I am not Jewish, but I was raised in a small city that has a large percentage of Jews. Schools in my city close for some Jewish holidays. My best friends growing up are Jewish. I see people walking to and from the Synagogue. It’s just been apart of my life and it makes me cry when I see all the hate. I’m still learning about other religions and cultures and everything. I might not say everything perfectly but I try to love everyone and accept them for who they are.
Being Jewish, I teared up in the first 40 seconds. thank you, this has been very healing to me. Also, holy moly Idina Menzel and Josh Peck, my childhoood.
I’m rarely this emotional over videos. I appreciate it a lot, I always felt silent about antisemitism, I felt like the Jewish are alone in this, finding there are people out there who do care and fight against it really warms my heart. it’s so beautiful it made me tear up. Thank you.
Wow this was incredible. I don’t think that Jubilee’s videos on Jewish topics and identity have ever been perfect but this might be one of the best discussions on Jewish identify anywhere on the internet. At a time where anti-Semitism is on a dramatic rise in this country, Jubilee created a meaningful and thoughtful video to bring awareness. This video had all the right ingredients from the diversity of Jewish people, comedy, good food, and positivity - brilliant. I hope the video helps people feel not alone. I’m really pleasantly surprised and want to thank everyone who had a part in the video from the bottom of my heart
Except they cherrypicked progressives to present a certain suitable portion of the Jewish community. Would have liked to have seen more Israelis, more orthodox observant Jews, and more politically right wing Jews.
@pearlwhite21 The ADL has been irrelevant for years, imo. Just like the video, they represent a certain democratic/progressive wing of the Jewish people that constitutes an admittedly large but not all encompassing percentage of American Jews.
Thank you so, so much for doing this. I really hope non-Jews watch this and learn to accept and understand us more. All oppressed people are stronger together.
I’m in tears right now in the best possible way. I am so proud to be Jewish but I think it’s so hard for us to acknowledge that when faced with the roar of Anti-Semitism. I am deeply connected to my Jewish culture and the idea of “some laughter, some tears” is such a beautiful sentiment and one I live by myself. Here’s to all us miracles who have survived the hatred against us and continue to live on. Also, our community must do more for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jubilees content never fails to amaze me. The discussion is always respectful, educational, and i leave feeling like there’s hope for humanity if we can come together like this. Thank you for shedding light on an important topic and I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series.
This made me feel like I went to a Jewish gathering. Everyone shared their brilliant ideas and touching stories, but It was all from the comfort of my home. This video is so heartwarming and definitely my favorite video of all time from Jubilee!
What a wonderful, wonderful video. I loved the way the conversations were edited to make it seem like all three tables were talking together. I appreciate how vulnerable everyone was willing to be to share their experiences with one another and us in the audience. I teared up at the end at how beautiful it all was. Thank you for this.
Loving how jubilee is exploring different series and long form videos! Obviously love their old videos and want more of our favs, but this is nice too! This one was really beautiful, it was so nice to get a mix of information, conversation, traditions and food
Thank you for speaking out against this. As a Jewish teenager, I am disgusted by this antisemitism going around and I don't understand what their problems are with believing and eating certain things but they shouldn't be our problems.
This was a fantastic get together .l am a catholic Sister all l can say is l love the Jewish People.You are such a good hearted people they se to love us catholics and live good lives work hard and support their families etc etc. LET US ALL STOP CONDEMNING OTHER PEOPLE AND NATIONALITIES AND WHO IS THIS AND THAT. JESUS IS OUR AND GREATEST FRIEND ALL HIS APOSTLES WERE JEWISH. WELL MY CONCLUSION IS LIKE YOURS. LETS LEARN TO LOVE EVERYONE THIS WILL BRING REAL JOY. HAPPY SHABATT AND LOVE GOES A LONG WAY. YES JEWS ARE OUR GREAT GENEROUS BUNCH OF PEOPLE.YOU ARE NOT GREEDY.
This actually makes me really happy to hear. My fiance is Catholic, and when we first started dating he told me that his dad said "your grandfather would be rolling in his grave" about me being Jewish. His parents love me now, but that really scared me at first. I'm worried about how some of his more conservative relatives will react to our multi-cultural wedding ceremony. It means a lot to hear a Catholic person of deep faith respect my people. Thank you.
I love this so much. Especially when all the allies who were also a minority brought up sticking together. My spouse is Ashkenazi Jewish & experienced a lot of antisemitism as a kid. I’m Polynesian Asian White and have experienced a lot of racism myself. We don’t understand each other’s situation exactly but we’re there for each other and we are stronger in numbers.
This was really informative! I have a grandmother who's Jewish and I'm looking forward to having more comversations with her about that part of her identity and learning more!
This was a video I definitely needed to watch. I used to joke "No, I'm not white, I'm Jewish" but then after George Floyd, my Jewish identity was kinda called into question because I may be Jewish, but I still look white. But now, this video made me more accepting of my Jewishness. Chag sameach and l'shana haba'ah b'rushalayim.
I feel you guys in many ways, but being a Jewish Mexican immigrant is, probably, the most challenging experience as a Jew in this country. I personally never experienced this kind of antisemitism in my home country. That's why it's, somehow, hard for me to understand the prevalent discrimination and systemic racism in the US. I enjoyed this chapter very much, though.
The contributions to civilization made by the Jewish community including the areas of education, medicine, science and human philanthropy are enormous and to be greatly appreciated. The world is better as a result. I say that as a gentile.
Thank you so much for sharing the reality of our people. Diversity. Being Jewish is not being simply a follower of Judaism. To be a rabbi, is to be a community teacher and one does not necessarily have to believe in God to be a rabbi.
That's ridiculous. Essential core of Judaism is to believe in a deity. It's what screamed by dying Jews for over a millennia., Our most holy prayer the shema, a declaration of the oneness of GD and complete faith in a higher power.
@@nckhed It’s really not though, “ism” is a man made thing. Judaism refers to the Jewish culture in diaspora from Judea, in which one part of that is religion. You don’t need to believe in god or any religion to be a Jew.
I grew up in South Texas, and I don’t think I met a Jewish person until I was 15 or older. I have been learning since then, and this taught me a lot. I grew up ultra Christian and in that environment, and I am no longer a proponent of Christianity because I find it oppressive and hateful. What I’ve always found with my friends or acquaintances who are Jewish is that they are exponentially more accepting and loving of all people than the background I come from.
But Judaism is clearly against homosexuality and transgenderism as well. Just like any other monotheistic religion including Islam and Christianity. How can you say one group of people in a certain religion are better than another. Most religions are more similar than people want to admit.
@@ifyouwantoreplyjustclickth5063 I’m saying what I’ve experienced. Most Jewish people I’ve met or known of aren’t homophobic or transphobic, whereas most Christians I’ve known are. Personally, I’m pretty antitheist, but I can recognize that not every religion is equally hateful and not every religious person is the same.
Thank you so much for the space and discussion! It's so upsetting that this things keep happening to the jewish people and people react with political, antizionist, or hateful comments! We are talking about a history of murders and humiliation! Survivors of wars, pogroms and their families have the right to live peacefully
As a DEI professional, this was enlightening. Having lived in NY for a long time (BK specifically) I came to appreciate the culture and the religion. We need to keep these conversations going. 👏🏽👏🏽#allyship
Great conversation but there’s needs to be more diversity of Jews. You can’t put all secular, liberal, and ashkenazi Jews in a video and expect different views and thoughts. Appreciate the video thought was great.
@@GC-yw1mn there’s a plethora of Sephardic and religous jews. To do just a little bit of looking for such a well made video wouldn’t have been the end of the world
Ashkenazim are not “from eastern and Central Europe” they were taken to Rome as slaves, then kicked out of Rome and forced into Germany, Josh peck does a great job at explaining our origins
Just changing the word from to spent the diaspora in makes a whole world of difference. If Ashkenazim were from Europe, there would be 6 million more jews and their descendants alive today
I was very moved by all the opinions of the participants. They all admit to being Jewish-this is rarer in the media today. this is a greets idesa. I hope they do more of these with other prominent Jews. The scrolls were a strong lead to thought and comment. Let's get Cheryl Sandberg, Steven Spielberg, and the like to put themselves at the table in an easy relaxed way.
@@nckhed I was curious about that too so I did a search, and learned there are browser add-ons. I'm not sure of the usefulness, though, because (a) many who are unaware of this are surely opting to not bother with Dislike now because they are deprived the gratification of seeing the numbers flip, but (b) the huge number of motivated hooligans are still busy. So, it's a tainted metric either way.
The talk was lovely, but a couple people made comments that were false. For example, at 7:46, Rachel Bloom says "I am culturally Jewish and racially Jewish (she should have said 'ethnically Jewish'), but a Hasidic person would say that I am not Jewish". If she is ethnically Jewish--meaning she was born to a Jewish mother, she IS Jewish. A Hasidic person would recognize that. It is clear that many of the guests don't know much about Jewish tradition, which is totally okay! One of the nice things about Judaism is that you don't have to be knowledgeable about it to still be considered a Jew. I just wish they would have prefaced with that and deferred to the more knowledgeable people at the table instead of pretending to be experts.
Love the aesthetics of the video (don't know if it was shot with a better camera and lighting or something, but it's working). Surprised to see a liberal media platform like this talking about anti-Semitism...that's an extreme rarity, unless it's in relation to white supremacy (I say this as a non-liberal leftist), but there was also some tip toeing around the actual larger issues of anti-Semitism and there was almost zero talk about Israel. It's not popular for us on the left to acknowledge there's some nuance on Israel that gets left out of the very black and white politics of America. Anti-Semitism is a global thing, and it's history is longer than the Western imperialism that led to white supremacy. There's a lot of anti-Semitism in the Middle East, and it's why those people were being attacked in LA and NYC in broad daylight for just being Jewish (not even Israeli). You start off the video pointing to how big of a problem anti-Semitism is (with massively disproportional and leading hate based attacked), yet you don't touch it at all. Individual people's experiences with it is only one small factor of a macro level issue. If you're going to talk about the issue, actually talk about it...the politics of anti-Semitism and the position of Jews within politics.
This was amazing and so incredibly insightful! Wow Jubilee, thank you so much for bringing together this incredible group of people and for giving such an intimate insight to this experience for many outsiders like myself to understand more about and learn from! Would love to see this series continue across many different complex identities also, this was so thorough, engaging and informative. Keep spreading the empathy, you guys are amazing
You made a video about antisemitism that didn't have a single Orthodox Jew at the table despite the fact that we are the most attacked group within the Jewish community right now. You erased anti-Zionism as a form of antisemitism even though this is a major issue for the Jewish people. This was a nice idea but fell short in some crucial ways. Please take these comments to heart and try a different approach next time.
To be anti-Zionist is a moral obligation, to support Palestinian freedom, justice and equality, and oppose colonialist movements like Zionism. Don't conflate it with antisemitism. Zionism is a racist ideology and there needs to be so much unlearning of it.
@@Sayfway Zionism in its purest form is simply the belief in the right for the Jewish people to self determine in their homeland. It has nothing to do with anyone else, because this idea existed long before Palestinians were in the land. That’s why, it’s possible to be a Zionist and pro Palestinian at the same time, they don’t contradict each other. If you think that’s racist, I think the racism is coming from you.
All i can see is that they're humans like us, you me whatever, get a life, work hard, stay happy folks, let people live peacefully ❗❗❗❗❗ Spread love and peace. Every person in beautiful, find good in people not hatred
God by the time the introductions were done I was already crying. I'm just a former Christian Lutheran with Norwegian heritage. But I feel close to Jews in a way I'm trying to understand. I'm a trans man. When I was choosing my name I told myself it could be English, Hebrew, or Norse. Though my contact with Jewish people has been very limited, being originally from rural MN, it's been 100% positive. My first trans academic role models were Kate Bornstein and Leslie Feinberg. I belong to a group that hosts their events at Jewish summer camps. And I love Rachel Bloom, who is one week younger than me and because of that I guess I vicariously try to experience success through her. I love Crazy Ex Girlfriend and its focus on mental health and good queer representation. All of that comes together into this weird intense bond with these people. It sounds like the one trans woman in the video hadn't felt supported by the Jewish community. It might be because the Jewish influence on me has been so small, but it's been to great to be accepted. I struggled hard core about religion as a teenager struggling with Queer identities. I eventually left the Christian faith because it had been so hostile to me as an adolescent. And separately I logically concluded atheism made more sense. But because Christianity grew from Judaism, I have a relationship with it. Jewish history is important in Christianity. You study it in Sunday School and Confirmation classes. It's like Christianity hates me, but Judaism doesn't. Like if your dad hated you, but your Grandma loves you.
I really appreciate your comment. I'm a cishet Jewish man, but I know some people who know some people from SVARA, a queer yeshiva in Chicago. I'm sorry to hear the hatred you faced, I'm not a Christian so I can't speak on behalf of that religion but I can tell you the Jewish world still has work to do in making our queer community feel welcome and seen, at least among the Orthodox. Anyways, I'm glad you could find some connection with the Jewish people. May you go from strength to strength.
Being Jewish myself I found the conversation very engaging, but I wish it had been more nuanced and more honest. What I heard was that Jews and other minorities should get together and fight traditional America -- someone said as much. I know that many of the attacks against Jews are perpetrated by Muslims (you mentioned the Manhattan Diamond District attacks, so you guys knew the attackers were Muslim), and young black people are attacking Orthodox Jews (and Asians). This does not even get a mention. Giving a one-sided narrative will not provide the solution to anti-Semitism. The villain is not white America, as is strongly implied here. Anti-Semitism is multi-pronged. It is a spectrum. It we want to deal with it we first need to be honest about where it's coming from. I am disappointed, but not surprised.
As a black woman born and raised in America, I empathize with what you are saying and acknowledge the validity of your concerns. It would be nice to imagine that all minorities in the US get along and strive together to end bigotry, but that's not the case. Since we are all human, even minorities can foster hate or prejudice toward one another (as you mentioned about the Muslim and black individuals targeting Jews). Jubilee may have not known how to approach that sensitive issue or maybe they feel like it's something that deserves a whole episode of its own (that is my opinion). But I can offer some small advice on how to make a difference yourself. Start with the people you know. If you have friends, coworkers, or acquaintances that express anti-Jewish sentiment (even harmless "jokes"), let them know how it makes you feel. Encourage them to educate themselves on things like the Holocaust and the history of antisemitism in the US. Even if they belong to a minority group, don't let them off the hook. We should ALL strive to be better. If they don't respond and continue to disrespect you that way, cut ties with them. I've learned to do this when I've found myself in that situation (experiencing bigotry or racism from a person belonging to another marginalized group). It can be painful, daunting, and exhausting to advocate for yourself that way, but the rewards are WORTH it. When you see the people around you change their mindset and actively become more respectful and sensitive, even advocating in your behalf, you can feel secure knowing that these people really care about you and your issues. Also be reciprocal as much as possible in this regard. Fight your friends' battles, don't shy away from advocating for your friends that belong to other marginalized groups. (Again, this is something I have learned to do. And it's why I'm watching this video. If I want to be an ally to Jewish people, I have to understand your struggles, right?) When the people you know all show such consideration for each other, and see that that concern isn't just lip service, it will strengthen the bonds you have. Peace to you friend. :)
How about the fact that Palestinian we’re not mentioned once it’s like they are being slowly wiped out of history exactly the same as they try do to Jews but this time it’s actually happening, great video very informative but not talking about the oppression currently happening to Palestinians is disturbing
Not everything was mentioned. Please let's not act as if white people did not partake in the attacks. Did they mention the atrocities in Palestine/Israel or even better the treatment of black Jews in Israel? 🤔
@@bigm317 Palestinians voted in a terrorist group to lead them who vows to wipe out Jews. So yeah they should have been mentioned because they are the biggest perpetrators of Antisemitism in the last 70 years. I’m sorry that Jews won’t just roll over and die anymore and we actually defend ourselves
@@bigm317 and lol the Palestinian population has multiplied by 8 since the creation of Israel. What a joke. On the other hand, Jews have been essentially wiped out of every Arab and Muslim country. Read a book
Loved this. But wish they would have also included someone Jewish from the former Soviet Union. It would be interesting to hear from them too. Especially in this time. But not sure when this was filmed
This is a nicer representation than previous times. I do wish they would have brought Israeli people as well rather than only Americans. The ethnicity, and religion is a bit different, and interesting. In previous videos they have also only brought Ashkenazi Jews rather than the Mizrahi/Safardi as well.
can you do something like this for the kashmiri hindus,a nd/or other hindu communities who faced HORRENDOUS GENOCIDES, and yet like NOONE TALKS ABOUT THEM?? PLS. THANK YOU.
I am not Jewish, but I was raised in a small city that has a large percentage of Jews. Schools in my city close for some Jewish holidays. My best friends growing up are Jewish. I see people walking to and from the Synagogue. It’s just been apart of my life and it makes me cry when I see all the hate. I’m still learning about other religions and cultures and everything. I might not say everything perfectly but I try to love everyone and accept them for who they are.
I was reading your comment and thought, wow, sounds like my hometown! Then saw your username! Pretty sure we are from the same town! ❤😊
As a Jewish girl I feel my voice is not heard. Thank you jubilee for this!!!! This is helping stopping anti-semitism
In what way?
these comments are overwhelmingly positive-- i'm shocked. thank you.
200,000 views
150 comments
I'm pretty sure most comments are being "curated".
@@jimjam51075 ya ik its so sad
@@chanabillet9505 sad?
@@chanabillet9505 why sad
Being Jewish, I teared up in the first 40 seconds. thank you, this has been very healing to me. Also, holy moly Idina Menzel and Josh Peck, my childhoood.
I’m rarely this emotional over videos. I appreciate it a lot, I always felt silent about antisemitism, I felt like the Jewish are alone in this, finding there are people out there who do care and fight against it really warms my heart. it’s so beautiful it made me tear up. Thank you.
Wow this was incredible. I don’t think that Jubilee’s videos on Jewish topics and identity have ever been perfect but this might be one of the best discussions on Jewish identify anywhere on the internet. At a time where anti-Semitism is on a dramatic rise in this country, Jubilee created a meaningful and thoughtful video to bring awareness. This video had all the right ingredients from the diversity of Jewish people, comedy, good food, and positivity - brilliant. I hope the video helps people feel not alone. I’m really pleasantly surprised and want to thank everyone who had a part in the video from the bottom of my heart
Except they cherrypicked progressives to present a certain suitable portion of the Jewish community.
Would have liked to have seen more Israelis, more orthodox observant Jews, and more politically right wing Jews.
I was going to comment but you did it perfectly.
@@a.maskil9073 "I'd liked to have some people who I can disagree with and hate on them." There budy i translated it for you.
@@iep6228 What? Where did you get that idea?
@pearlwhite21 The ADL has been irrelevant for years, imo. Just like the video, they represent a certain democratic/progressive wing of the Jewish people that constitutes an admittedly large but not all encompassing percentage of American Jews.
I cried watching this. I just want to say thank you so much to everyone who participated in this from a sixteen year old Jewish girl
same I got excited to see that black jews are being represented as well.. not a lot of representation on that front
@@galaxyquest8519 You might like to check out Nissim Black and/or well-known Ethiopian Israeli Jews like Hagit Yaso
I love that Jubilee did this! And that Idina is in it. She’s a big name so her voice is important .
Your voice is important too 🙂
Thank you so, so much for doing this. I really hope non-Jews watch this and learn to accept and understand us more. All oppressed people are stronger together.
I’m not Jewish but still watching this. love seeing all these faces. L’Chaim!
As an American Jew for the first time I feel seen and represented. I can not express in words how much this doc means to me
I am Afroindigenous on my dads side and Jewish/scottish/jamaican on my moms.
This was outstanding 🙌💯🙏
I’m in tears right now in the best possible way. I am so proud to be Jewish but I think it’s so hard for us to acknowledge that when faced with the roar of Anti-Semitism. I am deeply connected to my Jewish culture and the idea of “some laughter, some tears” is such a beautiful sentiment and one I live by myself. Here’s to all us miracles who have survived the hatred against us and continue to live on. Also, our community must do more for the Black Lives Matter movement.
This was wonderful and disheartening at the same time. Thankyou to all the folks of various communities to make this Planet even more wonderful 😊😊😊
Jubilees content never fails to amaze me. The discussion is always respectful, educational, and i leave feeling like there’s hope for humanity if we can come together like this. Thank you for shedding light on an important topic and I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series.
this made me so emotional. Thank you for shedding a light on what our people go through on a daily basis
I hope this kind of series will continue. Fantastic conversations from everyone!
this is the first video I’ve seen about celebrating judaism and speaking out against antisemitism!
Thank you jubilee🤍🕊
I absolutely love this series! Keep doing them!!!
This made me feel like I went to a Jewish gathering. Everyone shared their brilliant ideas and touching stories, but It was all from the comfort of my home. This video is so heartwarming and definitely my favorite video of all time from Jubilee!
Thank you for making this video ❤️ as a Jewish creator it’s very meaningful.
mazel tov and best of luck
What a wonderful, wonderful video. I loved the way the conversations were edited to make it seem like all three tables were talking together. I appreciate how vulnerable everyone was willing to be to share their experiences with one another and us in the audience. I teared up at the end at how beautiful it all was. Thank you for this.
Three tables?
@@kerrgal Yes
I was so surprised to see that this video was up. Thank you so much Jubilee for putting this out there. I’m crying right now.
Loving how jubilee is exploring different series and long form videos! Obviously love their old videos and want more of our favs, but this is nice too! This one was really beautiful, it was so nice to get a mix of information, conversation, traditions and food
Thank you for speaking out against this. As a Jewish teenager, I am disgusted by this antisemitism going around and I don't understand what their problems are with believing and eating certain things but they shouldn't be our problems.
This was a fantastic get together .l am a
catholic Sister all l can say is l love the Jewish People.You are such a good hearted people they se to love us catholics and live good lives work hard and support their families etc etc.
LET US ALL STOP CONDEMNING OTHER PEOPLE AND NATIONALITIES AND WHO IS THIS AND THAT.
JESUS IS OUR AND GREATEST FRIEND ALL HIS APOSTLES WERE JEWISH.
WELL MY CONCLUSION IS LIKE YOURS.
LETS LEARN TO LOVE EVERYONE THIS WILL BRING REAL JOY.
HAPPY SHABATT AND LOVE GOES A LONG WAY.
YES JEWS ARE OUR GREAT GENEROUS BUNCH OF PEOPLE.YOU ARE NOT GREEDY.
This actually makes me really happy to hear. My fiance is Catholic, and when we first started dating he told me that his dad said "your grandfather would be rolling in his grave" about me being Jewish. His parents love me now, but that really scared me at first. I'm worried about how some of his more conservative relatives will react to our multi-cultural wedding ceremony. It means a lot to hear a Catholic person of deep faith respect my people. Thank you.
these are the types of conversations I wish we were prompted to have on our episode of middle ground (orthodox and secular Jews) thanks for sharing!
Were you in that video
@@chanabillet9505 Yes I was!
I love this so much. Especially when all the allies who were also a minority brought up sticking together. My spouse is Ashkenazi Jewish & experienced a lot of antisemitism as a kid. I’m Polynesian Asian White and have experienced a lot of racism myself. We don’t understand each other’s situation exactly but we’re there for each other and we are stronger in numbers.
This was really informative! I have a grandmother who's Jewish and I'm looking forward to having more comversations with her about that part of her identity and learning more!
This was a video I definitely needed to watch. I used to joke "No, I'm not white, I'm Jewish" but then after George Floyd, my Jewish identity was kinda called into question because I may be Jewish, but I still look white. But now, this video made me more accepting of my Jewishness. Chag sameach and l'shana haba'ah b'rushalayim.
I LOVED this video. It made me tear up and be proud to be Jewish!! Thank you for making it!
As an Israeli Jew, I’m really impressed with the content but also disappointed there are not more Israelis and Yeshiva Jews
I feel you guys in many ways, but being a Jewish Mexican immigrant is, probably, the most challenging experience as a Jew in this country. I personally never experienced this kind of antisemitism in my home country. That's why it's, somehow, hard for me to understand the prevalent discrimination and systemic racism in the US.
I enjoyed this chapter very much, though.
The contributions to civilization made by the Jewish community including the areas of education, medicine, science and human philanthropy are enormous and to be greatly appreciated. The world is better as a result. I say that as a gentile.
Every life is precious. I want to cry because you all are so beautiful and gorgeous people.
That was really heart warming and interesting. I am Jewish living in Israel and I learned a lot from it, especially about being Jewish in the US.
I love food! It speaks so much to your history and identity even more than what you look like.
Thank you so much for sharing the reality of our people. Diversity. Being Jewish is not being simply a follower of Judaism. To be a rabbi, is to be a community teacher and one does not necessarily have to believe in God to be a rabbi.
There are Jewish Rabbis that don't believe in God?
That's ridiculous. Essential core of Judaism is to believe in a deity. It's what screamed by dying Jews for over a millennia., Our most holy prayer the shema, a declaration of the oneness of GD and complete faith in a higher power.
@@redrose1806 no, judaism is not about religion.
@@redrose1806 Judaism is about being a part of the Jewish people. Remember, being an atheist didn't get you a ticket out of auschwitz.
@@nckhed It’s really not though, “ism” is a man made thing. Judaism refers to the Jewish culture in diaspora from Judea, in which one part of that is religion. You don’t need to believe in god or any religion to be a Jew.
I grew up in South Texas, and I don’t think I met a Jewish person until I was 15 or older. I have been learning since then, and this taught me a lot. I grew up ultra Christian and in that environment, and I am no longer a proponent of Christianity because I find it oppressive and hateful. What I’ve always found with my friends or acquaintances who are Jewish is that they are exponentially more accepting and loving of all people than the background I come from.
The Only reason why Christians are more toxic, is because of the sects; same with Islam.
But Judaism is clearly against homosexuality and transgenderism as well. Just like any other monotheistic religion including Islam and Christianity. How can you say one group of people in a certain religion are better than another. Most religions are more similar than people want to admit.
@@ifyouwantoreplyjustclickth5063 I’m saying what I’ve experienced. Most Jewish people I’ve met or known of aren’t homophobic or transphobic, whereas most Christians I’ve known are. Personally, I’m pretty antitheist, but I can recognize that not every religion is equally hateful and not every religious person is the same.
Thank you so much for the space and discussion! It's so upsetting that this things keep happening to the jewish people and people react with political, antizionist, or hateful comments! We are talking about a history of murders and humiliation! Survivors of wars, pogroms and their families have the right to live peacefully
I agree that they have had a traumatic past but wouldn’t you agree that the current situation in gaza to the Palestinians are just as bad??
As a DEI professional, this was enlightening. Having lived in NY for a long time (BK specifically) I came to appreciate the culture and the religion. We need to keep these conversations going. 👏🏽👏🏽#allyship
Love your comment ❤ I also do some DEI work in NY and I'm a Jewish immigrant :) Thanks for the #allyship
Non-Jewish person watching and loving it! Found out about this on TikTok. Amazing!
This was just a beautiful way to present community in such a loving, enriching way.
I really hope non-Jews watch this. This is such an important topic that doesn’t get nearly enough exposure.
I love that Idina hosted the LA woman. It’s great to see this conversation take place.
Wow. This was amazing. As a non jew it opened my eyes to so much
Thank you so much to everyone involved in making this. ❤️
Great conversation but there’s needs to be more diversity of Jews. You can’t put all secular, liberal, and ashkenazi Jews in a video and expect different views and thoughts. Appreciate the video thought was great.
Well most American Jews are secular ashkenazi Jews.
Also there were tons of Jews in this video that were not ashkenazi.
@@YuniX2 there was literally like 3. One in each group
@@GC-yw1mn there’s a plethora of Sephardic and religous jews. To do just a little bit of looking for such a well made video wouldn’t have been the end of the world
They got Michael Twitty!!!
I would watch several hours of their discussions. So fascinating and thoughtful.
Ashkenazim are not “from eastern and Central Europe” they were taken to Rome as slaves, then kicked out of Rome and forced into Germany, Josh peck does a great job at explaining our origins
Just changing the word from to spent the diaspora in makes a whole world of difference. If Ashkenazim were from Europe, there would be 6 million more jews and their descendants alive today
I wish they had more religious representation of Yeshiva-Orthodoxy here
Yeah seemed weird how sidelined the Brooklyn type ultra-orthodox are here
I learned so much hearing these stories. Loved it.
I was very moved by all the opinions of the participants. They all admit to being Jewish-this is rarer in the media today. this is a greets idesa. I hope they do more of these with other prominent Jews. The scrolls were a strong lead to thought and comment. Let's get Cheryl Sandberg, Steven Spielberg, and the like to put themselves at the table in an easy relaxed way.
The fact that this video is at nearly 50% dislikes just goes to show that a lot of people still don't take antisemitism seriously
@@nckhed I was curious about that too so I did a search, and learned there are browser add-ons. I'm not sure of the usefulness, though, because (a) many who are unaware of this are surely opting to not bother with Dislike now because they are deprived the gratification of seeing the numbers flip, but (b) the huge number of motivated hooligans are still busy. So, it's a tainted metric either way.
Thank you for mentioning Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and his major involvement with the civil rights movement
Love to my fellow members of the tribe ✡️
Food brings people together. Great idea.
that's basically every jewish holiday lol
This awareness is incredible I’m learning so much more about antisemitism in depth but besides that this food looks so damn good
The talk was lovely, but a couple people made comments that were false.
For example, at 7:46, Rachel Bloom says "I am culturally Jewish and racially Jewish (she should have said 'ethnically Jewish'), but a Hasidic person would say that I am not Jewish". If she is ethnically Jewish--meaning she was born to a Jewish mother, she IS Jewish. A Hasidic person would recognize that.
It is clear that many of the guests don't know much about Jewish tradition, which is totally okay! One of the nice things about Judaism is that you don't have to be knowledgeable about it to still be considered a Jew. I just wish they would have prefaced with that and deferred to the more knowledgeable people at the table instead of pretending to be experts.
Yessssss
She hit the nail on the head....she benefits from white privilege...This was such an enlightening conversation, thanks for sharing!
You gotta go buy one and you you get your clothes out
Thank you for sharing them!🌞
Love this series! Hoping for a Hispanic/Latino one! 🤞🏽
Love the aesthetics of the video (don't know if it was shot with a better camera and lighting or something, but it's working). Surprised to see a liberal media platform like this talking about anti-Semitism...that's an extreme rarity, unless it's in relation to white supremacy (I say this as a non-liberal leftist), but there was also some tip toeing around the actual larger issues of anti-Semitism and there was almost zero talk about Israel. It's not popular for us on the left to acknowledge there's some nuance on Israel that gets left out of the very black and white politics of America. Anti-Semitism is a global thing, and it's history is longer than the Western imperialism that led to white supremacy. There's a lot of anti-Semitism in the Middle East, and it's why those people were being attacked in LA and NYC in broad daylight for just being Jewish (not even Israeli). You start off the video pointing to how big of a problem anti-Semitism is (with massively disproportional and leading hate based attacked), yet you don't touch it at all. Individual people's experiences with it is only one small factor of a macro level issue. If you're going to talk about the issue, actually talk about it...the politics of anti-Semitism and the position of Jews within politics.
Thank you for standing up for us jubilee!
This is a wonderful video, as a Jew it made me cry to feel so seen!
Happy Passover everyone. Thank you for this video and the representation Jubilee.
Being Jewish I wish I could sit down with all of these actors/actresses. I'm such a fan of all of them.
This was amazing and so incredibly insightful!
Wow Jubilee, thank you so much for bringing together this incredible group of people and for giving such an intimate insight to this experience for many outsiders like myself to understand more about and learn from!
Would love to see this series continue across many different complex identities also, this was so thorough, engaging and informative.
Keep spreading the empathy, you guys are amazing
Thank you we need this sort of representation
One word
INCREDIBLE 🤩
Thank you for doing this.
Thanks for making this Jubilee ❤️
This is beautiful. Thank you so much💙
As a Jewish girl, i thank you for this.
You made a video about antisemitism that didn't have a single Orthodox Jew at the table despite the fact that we are the most attacked group within the Jewish community right now. You erased anti-Zionism as a form of antisemitism even though this is a major issue for the Jewish people. This was a nice idea but fell short in some crucial ways. Please take these comments to heart and try a different approach next time.
That's a really good point.
It's only acceptable to talk about antisemitism in some ways and not others apparently.
To be anti-Zionist is a moral obligation, to support Palestinian freedom, justice and equality, and oppose colonialist movements like Zionism. Don't conflate it with antisemitism. Zionism is a racist ideology and there needs to be so much unlearning of it.
@@Sayfway Zionism in its purest form is simply the belief in the right for the Jewish people to self determine in their homeland. It has nothing to do with anyone else, because this idea existed long before Palestinians were in the land. That’s why, it’s possible to be a Zionist and pro Palestinian at the same time, they don’t contradict each other. If you think that’s racist, I think the racism is coming from you.
All i can see is that they're humans like us, you me whatever, get a life, work hard, stay happy folks, let people live peacefully ❗❗❗❗❗
Spread love and peace.
Every person in beautiful, find good in people not hatred
very well done...enlightening, heartfelt and intelligent.
Love it. Thank you for this.
Loved seeing this so much.
God by the time the introductions were done I was already crying. I'm just a former Christian Lutheran with Norwegian heritage. But I feel close to Jews in a way I'm trying to understand. I'm a trans man. When I was choosing my name I told myself it could be English, Hebrew, or Norse. Though my contact with Jewish people has been very limited, being originally from rural MN, it's been 100% positive. My first trans academic role models were Kate Bornstein and Leslie Feinberg. I belong to a group that hosts their events at Jewish summer camps. And I love Rachel Bloom, who is one week younger than me and because of that I guess I vicariously try to experience success through her. I love Crazy Ex Girlfriend and its focus on mental health and good queer representation.
All of that comes together into this weird intense bond with these people. It sounds like the one trans woman in the video hadn't felt supported by the Jewish community. It might be because the Jewish influence on me has been so small, but it's been to great to be accepted. I struggled hard core about religion as a teenager struggling with Queer identities. I eventually left the Christian faith because it had been so hostile to me as an adolescent. And separately I logically concluded atheism made more sense. But because Christianity grew from Judaism, I have a relationship with it. Jewish history is important in Christianity. You study it in Sunday School and Confirmation classes.
It's like Christianity hates me, but Judaism doesn't. Like if your dad hated you, but your Grandma loves you.
I really appreciate your comment. I'm a cishet Jewish man, but I know some people who know some people from SVARA, a queer yeshiva in Chicago. I'm sorry to hear the hatred you faced, I'm not a Christian so I can't speak on behalf of that religion but I can tell you the Jewish world still has work to do in making our queer community feel welcome and seen, at least among the Orthodox. Anyways, I'm glad you could find some connection with the Jewish people. May you go from strength to strength.
This is just a fantastic series!! You all make me proud to be Jewish!! Keep up the good work!!!!
I'm so glad jubilee made a video discussing these topics!
The maccabeesl were spirited
Patrick
Add my lovefor their bravery.
Being Jewish myself I found the conversation very engaging, but I wish it had been more nuanced and more honest. What I heard was that Jews and other minorities should get together and fight traditional America -- someone said as much. I know that many of the attacks against Jews are perpetrated by Muslims (you mentioned the Manhattan Diamond District attacks, so you guys knew the attackers were Muslim), and young black people are attacking Orthodox Jews (and Asians). This does not even get a mention.
Giving a one-sided narrative will not provide the solution to anti-Semitism. The villain is not white America, as is strongly implied here. Anti-Semitism is multi-pronged. It is a spectrum. It we want to deal with it we first need to be honest about where it's coming from. I am disappointed, but not surprised.
As a black woman born and raised in America, I empathize with what you are saying and acknowledge the validity of your concerns. It would be nice to imagine that all minorities in the US get along and strive together to end bigotry, but that's not the case. Since we are all human, even minorities can foster hate or prejudice toward one another (as you mentioned about the Muslim and black individuals targeting Jews). Jubilee may have not known how to approach that sensitive issue or maybe they feel like it's something that deserves a whole episode of its own (that is my opinion).
But I can offer some small advice on how to make a difference yourself. Start with the people you know. If you have friends, coworkers, or acquaintances that express anti-Jewish sentiment (even harmless "jokes"), let them know how it makes you feel. Encourage them to educate themselves on things like the Holocaust and the history of antisemitism in the US. Even if they belong to a minority group, don't let them off the hook. We should ALL strive to be better. If they don't respond and continue to disrespect you that way, cut ties with them. I've learned to do this when I've found myself in that situation (experiencing bigotry or racism from a person belonging to another marginalized group). It can be painful, daunting, and exhausting to advocate for yourself that way, but the rewards are WORTH it. When you see the people around you change their mindset and actively become more respectful and sensitive, even advocating in your behalf, you can feel secure knowing that these people really care about you and your issues. Also be reciprocal as much as possible in this regard. Fight your friends' battles, don't shy away from advocating for your friends that belong to other marginalized groups. (Again, this is something I have learned to do. And it's why I'm watching this video. If I want to be an ally to Jewish people, I have to understand your struggles, right?)
When the people you know all show such consideration for each other, and see that that concern isn't just lip service, it will strengthen the bonds you have. Peace to you friend. :)
How about the fact that Palestinian we’re not mentioned once it’s like they are being slowly wiped out of history exactly the same as they try do to Jews but this time it’s actually happening, great video very informative but not talking about the oppression currently happening to Palestinians is disturbing
Not everything was mentioned. Please let's not act as if white people did not partake in the attacks. Did they mention the atrocities in Palestine/Israel or even better the treatment of black Jews in Israel? 🤔
@@bigm317 Palestinians voted in a terrorist group to lead them who vows to wipe out Jews. So yeah they should have been mentioned because they are the biggest perpetrators of Antisemitism in the last 70 years. I’m sorry that Jews won’t just roll over and die anymore and we actually defend ourselves
@@bigm317 and lol the Palestinian population has multiplied by 8 since the creation of Israel. What a joke. On the other hand, Jews have been essentially wiped out of every Arab and Muslim country. Read a book
Loved this. But wish they would have also included someone Jewish from the former Soviet Union. It would be interesting to hear from them too. Especially in this time. But not sure when this was filmed
Thank you for sharing this💙✡️
beautiful video, i learned so much about the jewish community. more videos like this!
LOVE THIS!!!! JEWISH AND PROUD ❤️🇮🇱
תמיד
I cannot tell you how jealous I am of the dinners that were served.
Everyone is getting attacked. Not one ppl everyone. We need to stand together as humans to fight hate
What keeps us Jewish is our connection to the Torah because without it leads to assimilation!
Incredible conversation with amazing people and food!!! Glad I found this.
This is a nicer representation than previous times. I do wish they would have brought Israeli people as well rather than only Americans. The ethnicity, and religion is a bit different, and interesting. In previous videos they have also only brought Ashkenazi Jews rather than the Mizrahi/Safardi as well.
can you do something like this for the kashmiri hindus,a nd/or other hindu communities who faced HORRENDOUS GENOCIDES, and yet like NOONE TALKS ABOUT THEM?? PLS. THANK YOU.
This was truly fantastic. So well done. Great representation and intersectionality. Bravo!
I like when you guys did this with the Asian community. Hope we get a latino one soon.
You should also make a video about Islamophobia
They probably will
Definitely
It seemed like they did already.
This is weirdly composed of just secular Jews
This is such an important topic. And so well addressed by Jubilee. I’m surprised it has such little views in comparison with their other content
Incredible, thank you for raising awareness