29:00 This is what the Hizballah hamas Iran are planning, they want the final solution on Israel. it has been known for a long time. now they are really trying to make it happen and convincing people all over the world it is a good idea
Dear Frieda, Thank you for expressing your feelings about the current climate re Zionism, and esp. your reaction to negative personal email messages. Please keep in mind that historically, this is nothing new. Jews have for centuries been blamed, scapegoated, and attacked for all kinds of nonsensical reasons. It's so easy! Do not take it personally, and please continue your wonderful work explaining and familiarizing (whomever tunes in,) via UA-cam and your tour biz. It truly providing excellent insights into the Hasidic Jewish community in the USA. Mysel,f a convert to Reform Judaism (6 yrs.) I'm eager to learn about all branches of Judaism, our long history and practices, and of course, very saddened by the ongoing war situation in Israel. I so appreciate your middle-of-the-road approach presented through a personal journey out of orthodoxy, but retaining love of positive aspects of this extreme conservatism. May your journey continue with fruitful results and personal rewards. Thank you!
*Anti-Zionism is the most sustained, broad, ruthless and potentially effective ideological and physical attack on Jews as a collective in the post World War II Era. It is designed to render Jews defenseless and homeless once more. Call it what you will.*
Frieda - my heart breaks for you and for all people who are blamed for tragedies NOT of their making. Your honesty and vulnerability are refreshing. I think that you were right, and very brave, to publish this video and I thank you for it. May God have mercy on us all and may He lead the world to peace.
I just wanted to say how touching your video is. Your humanity shines through. I'm not Jewish and I'm a Catholic but one thing that trumps everything is our humanity. May God bless us all and bring his peace to all. God bless you.
Frieda, you are so strong. So well spoken. So deeply Jewish. I was raised in the Conservative movement. I feel a sisterhood with you that I didn’t think I could feel with an (ex) Satmar. Thank you for your bravery. Kol hakavod.
Freida, please continue to speak your heart. I am not Jewish. I am a 73 year old woman. I will listen to this video again and again as it holds so much that I need to learn. Thank you.
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Frieda, I share your visceral love for our country, and I want to offer a different perspective on antisemitism. This may sound counterintuitive, but this deranged flood of Jew hatred, actually thrills me. We were raised with the premise, and it's that one premise that has withstood the test of time, that “ Esav hates Yaacov”. This is not just a biblical assertion, but one that Jean Paul Sarta has called a biological imperative. From a Darwinian perspective Antisemitism makes so much sense! The world is a jungle. And within that jungle there is that one tiny tribe of animal, with the prowess, brains and virility to procure more game than any of the other animals! For centuries, despite the universal and collective hunts against them, this endangered species is still Top Dog. Why are we dismayed, when we are perceived as “White Supremacists” and Privileged? After the holocaust, for a little while, we were so pitied that Antisemitism even went out of vogue. Is that what we want again? Do we ever want to be perceived as passive and weak victims? “I prefer condemnation to consolation,” said Golda Meir, and I agree. Let’s hope that we Jews will continue to convince the world that we are the Chosen. I hope we continue to give them a million reasons to envy and despise us.
@@hozenT.This is some bizarre form of social Darwinism, and is nonsense. Research has shown that in many cases, in the animal world, it’s the animals who are able to cooperate and get along with others that survive best. Your attitude is also racist. And let it be said for the sake of anyone reading this: the vast majority of Jewish people do not agree with this ridiculous set of statements. It’s normal for any group to be proud of its members’ achievements. To advocate for its members to suffer is pathological.
Good imagine living in Israel, and suddenly everyone is calling you a zionist and wanting to cut off your throat. They use this word like it is a bad thing. 50 percent of the Jews around the world live in Israel and are zionist. so those who want zionist dead, want half of the Jews around the world dead. it is antisemitism in disguise
Oh Frieda, your thoughtfulness in sharing this heartbreaking situation is so wonderful, so needed. Hate is not innocent or an accident. There is evil, distortion of mind, loss of heart in these people. I'm a Christian who is grateful to God for you. To say as you do, "Here's me, & offer up a prayer in the hope it may be a blessing for all of the lost ones..." I believe God hears this prayer in your humble sincerity & bravery. Love you, Frieda. Barak Hashem.
I'm a Roman Catholic, wife and mother of 4 children. I love your channel. You do such a good job of explaining and helping me to learn and understand some many aspects of judism and Hasidism.
This was a beautiful video and we can see your pure heart. Glad you posted it. I can’t believe anyone could ever say anything bad about you. You are a light in these grey times. May the pure souls who passed this year rest in peace knowing we will never forget. ❤🙏❤️
I can sense your sadness and heaviness. Having met you and been on your tour I know you are a kind, loving person who only seeks to understand and make sense of the world around her. As I am not Jewish it is impossible for me to understand how this past year has been for you. All I can do is hold space and keep you in my heart. You have shared your past and your childhood community with the world and for that I am thankful. Blessings to you, Seth and your family.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings about Israel and what occurred this day a year ago. I have enjoyed your channel and the love you show for all peoples. I am a Catholic, but for many, we are in our hearts, children of God. No matter Jew, Christian, or others. Keep expressing your wonderful messages. Blessings.
Im glad that you found the courage to do this video although it must have demanded a lot from you. Every Jewish voice speaking out is so important and valuable in todays crazy world. Thank you for sharing your heart. Blessings and love from a non-Jewish person from Switzerland.
Insightful, intelligent and difficult reconciling the spiritual with the political. Many people have been forced to confront something very difficult and unjust. Thank you, Frieda, for your eloquent presentation of your thoughts which I wouldn't have been able to do. You are such a precious human being, soul and spirit ♥
Hello Frieda, Thank you for your reflections on the year since October 7th 23. I am a Christian. One thing I know is that God loves us both. Our help comes from God. I felt inspired to read Psalm 121. So beautiful. Verse 4 says: He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep and Verse 7 says The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul. I believe Messiah is coming soon. God bless you.
I am a 70 year old “modern orthodox” Jewish mom. I love your videos because you are a generous, beautiful soul. I’m sorry your public path is adding to your personal anguish.
I was raised as a "cultural" jew. Because of you and watching your videos, listening to you and your guests, I'm going to services tomorrow. My area only has the Chabad group but it's still interesting and a feel a part of my heritage. Thank you Frieda, please continue your UA-cam channel.
Dear Frida, I am Muslim, PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS VIDEO. I have been watching you for long now, before Oct 7 even, simply so I could better know and understanding Jews and Judaism. I have NEVER been inside an orthodox Jewish home or least of all been part of a shabbat or festive meal, but you had made it possible for me to experience this in some way, and also to enlighten me about Jewish orthodox life. If I may... I'd like to apologize for the terrible injustices, untruths, libel, hate and even violence that many of my people, Muslims, have directed at your co-religionists, including that of Oct 7. May your prayer be accepted, Amen
Just accidentally read your comment and I was impressed. Thank you so much, your comment gives hope that people of different cultures and different faiths may talk and enrich each other instead of horrors that happen today. Thank you ❤ from Jewish woman.
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched on October 7th. I am so sorry for the hatred. I don't see the the Jewish people in any way but as a people to love and care for them. This breaks my heart your such a lovely person and everyone I have seen on your channel is a blessing to this earth.
I am a humanist, that is non religious, but I think you video is one of the best explanation of some parts of being Jewish, it helps me understand a little more about Israel and Zionism. Education is always helpful and leads to more human understanding and hopefully peaceful behaviour. Thank you very much for your brave video. I have no biases, your message is so hopeful and honest. Well done.
I really think you misunderstand a Humanist perspective, it takes nothing away from people of any religion our ethics and morals are just as strong as any religion. Why should we declare a hypocritical belief in something we don't truly feel, that does undermine true believers. I believe should their unexpectedly be a god I meet upon death, I think a decent god would judge me on my actions to care and help other humans, not how many hours I didn't spend praying to a god to carry out actions I ought to be helping many religious and non religious people cooperate to create a peaceful and fruitful world for all regardless of belief. Enjoy your religion, I'm very unconcerned about a soul I may or maynot possess. I am extremely concerned about the conditions of life for my fellow human beings. I am concentrating on the here and now and the actions humans can take responsibility for. Life after death is something that can concern me at the time. Any comfort that people obtain from their religion I am all in favour of their are many devote people in many different religions, if they do good not harmful fighting other religions I support their beliefs for them. I'm Humanist and deserve equal respect for my view and actions in the world too. I wish you well and thank you for your concern for my welfare.
Not to minimize your feelings, you are not the victim, there are actual victims on both sides. At the moment it seems that Palestinians are being wiped out by the Israeli military at the order of their government with broad civilian support.
Thank you for sharing your feelings and thoughts. I am speechless and deeply disturbed seeing the antisemitism around here in Montréal, Québec. Praying for peace and comfort.
It was good that you expressed your thoughts and feelings the way you did. There wasn't anything wrong with it. You sounded so good as you are. I'm thankful to hear you.❤
Hello Frieda, me and my teenage son were in a Williamsburg tour with you about 8 years ago , you left the best impression. Thank you for sharing yor thoughts and your feelings, none of us are the same since Oct 7h. Chazakah Uvrucha!
Frieda you are a tremendous credit to our people and I want to thank you for continuing to make your videos and share your perspective, as well as other peoples, in spite of the vitriol you face daily. Hashem blessed you with a strong character. You have helped to strengthen countless peoples empathy, understanding, and spiritual selves. Please keep being your wonderful self.
Thank you, Frieda. I’m a 65 year old Christian/spiritual person with a deep respect for the Jewish people who loves your videos. This one was enlightening and so meaningful to me. Try not to listen to the misguided injured and sad people who say ridiculous anti-Semitic things online or in person, as hard as this must be to block out. You are loved and appreciated and your voice is cherished.
Dear Frieda, thank you for opening up so personally on such a sensitive topic. I’m so thankful I stumbled upon your channel years ago. You’ve allowed me to feel deeply intrigued, inspired & compassionate for the varying aspects of Jewish experiences, history and heritage. Much love & appreciation from a non Jewish girl with Turkish roots. ❤
Wow, what a poignant broadcast. I'm so glad you published it. It explained many areas that I didn't understand prior. I too have been absolutely shocked by words and behavior after October 7th. You bring understanding to so many and I personally thank you for it.
Frieda, you are not alone. I agree with you in so many ways! I felt the same way about Israel when I went there 10 years ago for the first time. Keep being you!
Sending you big hugs. You really don't deserve the negative comments and hate. Hoping one day everybody has so much love inside them that it's all they can share. ❤
Frieda, you’ve done such important work this last year. By telling your story you are fighting antisemitism in a peaceful way. When we hear each other’s stories it leads to understanding. May God bless you on your continuing journey.
I fell on your channel by chance and I am happy I did and was able to watch this video. Thank you for making it and sharing it and please keep it up here. People need to hear your words. It is extremely difficult presently given all the hate and polarization and silencing that we are witnessing which only compounds the pain, suffering and trauma. But please know that there are non-jews myself included who share the deep concern over the alarming levels of anti-Semitism we are witnessing. Anti-Semitism or any other form of hate is NEVER an acceptable response to anything, period. Know you are not alone and we are with you in praying for a more peaceful new year for all 🙏🤗.
Frieda I am SO SORRY to hear what people are writing to you!! I LOVE your channel!! My husband is Jewish (I am not, yet) and I stand with you and your well- thought out ideas and perspective. I stand with Israel and the Jewish people and also mourn the loss of the innocent life on both sides.
Thank you Frieda. This is such a meaningful video for me, thanks you for putting it out. You express so well the many feelings and experiences that we are having, the complex web of Jewish family experiences and side by side ideas. I haven't managed to read so much on this Oct 7 anniversary, so painful, but I was able to look at your video all the way through, it helped me so much.
Dear Frieda thank you for your explanation of the historic Hasidic approach to Israel. It fleshed out the picture so commonly used. Your honesty and feelings are valid and most welcome. You are brave and a beautiful soul. I am reminded of a saying I have heard for years “the Jews are the people the world loves to hate.” Sad but true. Let us thank Hashem for the strength we have been given to carry on and be a good and creative people. You are an example of this gift. ב״ה
Frieda, thank you so much for this video, I can imagine how difficult it has been for you. I really love your channel, all the things I am learning from you, be proud to be a Jew, wish I could do something for you and protect you somehow, praying for you and your family, the hostages and Israel, 🔯♥♥♥, big hugs.
Thank you for being courageous enough to speak. I cannot imagine your internal struggle. There is the innocent voice of the child who had certain beliefs inculturated into her vs the voice of the adult, no longer innocent, who questions. I have never lived any part of the Hasidic experience. I believe one of the Mysteries of life is that God gave every human being free will. Self determination is a form of exercising what God has given us. I see Israel as a maturation in which some Jews have chosen to take responsibility for their life & step away from victimhood. I believe that we have no choice about being a victim as a child. As an adult if we are still being victims we have volunteered. I am learning a lot from watching your channel. I learn a lot about myself as I watch my personal reactions to some of what I see. Please keep offering us your experience & your point of view.
Hi Frieda I am a 76 y/o Jewish woman from Brooklyn. I was raised by my family to be grateful for America, but to always be aware that antisemitism is always present and at any moment it will rear up. And here it is.
As a Jewish person, I think it's not that complex. The issue is human rights and self-determination. It's not religious, it's not cultural. It's racial, like South Africa, and it's socioeconomic/political. But when we look at who, historically has had a say, it has always been the secular Zionists and Christian Zionists. Palestinians never had a seat at the table, even among the Arab league, up until Arafat's entrance to the UN. If it were the Scottish, or the Laotians, who had a claim to Historic Palestine and started colonizing it, the response would be the same. It's not because we're Jewish. It's because we need to share. Not take. Live together, not apart.
You are so gentle and kind. I'm so sorry that people are writing those awful things to you, and glad that they haven't made you stop posting videos. Thank you for saying everything you said. I hope all this can subside and we can live in a kinder, more peaceful world.
Frida, your video has evoked a lot of thought and ,of course, also emotion so deep that i cannot find voice for them. i love you and my prayer is as yours for peace and good in this world...which unfortunately does require that we recognize what is the opposite of that and not let it go unnoticed
Thank you for listening to your heart and publishing your thoughts and this journey. This last year is incredibly complicated and horrifically sad. There are no clear or easy answers. May G.od keep you and everyone involved safe in His care.
Dear Frieda, Thank you for making, but especially for sharing, your video. It spoke to me on so many levels and I was deeply moved. The nuance you offered brought home another way of just how complicated all of this is. May you be safe. May you be blessed.
Freida, your honesty and authenticity is greatly appreciated. I have the same questions and shock and sadness and desperation as you do. I think there are many of us.
Freida, my heart breaks listening to this video. The depth of your feelings is emblematic of the way we are supposed feel about fellow human beings. Your pain, so evident in your words, that people can feel this way is not naive but it is child-like in the best way in that it is a prayer for a better world that still does not exist. In the Christian Bible Matthew chapter 18, verse 3 recounts Jesus telling his adult followers “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” It was recounted that Ronal Reagan once said that if it wasn’t for women, men would still be wearing loin cloths. Women are the civilizers in civilization and your pain reflects thats. I’ve been an admirer of you and what you’re about. You are a bridge builder in so many ways. Thank you for this video. “May the Lord bestow favor on you, and grant you peace.”
Thank you for doing this. I am a Christian who has always had a heart for Israel and the Jewish people. This is a subject that needs to be spoken about and your perspective is important. Thank you for your raw heart and honesty.
As a Christian from Canada 🇨🇦 I had the privilege of traveling to the Holy Land, the places I visited opened my eyes and heart to the Jewish people, the hatred that has been imposed on them for being a Jew I cannot comprehend. My heart is heavy on this anniversary for all the loved ones loss, I pray Israel will be victorious over the evil, the world cannot turn its back on the Jewish people another time. Thank you for sharing. Shalom.
I appreciate this essay very much. I want to say that the timing of the Rebbe is absolutely wrong, because in 1939 Germany, the Zionists had not organized to the degree that it could cause this “punishment” of the Holocaust. It was only AFTER the Holocaust that the Zionists had organized sufficiently to actually realize the settling of the land. The modern state of Israel was created in 1948, but the Holocaust started in 1938-1939 to 1945. So the notion that the Holocaust is a punishment for Israel is patently false. In fact, the Satmar Rabbi did not help his town survive the Holocaust. He did not encourage his followers to leave and escape the Nazis which could have saved them. He did not help or encourage them to leave early even to other countries. He only saved himself and his close helpers by getting only a few visas secretly. He then was saved by the Zionist Kastner Train that saved over a thousand Jews. He then arrived in USA. He was very extreme and some say it’s because he was trying to hide his shortcomings in not saving more of his followers from Nazis. In fact Zionism is really just our yearning for our homeland that is pervasive in the Torah. It is actually false that the Torah says we must wait for a messiah in order to settle the land of Israel. Because the Torah does not mention a Messiah. The concept of a messiah is actually rabbinic and Talmudic. But even there it doesn’t say we can’t go back to Israel until a messiah comes, because the Early rabbis after our exile always did yearn to return and did in fact return when they could for centuries. After our Second Temple was destroyed and we were exiled in year 70 CE and even more after 160 CE after Bar Kochba, to Babylon, there was actually always a remnant of Jews who remained in Israel in Yavneh, Safed, Tiberius, Hebron, Haifa and Jerusalem. And for centuries, Jews always continually returned and there was always Jews in Judea throughout the centuries even until the 1800’s and 1900’s when the idea of Zionism as a formal movement was formed with the idea to establish a state of Israel which only was realized AFTER the Holocaust. What the Rebbe Was correct about was that many of the Zionists who helped establish the Modern state of Israel were socialists and communists and completely secular , and thus did not want to follow Torah Law as a basis for the country as in the Torah. Also, they were establishing the state without the building of temple as described by Ezra the prophet that he did upon the return from the first exile and without a messiah to build it as rebbee Yoel says is needed. Even to this day there is tension between the religious and secular leaders on what Torah laws should be followed- such as if buses should run on Shabbos.. So in this sense he was correct.
If iam not wrong most zionists living in Israel came from arab countries. Pro Palestinians lie when say zionists are Europeans. These went to America. Also lie when they say Jews stoled lands. Rotschild purchased neutral lands with malaria. Also Israel didn't expeled. 200 k stayed after partision plan. What you guys think about ilan peppe? Very sad when Jews spread lies against Israel. God watching all of this
Frieda, thank you. I wish I was closer so I could give you a big hug and we could gently shed tears together. I do not understand this “baby killer” image you kept repeating about the Jewish people. As a Christian, I was never taught or shown this but was shown that G-D’s chosen people were always under threat and mistreated even before Jesus was born. After the “invasion” last year, unrest broke out on our university campus. I wanted to go to the Hillel House to show my support. I had to walk through Muslims calling me names and had police protection to get closer to the building. I explained why I wanted to enter and the police got me closer to the entrance and the intercom and then was granted access into the building by those inside. I was kindly spoken with and offered a chair in a room where I think everyone might have been Jewish (except me.). I was offered tea which a woman brought to me and we talked. She said I would never be allowed to enter a synagogue during this war because of heightened security (& you taught me and I was allowed in in June!). And then they seated an elderly male next to me and introduced him as a Holocaust survivor and I saw his tattoo and wept. HOW can the world continue to hate like this? I am really struggling with Islamic followers at the moment- how with their violence towards Jews and Christians can I even like them let alone love them? And I watch a video from Frieda with gentleness and hope and I need to step back and my heart needs to do another summersault. PLEASE keep doing what you are doing. As someone else said, that GET one….. G-D gave you a very special gift; thank you for sharing it with so many of us who choose to listen and learn; change and grow.
Thank you for this video. I appreciate so much the thoughtfulness and courage that went into making this video. Everything surrounding the tragedy you speak to is complicated and difficult to wrap one’s head around. I believe that listening to the different perspectives and experiences surrounding this, keeping the dialogue open is the only way to keep our hearts that way. Thank you for sharing your perspective and your story. ❤
I'm probably going to be the only dissenting opinion in your comment section and I apologize for that. I appreciate your story and can empathize with your beliefs and opinions. I was brought to your channel through one of your walking tours then went to the channel and saw this video and decided to watch I'm not a random anti zionist who wants to start an argument jsyk. I understand your internal conflict between how your community chose to "resist" by having a pacifist religious belief, your personal experiences in your community, and the safety and acceptance Israel makes you feel. I'd ask you where in your history the people of Palestine or the Ottoman Empire in general were responsible for the collective trauma of the Jewish diaspora. I'd like to ask you why you are allowed to visit Jerusalem and experience safety in Israel while the Palestinian people who, younger than you, will never experience the safety you feel. When they fight back on October 7th is that not in agreeance with your idea that people should not be pacifists while they are being routinely oppressed? As an African American person with living ties to the Jim Crow era U.S. south and who still exists in the US as a black person I understand the desire for a homeland where your community has self determination. America tried that with Liberia in the 19th century and the results of that are why I personally never understood the idea that Israel, while being a homeland for Jewish people, could exclusively function that way. It's impossible to install a country in a place where people already live and turn that into an ethnostate. Inevitably there will be friction and oppression because it's baked into the idea of it being an ethnostate where one group of people gets priority over the other. Is that not similar in any way to segregation? Is that not similar in any way to apartheid? Suffice it to say, if your safety calls for you to bomb people you've put in cages I'm unsure of who gets the priority to feel safe in that situation. Israel has so much power over the Palestinian people and it seems like instead of trying to overcome the hostility they've helped create and maintain because of the disparate state of living, they've decided these people, mostly children, deserve death for existing. I understand completely that your feelings are confusing but if you can talk about the antisemitism since October 7th you can discuss the horrors the Palestinian people have dealt with since October 7th and before. I think people online are stupid and I do not conflate Zionism with Jewish people. So, you at least know that there's one Anti Zionist who does not agree with what Israel is doing, has done, and questions ethnostates as reparations, BUT knows that Jewish people are not responsible for the state of Israel. I empathize with your concern but again, the people who are currently dying in large numbers are Palestinians and this video barely mentions them while centering your opinions on Israel, which this is your channel you're allowed to do, but every video about Israel is the same as this video. "Israel makes me feel safe, antisemitism is on the rise, can't talk about the death of those people tho, please center my feelings". Do you see what I mean? When you mention that the idea behind Israel and your personal desire of not wanting the holocaust or genocide in general to happen again does that only count for Jewish people or for other groups who may be victims of a genocide? Cause there have been a lot of genocides and others are currently happening besides the one on Palestinians and I don't hear anything about those from supporters of Israel either. We disagree on some things but i've watched this entire video in good faith and with empathy for your point of view. I hope you can do the same if you read my comment.
This war is not betweenIsrael and Palestine. This war is between Israel and Iran. The people of Gaza are caught in a battlefield of Iran's choosing. After the Israeli occupation of Gaza was ended in 2005 and replaced by a Palestinian (Authority) governemnt, it was Iran's choice to overthrow the Palestinian government, replace it with stooges of Iran, and turn all of Gaza into a fort. I blame Iran for Israeli atrocities, just like I blame the Nazis, and not the Allies, for the atrocities that the Allies committed on German civilians in WWII.
I haven't read all your messages I only want to reply about ethnostate. Of course Israel is not an ethnostate. I live in Russia myself and my relatives live in Israel. Israel is a great and amazing variety of cultures and races, they are mixed, it's cool. First of all, Arab citizens, they are 2 mln, Arab language has official status, you can see and listen it everywhere, in documents, in public transport. There are Arabic schools and many students in Hebrew schools study Arabic as the second language. There are big museums of Arabic and Muslim cultures, exhibitions etc. Further, Bedouin citizens. Their culture is also supported, traditions etc. Druzes is a big community also with original culture. Also in Jerusalem and other Christian places Italian, Russian etc. monks live. Finally, just a lot of people of different ethnicities who are wives and husbands of Jews and they often are more Israel' livers than Jews. Yes, this government includes some ministers who are far-right and dream about ethnostate. It's sad and dangerous for Israel. But Israel ISN'T an ethnostate now. It's a very multicultural society.
@@речкаречкаручеек Israel is a settler-colonial immigration state. Of course, it is a multicultural society, because all Jewish people, who immigrate to Israel are foreigners - so-called "birthright" of Jews - who have nothing to do with Palestinians and Palestine, genetically. The land belongs to Palestinians. A nationalist colonial-settler ethno-state is a state of people, who are all coming from different countries, with different ethnicities, but the same religion - Judaism, as does Israel Thus, Israel is a Jewish state, a supremacist nationalist ethno-state.
Oh wow Frieda, you actually went there. You brave and cherished child of G-D. Thank you for your address to us on this day. I am a Christian, with strong Jewish connections, and the events of the past year have shocked me to my core. Please, dear one, take heart. I wish I could give you a hug.
I cannot imagine what you and other Jews have been through this year. As an outsider looking in, I'm appalled at the hatred. I have never understood why one group is so vilified. What is happening worldwide and in our U.S. cities is frightening; it sickens me. It sickens me that you've been bullied with such hateful comments. Thank you for bravely sharing your thoughts and heartfelt emotions. I support you and all Jews.
Even if those jews ( zionists ) are commiting genocide ? Zionism has resulted in the death of more than millions of children.. you can ignore it all you want the truth is children are being bombed relentless by zionists
💖💙💖💙💖💙💖. Thank you so much for this video. I am grateful you made it public. It's heart felt and brings understanding of who you are and where you came from. Thank you for sharing so deeply. 💙💖💙💖💙💖💙
Frieda, thank you so much. I cried a bit after listening to you, because this is exactly how I feel about everything. I feel alone and scared after 7 October 2023. My family comes from the Soviet Union where they survived unimaginable antisemitic horrors. We live in Europe now and for a year, the harassment has been unreal. A few weeks ago, a teen was uncovered who planned an attack on the local Jewish community where my mom works. I'm so heartbroken. The most horrible thing was that in the eyes of many, we as people don't deserve to be treated with dignity and somehow, the core values of the democratic society aren't applying to us. This showed me how quickly our social norms can erode, it just starts with the Jews first. My grandpa's family narrowly escaped the Holocaust and now I try to calm him down that it will be okay because every week he says that "they will come for us". I can't do it anymore 😞 It's hard. Sometimes I think of all these poor hostages and it kills me inside.
I hope you make it to Israel. You can take the birthright trip if nothing else. You will not be alone in Israel even if all the Jews are isolated everywhere else in the world
@@ElmerJones-ws6de Thank you! If nothing else, I'm glad that this option exists. I definitely plan on visiting Israel after the war is over to experience it!
I understand your situation, because often confront the antisemitic Europeans around me. Sometimes I can explain them that Jews are innocent, but not always. Any ways, Jews also have friends in Europe, although it is a minority. The press in Europe is antisemitic, but most governments are not. Thank you for being a Jew, and in that way one of the heroes our time needs.
Do you understand there is anti-muslim and anti-arab sentiment in Europe as well? That is probably bigger than what you are talking about? I mean......do you people only see one side of the question, do you want to victimize yourselves or what? I'm neither jew nor mulsim....in fact, if I were to biased against a group it probably would be muslims....and YET......I can't stand the BIAS behind so many reports on anything jewish/israeli these days. And you are trying to victimize yourself? Really?
Frieda, why are you shocked? Are you also shocked about what Israel has been doing to the Palestinians? Are the Palestinians not human? Are you ok with genocide?
THIS is what I wonder. Why is it so sad and called genocide only when it refers to your people, Frieda. Why are other nationalities’ lives less valuable than Jews? It seems to me Jews are allowed to be anti semite to their Palestinian neighbors
I really appreciate your vulnerability in the making of this video. I really hope the message will reach many, many people. As a non-Jewish person, a Christian, seeing the surge of anti semitism after October 7th has been like a waking nightmare, like living through every book and documentary I’ve ever read/seen about the Holocaust. I cannot believe people still hold these beliefs and I cannot even begin to imagine the collective pain the Jewish people must be experiencing. You are all in my thoughts continuously and I will be an ally to you, always. Am Yisrael Chai ❤
Me too, I will be an ally to the jewish community. Your words express my thoughts. Thank you. Feel embraced, dear Frieda! I am a 54 years old German catholic Christian.
thank you for caring about us. love from an israeli jew who just wishes things get better for everyone, no matter religion or side in this bloody conflict.
Well put, I’m totally with you on what you’ve said especially about a waking nightmare. That’s exactly how I’ve felt. I feel we’re all going to wake up and it’s all been a nightmare full of evil. I’m a Christian too Thank you for sharing.
Relatively few people can create a lot of nastiness in the comment section. I understand your shock, and comments like these and the anti-Semitic rallies in Europe have shocked me, too. They are a small minority, but we do have to speak out so that they remain a minority. Thank you for making this video!
I am so thankful that you had such a wonderful trip and got back before you found out about the terrible October 7th horror. I am not a jew, but I too feel the fear, that any one who loves the G-d of the Bible is hated. As an American who sees my nation supporting antisemitic actions in schools. We think we can side step this conflict but it is now. I am so thankful that you shared your thoughts. I am so repentant for every person who would send you a beautiful lady, hate, shame, blame. You are the light, we are just in the dark darkness.
Dear Frieda, I am deeply concerned and shocked since 7th october 23. Day after day I pray for the jewish community. May the Traumas be healed, may the each family recover, may Israel get wisdom reach stable peace! Be blessed, dear Frieda! I am German.
First of all, thank you for posting your thoughts- I can only tell you that it helps to hear the care and consideration you speak with on this topic. Because today was Oct 7 I struggled a lot to be on social media, feeling (similarly to a sentiment you expressed) like I HAD to say something, anything, to fight the tide of misunderstanding and hatred that I've been seeing online for the past year (often from ppl I have known for a long time) In the end I did post. I'm not sure what good will come of it but, at least watching your video now I feel less alone because of it. Thanks Frieda
Thanks! I'm nothing like you (an athiest, zionist, descendant of a long line of rabbis) but your presentation was compelling. Thank you for the effort it must have required.
Thank you Frieda, for sharing your heart with us. I am also shocked by the surge of antisemitism in the USA. It makes me sick to my stomach! My husband and I pray every single day for the Jewish people around the world. Our heart's desire is to go to Israel someday and to see with our own eyes that beautiful land. I love your channel, and please know that we support you, and you and tour people are not forgotten! Shalom in His name.
You have such a gift in expressing yourself. This video was very moving. You're right, it's scary, it's not ok. It's so sad to think that we as humans seem to be making the same horrific errors over and over and not learning or bettering ourselves.
Todah rabah! Thank you for recording this and posting this, and for being honest and human. Everything that you were talking about feeling makes perfect sense. It was disturbing to hear you describing the self-blame (it is not just the Jews, victim blaming is heartbreakingly common in Christian and secular circles too). And I'm thankful that your grandmother survived; I would love to listen to someone like her. Thank you again for doing what you're doing.
This is simply beautiful and Jewish. Thank you so much for expressing your thoughts in a uniquely vulnerable way. I’m in NYC and I’m hoping to be on your midweek tour. I love your videos. You’re a gem.
I’d bet the people who comment the nasty things don’t listen to you because they’d realize how incredible and sensible you truly are. My wife and j love your videos.
Thank you Frieda for sharing this with your community. You are so gifted, and so thoughtful how you present everything. Always from the most humble and respectful way. I can identify with all you are saying. Life is very scary for us right now with violence and vile slogans right here where I live too. Thank you for open your heart and express for what we all live through right now. When my children traveled to Israel on what is called the birthright trip they were moved to tears, feeling the arrived home! They were raised in SA in an exclusive Jewish community and as young adults we moved to Germany. We always thought of Israel as home !
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thank you!
29:00 This is what the Hizballah hamas Iran are planning, they want the final solution on Israel. it has been known for a long time. now they are really trying to make it happen and convincing people all over the world it is a good idea
Dear Frieda, Thank you for expressing your feelings about the current climate re Zionism, and esp. your reaction to negative personal email messages. Please keep in mind that historically, this is nothing new. Jews have for centuries been blamed, scapegoated, and attacked for all kinds of nonsensical reasons. It's so easy! Do not take it personally, and please continue your wonderful work explaining and familiarizing (whomever tunes in,) via UA-cam and your tour biz. It truly providing excellent insights into the Hasidic Jewish community in the USA. Mysel,f a convert to Reform Judaism (6 yrs.) I'm eager to learn about all branches of Judaism, our long history and practices, and of course, very saddened by the ongoing war situation in Israel. I so appreciate your middle-of-the-road approach presented through a personal journey out of orthodoxy, but retaining love of positive aspects of this extreme conservatism. May your journey continue with fruitful results and personal rewards. Thank you!
*Anti-Zionism is the most sustained, broad, ruthless and potentially effective ideological and physical attack on Jews as a collective in the post World War II Era. It is designed to render Jews defenseless and homeless once more. Call it what you will.*
Uh look at my Retro-Mario prop in the book shelf, I am such a gamer, g()y!
Frieda you are a highly evolved spiritual person who understands suffering and rising to be compassionate. Thank you for doing this video
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this with us. My heart goes out to you and all who affected in this war.
Frieda - my heart breaks for you and for all people who are blamed for tragedies NOT of their making. Your honesty and vulnerability are refreshing. I think that you were right, and very brave, to publish this video and I thank you for it. May God have mercy on us all and may He lead the world to peace.
I just wanted to say how touching your video is. Your humanity shines through. I'm not Jewish and I'm a Catholic but one thing that trumps everything is our humanity. May God bless us all and bring his peace to all. God bless you.
Frieda, you are so strong. So well spoken. So deeply Jewish. I was raised in the Conservative movement. I feel a sisterhood with you that I didn’t think I could feel with an (ex) Satmar. Thank you for your bravery. Kol hakavod.
Freida, please continue to speak your heart. I am not Jewish. I am a 73 year old woman. I will listen to this video again and again as it holds so much that I need to learn. Thank you.
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Frieda, I share your visceral love for our country, and I want to offer a different perspective on antisemitism. This may sound counterintuitive, but this deranged flood of Jew hatred, actually thrills me.
We were raised with the premise, and it's that one premise that has withstood the test of time, that “ Esav hates Yaacov”. This is not just a biblical assertion, but one that Jean Paul Sarta has called a biological imperative.
From a Darwinian perspective Antisemitism makes so much sense!
The world is a jungle. And within that jungle there is that one tiny tribe of animal, with the prowess, brains and virility to procure more game than any of the other animals! For centuries, despite the universal and collective hunts against them, this endangered species is still Top Dog.
Why are we dismayed, when we are perceived as “White Supremacists” and Privileged?
After the holocaust, for a little while, we were so pitied that Antisemitism even went out of vogue. Is that what we want again? Do we ever want to be perceived as passive and weak victims? “I prefer condemnation to consolation,” said Golda Meir, and I agree.
Let’s hope that we Jews will continue to convince the world that we are the Chosen. I hope we continue to give them a million reasons to envy and despise us.
@@hozenT.This is some bizarre form of social Darwinism, and is nonsense. Research has shown that in many cases, in the animal world, it’s the animals who are able to cooperate and get along with others that survive best. Your attitude is also racist.
And let it be said for the sake of anyone reading this: the vast majority of Jewish people do not agree with this ridiculous set of statements. It’s normal for any group to be proud of its members’ achievements. To advocate for its members to suffer is pathological.
Yes! @mariannemansfiels7652 you have put into words what I felt but didn't know how to say.
Good imagine living in Israel, and suddenly everyone is calling you a zionist and wanting to cut off your throat. They use this word like it is a bad thing. 50 percent of the Jews around the world live in Israel and are zionist. so those who want zionist dead, want half of the Jews around the world dead. it is antisemitism in disguise
Oh Frieda, your thoughtfulness in sharing this heartbreaking situation is so wonderful, so needed. Hate is not innocent or an accident. There is evil, distortion of mind, loss of heart in these people. I'm a Christian who is grateful to God for you. To say as you do, "Here's me, & offer up a prayer in the hope it may be a blessing for all of the lost ones..." I believe God hears this prayer in your humble sincerity & bravery. Love you, Frieda. Barak Hashem.
I'm a Roman Catholic, wife and mother of 4 children. I love your channel. You do such a good job of explaining and helping me to learn and understand some many aspects of judism and Hasidism.
Thank you for your honesty and vulnerability. This is so painful for so many people. I appreciate your openness. Shalom.❤❤❤
This was a beautiful video and we can see your pure heart. Glad you posted it. I can’t believe anyone could ever say anything bad about you. You are a light in these grey times. May the pure souls who passed this year rest in peace knowing we will never forget. ❤🙏❤️
I can sense your sadness and heaviness. Having met you and been on your tour I know you are a kind, loving person who only seeks to understand and make sense of the world around her. As I am not Jewish it is impossible for me to understand how this past year has been for you. All I can do is hold space and keep you in my heart. You have shared your past and your childhood community with the world and for that I am thankful. Blessings to you, Seth and your family.
Thank you for so much history and being so vulnerable. You are doing the right thing. No one should hate, it is not our place. Be safe and healthy.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings about Israel and what occurred this day a year ago. I have enjoyed your channel and the love you show for all peoples. I am a Catholic, but for many, we are in our hearts, children of God. No matter Jew, Christian, or others. Keep expressing your wonderful messages. Blessings.
You know nothing about Catholicism apparently
Im glad that you found the courage to do this video although it must have demanded a lot from you. Every Jewish voice speaking out is so important and valuable in todays crazy world. Thank you for sharing your heart. Blessings and love from a non-Jewish person from Switzerland.
Insightful, intelligent and difficult reconciling the spiritual with the political. Many people have been forced to confront something very difficult and unjust. Thank you, Frieda, for your eloquent presentation of your thoughts which I wouldn't have been able to do. You are such a precious human being, soul and spirit ♥
Hello Frieda,
Thank you for your reflections on the year since October 7th 23. I am a Christian. One thing I know is that God loves us both.
Our help comes from God. I felt inspired to read Psalm 121. So beautiful. Verse 4 says: He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep and Verse 7 says The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: He shall preserve thy soul.
I believe Messiah is coming soon.
God bless you.
Like the comment but no messiah will come to save us. It's just a metaphor.
I am a 70 year old “modern orthodox” Jewish mom. I love your videos because you are a generous, beautiful soul. I’m sorry your public path is adding to your personal anguish.
I was raised as a "cultural" jew. Because of you and watching your videos, listening to you and your guests, I'm going to services tomorrow. My area only has the Chabad group but it's still interesting and a feel a part of my heritage. Thank you Frieda, please continue your UA-cam channel.
Dear Frida, I am Muslim, PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THIS VIDEO. I have been watching you for long now, before Oct 7 even, simply so I could better know and understanding Jews and Judaism. I have NEVER been inside an orthodox Jewish home or least of all been part of a shabbat or festive meal, but you had made it possible for me to experience this in some way, and also to enlighten me about Jewish orthodox life. If I may... I'd like to apologize for the terrible injustices, untruths, libel, hate and even violence that many of my people, Muslims, have directed at your co-religionists, including that of Oct 7. May your prayer be accepted, Amen
Just accidentally read your comment and I was impressed.
Thank you so much, your comment gives hope that people of different cultures and different faiths may talk and enrich each other instead of horrors that happen today. Thank you ❤ from Jewish woman.
Thank you so much for this comment.
Thank you for your comment, it restores my hope that also Islam has loving and peace seeking people 🙏❤
Beautiful ❤
May God bless you with His peace 🕊 and salvation.
Thank you sir
Thank you, Frieda. Words have power, and yours are powerful. You are a blessing.
This is one of the best videos I have ever watched on October 7th. I am so sorry for the hatred. I don't see the the Jewish people in any way but as a people to love and care for them. This breaks my heart your such a lovely person and everyone I have seen on your channel is a blessing to this earth.
blame isreal
I am a humanist, that is non religious, but I think you video is one of the best explanation of some parts of being Jewish, it helps me understand a little more about Israel and Zionism. Education is always helpful and leads to more human understanding and hopefully peaceful behaviour. Thank you very much for your brave video. I have no biases, your message is so hopeful and honest. Well done.
Humanists are LOST without KNOWING the TRUE MESSIAH & CREATOR of ALL Humanity. CHRIST JESUS IS THE MESSIAH & LORD and SAVIOR OF ALL mankind.
I really think you misunderstand a Humanist perspective, it takes nothing away from people of any religion our ethics and morals are just as strong as any religion. Why should we declare a hypocritical belief in something we don't truly feel, that does undermine true believers. I believe should their unexpectedly be a god I meet upon death, I think a decent god would judge me on my actions to care and help other humans, not how many hours I didn't spend praying to a god to carry out actions I ought to be helping many religious and non religious people cooperate to create a peaceful and fruitful world for all regardless of belief. Enjoy your religion, I'm very unconcerned about a soul I may or maynot possess. I am extremely concerned about the conditions of life for my fellow human beings. I am concentrating on the here and now and the actions humans can take responsibility for. Life after death is something that can concern me at the time. Any comfort that people obtain from their religion I am all in favour of their are many devote people in many different religions, if they do good not harmful fighting other religions I support their beliefs for them. I'm Humanist and deserve equal respect for my view and actions in the world too. I wish you well and thank you for your concern for my welfare.
You are a blessing and your videos bring so many people a clearer understanding of your heritage and your faith.
Not to minimize your feelings, you are not the victim, there are actual victims on both sides. At the moment it seems that Palestinians are being wiped out by the Israeli military at the order of their government with broad civilian support.
Thank you for sharing your feelings and thoughts. I am speechless and deeply disturbed seeing the antisemitism around here in Montréal, Québec. Praying for peace and comfort.
get used to it
Love is stronger than hate. Love always wins. Be courageous. You have more support than enemies.❤
Thanks so much for reminding us of that. As a Jew I really appreciate this comment. It gives me strength and hope. ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing your heart. I am so deeply grieved for all the suffering.
It was good that you expressed your thoughts and feelings the way you did. There wasn't anything wrong with it. You sounded so good as you are. I'm thankful to hear you.❤
Hello Frieda, me and my teenage son were in a Williamsburg tour with you about 8 years ago , you left the best impression. Thank you for sharing yor thoughts and your feelings, none of us are the same since Oct 7h. Chazakah Uvrucha!
Frieda you are a tremendous credit to our people and I want to thank you for continuing to make your videos and share your perspective, as well as other peoples, in spite of the vitriol you face daily. Hashem blessed you with a strong character. You have helped to strengthen countless peoples empathy, understanding, and spiritual selves. Please keep being your wonderful self.
hashem is satan ,
Thank you, Frieda. I’m a 65 year old Christian/spiritual person with a deep respect for the Jewish people who loves your videos. This one was enlightening and so meaningful to me. Try not to listen to the misguided injured and sad people who say ridiculous anti-Semitic things online or in person, as hard as this must be to block out. You are loved and appreciated and your voice is cherished.
So, WHY aren't you sharing the TRUE GOSPEL of CHRIST JESUS; The REDEEMER & SAVIOR of ALL Mankind. The HEBREW NAME IS: YESHUA HAMASHIACH
@@Diligent-dp7gi true but he won't return.
@@maxtryme1508I'm fascinated by this take. Please do say more.
Thank you Frieda . You are so wise
Bless you Frieda! You did wonderfully and always do! You have such a loving spirit from God!
Frieda, your comments are 100% spot on. Thank you for making and posting this important video. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.
Courageous and powerful. Thank you❤
Thank you for sharing with us. You have educated me on these issues that I have never understood before. You are a blessing to me.
Dear Frieda, thank you for opening up so personally on such a sensitive topic. I’m so thankful I stumbled upon your channel years ago.
You’ve allowed me to feel deeply intrigued, inspired & compassionate for the varying aspects of Jewish experiences, history and heritage.
Much love & appreciation from a non Jewish girl with Turkish roots. ❤
Wow, what a poignant broadcast. I'm so glad you published it. It explained many areas that I didn't understand prior. I too have been absolutely shocked by words and behavior after October 7th. You bring understanding to so many and I personally thank you for it.
Frieda, you are not alone. I agree with you in so many ways! I felt the same way about Israel when I went there 10 years ago for the first time. Keep being you!
Sending you big hugs. You really don't deserve the negative comments and hate. Hoping one day everybody has so much love inside them that it's all they can share. ❤
This bravery of yours to be publicly vulnerable is beyond amazing, Frieda. Wish you all the best. Greetings from Germany
Frieda, you’ve done such important work this last year. By telling your story you are fighting antisemitism in a peaceful way. When we hear each other’s stories it leads to understanding.
May God bless you on your continuing journey.
Israel is fighting antisemitism so peacefully with white phosphorus ❤😊
Thank you for sharing. You are not the only person shocked by the hatred growing in society today.
I fell on your channel by chance and I am happy I did and was able to watch this video. Thank you for making it and sharing it and please keep it up here. People need to hear your words. It is extremely difficult presently given all the hate and polarization and silencing that we are witnessing which only compounds the pain, suffering and trauma. But please know that there are non-jews myself included who share the deep concern over the alarming levels of anti-Semitism we are witnessing. Anti-Semitism or any other form of hate is NEVER an acceptable response to anything, period. Know you are not alone and we are with you in praying for a more peaceful new year for all 🙏🤗.
Frieda I am SO SORRY to hear what people are writing to you!! I LOVE your channel!! My husband is Jewish (I am not, yet) and I stand with you and your well- thought out ideas and perspective. I stand with Israel and the Jewish people and also mourn the loss of the innocent life on both sides.
You stand with Israel who oppreee and tortured and starve and killed peoples?
Thank you Frieda. This is such a meaningful video for me, thanks you for putting it out. You express so well the many feelings and experiences that we are having, the complex web of Jewish family experiences and side by side ideas. I haven't managed to read so much on this Oct 7 anniversary, so painful, but I was able to look at your video all the way through, it helped me so much.
Dear Frieda thank you for your explanation of the historic Hasidic approach to Israel. It fleshed out the picture so commonly used. Your honesty and feelings are valid and most welcome. You are brave and a beautiful soul. I am reminded of a saying I have heard for years “the Jews are the people the world loves to hate.” Sad but true. Let us thank Hashem for the strength we have been given to carry on and be a good and creative people. You are an example of this gift. ב״ה
Frieda, thank you so much for this video, I can imagine how difficult it has been for you. I really love your channel, all the things I am learning from you, be proud to be a Jew, wish I could do something for you and protect you somehow, praying for you and your family, the hostages and Israel, 🔯♥♥♥, big hugs.
Thank you for speaking up. It needs to be said and heard.
Thank you so much for this vidéo, Frieda. Thank you for opening your heart, and for being so articulated and clear.
Thank you, I really appreciate your words
Thank you for being courageous enough to speak. I cannot imagine your internal struggle. There is the innocent voice of the child who had certain beliefs inculturated into her vs the voice of the adult, no longer innocent, who questions. I have never lived any part of the Hasidic experience. I believe one of the Mysteries of life is that God gave every human being free will. Self determination is a form of exercising what God has given us. I see Israel as a maturation in which some Jews have chosen to take responsibility for their life & step away from victimhood. I believe that we have no choice about being a victim as a child. As an adult if we are still being victims we have volunteered. I am learning a lot from watching your channel. I learn a lot about myself as I watch my personal reactions to some of what I see. Please keep offering us your experience & your point of view.
Hi Frieda
I am a 76 y/o Jewish woman from Brooklyn. I was raised by my family to be grateful for America, but to always be aware that antisemitism is always present and at any moment it will rear up. And here it is.
now you can feel how muslim feels
Thank you Frieda. It’s such a complex issue you are trying to cover. You did it marveolusly. Sending lot’s of love as a non-Jew.
As a Jewish person, I think it's not that complex. The issue is human rights and self-determination. It's not religious, it's not cultural. It's racial, like South Africa, and it's socioeconomic/political. But when we look at who, historically has had a say, it has always been the secular Zionists and Christian Zionists. Palestinians never had a seat at the table, even among the Arab league, up until Arafat's entrance to the UN.
If it were the Scottish, or the Laotians, who had a claim to Historic Palestine and started colonizing it, the response would be the same. It's not because we're Jewish. It's because we need to share. Not take. Live together, not apart.
@@blorblinRespect for standing up for what's right Jewish does not = Zionist
Well done. There is so much of value here.
Good points you made but Palestinians feel connected as well and have you seen the videos from Gaza and the actions of Israeli soldiers there
You are so gentle and kind. I'm so sorry that people are writing those awful things to you, and glad that they haven't made you stop posting videos. Thank you for saying everything you said. I hope all this can subside and we can live in a kinder, more peaceful world.
This was FASCINATING to see how your education as an anti-Zionist was. thank you so much for deciding to share this. I love your channel!
My wife and I were very touched by your open, honest and articulate comments.
Frida, your video has evoked a lot of thought and ,of course, also emotion so deep that i cannot find voice for them. i love you and my prayer is as yours for peace and good in this world...which unfortunately does require that we recognize what is the opposite of that and not let it go unnoticed
Thank you for listening to your heart and publishing your thoughts and this journey.
This last year is incredibly complicated and horrifically sad. There are no clear or easy answers.
May G.od keep you and everyone involved safe in His care.
I really appreciate you sharing this video, and as always, I appreciate your open-mindedness and commitment to educating people. sending you strength!
Dear Frieda,
Thank you for making, but especially for sharing, your video. It spoke to me on so many levels and I was deeply moved. The nuance you offered brought home another way of just how complicated all of this is. May you be safe. May you be blessed.
Freida, your honesty and authenticity is greatly appreciated. I have the same questions and shock and sadness and desperation as you do. I think there are many of us.
Freida, my heart breaks listening to this video. The depth of your feelings is emblematic of the way we are supposed feel about fellow human beings. Your pain, so evident in your words, that people can feel this way is not naive but it is child-like in the best way in that it is a prayer for a better world that still does not exist. In the Christian Bible Matthew chapter 18, verse 3 recounts Jesus telling his adult followers “Truly I say to you, unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” It was recounted that Ronal Reagan once said that if it wasn’t for women, men would still be wearing loin cloths. Women are the civilizers in civilization and your pain reflects thats. I’ve been an admirer of you and what you’re about. You are a bridge builder in so many ways. Thank you for this video. “May the Lord bestow favor on you, and grant you peace.”
Thank you for doing this. I am a Christian who has always had a heart for Israel and the Jewish people. This is a subject that needs to be spoken about and your perspective is important. Thank you for your raw heart and honesty.
So, WHY aren't you sharing your Faith in CHRIST JESUS / YESHUA HAMASHIACH ; Who is the ONLY TRUE Jewish Messiah ?!
@@Diligent-dp7gi What do you know about anything. Calm down
@@Diligent-dp7gicreepy
Frieda, thank you for this sharing of your feelings during this very difficult time.
As a Christian from Canada 🇨🇦 I had the privilege of traveling to the Holy Land, the places I visited opened my eyes and heart to the Jewish people, the hatred that has been imposed on them for being a Jew I cannot comprehend. My heart is heavy on this anniversary for all the loved ones loss, I pray Israel will be victorious over the evil, the world cannot turn its back on the Jewish people another time. Thank you for sharing. Shalom.
Frieda, you are one of the purest, kindest souls on the Internet, I’m so sorry you have to go through this.
Thank you for sharing your heart!
I appreciate this essay very much. I want to say that the timing of the Rebbe is absolutely wrong, because in 1939 Germany, the Zionists had not organized to the degree that it could cause this “punishment” of the Holocaust. It was only AFTER the Holocaust that the Zionists had organized sufficiently to actually realize the settling of the land. The modern state of Israel was created in 1948, but the Holocaust started in 1938-1939 to 1945. So the notion that the Holocaust is a punishment for Israel is patently false.
In fact, the Satmar Rabbi did not help his town survive the Holocaust. He did not encourage his followers to leave and escape the Nazis which could have saved them. He did not help or encourage them to leave early even to other countries. He only saved himself and his close helpers by getting only a few visas secretly. He then was saved by the Zionist Kastner Train that saved over a thousand Jews. He then arrived in USA. He was very extreme and some say it’s because he was trying to hide his shortcomings in not saving more of his followers from Nazis.
In fact Zionism is really just our yearning for our homeland that is pervasive in the Torah. It is actually false that the Torah says we must wait for a messiah in order to settle the land of Israel. Because the Torah does not mention a Messiah. The concept of a messiah is actually rabbinic and Talmudic. But even there it doesn’t say we can’t go back to Israel until a messiah comes, because the Early rabbis after our exile always did yearn to return and did in fact return when they could for centuries. After our Second Temple was destroyed and we were exiled in year 70 CE and even more after 160 CE after Bar Kochba, to Babylon, there was actually always a remnant of Jews who remained in Israel in Yavneh, Safed, Tiberius, Hebron, Haifa and Jerusalem. And for centuries, Jews always continually returned and there was always Jews in Judea throughout the centuries even until the 1800’s and 1900’s when the idea of Zionism as a formal movement was formed with the idea to establish a state of Israel which only was realized AFTER the Holocaust.
What the Rebbe Was correct about was that many of the Zionists who helped establish the Modern state of Israel were socialists and communists and completely secular , and thus did not want to follow Torah Law as a basis for the country as in the Torah. Also, they were establishing the state without the building of temple as described by Ezra the prophet that he did upon the return from the first exile and without a messiah to build it as rebbee Yoel says is needed. Even to this day there is tension between the religious and secular leaders on what Torah laws should be followed- such as if buses should run on Shabbos.. So in this sense he was correct.
I feel this comment a lot. thanks for the neutral tone on such a delicate subject, it’s often hard to write about with balance.
OMG! Someone knows history here!!!! You are totally right!
Thank you for your comment.
Thank you for pointing this out and taking the time to share this information here!
Finallly, a Holistically relavent Historically accurate on point Declaration!
B"H , and Thank you!
If iam not wrong most zionists living in Israel came from arab countries. Pro Palestinians lie when say zionists are Europeans. These went to America. Also lie when they say Jews stoled lands. Rotschild purchased neutral lands with malaria. Also Israel didn't expeled. 200 k stayed after partision plan. What you guys think about ilan peppe? Very sad when Jews spread lies against Israel. God watching all of this
Frieda, thank you. I wish I was closer so I could give you a big hug and we could gently shed tears together. I do not understand this “baby killer” image you kept repeating about the Jewish people. As a Christian, I was never taught or shown this but was shown that G-D’s chosen people were always under threat and mistreated even before Jesus was born. After the “invasion” last year, unrest broke out on our university campus. I wanted to go to the Hillel House to show my support. I had to walk through Muslims calling me names and had police protection to get closer to the building. I explained why I wanted to enter and the police got me closer to the entrance and the intercom and then was granted access into the building by those inside. I was kindly spoken with and offered a chair in a room where I think everyone might have been Jewish (except me.). I was offered tea which a woman brought to me and we talked. She said I would never be allowed to enter a synagogue during this war because of heightened security (& you taught me and I was allowed in in June!). And then they seated an elderly male next to me and introduced him as a Holocaust survivor and I saw his tattoo and wept. HOW can the world continue to hate like this? I am really struggling with Islamic followers at the moment- how with their violence towards Jews and Christians can I even like them let alone love them? And I watch a video from Frieda with gentleness and hope and I need to step back and my heart needs to do another summersault. PLEASE keep doing what you are doing. As someone else said, that GET one….. G-D gave you a very special gift; thank you for sharing it with so many of us who choose to listen and learn; change and grow.
Thank you for this video. I appreciate so much the thoughtfulness and courage that went into making this video. Everything surrounding the tragedy you speak to is complicated and difficult to wrap one’s head around. I believe that listening to the different perspectives and experiences surrounding this, keeping the dialogue open is the only way to keep our hearts that way. Thank you for sharing your perspective and your story. ❤
So sorry for all the disrespect your getting. Shocking.
From the Netherlands. ❤
I'm probably going to be the only dissenting opinion in your comment section and I apologize for that. I appreciate your story and can empathize with your beliefs and opinions. I was brought to your channel through one of your walking tours then went to the channel and saw this video and decided to watch I'm not a random anti zionist who wants to start an argument jsyk.
I understand your internal conflict between how your community chose to "resist" by having a pacifist religious belief, your personal experiences in your community, and the safety and acceptance Israel makes you feel. I'd ask you where in your history the people of Palestine or the Ottoman Empire in general were responsible for the collective trauma of the Jewish diaspora. I'd like to ask you why you are allowed to visit Jerusalem and experience safety in Israel while the Palestinian people who, younger than you, will never experience the safety you feel. When they fight back on October 7th is that not in agreeance with your idea that people should not be pacifists while they are being routinely oppressed?
As an African American person with living ties to the Jim Crow era U.S. south and who still exists in the US as a black person I understand the desire for a homeland where your community has self determination. America tried that with Liberia in the 19th century and the results of that are why I personally never understood the idea that Israel, while being a homeland for Jewish people, could exclusively function that way. It's impossible to install a country in a place where people already live and turn that into an ethnostate. Inevitably there will be friction and oppression because it's baked into the idea of it being an ethnostate where one group of people gets priority over the other. Is that not similar in any way to segregation? Is that not similar in any way to apartheid?
Suffice it to say, if your safety calls for you to bomb people you've put in cages I'm unsure of who gets the priority to feel safe in that situation. Israel has so much power over the Palestinian people and it seems like instead of trying to overcome the hostility they've helped create and maintain because of the disparate state of living, they've decided these people, mostly children, deserve death for existing.
I understand completely that your feelings are confusing but if you can talk about the antisemitism since October 7th you can discuss the horrors the Palestinian people have dealt with since October 7th and before.
I think people online are stupid and I do not conflate Zionism with Jewish people. So, you at least know that there's one Anti Zionist who does not agree with what Israel is doing, has done, and questions ethnostates as reparations, BUT knows that Jewish people are not responsible for the state of Israel. I empathize with your concern but again, the people who are currently dying in large numbers are Palestinians and this video barely mentions them while centering your opinions on Israel, which this is your channel you're allowed to do, but every video about Israel is the same as this video. "Israel makes me feel safe, antisemitism is on the rise, can't talk about the death of those people tho, please center my feelings". Do you see what I mean?
When you mention that the idea behind Israel and your personal desire of not wanting the holocaust or genocide in general to happen again does that only count for Jewish people or for other groups who may be victims of a genocide? Cause there have been a lot of genocides and others are currently happening besides the one on Palestinians and I don't hear anything about those from supporters of Israel either.
We disagree on some things but i've watched this entire video in good faith and with empathy for your point of view. I hope you can do the same if you read my comment.
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This war is not betweenIsrael and Palestine. This war is between Israel and Iran. The people of Gaza are caught in a battlefield of Iran's choosing. After the Israeli occupation of Gaza was ended in 2005 and replaced by a Palestinian (Authority) governemnt, it was Iran's choice to overthrow the Palestinian government, replace it with stooges of Iran, and turn all of Gaza into a fort. I blame Iran for Israeli atrocities, just like I blame the Nazis, and not the Allies, for the atrocities that the Allies committed on German civilians in WWII.
Well spoken
I haven't read all your messages I only want to reply about ethnostate. Of course Israel is not an ethnostate. I live in Russia myself and my relatives live in Israel. Israel is a great and amazing variety of cultures and races, they are mixed, it's cool. First of all, Arab citizens, they are 2 mln, Arab language has official status, you can see and listen it everywhere, in documents, in public transport. There are Arabic schools and many students in Hebrew schools study Arabic as the second language. There are big museums of Arabic and Muslim cultures, exhibitions etc. Further, Bedouin citizens. Their culture is also supported, traditions etc. Druzes is a big community also with original culture. Also in Jerusalem and other Christian places Italian, Russian etc. monks live. Finally, just a lot of people of different ethnicities who are wives and husbands of Jews and they often are more Israel' livers than Jews. Yes, this government includes some ministers who are far-right and dream about ethnostate. It's sad and dangerous for Israel. But Israel ISN'T an ethnostate now. It's a very multicultural society.
@@речкаречкаручеек Israel is a settler-colonial immigration state.
Of course, it is a multicultural society, because all Jewish people, who immigrate to Israel are foreigners - so-called "birthright" of Jews - who have nothing to do with Palestinians and Palestine, genetically.
The land belongs to Palestinians.
A nationalist colonial-settler ethno-state is a state of people, who are all coming from different countries, with different ethnicities, but the same religion - Judaism, as does Israel
Thus, Israel is a Jewish state, a supremacist nationalist ethno-state.
Thank you so much for your view your openess your vulnability. So love your work
Oh wow Frieda, you actually went there. You brave and cherished child of G-D. Thank you for your address to us on this day.
I am a Christian, with strong Jewish connections, and the events of the past year have shocked me to my core.
Please, dear one, take heart. I wish I could give you a hug.
god has no child. you guys shouldnt demonized Islam in the first place
Frieda, I'm a Brooklyn born Christian. i love your videos. Myself and thousands of other Christians will stand to protect God's chosen people.
Thank you for that blessing/kindness.
I definitely don’t have anything useful to say about any of this mess. But I love you. You’re great. ❤
I cannot imagine what you and other Jews have been through this year. As an outsider looking in, I'm appalled at the hatred. I have never understood why one group is so vilified. What is happening worldwide and in our U.S. cities is frightening; it sickens me. It sickens me that you've been bullied with such hateful comments. Thank you for bravely sharing your thoughts and heartfelt emotions. I support you and all Jews.
blame isreal
maybe u guys shouldnt support genocide
Even if those jews ( zionists ) are commiting genocide ? Zionism has resulted in the death of more than millions of children.. you can ignore it all you want the truth is children are being bombed relentless by zionists
💖💙💖💙💖💙💖. Thank you so much for this video. I am grateful you made it public. It's heart felt and brings understanding of who you are and where you came from. Thank you for sharing so deeply. 💙💖💙💖💙💖💙
Frieda, thank you so much. I cried a bit after listening to you, because this is exactly how I feel about everything. I feel alone and scared after 7 October 2023. My family comes from the Soviet Union where they survived unimaginable antisemitic horrors. We live in Europe now and for a year, the harassment has been unreal. A few weeks ago, a teen was uncovered who planned an attack on the local Jewish community where my mom works. I'm so heartbroken. The most horrible thing was that in the eyes of many, we as people don't deserve to be treated with dignity and somehow, the core values of the democratic society aren't applying to us. This showed me how quickly our social norms can erode, it just starts with the Jews first. My grandpa's family narrowly escaped the Holocaust and now I try to calm him down that it will be okay because every week he says that "they will come for us". I can't do it anymore 😞 It's hard. Sometimes I think of all these poor hostages and it kills me inside.
I hope you make it to Israel. You can take the birthright trip if nothing else. You will not be alone in Israel even if all the Jews are isolated everywhere else in the world
@@ElmerJones-ws6de Thank you! If nothing else, I'm glad that this option exists. I definitely plan on visiting Israel after the war is over to experience it!
I understand your situation, because often confront the antisemitic Europeans around me. Sometimes I can explain them that Jews are innocent, but not always. Any ways, Jews also have friends in Europe, although it is a minority. The press in Europe is antisemitic, but most governments are not. Thank you for being a Jew, and in that way one of the heroes our time needs.
Do you understand there is anti-muslim and anti-arab sentiment in Europe as well? That is probably bigger than what you are talking about? I mean......do you people only see one side of the question, do you want to victimize yourselves or what? I'm neither jew nor mulsim....in fact, if I were to biased against a group it probably would be muslims....and YET......I can't stand the BIAS behind so many reports on anything jewish/israeli these days. And you are trying to victimize yourself? Really?
@@ElmerJones-ws6de lol
Frieda, why are you shocked? Are you also shocked about what Israel has been doing to the Palestinians? Are the Palestinians not human? Are you ok with genocide?
THIS is what I wonder. Why is it so sad and called genocide only when it refers to your people, Frieda. Why are other nationalities’ lives less valuable than Jews? It seems to me Jews are allowed to be anti semite to their Palestinian neighbors
As a Jewish woman, I feel 😢 terribly sad by what you share. It shocks me to the bones to see how children are brainwashed to hate even their brothers.
because of isreal
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I'm with you
I really appreciate your vulnerability in the making of this video. I really hope the message will reach many, many people. As a non-Jewish person, a Christian, seeing the surge of anti semitism after October 7th has been like a waking nightmare, like living through every book and documentary I’ve ever read/seen about the Holocaust. I cannot believe people still hold these beliefs and I cannot even begin to imagine the collective pain the Jewish people must be experiencing. You are all in my thoughts continuously and I will be an ally to you, always. Am Yisrael Chai ❤
Me too, I will be an ally to the jewish community.
Your words express my thoughts. Thank you.
Feel embraced, dear Frieda!
I am a 54 years old German catholic Christian.
Well said! 💐💐
Thank you for your kind thoughts ❤
thank you for caring about us. love from an israeli jew who just wishes things get better for everyone, no matter religion or side in this bloody conflict.
Well put, I’m totally with you on what you’ve said especially about a waking nightmare. That’s exactly how I’ve felt. I feel we’re all going to wake up and it’s all been a nightmare full of evil. I’m a Christian too Thank you for sharing.
Relatively few people can create a lot of nastiness in the comment section. I understand your shock, and comments like these and the anti-Semitic rallies in Europe have shocked me, too. They are a small minority, but we do have to speak out so that they remain a minority. Thank you for making this video!
Oh please
The protests are against killing children and innocent civilians .. jews don't get a free pass to commit genocide .
Lovely ❤felt talk. God bless the Jewish people.
I am so thankful that you had such a wonderful trip and got back before you found out about the terrible October 7th horror. I am not a jew, but I too feel the fear, that any one who loves the G-d of the Bible is hated. As an American who sees my nation supporting antisemitic actions in schools. We think we can side step this conflict but it is now. I am so thankful that you shared your thoughts. I am so repentant for every person who would send you a beautiful lady, hate, shame, blame. You are the light, we are just in the dark darkness.
Dear Frieda,
I am deeply concerned and shocked since 7th october 23. Day after day I pray for the jewish community. May the Traumas be healed, may the each family recover, may Israel get wisdom reach stable peace!
Be blessed, dear Frieda!
I am German.
First of all, thank you for posting your thoughts- I can only tell you that it helps to hear the care and consideration you speak with on this topic. Because today was Oct 7 I struggled a lot to be on social media, feeling (similarly to a sentiment you expressed) like I HAD to say something, anything, to fight the tide of misunderstanding and hatred that I've been seeing online for the past year (often from ppl I have known for a long time) In the end I did post. I'm not sure what good will come of it but, at least watching your video now I feel less alone because of it. Thanks Frieda
Thanks! I'm nothing like you (an athiest, zionist, descendant of a long line of rabbis) but your presentation was compelling. Thank you for the effort it must have required.
thank you so so much for this lovely gift!
Thank you Frieda, for sharing your heart with us. I am also shocked by the surge of antisemitism in the USA. It makes me sick to my stomach! My husband and I pray every single day for the Jewish people around the world. Our heart's desire is to go to Israel someday and to see with our own eyes that beautiful land. I love your channel, and please know that we support you, and you and tour people are not forgotten! Shalom in His name.
You have such a gift in expressing yourself. This video was very moving. You're right, it's scary, it's not ok.
It's so sad to think that we as humans seem to be making the same horrific errors over and over and not learning or bettering ourselves.
Todah rabah! Thank you for recording this and posting this, and for being honest and human. Everything that you were talking about feeling makes perfect sense. It was disturbing to hear you describing the self-blame (it is not just the Jews, victim blaming is heartbreakingly common in Christian and secular circles too). And I'm thankful that your grandmother survived; I would love to listen to someone like her. Thank you again for doing what you're doing.
This is simply beautiful and Jewish. Thank you so much for expressing your thoughts in a uniquely vulnerable way. I’m in NYC and I’m hoping to be on your midweek tour. I love your videos. You’re a gem.
I’d bet the people who comment the nasty things don’t listen to you because they’d realize how incredible and sensible you truly are. My wife and j love your videos.
Thank you for opening your heart and sharing your thoughts. It takes a lot of courage to be vulnerable, and I so admire your strength.
Hugs hugs hugs!!!!! You are such a good thinker! Clear logic!
Thank you Frieda for sharing this with your community. You are so gifted, and so thoughtful how you present everything. Always from the most humble and respectful way. I can identify with all you are saying. Life is very scary for us right now with violence and vile slogans right here where I live too. Thank you for open your heart and express for what we all live through right now. When my children traveled to Israel on what is called the birthright trip they were moved to tears, feeling the arrived home! They were raised in SA in an exclusive Jewish community and as young adults we moved to Germany. We always thought of Israel as home !
Frieda, I wish you condemned the occupation as strongly