Shattered Expectations: Author's Experience Living in Ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem Neighborhood

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  • @YtUser-c1c
    @YtUser-c1c 4 місяці тому +65

    I met one of the Rabbis, Moshe Peleg. He invited us (a group of christian women), made us tea and coffee and showed us around his charity for underprivileged youngsters from the Haredi community. He was nice, great sense of humor and very insightful about the old testament. I’d love to meet him again.

    • @davedaves3489
      @davedaves3489 4 місяці тому +2

      When did this meeting happen ? How did you meet him ? I am going soon with a group. How can we find him ?

    • @stephenfisher3721
      @stephenfisher3721 4 місяці тому +1

      Did you perhaps mean Rabbi Moshe Peled association manager, director and head of the Shorashim Center and Shirat Jerusalem Seminary?

    • @YtUser-c1c
      @YtUser-c1c 4 місяці тому

      @@davedaves3489 I don’t know how to meet him. It was a chance encounter. It was not on the itinerary. My tour guide from the Netherlands had him over as a guest in her house once, and she accidentally spotted him walking down Ben Yehuda street.

    • @davedaves3489
      @davedaves3489 4 місяці тому

      @@YtUser-c1c thanks. Which month year did it happen ?

    • @YtUser-c1c
      @YtUser-c1c 4 місяці тому +1

      @@davedaves3489 It was in March 2019

  • @trespire
    @trespire 4 місяці тому +26

    The most powerful experience is receiving the Sabath on the Friday eve. If you are staying with an obsreving familiy, or even better within Jerusalem, the transition to Shabat can almost be tasted in the air. Everything changes, the sounds, music in the home, gathering of family, everything is cleaned, food is cooked. No work is allowed during the Sabath so your mind is released from the mundain, to contemplate the spiritual.

  • @quaver1239
    @quaver1239 4 місяці тому +38

    You have made me very happy. Thank you for telling your story. ✡️🇮🇱🇮🇱

  • @TheSallyboom
    @TheSallyboom 4 місяці тому +18

    Awesome. I had a feeling they were great people to live alongside. Bless you for doing this.

  • @zilpah9890
    @zilpah9890 4 місяці тому +23

    I also found that the Jews of Mea Shearim are the cream of the crop. Even though I do not know Yiddish they are warm friendly helpful modest understanding generous. I worked especially with young mothers. They are very loving and devoted. They help each other and sincerely enjoy every child as if it's the first even if it's number fourteen!

  • @nolickspittle4753
    @nolickspittle4753 4 місяці тому +7

    What a wonderful Kiddush HaShem - well done! Chazak Ve'ematz!

  • @jamesirmert
    @jamesirmert 4 місяці тому +5

    I have no doubt that the Ultra Orthodox Communities would be hospitable to a Fellow Jew who also speaks Yiddish and who's Grandparents share history. I do however wonder precisely how welcoming they would be to anyone else.

  • @ntheg
    @ntheg 4 місяці тому +7

    Sounds so interesting, thank you for this video

  • @Gannicus-USA
    @Gannicus-USA 4 місяці тому

    Nice to hear someone go into a place with open eyes. People will surprise you!

  • @melissavancleave8686
    @melissavancleave8686 4 місяці тому +28

    What a lovely man. I look forward to reading his book.

    • @thehevytrooper
      @thehevytrooper 4 місяці тому

      i think its his best book so far! even better then catch the jew!

    • @liran.9153
      @liran.9153 4 місяці тому

      I didn’t read catch the Jew but I read lies that everybody tell and the one in the video and both are profound in writing and storytelling, funny and overall great reads’

  • @AmaliaMagenCohen
    @AmaliaMagenCohen 4 місяці тому +11

    He is a great writer . Fun and yet tons of info

  • @katieharrington2845
    @katieharrington2845 4 місяці тому +19

    I'd love to do this and live and learn from the Jews we are all united Under God. ❤God bless you all today

    • @toviaskryptonitelll976
      @toviaskryptonitelll976 4 місяці тому +1

      Go and watch One for Israel. Rabbinical Judaism is not second temple Judaism

    • @GreenCanvasInteriorscape
      @GreenCanvasInteriorscape 4 місяці тому

      The Catholic Church isn't doing inquisitions anymore either the lutherans have put away their desires to immolate the chosen also. The second temple was destroyed, thus things changed 👀

  • @YosefEichenblatt
    @YosefEichenblatt 4 місяці тому +5

    Beautiful story ❤

  • @themajestyofchassidus8770
    @themajestyofchassidus8770 4 місяці тому +2

    What a refreshing interview! A Kiddush Hashem! ❤❤❤

  • @PinchasEidelman-to1ut
    @PinchasEidelman-to1ut 4 місяці тому +2

    Amazing.

  • @Agmaio
    @Agmaio 4 місяці тому +5

    Amazing big fan of tuvia

  • @lynetterowberry2
    @lynetterowberry2 4 місяці тому +3

    You smile ... I smile. 😊🙏💜🌍🕊

  • @liran.9153
    @liran.9153 4 місяці тому +1

    I love tovia and iv read two of his books, a really fun read

  • @thegeorges2384
    @thegeorges2384 4 місяці тому +5

    This guy sounds and looks like Sergeant Schultz

    • @alexcarter8807
      @alexcarter8807 4 місяці тому +1

      *Hast ein got vun Schockolate bar??*

  • @cohenlabe1
    @cohenlabe1 4 місяці тому +4

    Somebody give the mana chair

  • @aliciabell6688
    @aliciabell6688 4 місяці тому +11

    So it sounds like they were a bit in awe of his lineage.

    • @Chez_Jusolae
      @Chez_Jusolae 4 місяці тому +11

      They were happy that he came to them respectfully and engaged respectfully. Yes, there was likely awe at his lineage, but more that he may be swayed back to the path and it is a talking point special to him. If they talk up the grandfathers then he may be drawn to follow in their ways. Not a simple because you come from these people we will give you respect. Any Jew who comes to them respectfully, on their terms respectfully, will be welcomed.

    • @PC-bd3uh
      @PC-bd3uh 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Chez_Jusolae lol gotta be 'on their terms' though....imagine any group of people saying 'we'll be respectful to you only if you conform to our terms' - so sad

    • @kerriwilson7732
      @kerriwilson7732 4 місяці тому

      @@PC-bd3uh sounds like the progressives. If you embrace my perversions and march as my ally we're all good. If you refuse we will label you phobic & try to vilify & undermine you in society. 🇨🇦

    • @caralhoguy
      @caralhoguy 4 місяці тому

      @@PC-bd3uhreal

    • @Chez_Jusolae
      @Chez_Jusolae 4 місяці тому +3

      @@PC-bd3uh Um..no. This isn't just respect, this is inviting this person into their homes and lives. I treat many people respectfully that I would not welcome into my home and family events. That would be healthy boundaries. If someone is interested in learning more about my personal life, they would need to be respectful of it in a manner that respects and conforms to the values of my life. If not, that's fine. I can treat them respectfully without having them in my life that closely.

  • @masternorbus
    @masternorbus 4 місяці тому +1

    Tuvia: Remember our dinner at Joya = Jerusalem?

  • @boogerie
    @boogerie 4 місяці тому

    Interestingly enough the residents of Mea Shearim are non-Zionist. Some like the Naturei Karta are anti-Zionist

  • @iliya2010
    @iliya2010 4 місяці тому +3

    Mea shearim quarter is like to go back in time for 100 years.

  • @urbandad885
    @urbandad885 4 місяці тому +23

    Without lies, islam dies.

    • @xmathmanx
      @xmathmanx 4 місяці тому

      Ooh, a little bit of intolerance breaks the veil of reasonableness

  • @AsafMarom
    @AsafMarom 4 місяці тому +2

    Peter griffin?!

  • @king-fisher
    @king-fisher 4 місяці тому +5

    But... but...but... my Columbia Professor told me they're eviI colonist occupiers!

    • @IbnRushd-mv3fp
      @IbnRushd-mv3fp 4 місяці тому

      Lol, the ADL doesn't say that, I wonder why?

    • @Dog-bb8hr
      @Dog-bb8hr 4 місяці тому

      Aren‘t many Ultraorthodox Jews anti-Zionist? I saw some protesting alongside Palestinians.

    • @williamhogue6429
      @williamhogue6429 4 місяці тому

      the neighborhood he is talking about is Anti-Zionist

  • @HalleluYAH-b5d
    @HalleluYAH-b5d 4 місяці тому +1

    I LOVE their accent!!!

  • @stevenwiederholt7000
    @stevenwiederholt7000 4 місяці тому

    I have a question. With ultra-Orthodox Jews What's With The Hats? I'm just curious.

    • @dnybwzglw162
      @dnybwzglw162 4 місяці тому +2

      It is a custom, an expression of reverence for God and submission to God.

    • @liran.9153
      @liran.9153 4 місяці тому +2

      The Shtreimel is a fur hat worn by Hasidic man usually after they are married and it is a custom and is beautiful to wear especially in sabbath

    • @TheVintessa
      @TheVintessa 4 місяці тому +3

      You cover your head as an acknowledgement that God is above. The big hats are just custom.

  • @ruthruth647
    @ruthruth647 4 місяці тому +4

    I love his books, read the Catch the Jew! Funny eh

    • @EL-oj6uq
      @EL-oj6uq 4 місяці тому

      YES

    • @thehevytrooper
      @thehevytrooper 4 місяці тому

      ive read both... i think this one was a better read... especialy since i live in jerusalem and so close to them... its amazing what he did in this book

  • @rationalistssj6540
    @rationalistssj6540 4 місяці тому

    so his expectations were not 'shattered' at all, or perhaps they were because he intended to pen a negative book

    • @TheVintessa
      @TheVintessa 4 місяці тому +1

      He went without an agenda. He’s a proper journalist.

  • @clairefarnell9489
    @clairefarnell9489 4 місяці тому +16

    The Ultra Orthodox neighbourhoods are such unusual places. I was travelling in Israel in the 1990's and it was the unfriendliest community. I was lost, they wouldnt help me. I needed nothing but direction, i got nothing...no help. Just foul looks from angry looking men. So sad.

    • @quaver1239
      @quaver1239 4 місяці тому +22

      Do you think this had everything to do with your being female? That's what I believe. You mention "angry looking men." They are taught from puberty onwards that they must not look at or talk to women or girls. And they are simply frightened of having to do so, and thereby breaking some rule of purity. I believe that what you saw was fear, not anger. I too have been on that side (your side) of ultra-orthodox men. Of course I could be wrong, but think it worth mentioning. Your comment is interesting and sad.

    • @davedaves3489
      @davedaves3489 4 місяці тому +1

      How were you dressed ? Almost naked probably as a summer tourist. Thats disrespectful in that community. Women were more likely to have helped you.

    • @peacenlove8992
      @peacenlove8992 4 місяці тому +6

      Read the above comments in this section.... can u blame them for not wanting to open communication? The entire world looking for ways to blame them...unfortunately

    • @jasonsmall5602
      @jasonsmall5602 4 місяці тому +5

      Maybe they didn't understand you

    • @rationalistssj6540
      @rationalistssj6540 4 місяці тому

      They are the nicest people in the world and they live a pure life; maybe not as nice as people in Gaza, though

  • @lorriegallardo8053
    @lorriegallardo8053 4 місяці тому +7

    That is his prospective which might be true and there is the other prospective of others which is also true.

    • @quaver1239
      @quaver1239 4 місяці тому +1

      Do you perhaps mean "perspective"? Look it up.

    • @davedaves3489
      @davedaves3489 4 місяці тому +2

      "Perspective". Your comment also suggests a LOW level of education since it is self-evident.

    • @PaulBCohen
      @PaulBCohen 4 місяці тому

      @@davedaves3489 Fault-finding is unbecoming on you. I think the observation is helpful. Just because you might be "highly educated" doesn't mean others can't benefit from a comment beneath your mighty intellect and knowledge.

  • @isaiah5343
    @isaiah5343 4 місяці тому +14

    Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins, Jhn 8: 24 "Jesus speaking" Please Repent and Believe!

    • @johnmann8659
      @johnmann8659 4 місяці тому

      @isaiah5343
      Luke 9:22-> John 1:11
      Romans 11:25-32

  • @PC-bd3uh
    @PC-bd3uh 4 місяці тому +2

    'if you pay me good' - lol

  • @newdayhomes8069
    @newdayhomes8069 4 місяці тому

    They came to you for shabbat diner? Really?

  • @SFD45182
    @SFD45182 4 місяці тому +2

    It must be different in NYC

  • @AnoJanJan
    @AnoJanJan 4 місяці тому +1

    So they’re welcoming only if you speak Yiddish?

    • @talmoskowitz5221
      @talmoskowitz5221 4 місяці тому +4

      The belief is that earlier generations, being closer to revelation, are of greater holiness and closer to the wisdom G-d bestowed. Similarly, the remnant of holiness in Tuvia's Yiddish is from the sanctity of his great-grandfather. The Yiddish speaking world was devastated. That's the basis of connection: speaking to you is a recreation or restoration of when our great-grandfathers spoke.

    • @TheVintessa
      @TheVintessa 4 місяці тому +1

      Everyone is more welcoming if you can speak the same language, yes?

    • @chatisawasteoftime
      @chatisawasteoftime 4 місяці тому +1

      Change Yiddish to Flemish. Does that make it better?

  • @mandelleli
    @mandelleli 4 місяці тому +1

    איך וועל דיר שוין לאזן וויזען

  • @toviaskryptonitelll976
    @toviaskryptonitelll976 4 місяці тому +3

    To be fair he was probably treated like that because his ancestors.

    • @annonimiss6422
      @annonimiss6422 4 місяці тому +6

      To be even more fair, he was probably treated like that because they're kind people.

    • @toviaskryptonitelll976
      @toviaskryptonitelll976 4 місяці тому +1

      @@annonimiss6422 my wife’s family are Orthodox Jews, I was not allowed into a synagogue because I was not Jewish. Do you consider that “kind” ?

    • @toviaskryptonitelll976
      @toviaskryptonitelll976 4 місяці тому +1

      @@annonimiss6422 They disowned family members if they decide to follow Jesus. Do you consider that “kind” ?

    • @chatisawasteoftime
      @chatisawasteoftime 4 місяці тому +1

      @@toviaskryptonitelll976 Why would you want to go to a synagogue? Your wife threw it all away for you?

    • @toviaskryptonitelll976
      @toviaskryptonitelll976 4 місяці тому

      @@chatisawasteoftime it was a historic synagogue in London. I don’t need to go to a synagogue that teaches that dead people could intercede for you. You probably follow that pagan practice as well

  • @tartufo4870
    @tartufo4870 4 місяці тому +5

    What about Jesus the Messiah 🤔...of course they behave nice, bc you omitted Jesus Christ 🤔🤔🤔...dude ⚠️⚠️⚠️❓️❓️❓️what ultra orthodox ⚠️⚠️⚠️,without Jesus Christ you are dead.

    • @stephenfisher3721
      @stephenfisher3721 4 місяці тому +2

      Jesus lived as a human and died only about 2000 years ago, which is very recent in the long years that humans have lived. That means that most humans who ever lived died without any possibility of being saved by Jesus.

    • @AnoJanJan
      @AnoJanJan 4 місяці тому +1

      @@stephenfisher3721the Old Testament is about living under the law. Jesus came so that we may be saved through Him.

    • @GreenCanvasInteriorscape
      @GreenCanvasInteriorscape 4 місяці тому +3

      Interesting that you as a Christian are watching a video about a Jew in Jerusalem and talking about the joy of Christianity and the death that results from it with it without it? as you listen to Jews for wisdom and Truth... Rabbi Tovia Singer explains it all

    • @stephenfisher3721
      @stephenfisher3721 4 місяці тому +3

      @@AnoJanJan
      Yes, but what about all the people who lived before Jesus. Are they now burning in Hell?

    • @cloudbase7799
      @cloudbase7799 4 місяці тому

      @@stephenfisher3721 Au contraire! Many "pre-modern" (BC) saints looked forward with expectation and hope for the coming of the Messiah. Those who put their faith in Him for their redemption are saved!