WOW. What a brave man (Mendy)! I am a Muslim woman from Montreal and remember their escape in the middle of the night during winter. I lived next to Lev Tahor and never quite understood what was going on..until it was all over the news , but to hear this testimony from Mendy: I say live your best life now, my brother, and continue to be kind😍
The amount of evil, abuse and manipulation in religion blows my mind. I was raised in a religious cult too and you are very right, a loving god does not control with fear like that. You are a courageous, strong and wise young man.
As a Muslim in Germany Yiddish is soooo interesting! The religious terminology is understandable to me 70%, because it either translates nearly 1:1 to Arabic or it’s just plain German. Very interesting interview, incredible that such cults can still exist.
@@laurag502 Yiddish has no relation with Arabic. Yiddish is a Germanic-origin language spoken with a few Hebrew-influenced words mostly spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. Hebrew and Arabic are Semitic languages. But I know what you meant.
His utter and complete belief in God brings tears to my eyes... Mendy's staunch belief that God is the final judge and prosecutor is inspiring of how to view my own life. May Hashen bless him with much nechama and brocha and hatzlacha and may He keep Mendy and his family and those still stuck in Lev Tahor safe❤
From a different religion (Christianity)... I remember going to different church leaders, trying to understand what God wanted for me, when I had a 2 year old, and a husband who was an addict (actively and not trying to stop, just lied) who was ruining our lives and abusing me. Because he didn't cheat on me, I was told I could not divorce him... and I risked spending my life in hell. And I had to choose between my salvation and raising my son in a safe home. I had to choose a safe home. I had to choose my son's future over my religion. It is such a weird situation when you are told your choices areeither hell on earth or hell in the afterlife.
Does your church not permit separation? I know most churches don't condone divorce but I have always been taught that separation is a different thing and is sometimes necessary for the safety of the family. Not confrontational, just genuinely curious.
Maybe those priest didn't but I never knew any priest against separation and even divorce when life was unbearable. They advice to give a hand to those in need of help, not to desert them when they need help.
You were in a church which didn’t hold your husband accountable to the Word.he should have been put out and they should have supported you and your son. I am sorry they didn’t understand their role. The elders should have understood that.
Wow! I'm a Christian and I'm appalled at the brutality towards these innocent people. People coerced to believe and then become victims. Praying for God to make a way.
Unfortunately yes, but I think with a few bible verses it should be settled. I pray for people to truly follow what Jesus, the Prince of peace taught @danapinkerton1192
true ...when u have a religion leaders and people always don't question them u get that...even in Islam we hear tones of those in middle East recently people start opening about it but still many are been attacked by their followers...like they are Gods on earth...
Mendy, the fact that you haven't turned your back on Judaism and Hashem is truly amazing. You have to be incredibly strong to be able to separate the lies from the truth. Kol ha kavod. WOW!
I am not Jewish and was happy to see this… Lev Tahor is using the term ‘Judaism’ to do bad… but we all know there is nothing good what they are doing… I hope Mendy reconnects with true Judaism 🙏🏼
Wow! I wasn't in a "cult," so to speak. However, I recently left a community where the leaders (the "rabbi" and his wife) are manipulative and doing many things that could be considered similar to a cult. Thank you for sharing this video.
@@YourFavoriteSephardi Triangulation, sexualizing, manipulation, gaslighting. It is a Chabad community that did it for nearly 10 years before I finally had the mental fortitude to walk away.
I was muslim for 28 years, but i was salafi/wahabi for about 12 years. I used to dress like the women shown, all black abayas and overheads to the floor, and i wore niqab. I left islam and no longer believe in religion.
Ashly, it's okay. I didn't know God and then He revealed Himself. My Hebrew name Jacova is the female form of Jacob. God spoke fifty sentences to me from above to my ear. His first nine sentences were 8.4.2015 in the morning. One of the wisest things He said was, When you notice something there is a reason. This can be a way to see signs from God. God is not as cruel as Islam. Religious temples are meeting places. Unfortunately they can turn into piety contests. God hears you. I'm sure he has heard you crying in your bed and at your happiest moments. God didn't say, let there be light, bring me slaves. His last sentence to me was four years ago after months. He said, You are Princess Messenger of God. In Aramaic, it's Amira Malaka Elah. In Aramaic Khubba means love. Khubba to you and yours. The latest sign I asked God for was the big solar flare for May 11th Aurora Borealis. There are eleven solar years on the sun. (I was born March 11th in Bethlehem 51 years ago.) I empathize. 11.17.2015 Eve Beach Waikiki early evening. I couldn't find a book reading so I sat under the stars alone. God asked me, What side of the blade are you on. I answered, The side of the righteous my words are my sword. He then showed me my ascension to Heaven. He said, Make Israel one. You are anchor. 12 hours before the Gaziatep Turkey earthquake I was watching a video on AL Jazeera youtube about the Palestinians. I wrote that God said, Make Israel one. ( it means to bring peace and reconciliation between Jew, Christian, Muslim, cousins by Abraham. A muslim brother answered, Jews and Christians will be humiliated by God. I answered, No. We are all God's children. No one sticks a metaphorical rock in God's throat. The Prephet Muhammad knew this. Sometimes it feels like 500,000 Gazans are holding the world hostage. The earth will quake. And it did quake. It killed 50,000 people. It's so strange to me that people in the world want to humiliate and hurt people. Islamer J.had is anathema to God and life. I am glad you know that. Ahava Adonai Ahava Israel Elehenu Adonai Hashem. One of God's names in Hebrew Hashem means The Name. That's how humble God can be.
Salam/Hello, I hope you're okay. From being a niqabi wahabi/salafi to removing the niqab and leaving Islam, I am not surprised, and I say this with all respect to you and to your choice. And no one has any right to judge you for that - just ignore them when they do! I am Muslim but I have never 'joined' the salafi/Wahabi movement, as it seemed counter Islamic and a dangerous ideology that many unassuming Muslims slip into.
WOW! Mendy you're an amazing person, I admire your courage and appreciate your honesty. I'm certain your story will save so many from this cult and other cults as well. Thank you for opening our eyes and reminding us to be brave in standing up to evil... Wishing you the best life ever!
An amazing story. Wow. My heart ❤️ goes out to the families especially the children trapped in such a life. May Hashem bless all imprisoned in that cult.
I was raised JW but I didn't have to escape . I don't understand when ppl say they escaped. Was you baptized and if so was you forced to be baptized? Just curious?
Mendy, good job explaining what a cult is. You can help many people who are in cults, who don’t even know they’re in one. God bless you. Thank you for sharing this video. I enjoy real people and their inspiring stories.
Mendy, you're a true "inspiration for the nation". To go through what you went through and be able to so articulately (yes, even with your developing - and surprisingly decent - english) convey a message of hope, balance, growth, and healing is just mind-boggling. Thank you for your courage and candor. You are a beacon of light, and I bless you to experience only love, warmth, and clarity as the story of your remarkable life continues to unfold. Sending blessings, Yaakov
So sad hey I grew up in a slightly similar situation I took some time of to study the Bible and get to know who God is outside of “ religion “ and it’s been such a blessing for my life now I have build a relationship with God based on true love not fear the fear did help me not to make so many mistakes in my life but love has truly helped me get deeper into my faith I always pray for everyone to know what is the difference between religion and relationships that’s the only way you can truly escape that kind of abuse
What an amazing overcoming young man. I pray he continues to go from survivor to thriver, as he continues his journey. He said he’s concerned that people may see him as a victim; he doesn’t send those vibes at all. WOW!! :)
My mother is being manipulated in a church in Miami and I don't know what to do. I lost her. She will never change. If people try to leave the church, they send people to knock on their doors and try to get them back. They made my mother knoxk on past church memebers to try to get them back. They teach my mom not to trust doctors even if she gets very sick.
@@JJ-kf4kc True, the church is irrelevant, as it can happen at any place of worship. Thank you for understanding. I can't even speak to her anymore, it's like no one is home. She lost herself, feels like a void, and is replaced by what the church tells her what to think and how to think. They give her free bags of food, all junk food and horrible for health. She tells church members everything about my family's lives but when asked about the church, she stays quiet. It's a one-way street of information. She barely talks to her siblings and family members anymore. Speaks to church members every day, multiple times a day nonstop. They would call her in the middle of the night and early morning after waking up. She works for the church for free, seven days... Church taught her to "speak in tongues" whatever that is. But other than that, life is going very well. It just feels like my mother passed a few years ago. Everything else in my immediate family is going well. No one argues with each other except my mother.
@@Life_42 Very sorry to hear this. My teenage daughter lost a close friend to her family joining a very conservative church. My daughter was banned from seeing her because she reads fantasy books. They are extremely rigid in their views. It's very sad.
Some of these conservative churches love bomb and act like the family to get in the victim’s head and alienate them from their family so they can get more money and time from them… I have seen this in Toronto too….
Wow! If I have learned anything, it is that cults and extremist sects can come from any religion. I'm not anti-religion at all, I'm actually religious. But it seems that some people will always twist a belief or take it too far. It's heartbreaking how people keep coming up with excuses and ways to harm others.
It's unbelievable what some people have to go through in their life in this world... And Chazak Baruch to all those holy, beautiful, strong souls like this young man who after experiencing such hell in this world still believes in God and keeps on going...
He is very brave and is doing very good work by exposing this. I have been trying to follow this awful group since the Canadian documentary - even there they found problems - the authorities found children with black toes as they were not taking socks off when washing as not to expose the flesh. Mendy is very intelligent and speaks very well .
Mandy your a hero! I'm just blown away at your spirit, u have a bright future ahead! I pray for your safety and well being! May Hashem watch over you and help you succeed in your mission! I'm so inspired that you didn't give up in life, u didn't give up on G-d. Your truly amazing! Wishing you all the best!
It was very interesting to hear this story, as a lot of it resonated with me. What he was saying reminded me of my upbringing in the Roman Catholic church. Hell isn’t something I believe in, because the G-d I know and Love would not do that to me. I still don’t prescribe to a religion, but I get closer to Judaism every day. I’ve read a lot of “holy” texts; the Mahabharata, the Kebra Nagast, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Didache, the Bible, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Quaran...but I haven’t yet read the Tanakh. So, I just ordered a Hebrew to English version of the Tanakh. Peace. 🐰💙🇺🇸🗽🎸🎶🤝✌️
Hearing this story again in fresher light made my day, and affirmed that YOU ROCK and Im so grateful to know that your still SEARCHING and still SEEKING our CREATOR Your right also, HE is in CONTROL and HE is KING HE makes No Mistakes, and your JOURNEY OUT proves again G-D is in Control. Thank you, Mendy We thank you again SHALOM
I'm a Muslim from Montreal and aren't they that group that left for Ontario because the Quebec child services were after them for child marriage and such? I had a Moroccan friend who's mom was Jewish and dad Muslim, she used to live in the Jewish neighborhood and told me about these women fully covered. I've nevr actually seen them, but know OF them.
Being that Lev Tahor is probably keeping tabs on how this video is making an impact, here is my message to them: When you go to bed tonight, ask yourself; "If we came into galus because of Sinas Chinam, what are we doing to come out of galus? Are we teaching our children to love every Yid? Are we showing them by example acts of Gemilus Chassadim, helping our brothers? Are we showing them how to have Ahavas Chinam?? " Please don't try to answer these questions to me. In case you were brainwashed to control the members of your group- then your brain will automatically come up with proofs in The Torah that what you are doing is right. Please try to answer these questions to yourself and see if the answer sits well with you.. You can always think about it more the next night. One reason you might be hesitant to acknowledge what you really believe deep down, is that it would be too hard to change. It might be even too scary to even think about change, as your brain is conditioned by now to reject such thoughts. You most certainly will be scared to discuss this with people in your group, and it will require a lot of courage to act alone! But don't forget that Hashem helps all who try to do the right thing B'emes!
It's always good to hear The Other Side of the story on every story and most people do not like super religious people so there is already a prejudice against the religious ones.. Despite the endless investigations An instructions in the United States Canada and Guatemala they never found any evidence of abuse whatsoever. So I'm watching a kid that did not like to be religious and simply has a resentment against them
I saw a documentary about this group a couple of years ago. The abuse that was going on from to top to the bottum was very bad. Almost all people and children looked scared. At the time they still lived in Quatamala
Thank you for sharing this. I had never heard of this group until I saw a little blurb on Andrew Gold. I appreciate you taking the time to let us know.
That's not accurate. There are certain ultra orthodox communities who are against exposure to the internet so they have minimal access. I myself grew up like that and I'm very thankful. We watched movies maybe twice a year, didn't own a tv, had a computer only for essential stuff, and a phone with only talk and text. I grew up playing on the streets till dark and using my imagination, while most kids my age grew up glued to a screen.
❤הכסף בא מי”סדר עולמי חדש”❤הם לקחו בן אדם יהודי חילוני, מי קיבוץ והיבטיחו לו מיליוני דולרים,שהוא יקח ”חרדים”ויורידו אותם מי התורה הק’,הכל כתוב בתהילים ,במפורשים, פרק ב’’ מלחמה נגד ה’, תקשיב להרב דניאל עשור, ולהרב אמנון יצחק,❤לא לפחד הכל ה’ עושה ,,❤❤❤תשמח!!!!❤❤❤
The key word here is born into this. No child should have to abide by religious rules as they have no choice and are not mature enough to understand nor agree with what they are taught. The damage caused by this last for life but yet these religious institutions continue to inflict harm . If a person is 18 and can make an adult decision to join then that is a different story. Non stop videos done by people born into religions .
It is a bad timing to talk about Jewish extremism in this war moment when Hamas is focusing to make the Jews hated more and more. Hamas is a death cult like many others in the world past and present. Wait a bit when until the war end.
Focus on condemning the enemies who are trying to exterminate us. Talking about one Jewish cult that happens to be cruel and wacky simply gives the Jew haters an excuse to spew their despicable antisemitic propaganda. Not a good ideas!!!
The worst cult is communism Many people are going in social media Religion is a sin Weak people are listening to cult leaders Poior minds Communism religion murdered 100 milion in Eastern Europe Tjid little young man has to know in Eastern Europe for 40 years was Stalin Go do something else Who is listening to this weavko
Mendy, I'm so happy you're out of there, and you're so amazing to keep your faith in Hashem. As far as the Jewish concept of Gehenom: the idea of eternal punishment, or the idea of punishment for the sake of punishment, is foreign to Judaism. There is a judgement after death, and a process of cleansing and rectification that takes place so that the soul can go on to receive its reward unsullied by misdeeds or the experience of this world. Although it's a painful experience, the purpose of it is for the soul's benefit. That's what's meant by Gehenom. For very wicked individuals, the process can take up to 12 months. The practice of saying kaddish for a parent or loved one serves to alleviate the suffering that this process entails. Since it's unlikely and therefore disrespectful to assume that a soul would need the entire 12 months, the practice is to say the kaddish for only 11 months. I heard in the name of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe that, for the average Jew, 3 or 4 months in Gehenom is sufficient. Our tradition describes other processes that may be necessary, but the idea of it all is that this is to enable the soul to achieve a reward that is so incredible that the process is very much worth it. I remember hearing when I was in Yeshiva that a Chossid would happily jump into Gehinom. I took that to mean that, with the realization that through this process his soul will be freed from any blemish or anything that may hold him back from his reward - which is an amazing closeness with Hashem - he accepts and enters that process willingly and happily. To me, the corruption of this idea into a horror to hold over children, giving the false impression that Hashem is just waiting (as if it could be) to catch a child out to punish him with a full measure of retribution for all eternity for some childish mishap, is astoundingly evil. The Torah and the Prophets teach us that Hashem is amazingly, infinitely merciful and wants to exercise that mercy and love, to give atonement and to bring a soul to its earned, indescribable reward, a reward that keeps increasing as time goes on. It is the worst slander against Hashem to say otherwise. To the contrary, Hashem is always waiting with anticipation for each of us to do good, and so to give us more and more reward, all the more valuable for having been earned instead of being free. I'm so glad that you choose to believe in Hashem. If that means that you feel the need to reject the idea of Gehenom to do so, then so be it. Just keep on trusting Hashem. The Gehenom you were taught about doesn't exist anyway. No soul will be lost. As we say every morning: אלקי נשמה שנתת בי טהורה היא אתה בראתה אתה יצרתה אתה נפחתה בי ואתה משמרה בקרבי ואתה עתיד לטלה ממני ולהחזירה בי לעתיד לבוא Hashem will take care of your beautiful neshomo, have no fear, ultimately all will be well. Better than well.
Sorry to use this clique, but should Hitler be allowed to go to Heaven after "serving time?" Or Antiochus Epiphanes serves time in some sort of purgatory goes to Heaven? It cannot be! Mormons believe something like this. Catholics as well. There must be a Hell according to the Tanakh. How you use that as a motivator shows the motivations of your leader. Weak leaders use false fear to make you a slave to their power. A true leader uses the truth to free, liberate, and mediate.
There is 2 types of hell, people who are there to cleanse and people who are there forever. Mormons for some odd reason believe everyone can be saved and even did some ritual to cleanse Hitler's soul!!!
Very sad to know about t 0:06 he dark side of .. very hard to believe but I am certain that it exists in primitive life not until today. Such group as cult is a challenge to be reached and save the members like this young man.
There are many muslim immigrants who arrived in the American Continent with Jews identity from the europe and other parts of the world, during and after WWI and WWII. Now, remember that in that period, the countries around the world were absorbing especially Jews who were fleeing the holocaust in europe. And because the Ottoman empire also displaced the Jews across their kingdom in the middle-est, many were massacred by their muslim neighbours who then used their IDs to emmigrate to the american countries. This is why you have many communities/families in american countries who pretend to be Jews, but they are observing their muslim doctrine.
There are sadly many extremist groups. There are some in New York ive heard of. A lot less extreme then this one, but still very strict. Mostly they are either shunned or ignored by other Jewish sects but ive heard some people defend those extremist groups that are harmful. Hopefully all victims of these terrible cults are saved and healed
If we only followed these verse English Standard Version Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” genesis1:26. And Mark 12:30-31 New International Version 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] There is no commandment greater than these. There will be love and peace to and from everyone. There will be love to everyone 😊
" For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. He is the Light of the world. In Him we are saved, because He gave His life, to redeem us from our sins. Amen ❤
Mosab is more than a HERO, he is an inspiration. Possibly a future leader to a people that need someone as amazing as him, and as honest and real as him
WOW!.Mendy is an amazing young man! I'm so glad that he was able to escape and that he is thriving and doing well. What a Kiddush HaShem he is.... thank you for a very well done interview.
In an ironic twist many coming out of this group actually have great character, Strong minded people. Here Mendy tells a story of his life that most of us would be much more emotional telling it but he just tells it in a very plain logical way. Knowing others who came out with the same ironic strong character tells this ironic twist.
WOW. I pray that the innocent people are freed soon with God's help!!! Kol Hakavod Mendy! Keep inspiring people! Thank you Yaakov and the Living LChaim team!
Perhaps you should take out the bit where he mentions his sibling wanting to leave despite him not naming that sibling. It could he dangerous for his family and hinder that siblings efforts
I come from a loving Jewish family so it is easy for me to love Judaism but I see how others could feel differently. Rabbis like to talk about the beauty of Judaism and how its ways are ways of pleasantness. But the truth is that much of Judaism is weird or uncomfortable, especially if you were not raised that way. On Shabbes: Why can't I tear toilet paper? The stupid kleenex is plugging up the toilet. Why can't I use bar soap? Why can't use hot water? Why can't take a shower? How do I sit on the toilet and not get my tzitzis dirty? Of course, there are answers why and this is all part of accepted normative traditional Judaism. But what if you are in a Jewish cult, especially if you are a baal tshuva? How easy it would be to be mislead. Rabbis tell you to do hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of strange and bizarre things, many of which don't seem right. But if a cult rabbi tells you just a few more strange things to do, it seems like just another thing to do. Orthodox Jews today have a chumrah battle. Whoever can make Judaism more difficult wins. All the cult rabbi has to do is explain that this is chumrah. Sure no one else does it but we are more frum and God likes us better. As to discipline and violence, it was very common in Eastern Europe before the war for the melamed to hit the kids in cheder. They often had a special whip or cane. Ask any kind of question and whop!! Sheigetz, freyg nit azoi kein kashes (Gentile boy, don't ask any of these kind of questions). So my point is that we must not be so smug and content that our Judaism is not a cult and that we would never fall victim to a cult leader. In some ways, it is only a matter of degree.
WOW. What a brave man (Mendy)! I am a Muslim woman from Montreal and remember their escape in the middle of the night during winter. I lived next to Lev Tahor and never quite understood what was going on..until it was all over the news , but to hear this testimony from Mendy: I say live your best life now, my brother, and continue to be kind😍
The amount of evil, abuse and manipulation in religion blows my mind. I was raised in a religious cult too and you are very right, a loving god does not control with fear like that. You are a courageous, strong and wise young man.
It has nothing to do with Judaism. A person always has a choice. Judaism gives tools to become a better person. The scoundrels are abusing it.
Agreed 👍 A God of love definitely doesn’t control with fear.
do u believe in heaven and hell?
Study islam and find loving God. But don't be brainwashed by what media says, see it for yourself from authentic sources and with an open mind
Believe it or not non religious cults are as evil and Atheist ideologies have Un-Alived millions.
As a Muslim in Germany Yiddish is soooo interesting! The religious terminology is understandable to me 70%, because it either translates nearly 1:1 to Arabic or it’s just plain German. Very interesting interview, incredible that such cults can still exist.
Yiddish is based on German
You’re a cult member too buddy
the reason many religious words sound so familiar is bc in both Arabic and Yiddish the religious words are often rooted in hebrew.
It's a mix of hebrew and german. And hebrew and arabic are related languages that share alot of words...
@@laurag502 Yiddish has no relation with Arabic. Yiddish is a Germanic-origin language spoken with a few Hebrew-influenced words mostly spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. Hebrew and Arabic are Semitic languages. But I know what you meant.
His utter and complete belief in God brings tears to my eyes... Mendy's staunch belief that God is the final judge and prosecutor is inspiring of how to view my own life. May Hashen bless him with much nechama and brocha and hatzlacha and may He keep Mendy and his family and those still stuck in Lev Tahor safe❤
From a different religion (Christianity)... I remember going to different church leaders, trying to understand what God wanted for me, when I had a 2 year old, and a husband who was an addict (actively and not trying to stop, just lied) who was ruining our lives and abusing me. Because he didn't cheat on me, I was told I could not divorce him... and I risked spending my life in hell. And I had to choose between my salvation and raising my son in a safe home. I had to choose a safe home. I had to choose my son's future over my religion. It is such a weird situation when you are told your choices areeither hell on earth or hell in the afterlife.
Does your church not permit separation? I know most churches don't condone divorce but I have always been taught that separation is a different thing and is sometimes necessary for the safety of the family.
Not confrontational, just genuinely curious.
The only grounds for divorce is cheating in Christianity?
Maybe those priest didn't but I never knew any priest against separation and even divorce when life was unbearable. They advice to give a hand to those in need of help, not to desert them when they need help.
This is fanaticism unfortunately 😢
A loving God would not want anyone to stay in such a situation… those are man-made rules
You were in a church which didn’t hold your husband accountable to the Word.he should have been put out and they should have supported you and your son. I am sorry they didn’t understand their role. The elders should have understood that.
Wow! I'm a Christian and I'm appalled at the brutality towards these innocent people. People coerced to believe and then become victims.
Praying for God to make a way.
It happens in Christianity too
Unfortunately yes, but I think with a few bible verses it should be settled. I pray for people to truly follow what Jesus, the Prince of peace taught
@danapinkerton1192
true ...when u have a religion leaders and people always don't question them u get that...even in Islam we hear tones of those in middle East recently people start opening about it but still many are been attacked by their followers...like they are Gods on earth...
@@danapinkerton1192. I love how Christians attack other religions when they've done exactly the same thing themselves in their history.
Mendy, the fact that you haven't turned your back on Judaism and Hashem is truly amazing. You have to be incredibly strong to be able to separate the lies from the truth. Kol ha kavod. WOW!
I am not Jewish and was happy to see this… Lev Tahor is using the term ‘Judaism’ to do bad… but we all know there is nothing good what they are doing… I hope Mendy reconnects with true Judaism 🙏🏼
Wow! I wasn't in a "cult," so to speak. However, I recently left a community where the leaders (the "rabbi" and his wife) are manipulative and doing many things that could be considered similar to a cult. Thank you for sharing this video.
Really? What was going on for you to say that? I feel the same way about the reform movement
Why do you put "rabbi" in quotes? Did this rabbi have smicha?
@@YourFavoriteSephardi Triangulation, sexualizing, manipulation, gaslighting. It is a Chabad community that did it for nearly 10 years before I finally had the mental fortitude to walk away.
wow
It's still child abuse with these older men married to from 12 they must pay the police well
I was muslim for 28 years, but i was salafi/wahabi for about 12 years. I used to dress like the women shown, all black abayas and overheads to the floor, and i wore niqab. I left islam and no longer believe in religion.
you'll come around
What pushed you to leave Islam ?
Ashly, it's okay. I didn't know God and then He revealed Himself. My Hebrew name Jacova is the female form of Jacob. God spoke fifty sentences to me from above to my ear. His first nine sentences were 8.4.2015 in the morning. One of the wisest things He said was, When you notice something there is a reason. This can be a way to see signs from God.
God is not as cruel as Islam. Religious temples are meeting places. Unfortunately they can turn into piety contests.
God hears you. I'm sure he has heard you crying in your bed and at your happiest moments. God didn't say, let there be light, bring me slaves.
His last sentence to me was four years ago after months. He said, You are Princess Messenger of God. In Aramaic, it's Amira Malaka Elah. In Aramaic Khubba means love. Khubba to you and yours.
The latest sign I asked God for was the big solar flare for May 11th Aurora Borealis. There are eleven solar years on the sun.
(I was born March 11th in Bethlehem 51 years ago.)
I empathize.
11.17.2015 Eve Beach Waikiki early evening. I couldn't find a book reading so I sat under the stars alone. God asked me, What side of the blade are you on. I answered, The side of the righteous my words are my sword.
He then showed me my ascension to Heaven. He said, Make Israel one. You are anchor.
12 hours before the Gaziatep Turkey earthquake I was watching a video on AL Jazeera youtube about the Palestinians. I wrote that God said, Make Israel one. ( it means to bring peace and reconciliation between Jew, Christian, Muslim, cousins by Abraham. A muslim brother answered, Jews and Christians will be humiliated by God. I answered, No. We are all God's children. No one sticks a metaphorical rock in God's throat. The Prephet Muhammad knew this. Sometimes it feels like 500,000 Gazans are holding the world hostage. The earth will quake. And it did quake. It killed 50,000 people.
It's so strange to me that people in the world want to humiliate and hurt people. Islamer J.had is anathema to God and life. I am glad you know that.
Ahava Adonai Ahava Israel Elehenu Adonai Hashem. One of God's names in Hebrew Hashem means The Name. That's how humble God can be.
Salam/Hello,
I hope you're okay. From being a niqabi wahabi/salafi to removing the niqab and leaving Islam, I am not surprised, and I say this with all respect to you and to your choice. And no one has any right to judge you for that - just ignore them when they do!
I am Muslim but I have never 'joined' the salafi/Wahabi movement, as it seemed counter Islamic and a dangerous ideology that many unassuming Muslims slip into.
Hope you're doing okay, and that must've taken incredible bravery to leave x. Keep well dearest
WOW! Mendy you're an amazing person, I admire your courage and appreciate your honesty. I'm certain your story will save so many from this cult and other cults as well. Thank you for opening our eyes and reminding us to be brave in standing up to evil... Wishing you the best life ever!
I'm religious jew but never saw and heard about something like this. What I heard here is not Judaism.
An amazing story. Wow. My heart ❤️ goes out to the families especially the children trapped in such a life. May Hashem bless all imprisoned in that cult.
I escaped the Jehovah's Witness cult 1 year ago, it feels like ive taken the dog colar off & now im free to be the person I was born to be.
Good luck to you and well done
may you find the true path to God
I have escaped the LDS cult 6 years ago and have never felt so free.
I was raised JW but I didn't have to escape . I don't understand when ppl say they escaped. Was you baptized and if so was you forced to be baptized? Just curious?
@@annetteslifeamazing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 there are so many like you coming out atm
Mendy, good job explaining what a cult is. You can help many people who are in cults, who don’t even know they’re in one. God bless you.
Thank you for sharing this video. I enjoy real people and their inspiring stories.
Mendy, you're a true "inspiration for the nation". To go through what you went through and be able to so articulately (yes, even with your developing - and surprisingly decent - english) convey a message of hope, balance, growth, and healing is just mind-boggling. Thank you for your courage and candor. You are a beacon of light, and I bless you to experience only love, warmth, and clarity as the story of your remarkable life continues to unfold. Sending blessings,
Yaakov
Mendy is a real inspiration! To go thru his experience and to come out wanting to help others escape...and to love Ha-shem.
Ive seen this cult in New York. The men wear the same cloths as well.
So sad hey I grew up in a slightly similar situation I took some time of to study the Bible and get to know who God is outside of “ religion “ and it’s been such a blessing for my life now I have build a relationship with God based on true love not fear the fear did help me not to make so many mistakes in my life but love has truly helped me get deeper into my faith I always pray for everyone to know what is the difference between religion and relationships that’s the only way you can truly escape that kind of abuse
Wow! Mendy is a warrior and I give him so much credit for speaking out about it and moving forward.
I was born and raised in the west of Ireland the teachers and sometimes the priests beat the kids up it was traumatic don’t feel alone
What an amazing overcoming young man. I pray he continues to go from survivor to thriver, as he continues his journey. He said he’s concerned that people may see him as a victim; he doesn’t send those vibes at all.
WOW!! :)
Wow…Mendy is such an incredible human ❤ Your strength and resilience are so inspirational!
My mother is being manipulated in a church in Miami and I don't know what to do. I lost her. She will never change. If people try to leave the church, they send people to knock on their doors and try to get them back. They made my mother knoxk on past church memebers to try to get them back. They teach my mom not to trust doctors even if she gets very sick.
Which church?
@@JJ-kf4kc True, the church is irrelevant, as it can happen at any place of worship. Thank you for understanding.
I can't even speak to her anymore, it's like no one is home. She lost herself, feels like a void, and is replaced by what the church tells her what to think and how to think. They give her free bags of food, all junk food and horrible for health. She tells church members everything about my family's lives but when asked about the church, she stays quiet. It's a one-way street of information. She barely talks to her siblings and family members anymore. Speaks to church members every day, multiple times a day nonstop. They would call her in the middle of the night and early morning after waking up. She works for the church for free, seven days... Church taught her to "speak in tongues" whatever that is.
But other than that, life is going very well. It just feels like my mother passed a few years ago. Everything else in my immediate family is going well. No one argues with each other except my mother.
@@JJ-kf4kc i didnt ask you and I was just curious. I live in Miami. You must get your kicks off being a jerk online.
@@Life_42 Very sorry to hear this. My teenage daughter lost a close friend to her family joining a very conservative church. My daughter was banned from seeing her because she reads fantasy books. They are extremely rigid in their views. It's very sad.
Some of these conservative churches love bomb and act like the family to get in the victim’s head and alienate them from their family so they can get more money and time from them… I have seen this in Toronto too….
Wow! If I have learned anything, it is that cults and extremist sects can come from any religion. I'm not anti-religion at all, I'm actually religious. But it seems that some people will always twist a belief or take it too far. It's heartbreaking how people keep coming up with excuses and ways to harm others.
Such a great story ❤thanks for sharing it 👍👍👍👍 such a shame to have these groups. It puts all our people in the bad lights 😢
It's unbelievable what some people have to go through in their life in this world... And Chazak Baruch to all those holy, beautiful, strong souls like this young man who after experiencing such hell in this world still believes in God and keeps on going...
Wow…. That’s crazy! Thanks for sharing your story. You are an incredible person. I salute you for breaking away.
He is very brave and is doing very good work by exposing this. I have been trying to follow this awful group since the Canadian documentary - even there they found problems - the authorities found children with black toes as they were not taking socks off when washing as not to expose the flesh. Mendy is very intelligent and speaks very well .
Mandy your a hero! I'm just blown away at your spirit, u have a bright future ahead! I pray for your safety and well being! May Hashem watch over you and help you succeed in your mission! I'm so inspired that you didn't give up in life, u didn't give up on G-d. Your truly amazing! Wishing you all the best!
It was very interesting to hear this story, as a lot of it resonated with me.
What he was saying reminded me of my upbringing in the Roman Catholic church.
Hell isn’t something I believe in, because the G-d I know and Love would not do that to me.
I still don’t prescribe to a religion, but I get closer to Judaism every day.
I’ve read a lot of “holy” texts; the Mahabharata, the Kebra Nagast, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, the Didache, the Bible, the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Quaran...but I haven’t yet read the Tanakh.
So, I just ordered a Hebrew to English version of the Tanakh.
Peace. 🐰💙🇺🇸🗽🎸🎶🤝✌️
Souls CHOOSE Hell for themselves.
Wow! I am Christian and found this very educational. Mindy is an inspiration and hope.
I saw a documentary and it is even worse than he can describe
Hello from Geneva 🇨🇭 this is inhumane and shocking. Well done and utmost RESPECT to you ❤❤❤👏👏👏💯
Thank you for letting the world know of this evil cult. Only the light of day can fight these dark crimes. Thank you.
Hearing this story again in fresher light made my day, and affirmed that YOU ROCK and Im so grateful to know that your still SEARCHING and still SEEKING our CREATOR
Your right also, HE is in CONTROL and HE is KING
HE makes No Mistakes, and your JOURNEY OUT proves again G-D is in Control.
Thank you, Mendy
We thank you again
SHALOM
I'm a Muslim from Montreal and aren't they that group that left for Ontario because the Quebec child services were after them for child marriage and such? I had a Moroccan friend who's mom was Jewish and dad Muslim, she used to live in the Jewish neighborhood and told me about these women fully covered. I've nevr actually seen them, but know OF them.
Being that Lev Tahor is probably keeping tabs on how this video is making an impact, here is my message to them: When you go to bed tonight, ask yourself; "If we came into galus because of Sinas Chinam, what are we doing to come out of galus? Are we teaching our children to love every Yid? Are we showing them by example acts of Gemilus Chassadim, helping our brothers? Are we showing them how to have Ahavas Chinam?? "
Please don't try to answer these questions to me. In case you were brainwashed to control the members of your group- then your brain will automatically come up with proofs in The Torah that what you are doing is right.
Please try to answer these questions to yourself and see if the answer sits well with you.. You can always think about it more the next night.
One reason you might be hesitant to acknowledge what you really believe deep down, is that it would be too hard to change. It might be even too scary to even think about change, as your brain is conditioned by now to reject such thoughts. You most certainly will be scared to discuss this with people in your group, and it will require a lot of courage to act alone! But don't forget that Hashem helps all who try to do the right thing B'emes!
Wow!
How sad that this stuff is going on in this world. What an awesome person this young man is.
Thank you for sharing your story, it was very interesting. I'm glad that you're out.
He's so traumatized 😢. I hope he is able to speak with a counselor who can help him continue to heal from his life.
For those who don't know Yiddish, at 11:58, "shvartse molochim" means "black angels," or demons.
It's always good to hear The Other Side of the story on every story and most people do not like super religious people so there is already a prejudice against the religious ones.. Despite the endless investigations An instructions in the United States Canada and Guatemala they never found any evidence of abuse whatsoever. So I'm watching a kid that did not like to be religious and simply has a resentment against them
I saw a documentary about this group a couple of years ago. The abuse that was going on from to top to the bottum was very bad.
Almost all people and children looked scared. At the time they still lived in Quatamala
Thank you for sharing this. I had never heard of this group until I saw a little blurb on Andrew Gold. I appreciate you taking the time to let us know.
😢my heart. Too much. Its not enough to listen to this. Who is saving those children? What can we do?
WOW
The Frumka. They get it from someone covering her face. Think it was the prostitute in Genesis
Every cult is sexually motivated.
It is because Judaism as a religion can be very strict and dogmatic. I heard Judaism doesn't allow TV
That's not accurate.
There are certain ultra orthodox communities who are against exposure to the internet so they have minimal access.
I myself grew up like that and I'm very thankful. We watched movies maybe twice a year, didn't own a tv, had a computer only for essential stuff, and a phone with only talk and text.
I grew up playing on the streets till dark and using my imagination, while most kids my age grew up glued to a screen.
❤הכל זה לפני המשיח❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
❤הכסף בא מי”סדר עולמי חדש”❤הם לקחו בן אדם יהודי חילוני, מי קיבוץ והיבטיחו לו מיליוני דולרים,שהוא יקח ”חרדים”ויורידו אותם מי התורה הק’,הכל כתוב בתהילים ,במפורשים, פרק ב’’ מלחמה נגד ה’, תקשיב להרב דניאל עשור, ולהרב אמנון יצחק,❤לא לפחד הכל ה’ עושה ,,❤❤❤תשמח!!!!❤❤❤
❤❤זה לא תורה, ולא סחורה, ❤זה לא רצון ה’ יתברך,,❤❤ה’ אוהב את עמו,,❤מאוד ,,לא ”מכות”
The key word here is born into this. No child should have to abide by religious rules as they have no choice and are not mature enough to understand nor agree with what they are taught. The damage caused by this last for life but yet these religious institutions continue to inflict harm . If a person is 18 and can make an adult decision to join then that is a different story. Non stop videos done by people born into religions .
My real estate career has deteriorated since all this non sense even as a Muslim I can relate to
It is a bad timing to talk about Jewish extremism in this war moment when Hamas is focusing to make the Jews hated more and more. Hamas is a death cult like many others in the world past and present. Wait a bit when until the war end.
Funny him thinking lev tarh made that song its from Sister Act the Nun Woopi Goldberg 😅
It was really interesting but I would love to know how he got out
There are videos on TH-cam of him talking about it, don't know where exactly but if you look up his name you will find it.
Thank you
It looks like Muslims
You're interviewing about a cult - do your homework prior.
So they killed me father.....Wouldn't you ask what? Why? When?
Focus on condemning the enemies who are trying to exterminate us.
Talking about one Jewish cult that happens to be cruel and wacky simply gives the Jew haters an excuse to spew their despicable antisemitic propaganda.
Not a good ideas!!!
All dogmatic religions are just demons of human.
Wow
WOW! Very inspirational.
Wow. There are professional cult deprogrammers for a reason. The lingering effects of a cult led life can be terrible.
When it becomes about a person rather than Hashem, then it's a cult.
You are such a smart young man. God loves you, Mendy
So sad
Humans are power seekers
Jesus said “you must be born agains” have you met him? John 3:16, John -0:10, John 14:6, Matthew 11:28-30, Romans 10:9-10 💟
Thank God I am an atheist
Wow
Very much the same as Islam
Cruel and controlling
The worst cult is communism Many people are going in social media Religion is a sin Weak people are listening to cult leaders Poior minds Communism religion murdered 100 milion in Eastern Europe Tjid little young man has to know in Eastern Europe for 40 years was Stalin Go do something else Who is listening to this weavko
Lev Tahor sought asylum in Iran but were respectfully denied
Mendy, I'm so happy you're out of there, and you're so amazing to keep your faith in Hashem. As far as the Jewish concept of Gehenom: the idea of eternal punishment, or the idea of punishment for the sake of punishment, is foreign to Judaism. There is a judgement after death, and a process of cleansing and rectification that takes place so that the soul can go on to receive its reward unsullied by misdeeds or the experience of this world. Although it's a painful experience, the purpose of it is for the soul's benefit. That's what's meant by Gehenom. For very wicked individuals, the process can take up to 12 months. The practice of saying kaddish for a parent or loved one serves to alleviate the suffering that this process entails. Since it's unlikely and therefore disrespectful to assume that a soul would need the entire 12 months, the practice is to say the kaddish for only 11 months. I heard in the name of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe that, for the average Jew, 3 or 4 months in Gehenom is sufficient. Our tradition describes other processes that may be necessary, but the idea of it all is that this is to enable the soul to achieve a reward that is so incredible that the process is very much worth it. I remember hearing when I was in Yeshiva that a Chossid would happily jump into Gehinom. I took that to mean that, with the realization that through this process his soul will be freed from any blemish or anything that may hold him back from his reward - which is an amazing closeness with Hashem - he accepts and enters that process willingly and happily.
To me, the corruption of this idea into a horror to hold over children, giving the false impression that Hashem is just waiting (as if it could be) to catch a child out to punish him with a full measure of retribution for all eternity for some childish mishap, is astoundingly evil. The Torah and the Prophets teach us that Hashem is amazingly, infinitely merciful and wants to exercise that mercy and love, to give atonement and to bring a soul to its earned, indescribable reward, a reward that keeps increasing as time goes on. It is the worst slander against Hashem to say otherwise. To the contrary, Hashem is always waiting with anticipation for each of us to do good, and so to give us more and more reward, all the more valuable for having been earned instead of being free.
I'm so glad that you choose to believe in Hashem. If that means that you feel the need to reject the idea of Gehenom to do so, then so be it. Just keep on trusting Hashem. The Gehenom you were taught about doesn't exist anyway. No soul will be lost. As we say every morning: אלקי נשמה שנתת בי טהורה היא אתה בראתה אתה יצרתה אתה נפחתה בי ואתה משמרה בקרבי ואתה עתיד לטלה ממני ולהחזירה בי לעתיד לבוא Hashem will take care of your beautiful neshomo, have no fear, ultimately all will be well. Better than well.
Sorry to use this clique, but should Hitler be allowed to go to Heaven after "serving time?" Or Antiochus Epiphanes serves time in some sort of purgatory goes to Heaven? It cannot be! Mormons believe something like this. Catholics as well.
There must be a Hell according to the Tanakh. How you use that as a motivator shows the motivations of your leader. Weak leaders use false fear to make you a slave to their power. A true leader uses the truth to free, liberate, and mediate.
There is 2 types of hell, people who are there to cleanse and people who are there forever.
Mormons for some odd reason believe everyone can be saved and even did some ritual to cleanse Hitler's soul!!!
a compound
it's called hypocrisy
Yep, they twisted the truth to keep you under their thumb a.k.a. oppressed through force, deceit, etc. etc. etc.
the silver tongue, clearly forked..split..brood of vipers
Wow
Very sad to know about t 0:06 he dark side of .. very hard to believe but I am certain that it exists in primitive life not until today. Such group as cult is a challenge to be reached and save the members like this young man.
Sounds like the Muslims!
There are many muslim immigrants who arrived in the American Continent with Jews identity from the europe and other parts of the world, during and after WWI and WWII. Now, remember that in that period, the countries around the world were absorbing especially Jews who were fleeing the holocaust in europe. And because the Ottoman empire also displaced the Jews across their kingdom in the middle-est, many were massacred by their muslim neighbours who then used their IDs to emmigrate to the american countries. This is why you have many communities/families in american countries who pretend to be Jews, but they are observing their muslim doctrine.
There are sadly many extremist groups. There are some in New York ive heard of. A lot less extreme then this one, but still very strict. Mostly they are either shunned or ignored by other Jewish sects but ive heard some people defend those extremist groups that are harmful. Hopefully all victims of these terrible cults are saved and healed
If we only followed these verse
English Standard Version
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” genesis1:26. And
Mark 12:30-31
New International Version
30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’[a] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] There is no commandment greater than these. There will be love and peace to and from everyone.
There will be love to everyone 😊
What an incredibly brave young man x
" For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16 Jesus Christ is the way, the truth and the life. He is the Light of the world. In Him we are saved, because He gave His life, to redeem us from our sins. Amen ❤
Mosab is more than a HERO, he is an inspiration. Possibly a future leader to a people that need someone as amazing as him, and as honest and real as him
What a brave man .God bless him 💙🙏🇮🇱
Never heard of this until now
It's ur right to choose, ur a genius person. Take care
What do they gain ? Control, invoke fear and dominance obviously. Poor children.
Wow kinda reminds me of Catholic religion as i was growing up 50 or55 years ago
Fear of God and hell and all this control
WOW!.Mendy is an amazing young man! I'm so glad that he was able to escape and that he is thriving and doing well. What a Kiddush HaShem he is.... thank you for a very well done interview.
i remember when this story made headlines in Quebec. I am glad he is okay.!
In an ironic twist many coming out of this group actually have great character, Strong minded people. Here Mendy tells a story of his life that most of us would be much more emotional telling it but he just tells it in a very plain logical way. Knowing others who came out with the same ironic strong character tells this ironic twist.
WOW. I pray that the innocent people are freed soon with God's help!!! Kol Hakavod Mendy! Keep inspiring people! Thank you Yaakov and the Living LChaim team!
Perhaps you should take out the bit where he mentions his sibling wanting to leave despite him not naming that sibling. It could he dangerous for his family and hinder that siblings efforts
Smart young man. Glad he escaped that evil cult
I come from a loving Jewish family so it is easy for me to love Judaism but I see how others could feel differently. Rabbis like to talk about the beauty of Judaism and how its ways are ways of pleasantness. But the truth is that much of Judaism is weird or uncomfortable, especially if you were not raised that way. On Shabbes: Why can't I tear toilet paper? The stupid kleenex is plugging up the toilet. Why can't I use bar soap? Why can't use hot water? Why can't take a shower? How do I sit on the toilet and not get my tzitzis dirty? Of course, there are answers why and this is all part of accepted normative traditional Judaism. But what if you are in a Jewish cult, especially if you are a baal tshuva? How easy it would be to be mislead. Rabbis tell you to do hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of strange and bizarre things, many of which don't seem right. But if a cult rabbi tells you just a few more strange things to do, it seems like just another thing to do. Orthodox Jews today have a chumrah battle. Whoever can make Judaism more difficult wins. All the cult rabbi has to do is explain that this is chumrah. Sure no one else does it but we are more frum and God likes us better. As to discipline and violence, it was very common in Eastern Europe before the war for the melamed to hit the kids in cheder. They often had a special whip or cane. Ask any kind of question and whop!! Sheigetz, freyg nit azoi kein kashes (Gentile boy, don't ask any of these kind of questions). So my point is that we must not be so smug and content that our Judaism is not a cult and that we would never fall victim to a cult leader. In some ways, it is only a matter of degree.
Wow! Mendy thank you for sharing your story♥️ You are one of a kind.