An Introduction to Hasidic Judaism and the Sects
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- Not all Hasidic groups are the same!
There are many different groups, and in this video I explain what the sects are.
I draw heavily from the book ‘Hasidism, A New History’ which you can purchase here:
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This video might be a bit nerdy, but if you stick with it for the 12 minutes you will get a very good primer on Hasidic Judaism and what the sects are.
The video assumes you have no knowledge about Hasidic Judaism. If you know nothing or a little bit, or even a lot, here's a video that clears up the basic story of Hasidic Judaism.
It answer the foundational questions:
What is Hasidic Judaism?
And what do we mean by Hasidic sects?
Not all Hasidic Jews are the same, and this video will help you start to understand some of its history and distinguishments. It will also help you make sense of my work on my channel, which covers only really Hungarian sects.
The book referenced in this video is ‘Hasidism, A New History’
Link to the book I referenced in this video:
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This is such an important video.
A big part of my family was decimated in Eastern Europe so seeing some of these people hold on to that tradition actually means a lot to me. Maybe it shouldn't, but it does. Not only is it the Old Home, but let's not forget how many Jews are dead there, in the Old Home, how many of them would've lived and had children... Such a tragic loss of people, culture, customs, writings.
I feel the same way.
@Neonred7594 I've never met some family members, even one's who are alive, because I don't know their names, thanks to the "absolute necessity" of murdering useful Jewish citizens. My grandfather's first wife and most of her children were killed, so he married my grandmother, they had my father, and here I am. Yet I don't thank the Nazis for my existence. Had no one been harmed, G-d could have put my soul into a different body, with different parents. And no one would have had to suffer.
So I'm glad there are still many of us alive and holding onto our Jewish life, thank G-d.
@NeonRed so true!
I also feel this way, although my Orhodox European roots on my paternal grandmother’s Strashun family were not Hasidism.
Great video . This gives us a better understanding of the different sects without us having to study for several months getting everything straight. I’m not Jewish but have always been interested in the customs and way of life. Utube has allowed me to gain so much knowledge. I respect the way you seek to inform us. Thank you
Thank you for bringing this topic closer to us! Sounds like you're really enjoying this book!
Dearest Frieda, you are providing an invaluable service. We learn so much about Jewish life from you. And in these times of virulent antisemitism, educating and enlightening people about Judaism is crucial! With love, gratitude, and SHALOM, Maralyn Farber 🩵🩵P.S. yes, please more videos like this!
Nicely done, it gave me avenues to explore (rabbit holes). Looking forward to next installment.
Great job, looking forward to the series! As far as the rebbe being considered an intercessor between the chossid and Hashem, in Lubavitch I would take exception to this. The Rebbe felt - and spoke - very strongly that it was the spiritual work of each individual to enhance and maintain their own relationship to Hashem.
Thanks for this Frieda! I’ve wondered often about the different groups. I did know about the Bal Shem Tov from Lithuania and how it moved south to Belarus and Ukraine then West. I also remember that pne goal of the Satmars is to replace all the Jews killed in the Holocaust thus the more children the better. That Judaism is thriving in all its iterations today shows us that the Jews won WWII and Hitler is defeated with every new birth regardless of Hassid, Reform or any in-between!
The Baal Shem was from Ukraine actually. I grew up knowing that every Jewish child was another victory against Hitler. The revival of Jewish people in such robust diversity is nothing short of miraculous. Makes me well up...!
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Mazel Tov to the Jews for sticking it to the Nazi’s! Have you seen any videos by Sam Aranow? They’re really good about Jewish history from the collapse of the Bronze Age to the present.
So as a non-Jew (Boston Irish Catholic) odd as some practices might seem I like the idea of everything you do you're acknowledging Gods existence in your life and in the world. I was an altar boy as a kid and very much believed in God. There was a magic to life that at some point I lost. And I've never been able to find it again. Maybe I'm misunderstanding this but to me it seems like that is the most important part Hasidism is never letting yourself lose that connection never losing the magic the specialness of life
Great info Freida, thank you❤
That was very informative Frieda! Looking forward to more.
Frieda, thank you for sharing this information. Yes, it did make things more clear to me, a Protestant Christian. ❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸🇮🇱❤️🙏🏻
Frieda, thanks for this information! As always your videos are amazing! Much love ❤️🌹
Thanks dear 🙏
Thank you once again for your wonderful teaching. I bought the book on your recommendation. It’s a massive book and have not finished it yet but it’s great so far. If I was buying it again I’d get the hard back version although the soft back is good too. Have a great week and enjoy that lovely Satmar food or any other kosher food. It’s all terrific. May HaShem bless you and your son and family. Bill. UK
Bill! It's too big a book to be honest. You can't even lie down and read it. Soft cover would probably be more comfortable.
Always a pleasure watching your videos ❤
Your work is is clear and kind. Looking forward to a tour!
Come, come!
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My first introduction to Hassidim was when I read The Chosen by Chaim Potok. I also read other books of his that dealt with hassidim. That was many years ago. Eventually, I converted to Judaism, moved to Israel to learn more, and found myself in Geulah...home of many hassidim. It wasn't long before I knew I wanted to be hassidic. Through marriage, I became a Tsanz-Klausenberger hassida. So when you do your video of specific hasssidic sects, I would love to see you include Klausenberg.
You might wonder why as a hassidic women I watch your channel, truth is, I cannot get enough of Jewish life, and in a way this helps me to fill in my history vicariously. Thanks for what you do. I will be sharing this with my students, women world wide who are interested in learning about Judaism. Next week in the history section of my course, we will learn about hassidim.
Wow your story touched me. Klausenberg always drew me because of its gentler approach to Israel than Satmar. In fact, the Satmar rebbe was very unhappy with the Klausenberger Rebbe's insufficient anti zionism!
@@FriedaVizelBrooklynYes, I know there was conflict between The Satmar rebbe and the Tsanz-Klausenberger
Orthodox-ish Jew here and so glad you’re touching on this.
I enjoyed this video very much. My great grandfather lived in Williamsburg. I remember going there once as a small child to pick him up and thought we were in another country. We lived in Queens.
This was very educational - thank you!
May I say that you look stunning, Frieda! I'm really looking forward to the next episode. I'll keep watching from Germany.
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I will definitely order the book as I try to understand our religious backgrounds. Thank you so much for all the hard work and study it shows!
Shalom peace and blessing on you from the most high Hashem.
I sooooo appreciate it. I do the work with much love for people like you who want to learn.
Fantastic summary of the Hasidic movement, thank you!
Excellent! Vey well explained! ❤
Thank you so MUCH. This helps cut down on Anti-Jewish Attitudes through EDUCATION.🥰
thank you friend.
This is precisely the kind of knowledge I had long been wanting. Beautifully presented.
Thank you! I'm so so glad it was helpful!
As a non-Jew the Lubavitchers were the only sect I saw regularly - and my Jewish friends would talk about their interactions with them. Good video.
I'm Jewish and maybe that is because Lubavitch actually respects different people while what she didn't say was how rude some of these extreme sects are. Even to me since I'm not ultra orthodox
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I’m a teacher and hassidics moving into a town is a sign to find a new job. They take over the school board and then gut all funding for public education to lower their taxes. They sued a neighboring town to mine for anti semitism when they town is 60% Ashkenazi Jewish just not hassidic. The jews in the town banded together to block the hassidics from moving in and destroying the public schools. Hassidics are like Islamic extremists and evangelical Christian nationalists.
Definitely learned something! Very interesting!! ❤
Thank you so much! This was very interesting!
I am from Komárno, we have Jewish cementery and sinagogue what we are cherishing,and remembering the history of Jewish people whose Life was not easy during the war.Thank you for teaching as about God choosen nation.
keep up the great work - hatlzachah rabbah!
Pápa chassidim (known as Pupa) were mostly Belzers including the Arugas Habosem the rav of Chust, forefather of pupa rebbes. Somehow they became rebbes themselves. Just like Vien as someone else already mentioned in a comment.
These different dynasties were started in places that faced horrible Jew hatred and stuck together so it makes sense they were become very close and have similar ways of life
Very interesting indeed! My head is spinning a bit from all the information though. I'm really looking forward to your upcoming deeper dives into this fascinating and rich world.
Sorry, it’s a bit much, I know!
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn For those that find the speed a little too quick to absorb, perhaps remind them that you can click on the "gear" and slow the video speed down a bit!
Thanks interesting as usual the book looks very good
Thank you for this piece. Well done:
I will get this book!❤
Hi, your videos are nice and I didn't know there was a new book produced. There's a 1960s orange book that covers the Hasidic dynasties.
Brilliant. Nice job, Frieda. Here’s an interesting subject that came up in Tanach study last night: Rabbi said that he doesn’t really think a lot of outsiders coming in to the Hasidic (Lubavitch) group as a convert to this type of Orthodox Judaism. I’m going to quote from a text he sent me afterward when I questioned him further on this subject. He said, “…modern day converts unfortunately don’t always keep up with the responsibilities of an observant Jew. To be clear, once the conversion process is complete, the individual is a complete Jew (how do they view other Jews???), and if they stray from observance then they are like any Orthodox Jew who strays from the path….Converts are not to be treated as outsiders, however, my understanding is that oftentimes they indeed feel that way. This is very unfortunate.” Well, a lot can be said about this.
So much can be said about this. I wonder if there’s a good person I can speak to about conversions honestly. Several young people watch my channel and want to convert without anyone articulating the full story of what might happen… So much to be said, often such difficult outcomes…
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn I think Rabbi Adelman would be happy to discuss this matter. You may reach him through Chabad House in Amherst, MA. Just look up that number. I don’t want to give out his personal number. He does go over to Crown Heights quite a bit, and takes groups of UMASS students over to 770. You may even be able to catch up with him there if you make an appointment, or perhaps you can make a phone appointment to speak with him. . He is very welcoming to outsiders; however, as you know, there is a whole another side to this.
Very educational video. Thank you for explaining the sects in a way that a non-Jewish person can understand. Just subscribed to your channel so I can see more of your interesting videos.
i knew this topic was fairly complex so I am so glad to hear I taught something with it.
Thanks for sharing wishing everyone a wonderful day
Thanks dear Shaindy!
Thamks for this informative video. I thinkk it realistic to say that the future of Jewish religious life in the USA lies in the Hasidic and Haredi branches. But what is the difference between the two groups?
The term Haredi is used instead of "Ultra Orthodox". I think I would say Haredi is the PARENT term for Hasidic + Yeshivish.
So all Hasidim are Haredi but not all Haredim are Hasidim.
Haredim is more extreme than hasidim .
@@k.k.5046 I never heard that! Aren't Yeshivish people Haredim? Aren't Hasidim Haredim?
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn I guess you know the difference better than us . Hasidim is more about joyful singing and dancing 🤠
I'm smiling at the juxtaposition of the last post with this one.Some complain that you are not modest in dress.So our Frieda comes back in a leopard print and bright red lipstick.😊
ha ha, it wasn’t filmed in that order though!
I have so many questions. There is a group moving into our community in New Jersey from Brooklyn. I just wish we could find a way to coexist but the group is not very interested in meeting their new neighbors and unfortunately that breeds bad feelings.
Hi Frieda, This is an excellent video. Are there any Hasidic sects among the Sephardic Jews? What about the minor Hasidic sects that you refer to? It would be interesting to have a video on the minority sects. Do the various sects intermarry? Do they get along with each other? Is there a common Yiddish spoken by all? Do Hasidic men wear wedding rings? - I've seen a number of videos and look for them but don't see them. What group(s) would the Hasidic Jews in Israel and elsewhere belong to? If I am correct, how do the very scholarly Hasidic men support their families if they don't work? I too am fascinated by the shtethl (sic) life in Eastern Europe but don't like to look at them too much because I know that the culture along with the millions were destroyed in the Holocaust. I always wondered what happened to the boy in The Fiddler on the Roof who moved to Poland with his wife after the pogrom - I know he was just a fictional character in the movie but I can't help thinking of him whenever I see the movie. I have no idea of the day-to-day life of the Hasidim in America (I'm a Catholic) but I find the culture fascinating (except for the gefillte fish). I think there's some truth to the claim that they preserved the remnant. Thanks for the informative video Steve
Steve!
A lot of questions!
1. No Sephardic Hasidic sects, it's an Ashkenazi phenomenon. However, there are some Sephardim who were absorbed into the Hasidic community.
2. Minor sects would be fun to cover, and much easier than major sects!
3. Some people will marry into other sects, but not everyone!
4. Mostly the sects get along but there are stereotypes about different ones. There was a sordid episode of fighting between Chabad and Satmar but now it seems that Chabad and Satmar are learning to appreciate each other. This could be an episode too!
5. Some groups speak more Yiddish than others! Most speak some degree.
6. No, men don't wear wedding rings. Jewelry is considered women's clothing and not allowed.
7. There are many of the same groups in Israel but some unique ones headquartered there like in the famous very insular enclave Mea Shearim. (where visitors can get egged and attacked).
8. Gefilte fish is not as bad as its reputation!
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Thanks Frieda, great program and great answers! Glad to have an answer to the ring question especially. I still have to differ with you about the gefillte fish tho. Looking forward to more of your interesting videos. Mazel Tov, Steve
Do you have a reference to show the difference between Hasid and Sephardic? I've seen a couple videos, but they didn't make sense ro me. They way you explain things makes it easy to understand. Thank you.
I can try! Sephardic and Ashkenazi are two major geographic dispersions of Jews. We lived for long times in different places and developed a lot of different cultural distinctions. Hasidim is a movement that arose within Ashkenazi Jewry. Maybe one day a video...
@FriedaVizelBrooklyn thank you! Your "Get" video came to my feed yesterday out of nowhere! I cried for you and then started looking at all your videos. I am enjoying them. I loved you getting pizza with Seth! Such joy there! ❤️ And Pearl!!! 🥰
@@deemcdaniel9150 aww I’m glad you’re watching
Vien only recently became a chasidic group, the founding fathers in America were oberlanders
Yes, very true. I couldn’t go into this in such a short video but I find that especially interesting.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn I only mentioned it because you mentioned Vien
@@mottyk8491 Yes because Vien has some big institutional buildings around the area I'm in all the time so I can't help mentioning them.
yeah, they used to daven nusach ashkenaz till pretty recently
Thank you 😊I got that book😁🙏
I certainly learned something today. This is very helpful and informative. Would you agree that what you call sects/courts/dynasties are comparable to the nomenclature in Christianity of denominations?
I think so. It’s essentially used to mean segments.
This has probably been written already in these comments, but the Hasidic courts are similar to Christian “denominations.” Most believe in One, Triun God, but some of the secondary beliefs and the mode of worship and living differ.
well done! thank you!
Loved the video. As a Breslever, I have nothing against na nachs. However, it’s not the mainstream style in Breslev and isn’t considered to be mainstream Breslev.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, many Breslevers have gone Uman crazy. Instead of spending Rosh Hashanah with their wife and children, they go to Uman, even if they don't realistically have the money to afford the trip.
Do you like the movie, Ushpizin?
Are you friends with Shuli Rand?
Do you know Shalom Arush?
Have you seen Rebbe Nachman's chair in Jerusalem?
The first time that I ate kugel yerushalmi was when I spent Shabbat with Breslov in Jerusalem.
Hi I’m from Romania from city Satu Mare/Satmar we have here a very old and beautiful synagogue
Hello dear Romanian friend. Our roots are in your country :)
Thank you very much for another amazing video-blog!
Also, wished to ask from you if its not too personal that I've been following your channel for a while now, and I wasn't sure so I rather ask but if I get it right from the videos and topics are you/ is your family originally a Satmar Jewish family?
@friedavizel
Thank you!
My family is Satmar and I went to Satmar girl's school and lived in the Satmar village of Kiryas Joel, but none of my family members are "original" Satmars, meaning, they didn't live in the city of Satumar before the holocaust. Many of today's Hasidim of Satmar only became Satmar after the war when they lost their communities. Personally, I left the Satmar sect but my family is very much of this society.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Thank you very much for your kind respond!
Shabbat Shalom!
Wait... Does the word "sects" have negative connotations?! I always heard it as a very neutral word to describe any distinctive religious subgroup.
Yes I learned this the hard way when people took massive offense that I used it. I think it’s especially used as “cult” in Europe.
Thanks!
Thanks so much!!!
01:45 Wait, is that Menashe Lustig?
lol my editor cut him in as the disciple 🤣
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn That's awesome! I've seen the film Menashe many times, it's such an amazing work, not just in its portrayal of Hasidism but as a document of New York in general. Then I discovered his YT channel and sent him a note thanking him for the film and he even wrote back, couldn't believe it! 😁
I always thought it was beautiful how a Rebbe’s son or Son in law would take over when the time came.
Then again, there are often pretty ugly feuds around successions.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn absolutely
Skver is an offshoot of Chernobel
Rachmastrivka is also an offshoot from Chernobel how do I know this? My father's father's side were from Belz & his mother's side were Skver I am from a real mixed bag family & my mother's side were Kapuster chassidim which was an offshoot of Lubavitch
Awesome, thank you for teaching us, I really appreciate it. Obviously you have yichus :)
So informative. Thank you. Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks Martine.
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5:20 To be technical we were more than decimated by the holocaust (reduced by a factor of 1 in 10) we were tertiated (reduced by a factor of 1 in 3)
Wow. Okay, I appreciate this!
Video suggestion: why Americans use "Hasidim" (or Hasidic) and Hebrew-speakers say "Haredim."
While all these different Hasidic sects are holy and are contributing a unique goodness to the world and are beloved by Hashem…. It’s important to note that only 1 of those Chasidic Sects today is nearly identical to the ROMANTIC MYSTICISM of the originator of Hasidism - the Baal Shem Tov, and that is Breslov (Breslev; Bratzlov).
Everyone loves reading all the hundreds of Baal Shem Tov stories, but yet mysteriously none of the Chasidic Sects today seem even remotely similar to those stories, except for Breslov in terms of its continued emphasis on studying Kabbalah & being in constant Devekut, especially by going to the forest every day alone for at least an hour/day and just pouring out your heart & screaming & dancing & clapping to one’s Father-In-Heaven, the Creator-of-the-Universe.
Frieda I love your ability to open up a world that for so many of us has been only a caricature of it’s true nature. I live in Utah which is chock full of some very conservative Christians and there is a very strong Chabad presence here. A rabbi moved into our county and immediately started seeking out all the Jewish people here in this very insular place. This year I attended a public Menorah lighting at our county building for the first time ever so the Chabad group is having a very positive affect on the people here.
Frieda, what a wonderful video ! I could not have wanted a better topic. I ordered the book , it will no doubt be "over my head" but I will devour it all the same. Frieda, I look forward to your video's! I will need to watch this video a few times, there is so much content. I will look forward to the other video's in this series. Have a wonderful day Frieda. I know you don't cover Chabad, they are the group I recieve emails from and subscribed to The Scroll, which I recieve in the mail. You know I appreciate you and your video's.
Thank you Joe. Perhaps I will change my mind about covering Chabad (but as an outsider) because I’m learning a lot and getting quite curious to explore Chabad more. The more I interact with Chabadniks the more curious I get.
What an excellent introduction to the concept of Hasidism! I look forward to the next installment. ❤
Thank you Sharon!
Very informative especially for an outsider. Thank you Frieda.
No question about it, I have become a Frieda Vizel groupie here in Rapid City, South Dakota. Even having been born and raised in Brooklyn, I was unaware of the subtleties of Hasidism that you have so eloquently discussed. For that I thank you. I wonder if it is within your scope of expertise to comment and address the "Modern Orthodox" communities. They too, believe in the centrality and primacy of a traditional interpretation of Torah, yet, to my mind differ in their willingness to break out of those isolated, insular communities of which you spoke. Again, thank you - regards from Rapid City, South Dakota
Thank you for watching all the way from Rapid City! I would probably say the best way to analyze what Modern Orthodox Jews consider the boundaries of Torah life is to interview someone and compare notes to Hasidism. That would be really interesting. An idea I’ll think about!
OOOh Frieda love this kind of topic, there is so much speculation around it 🕵
This is great! Please continue! And thank you for all of your great work!
Thanks Frieda this is a great summary! I'll be sharing your channel in my (Anthropology of religion) seminars at University as we're reading Hidden Heretics and you interviewed Fader. Sad to have missed your tour as part of the YIVO program last summer
Isaac perhaps there will be another chance. So glad you’re reading Hidden Heretics in class. My interview with Fader is one of my favorite interviews as the book is very interesting.
Wonderful video. And I look forward to more videos covering this topic.
Another insightful video. A clear glimpse into the varied Chasidic sects or courts respectfully and empathetically presented by Frieda. Well-done! Looking forward to the next episode. Shkoyakh!
Thank you as always Zelde dear.
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You’re doing very important work. Thank you. ❤
Thank so much for another super informative video. Was nice to begin to piece together some fragments of knowledge I have around this, particularly the history. 🙃 Really looking forward to the next one ❤
Thank you for sharing! I find the connections between sects (beliefs, practices, and even family ties) so interesting.
This was very informative. Question: Do the different sects interact with each other? Inter marry?
Good question. Similar sects: almost always. But I don’t think it’s common for Satmar and Bobov to do a match, they are too different. Definitely not with Satmar and Lubavich. There’s a lot of complicated history there…
NOT TRUE! - The current Bobover Rebbe himself, did a match with Satmar. His son Chaim Shulem married the granddaughter of the Satmer Rebbe (Beirach Moishe).
Besides, The Satmar Rebbe (B. M.) with the old Bobover Rebbe (R' Shloime) were first cousins, the two mothers were sisters...
But with Satmar and Lubavitch you are basically right.@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn
Ahhh but they are Rebbish (royalty) and the rules for Rebbishe are different. With laypeople would you say it would happen?
As usual well done- clear and concise
So glad I found this channel! I lived in Brooklyn for 20 years and have always been fascinated with all the different Hasidic courts and their traditions. Thanks so much!
So glad you found my channel indeed! Thanks for leaving comments, I enjoy them.
They are a wonderful people
In Christianity we use the term, "traditions" to denote the various groups and their beliefs. I find your video so helpful in gaining a better understanding of Hasidim.
Hi, I am from Ukraine, Lviv, my dad comes from Zhidachov (Zhydachiv, Жидачів), the city mentioned in the video. It is very nice to see Ukrainian roots in Jewish culture and history. Thank you!
I'm very much looking forward to learning about the different sects and their beliefs and practices. Thank you so much for your informative videos.
Great introduction and excited to see the next series. Will be following this closely. Thank you for always sharing.
Thank you!
Excellent introduction and looking forward to more chapters. I’m in Montana and we have Chabad out here. Cheers!
Cheers Susan.
Thank you for this program. I will watch it again to get a stronger idea of this history.
I really enjoyed this video! It was so educational and helpful in furthering my understanding. Please do more! I feel that by understanding others false ideas fade!
I really appreciate hearing this. I didn’t know if people would be interested in this type of more nerdy content.
What a terrific upload. Very clear and informative for us who know very little about the different sects. I hope that there will be more to come. Truly enjoyed the content. Thank you very much.
So glad it was helpful!
I just read that same section of the book over Shabbos, nice timing! I think attributing Chasidic identity today mainly to its opposition to the modern secular world is condescending, though. Do you agree with the authors’ take on that, as an insider, Frieda?
Good question. You have a point. I do agree, and I appreciate you raising questions about that assumption. What do you think would be the correct way to frame it?
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn I'm not sure what we are framing, so I'll just expand on my comment and hope that helps. I worship occasionally with a Chasidic community, and their daily lives are based in their beliefs and culture, not as an opposition to anyone else's culture. I think there is a major difference between that positive direction, and the negative one of directing life against something. That's what I was asking--am I seeing an unusual segment, in your opinion? Does it differ between sects, or at different times, etc.?
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn My East Meadow Jewish Grandparents rebelled against all of this "Religiosity" that they came from. My Secular Grandma used to tease me for "dressing like a Grandma" when we took the LIR into my Uncle's apartment at the Churchill. I've always been old-fashioned and modest. Lately, I've felt our Rashi spirit in me, and wonder if I have a "Modesty" DNA code built in.😂 In jesus CULTS they teach you to "Be In The World Not Of The World", so I find it funny when X-tians dress scantily with a cross on. I always joked that I was Amish; I didn't realize I just wanted to be myself: an Chabadnik 🕎
Hadassah - Yes I see what you are saying. I think framing Hasidim as opposition to something probably relates a lot to our perspectives of judging them from the outside. Which is a very limited view. It’s also probably a more accurate description of the more insular groups than the more integrated and open groups.
Love your videos!
Thanks for watching!
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Very interesting and educational video. I am a secular Jew and practicing Buddhist. Both my stepbrothers ‘converted’ Hasidism, but we don’t have much contact. I’ve had interactions with the Chabad Houses, over the years, which tend to do community outreach. I always found them to be very cordial, respectful, and generally nice people even when I refused their invitations to various events 😃
Loved the video, Frieda.
I have a big interest in Jewish history including, of course, the birth of Chassidut, its diversification and growth. I don’t have the particular book you presented today, but from the tone in your video I wonder if the authors are writing from the outside in or the inside out. Either way, good video!
Love the blouse and would like to say that no animals were harmed in the its production! 😂
Ha ha, no animals were harmed for sure! Tzar baal hachayiim is a commandment I feel strongly on easily…
I think you are on to something and surely the book is written outside in but this isn’t so much about the book but some very basic descriptors of different sects.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn I was hoping that would make you laugh.
I have a very large personal library of Jewish history including things from within different communities. From my perspective, in order to understand Chassidut properly, you also have to truly know and grasp the history.
One of the first things that attracted me to your work was your scrapbooks from grade school. It’s priceless, Frieda.
@@jimdeane3667 Thank you Jim. I'm here to learn from you too. (and laugh!)
Our channel has videos of rebbes of dozends of sects.
So interesting and I cannot wait for more. As an outsider I am curious as to the ability to move from one sect to another. Is this done? If so, when? Can a marriage happen between two people from different sects? Looking forward to installment 2.
I think it’s done most through marriage.
So if a couple gets married and the husband is Pupa and the wife is Vien then the couple will traditionally become Pupa Hasidim.
Marriages do happen across sects especially across sects that are similar to each other. So between Satmar and Lubavich not as much, but Skver and Pupa probably much more so.
Thank you for covering this subject in a short history. It just whets my appetite for further information. Great job, Frieda.
Thanks for making the distinction between a "cult" and a religious sect...
There was a Jewish cult. It's called lev tahor.
Frieda, thank you for this - it really helped explain things. I have been with the Anabaptists, and it is similar with them also as there are the Amish and Mennonites but there are different groups of each. For example, with the Amish there are the Schwartzentruber sect, the Lancaster, the Midwest, etc and different subgroups. All have slightly different distinctives within each, such as the design and shape of the women's haircovering for example. However, their core beliefs are the same. This stands true for the Mennonites also.
I was hoping you might do a video along the lines of 'Where are they today?' with this Bobover wedding in 2017 - th-cam.com/video/mXfUTX2_5KU/w-d-xo.html This was the grand wedding of the Rebbe's youngest daughter and I watch it several times a month as it has me fascinated. I love the music, the atmosphere, and can feel the joy in the room. What is her name and where is she today? Do she and her husband have children now? It has 218K views so I suspect I am not the only one wondering!
I would love to collaborate on a video showing the nuances in Amish/Mennonite dress and something similar in Hasidic dress. I am fascinated by this kind of thing.
I doubt I could get a Rabbinic (royal) couple to give me an update, but my assumption is that they have several children. I am trying to figure out how to do a segment on weddings without selling the intensity of weddings short!
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn I think whatever you are able to do will be awesome - your videos are very informative and helpful.
Very interesting Frieda. Thank you for this video. Looking forward to the next video. Never knew there were so many different sects contained in one area.
I don't think Visnitz comes from Vinnitsa in Ukraine. They come from Romania, maybe Kosiv.
You're right
Oh… thanks for the correction - I will look into this further!
Amazing job!! Can't wait for the next videos...