk.
I believe that most Chassishe people only eat Cholov Yisrael dairy which means the milking process was over seen by a Jew.
The thing that people are missing here, I think, is that Hasidim don't eat OU either, it's not only OUD they don't eat. Many foods available by OU (not dairy) are still not sold in the neighborhood.
I found this interesting. I love chocolate. I would be interested in watching how meats are processed so they are kosher. I love your hat! I would be interested in visiting candy stores like you did! Hope you have a wonderful rest of your week. Can’t wait for your next video! Have you done a video of any stores in Kiras Joel where you once lived?
I have not done anything on Kiryas Joel although we did video a short stop recently. I don't think that video will be out for months though.
Thanks for the comment!
Now I want to try kosher chocolate bars. 🍫Fortunately there are a few kosher groceries here. So far I have tasted milk, butter and yogurt and they come from the US. I'm in Canada. So I'm not going to compare prices. That was fun! Thank you! I ❤ your videos.
Fun fact, alot of kosher factories are in Canada! However, the Canadians still get it last because they distribute it in the US and then ship it back to the Canadian grocery stores (for double the price). My husband is Canadian and they always had hardened candies ad white speckled chocolate
Fun video. I just wanted someone to get the fresh popcorn from the Ice Cream Center. Maybe next time!
Thank you for your candy report! Hasidic community interests me a lot because they’re such a friendly, close-knit and value based community without being a cult. Also their economy is quite interesting and community based. Could you introduce some credible sources to help me understand the socioeconomics of this ethno-religious group?
Hi, it's lovely hearing such kind words about my community! Peter santanello (not sure I spelled the name correctly) made a mini series that was quite interesting and accurate. You can check it out!
There's not a lot of work done on this community. There's almost no research on the socioeconomic story. Some dated books like "Hasidic People" but they're dry and not up to date. A Fortress in Brooklyn will teach you a lot but it's also quite academic.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Thank you so much, I’ve so far noticed the scarcity of the reliable research on this topic. Maybe you should write your own book and make a difference!
I found your work and dedication to be wonderfull. Hats off to you.❤
Love your videos. I have learned so much. Research on candy, especially chocolate, is vital for the good of mankind. IMHO
so true, ha ha!!
I am a new subscriber and love your videos very much!!
Thanks for subbing!
Good to see this perspective on TH-cam
Freida - I don’t blame you for eschewing American candy. I heard a European say that U.S. milk chocolate tastes like sour milk - and thereafter, that’s all I could taste! Besides, cheesecake is a better way to allocate your calories!
It’s wonderful seeing you having so much fun when out & about. And no, you are most certainly NOT “a pig.” After all, you’re Jewish. 💙✡️💙
Europeans aren't wrong for thinking that American chocolate tastes spoiled; it has butyric acid in the way it's made, which is also present when milk spoils. But that doesn't mean European chocolate is necessarily better, just different preferences. TH-camr Adam Ragusea did a video on this.
As a Brit, (not sure if we are European now 😢) I was so disappointed when I tasted American chocolate in the 2000’s having grown up in the 80s thinking everything American was better, it was like sour milk 🤢 I don’t know how it’s so popular there, just what your used to I guess. Interesting about the symbols I will look out for them but I think they would be less common in the UK.
@@janispope4295 The UK has it's own sets of symbols.
@@KellyS_77 good to know, I will look this up.
Cheesecake tastes like spoiled milk to me 🤣🤣🤣
We can get Elite in Monsey. My kids are very pro-Klik bars. I agree Milk Munch are fabulous, and my girls LOVE Carmit's Ego chocolate bars. :)
I was 15 blocks from there (at Bingo supermarket) just a week and a half ago!
Bingo is huge.
Im a new subscriber! As I wait for a kidney transplant I watch loads of TH-cam and B'H I FOUND YOU!
I must say...loving your vibe, humor, honesty and your style! Your style is feminine and modest with continuing to be your own self...how wonderfully refreshing!
One of my favorite kosher/Israeli snacks are "BAM-BAMS"... basically peanut butter Cheetos! A video doing a comparison of such snacks would be super fun (& yummy for you 😊)!
Im so excited to view your other videos!❤😊
Love, I wish you much health and healing and lots of bam-bams, which I absolutely love too. Many of my siblings first had bam-bams as their first solid food, which maybe now wouldn't fly because peanuts are becoming such a no-fly zone with kids!
Wishing you a speedy and wonderful recovery!!
Always fun and informative. ❤
Freida, I think you might have meant knock off, (“a copy or imitation of someone or something popular”) and not rip off (“an act of stealing or financial exploitation”). Maybe people use these terms differently but by the title I thought the story was gonna be something else entirely.
Another great and fun and well done story!
I like the outfit. Bought some similar looking pants in a different color and your outfit gave me a style idea. Sorry my comment isn’t about candy
Good subject you covered here. Good job out of you/
Thank you Frieda 😁👍🏼Your videos are so educational. It helps me understand the Orthodox community better and being a Jew by Choice I’m learning at the same time Please keep doing your videos 😁👍🏼🙏🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✡️
Thank you friend!
I would call them knockoffs rather than ripoffs
Oh my goodness I am learning so much, thankyou x
Now I'm hungry for a Milky Way or a Snickers! I assume the kosher candy is high priced because it is produced under stricter standards too.
You even made sure to wear your Borsalino for the occasion!
Is there chocolate on my face? Im still smiling. Great video waiting to see the next one. Very informative. Thank You G-D Bless you.
Can’t wait to track these down next time I’m vaguely in that area of Brooklyn. And just gotta say, you rock that hat.
Report back!!
About the world of Kosher: There is a lot that goes into our food that we don't know about and there is a lot going on in production that we don't know about. In order to certify an item as kosher, ALL that information needs to be available. Kosher supervisors fly around the world visiting plants constantly . The big agencies share all this information with each other. Once the facts are on the table, their status must be determined. For that one must be an expert in the laws of Kosher. One agency might decide to rely on a more lenient opinion in order to make more kosher food available to the world whereas others might opt to follow or more strict opinion.
When it comes to milk there are 2 issues. The basic one is that it must be coming from a kosher animal. In the US all the big milk plants only produce milk from kosher animals. Since there are laws to make sure no other milk can get mixed in, there is an opinion that one may rely on that and that when there is no other option it's ok to drink it without worrying it's jorse milk.
The second issue is that drinking milk that wasn't supervised by a Jew can cause the soul to fog up. Doubts in the existense of Gd might creep up as a result of it. Since this is an issue of a spiritual nature, no government oversight or closed circuit camera system can do away with it. Hence the very strict adherence to chalav yisrael and no OU - D
Thanks for the explanation on OUD/ Orthodox Union Dairy.
SHALOM Frieda great video I live in NJ so we are neighbors ✋️
Great information on kosher kandy ! You look sensational in the beautiful hat ! Was it from Bencraft Hatters on Broadway ?
Ha ha, it was from amazon, sadly.
Love the hat Frieda, looking good as always!!
The kosher versions are NOT rip-offs. The manufacturers allow a kosher team (with rabbinical supervision) to use their machines for a number of batch runs, using kosher versions of the (similar) ingredients. Of course the manufacturers charge for this service. Therefore kosher products are more expensive than their counterparts.
Well said!!
And ahe bought it in an ice cream shop! Probably not even more expensive in a standard grocery store
Ice cream stores charge more than standard grocery stores. I don't think I pay more than 1.50 locally at my grocery, and when its on sale I stock up because I ❤chocolate 🍫
@beans4853 - i did this experiment in several shops. The deli OUD version was actually 125 in a few stores, and the Paskesz version was 175 everywhere.
"You want a banana?!"🤣🤣🤣 Anyway......
Thanks for another beautiful video regards from Montreal
Great choice avoiding politics!!! Wise woman.
Aw snickers is my favorite! The ice cream snickers bars are the besssssttttt
Really? Where? I did quite a survey in Brooklyn. Checked five hasidic stores, five delis, there was always at least a 25 cents difference.
Just curious: why did you call it Ripoff instead of Knockoff?
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I enjoyed thia video i didnt use to eat muxh chocolates i now do i carnt belive ypu dont eat many sweets your looking well thanks for sharing look forward to the next video frieda
Me: Omg isn't it uncomfortable to film at a bus?
Frieda: This is weird.
Shana Tova. Watching from the UK. Your Milky Way candy bars look different from how they look here. ❤
Got to watch again, was trying to do some Yoga. Chocolate deserves lots more respect and so do you. 🥂🥂
😂😂😂
I didn't know snickers was officially certified kosher lol😮
Im not Jewish but I found your video to be very interesting. I will share this with my Jewish frienda❤
Thank you! ❤️
Great video! Can you do more products like oreos, chips, yogurt, chewy candy, etc...
I just saw they came out with takis in kosher. I thought: there’s a video!
I knew what those symbols were for, thx to my friend David N. (Orthodox Jew), did not know what the symbols were called however, (he omitted to tell me that part, and I never thought to ask him 😏), but now I know, thanks to you, Frieda! 🙏
Good video.
What? No Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? Loved this fun video.
Nope! Very few peanut butter flavored candies around the Hasidic neighborhoods.
There’s no chocolate on your face!!! 🤣🤣🤣❤️
😂thanks!
so much looking forward to visiting Williamsburg, Brooklin and more, in two weeks I will b in NY for the first time...
your channel and your website are so interesting... I love reading it ,
thank you for sharing your knowledge Freida❤❤
Love your content and your beautiful manner of introducing interesting content ❤
I was wondering why I haven’t seen Elite in the stores in a long time!
Yeah, it's a shame - lots of their stuff is so good.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn On the other hand- it's good for the local economy. if someone is already spending more on Kosher food- why not buy from local companies instead of a giant Israeli Conglomerate?
Snickers fan here - Thank you, great video, as usual! Just curious, why have you suspended your tours to Boro Park?
Because I find Williamsburg more interesting and enjoyable to be in. I'm in Boro Park a lot; I just prefer the story and history of Williamsburg. After teh pandemic when I was closed for two years, I learned to pick my work for what I loved the most.
♥@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn
I’d actually find the different political perspectives quite interesting. I’m not sure why this is such a sensitive topic, after all, the freedom to choose is at the heart of democracy.
With people so divisive and intolerant today, she doesn't want to potentially alienate a large portion of her followers
There was a time when society had an unspoken rule that it was considered rude and inappropriate to discuss money (as in your personal finances), politics, or religion. A benefit of that was most people were not divisive like nowadays. You could discuss those things with your family or closest friends, perhaps, but not with strangers.
@@gerriebell2128 I don't see why it's any different than explaining why someone opts for orthodoxy or secularism; if you believe in your convictions, then power to you. As a Canadian, I find discussing political perspectives a valuable discourse. I'm unsure why it's perceived as more sensitive here but I’ll respect that.
Actually Snickers,Milky Way,Three Musketeers & Twix are indeed kosher & bear the OU but are not Cholov Yisroel I personally use only Cholov Yisroel but many of the Litvish & all of the Modern Orthodox use Cholov Akum as per herter from HaRav Moshe Feinstein,ZT"L,ZY"A
Snickers was my thing as a teenager...LOL
My understandung is that OU is certified by a Modern Orthodox group so that is why Hasidim would not accept.
Different groups use different kosher certifications includingCholov Yisroel.
As a chasid, we actually consider ou to be the most stringent in their supervision and surprise visits. However, they have different customs than us regarding what is permissible. Therefore, we only eat certain foods/drinks with only an ou. However, if something has an ou and another hechsher that is chasidic, that's the best. We know it doesn't have anything questionable, only the perks of both