Love and Marriage in Orthodox Jewish communities | "A Match Made in Heaven" - Part 1/3
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2018
- Film starts at 0:35. For the first time, Orthodox Jewish people in Israel allow a camera to enter their personal lives on an intimate level, enabling us to discover the wisdom behind their way of life, in the potential hope that we can apply some of it to ours. We take a look at relationships between men and women, between singles and their friends, and between them and their families. The story follows the protagonists on their quests for love, across a chronological series of dates.
Dating and matchmaking in the "Haredi" (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) world has always been mysterious and intriguingly different from the secular world. At a time when the institution of marriage in the modern secular world is about to go bankrupt - increasing divorce rates, infidelity, the trend of extended bachelorhood, single parenting, etc. - the question arises: where are we going wrong? And what is it about Haredi relationships that keeps them strong and stable? How does it work?
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In the documentary "A Match Made in Heaven" we explore the world of matchmaking in the different sectors of the Haredi world and observe couples in different stages of relationships, and through them, we learn about their behaviour, philosophy, and the key to a happy relationship and marriage. Through the participants' stories, we learn the values of relationships and marriage according to Judaism and how they actually apply them - very different from secular attitudes (love at first sight as opposed to love that comes with time; the women's role in relationships; the man's role). This is the first time that Orthodox Jewish people in Israel allow the camera to enter their close community, and through a different perspective to our own, lend valuable insight into a peaceful coexistence.
A Film by Ronnie Kay, Natalie Ginat & Shay Werker
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I keep telling everyone at home to stop talking to me because I’m watching an orthodox Jewish marriage documentary with subtitles on my phone and not some vapid makeup tutorial like usual. Starting part two now!
Loved Ariel’s family. Wise, fun and loving parents with a beautiful relationship with their son. You could really feel how relaxed and happy they were in each other’scompany. Lovely really.
Question: "Is there entire family Orthodox?" Answer: "Not the maid"
Great sense of humor. I would say he is a keeper.
Agreed. Any girl would be lucky to become a part of that loving family.
I agree :-)
@@kinakerst7085
Don't you mean to say:
Is there entire Orthodox family?
Evelina:
Please look at your fifth row.
Those two words do need a space because it is just logical.
the conversation between the Gur and the Vishnitz husid at the end - they're so sweet, so precious, so good
trying to make good decisions in life.... What a blessing!
I loved Ariel's parents. What a great humour!!! God bless them..
yes!
That writing is so beautiful!
We live in a world of sloppy handwriting,so it always nice to see nice penmanship
Waooo you are a woman and the only thing ,you get from this vid ,is that ?
Can you understand why you are treated inferior to male ?
You are actually watching psychopaths , legitimate by their religion in order to treat women like cattle ,and they joke about it in front of camera, and you like the writing ?
You know ,my grandmother use to say that women don't eat grass ,cause of the shorter of their neck . And she knews what was talking about.
@@Old-Skull. wow! You are a big part of why our world is so messed up. Please take your hate elsewhere!
it's nice to see Ariel's father has a sense of humor.
This is a documentary following the lives of these single Jewish people, I would love for you to do a repeat to see where they are now after these years and if they have found the love they were looking for
I know me too. I'm dying to know if Beni and Merev find good matches!
I'm watching a documentary about Orthodox Jews finding mates, and it breaks into a commercial about seasoning pork chops. What's wrong with this picture?
Kind of funny as irony goes, but it’s automated not topical
A Dilettante Presumptuous Theorem: It is just bad manners and bad social etiquette to interrupt someone, especially with a commercial.
That is funny lmao
Maybe they want you to see another documentary called A Jewish woman eats bacon.
I saw that advertisement and I ignored it totally.
I hope this helps you out.
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AlohaLivin maybe automated. Maybe key word associated .,and someone has a wry sense of humor 😆😆
I wish they'd slow down -- run this closer to the speed of my eyes and brain. My head is spinning because I'm determined to follow this.
USAGEASTERMPLS You can change the video playback speed, that should help☺️
@@LucyLucy- I watch on my laptop and the right and left arrow keys fast forward or rewind at 10 second intervals. I did use the left key quite a lot to catch what was said.
Ruth Sams That’s okay, you can still change the speed. You want to click the cog ⚙️, click ‘speed’ and pick 0.75 to slow the playback speed down a little or 0.5 to slow it a lot. I prefer 0.75. I hope that helps 🙂
@@LucyLucy- I just realized I must be a very fast reader because I only watch videos on 1.5 speed, lol.
Isn't it something....lol. I have laughed my crazy head off. I find them hilariously funny but also sympathetic.
That was excellent! Thank you, and thank you Tom Symon and Cinematyp Studios for the subtitles!
I just stumbled across this, and wow! It was so interesting. I can't wait to watch parts 2 and 3!
Same here, going to part 2 immediately :))
Both parts are already out! :)
fantastic specially the bit at the end when the 2 friends were talking about Leah being exchanged with Rachel it was hilarious
This is a great film. Fascinating look into these young people's lives. They are so different from mainstream modern society, yet just like the rest of us. Some of match makers are impressive in their ability to network without modern technology.
The matchmakers have a good racket going!
February, 2019 .....I stopped the video - to return anon - to make this note / comment..... I have always had an interest in other religions. ( I'm Catholic - But a Sammy, Who knew ? ), and for years; I've been fascinated with the (mystery ) of Hassidim and Hassidic life. Like Crown Heights or Boro Park, there is an insular island of life that is contained within a few city blocks. Where Yiddish / Hebrew is the dominant language, and posters are seen, asking for dress to be modest in nature....Fascinating...So many questions, so much to learn, without knowing - outside of the 'Net - where to get reasonable answers.
So, having heard about Hassidic marriages and the methods used to ''make a match'', I came across this video. And, I'll watch all the parts !!..... I see so much pragmatism, realities employed - Yet willing to give up the one thing to be attained, LOVE....The hope being that Love, that magical connection; will be built into the marriage, after the vows are done.
Questions about who the bread winner will be - Will one or both work ? How can any union hope to survive, without alleviating the stress of the requirement to have a roof over their head and food on the table ?
I understand the import of study, and having a religious household, But; the reality is there is only 24 hours in a day; and time needs to be invested in your partner. That gave me pause, To find time to earn, study and build with their partner. and my reality suggests that there MUST be priorities. And that reality, it seems; is not shared by some / many in the video...... EDIT : What a Fascinating video ! Amazing to be be allowed into their homes, to hear them sharing their thoughts.
......If anyone has ANY comments, I'd love to read them !!! ...............
Remarkably informative.
"I want her to like me.I want her to say "yes" right away.I want her...to love.Then I can decide,yes or no." Seriously..???
a tip : watch movies at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.
No kidding! That really pissed me off! He is very narcissistic and self absordbed.
@@beagledog2001 Yep,I totally agree.Hard to watch...
@@margo3073 it is!
@@beagledog2001 them don't watch it! The majority of us find this beautiful!
He wants a girl who is
A not opinionated ie. Does whatever he says without question
B works & provides for both of them & takes care of the home while he studies full time
C has little to no experience ‘dating ‘ ie interview potential husbands
Yet he’s been ‘looking’ for 4 years
And he’s The King”
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R K 😂😂😂
right. what a dick
Fuck that shit
SOCORRO SILVA freedom of speech is the FIRST amendment in America
R K
I feel sorry for the poor, naive girl that picks him.
this program is hillarious!
matchmaker: "1 is like a matchstick, 9 is like barrel"
groom: "did the psychologists pick this program too?"
The way the scribes write ( the language ) is actually beautiful ❤
Is it Yiddish or Hebrew that they are speaking? Do you know?
@@markmcelroy1872 America came close to speaking modern Hebrew. Look at the Yale logo. All those old schools taught it until the late 1800s. Moses crossing the sea was considered as a seal for the new America.We have much in common with them. Early American society was similar in some ways to orthodox jews now.
@@jakobkirbach7318 it’s not Yiddish. Yiddish has a lot of German in the language.
You're actually allowed to ask a lot of questions up front that might not be acceptable in regular American situational dating. They're expected to give honest answers too.
Understandably so. If I was dating with the internet of. a husband, I'd ask everything uncomfortable. Marriage after a couple of dates you can bet they would be uncomfortable.
Absolutely right! It’s not like regular dating. Typically people don’t have such intense conversations on the first few dates because secular people may not necessarily be looking to date someone with the intent of marriage. If you’re just dating to have some fun those types of tough conversations are not important.
In the ultra orthodox community they’re only meant to have a few meetings to decide whether or not they’re suited to each other so they have to make the most of it and the intent is marriage and to raise a family not a casual fling so they have to ask deep questions.
I personally find the ultra orthodox community to be to closed up. Some don’t have access to the internet or TV and the men study Torah all day while the women are expected to be the bread winners. You need to have a balance between the secular world and the Jewish world. Having said that though the fact that they ask such intense questions early on in the dating process means that they aren’t wasting time with people who don’t have the same values as them.
It’s like my sister’s boyfriend. They’ve been together for almost 5 years now. He’s not interested in marriage or children. He’s just happy to be as they are. I think she does want to get married and have children. Maybe if they had that conversation earlier she wouldn’t waste her time with him.
@@ravia1988 after a while the men will go to work, generally. My husband went to work right away
Are you serious? Many American people date with a purpose and ask these questions upfront. Jeez, this silly idea that Americans are so removed from virtue and faith is beyond me. It's perpetuated by TV and not representative of most Americans who still are a "religious" bunch so to speak compared to many Western countries.
The girl that was married before has the makings of an excellent wife and life partner. Assuming she doesn't marry an idiot, she will do well. Also, I'm proud of that girl that said she doesn't want to bring up her kids with television and mainstream media. She is saving their impressionable minds from a live of slavery to all sorts of detrimental influences. Hope she stays strong in her resolve. Blessings!
I would love to see a Where are They Now video
'Spreading my DNA' That's a new way of saying it!!
LOL, she is so right about the Kippa! Still the best way to figure someone out. One look and you know everything you need to know! Some things never change...!
I think I have just passed my speed reading test
Me too !!!
Joyce Taylor, thanks for reminding me that I can slow the speed down. :~}
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Are u serious. English isnt even my native language and it wasnt too fast for me. Maybe you should read more
Nuria Geijsel yeah right
I'm a nice Jewish man. Went to a matchmaker and said I wanted to date Natalie Portman, Gai Gadot or Bar Refaeli. Matchmaker said I can set you up with all 3. Then I woke up. Lol
Youre off the chain bud
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@ed3432:
I highly do recommend that you look for some nice Jewish girls that are not looking for a sugar daddy nor a gold digger. Those type of girls are not worth your time and money. To fly coach to go to Israel will cost you about 2,000 bucks round trip.
If there is a Jewish community, by your house, join it and perhaps you will find yourself a Ms Right.
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What amazes me is the fact that after marriage orthodox Jewish men look upon their wives to work and provide them...
NOT REAL MEN, REAL MEN WORK.... These boys are Soft, never put in a hard days work in their lives , pathetic
I’m sorry for yehezkel’s sister, and yehezkel; he has so many questions, and is torn between what is expected of him and his own feeling on marriage
English speakers, remember to slow down the video speed a notch! It doesn’t hurt the quality, and boy does it make reading less stressful!
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Thank you
Yehezkel has amazing depth for someone his age and I love how he thinks. He definitely needs someone sophisticated otherwise he will suffer from loneliness for the rest of his life and simply just 'coexist' in the marriage enough to save face. On a different note, Ariel and his family are awesome :)
For those of you having trouble with the speed of the subtitles, just change the speed to 0.75 and it's a lot more manageable.
Hey, thanks~
Much better - many thanks. Hope it is good.
It's refreshing to see "Haredi" jews who are not Hassidim from the 17th century. The men are sensitive and even work, sometimes. The women are studying law. I can see a match by now. Have you seen the Netflix series "Shistel" about a Hassidic family in Jeruselem. It's a mix between Fiddler on the Roof and The Bold and the Beautiful. Seriously, the secular actors had to learn yiddish and haredi life. It's a fictional soap opera but it captures the ritual of mating superbly and has many characters who are "different" from the rest of the community. Fabulous.
I love "Shistel" and have watched it a few times. My grandparents from the Old Country had a matchmade marriage, and I often asked my grandmother about the love part. She said, "You will learn to love him," and I found that interesting. I married a non-Jew, by the way.
Pardon me for asking but what does the movie, Shistel, is all about? And what does it have in common with this?
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All looks like the 7th Century to me.
Wow so interesting
The Gur Hasidim guy really wants to make the best decision to be happy in a life that fulfills his role in society. He tries to be rational about it but does not understand that the intimate feeling that you have found the one is not rational at all. Look fwd to seeing what happens to him in part 2
Ikr!! I accidentally watched part 2 first and when I saw this, I was like "WHAT??!!" He was all like, "I want her to love and for me to say yes or no....Love has to be rational" But the complete opposite happened.
This was so eye-opening. I can't imagine marrying someone after a couple short meetings.... unless it's "the one." I find this interesting and things I've asked on dates also. I never liked wasting time just for fun. Dating should be with a purpose. The idea of the man not working though is a no go for me. He needs to help provide or wait until he's finished his studies.
Que hermosa letra tan perfecta y hermosa y que talento de hombre
The three guys looking for a wife act so sure of themselves it is almost disturbing, like they really were brought up their whole lives thinking they will be “the King” and they already feel like grown up men who know everything
Even secular men tend to do this; it just looks a bit different. They are so sure of themselves and what they're after that they will bounce from woman to woman for years playing on ego because they dont have a true appreciation for any of them. This is a human problem, not a religious one.
I had to break it to you, but women like confident men.
There's a huge difference between confidence vs. chasing shallow (and unlasting) characteristics in girls due to childish expectations. Especially when a guy isn't a world-class stunner himself and those girls don't appreciate being consistently objectified in that way.
A mature and responsible guy who has correctly-placed confidence in his abilities and character is a far cry from a young guy inexperienced in things that really matter, who's too (undeservedly) full of himself to see the value in character investment.
Same thing applies to women of equally sub-par and shallow character. Religious or not, a person with too much ego and not enough understanding of value will end up ruining themselves and their family eventually.
@@chatisawasteoftime yes, it's true, till that confidence turns into abuse .
Just stereotypes . All women are different same as men . Some like confident type ,some like tender ,like chiken ,some like funny ,some strong some intellectual ,as you see there are so many stereotypes . Normally a person who shows himself so confident, is hiding some pathological behaviour , it's a shield.
LifeIsWhatYouMakeIt blame upbringing
The Jewish matchmakers are so cool. They're very honest and straightforward and don't give people unrealistic expectations. Very different from a lot of (in my country) American matchmakers and dating websites which are very over-romanticizing and not the most practical.
Not like I'm looking to get married, but I think you should know what you're getting yourself into.
As someone in an orthodox community I will tell you that is NOT always the case. The shidduch system can be SO awful. They can pry into your life and be very invasive (factoring your weight or medical history, even put you on stand if you had to see a therapist for any reason) I personally met my husband through other means but many people will even see that as “inappropriate”. Converts and people who did not grow up religious often can be seen as “undesirables” in the shidduch system and will toss them to people who maybe haven’t had so much luck with other people and save the “cream of the crop” from “good, respected”families for well, each other. Oh and if you’re a girl and over 25? You’re an old maid. I’m not saying it’s always like that but my friends have gone through that and it’s what I’ve observed. Some matchmakers are very nice and respectful and they all want the best for you, regardless of their methods, good or bad. But definitely recognize that it isn’t always so dandy as depicted on tv. There’s always a dark side. Grass is always greener huh?
@@meiracriddle1908 Thank you for sharing your experience. It's good to get a nuanced perspective on something I'm not familiar with.
I am not Jewish , but I love watching these videos.
Me too
I watch for academic reasons.
I’m Jewish and I’m thankful I’m reform and a lesbian.
@@Randilynn66 good for you that you follow your heart and not those strict rules
@@kostasveronis5882 To be fair, I'm not orthodox, I'm reform and also a lesbian.
Lol all the English speaking people who never grew up with subtitles complaining about not being able to read them xD
Hey, the rest of us have had to do it since we were young to be able to watch English movies and series, it's not the subtitles that are fast, it's you that is slow hahaha
Sorry but it's the truth, you just gotta practise more!
Your forehead is abnormally large.
The subtitles are fast, but videos can be stopped to read them
It is sad to read auch judgemental comments about these people. Let them live their lives however they want.
Well said!
@@b.k.3280 low blow you should be ashamed of yourself...
Meanwhile, if their hair was purple instead...if they were transgender, or thought they were animals, and were getting married to the same sex, there would be rainbows, everyone would be applaud ing and clapping about how brave they were. Why is it only the left idiosyncrasies are acceptable. Any others are obviously not. I'm not Jewish, but I can see a lot of discrimination in the comments.
@@wmnoffaith1 transgender and gays getting married are getting applauded!? In wich world are you leaving?
It is the backward racist tradition like the one in the video wich are getting applauded by you guys not the gays.
@@wmnoffaith1 anyway, how can you compare backward misogynistic racist tradition with gays getting married?
*DIVINE* 💞
What is Divine? You must be very desperate
You have to think 'Bless!', listening to those two guys philosophising about love and life. Early twenties. Don't have a clue.
Dumb as a brick.
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Live and let live. I am glad though they have opened up and let us - the rest of the world - witness the matchmaking process. It is absolutely interesting
On the contrary, they sound wiser than most older, dysfunctional, divorced people.
Ignorance of youth
@wocomoDOCS can you clarify if this documental is real? Two of the participants are actually actors on the series Shtisel (2013)
I'm glad it's not just me that struggled with the speed at which they were talking. Gosh they speak so fast; I'm going to make the speed slower on the next video.
Hebrew uses 1 word for whar we could use 2-4. That's why you can't follow when translated
Everybody wants the same thing. Happiness.
I've seen Yehezkel as an extra in the series Shtisel.
fascinating. he's a good actor??
I’m a non-observant Jew, and really loved this. I knew a lot about the “rituals” of this kind of “dating,” but after watching it, I obviously DIDN’T know a lot.
Let people do what they want, God bless ‘em, but it’s still pretty nutty to me.
Same here! I come from a Sephardic family and for me these documentaries have been the best I have ever watched! I have learned a lot! Very intriguing and interesing. Best documentary format ever too. It feels like you're right there just watching.
If he wasn't in his strict community, Yehezkel would be the ultimative player.
Oh girl... they are. It's all a facade. They f...k around like crazy.
I also think so actually.
He left his community
Empress Qi not in Israel...
@@amazingabby25 left community or left studies? then what?
Ariel’s father has got a great sense of humor. His son will make a good husband. Does anyone know what happened?
Did Ariel and Estie marry each other?
They did eventually get married. Mazel Tov:)
Yes. See Part III
K S I’m glad they did. They are young. Still, Estie seems to have married into a nice family
Watch part 3 (There's 3 parts), all the spoilers are in part 3
I think the rabbi and the matchmaker have to much power
The couple decides what to do; the matchmakers only help guide them along the way, and they are hired to do it. If the couple doesnt like a matchmaker, they fire them. They dont have a ton of power because they can only match a person with suitors who are looking for their qualities.
It’s interesting how this is Israel, but it’s the same in Hasidic communities worldwide.
Since I cant speak Hebrew, I changed the speed to 0.75 and can follow much better
Yyddish is easier
"I am the King, always!"
An amazing witness of a men content with serving and living with Elohim daily through the Torah Doctrine becoming internalized as part of their essence, Amen.
The truth is that even in the West, a man or woman meets maybe 100-150 eligible mates in their lifetime, and picks from that. IN the US alone, that means there probably are 100, 000 or more "more perfect matches" than the ones chosen. The whole concept of a "perfect match" is pretty much nonsense.
When she asked him what he does...he says he prays half the day and then he scribes...that's enough to support a wife and kids? I don't get it.
Later in the series, in a meeting of a bunch of matchmakers, one of them makes a remark about scribes having steady work.
@@EmlynSmythe Crazy
welfare. they do same thing it in UK and US too
Translation most of the time is blurry. Couldn't get through it
Not for me, but I respect that this is the Hasidim process
I feel nauseous. I've heard the word 'virtous' to many times.
Listening to this makes me think that there are hardly any differences with the arabs so they should settle down and live together and the world would be a better (quieter) place
What?
We believe in One wife
This is really interesting. I'm a secular Jew and it's really hard to find a Jewish guy; either the Jewish guys go for the orthodox girls or the non-Jewish girls. I wish there was a matchmaking service for non-orthodox Jews. I thought it would be really easy for orthodox Jews to find a partner, but it shows that dating is hard even for religious people. I can't believe that some of the people in the documentary have been looking for years. Makes me feel a bit better that dating isn't so easy for everyone. It's so hard to find the right guy. I'm 27 and have been looking for years and still haven't come close. The guys I like aren't interested in anything serious and vice versa. It's hard. I hope that everything happens for a reason and that God will send me the right guy.
Well, you can try jdate (you probably have already). As for secular jews who want to date secular jews (I assume you live in the USA), that's a hard one, because ALOT of secular jews end up marrying non-jews, and I think more secular women are interested in [exclusively] dating secular jewish men, while the secular jewish men don't seem to care much.
What woman would want to get married on these terms?
What woman are you talking about?
At least I can recognise some of the words that they are saying. That way it enhances my Hebrew vocabulary.
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@@markmcelroy1872 hahahaha
It's nice to see such nice respectable young men, getting ready to settle down and meet a nice girl, and commit to a good .marriage. I'm not Jewish but I have a lot of respect for these people. It takes a lot of courage in this day to live your values, when no one else shares them, and there is so much prejudice against morality. Looking at the comments it's rather sad. If this was a video about young men turning into women, and then looking for a nice girl to settle down with, the comments would be full of compliments for their bravery. It's sad to me because everyone should be able to choose their lifestyle. Everyone means everyone. Not just lifestyles that are new, and cutting edge and get applause. It means Jews, Christians, Muslims, Mormons, the Amish....Everyone.
I also thought the very beginning sweet. The scribe is writing Proverbs 31 in Hebrew for someone to give to his wife. Who can find a woman of valour? I think this is the great compliment you can give to a woman, to compare her to the Proverbs 31 woman.
If Meray left her Orthodox community, and dated outsiders, shed be a hot item. A young, slender attractive 24 year old law student, with no children she'd have literally hundreds of men begging for her. Only in this community is she viewed as "damaged goods". As if women are products, not people.
I was sent to Israel from America to meet my match, but after a few guys, I decided I wanted to return to the US. If was especially dangerous as the athletes were being killed in Munich during the 1972 Olympics. I am an Ashkenazi-mixture Jew. My mother was a gentile.
is this in israel? Are ashkenazi and sephardic both from israel, just different ethnic groups? sorry, i'm not knowledgable about this. I thought they were both israeli?
They are now both Israeli. Ashkenazi trace their roots from Eastern Europe, and they are more fair skinned than the Sephardic, who are from more Mediterranean lands. Having been separate for generations, some of their practices are different, but not significant.
So it's the women who provide as their husbands study the Torah???
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What language were the 2 guys speaking in the beginning?
KaleemMyster Yiddish. It’s spoken by Jews only. It’s a combination of German and others Slavic languages.
They're speaking Hebrew. This was made in Israel.
@@wendybrooks6154
Not Yiddish...Hebrew.
@@wendybrooks6154 Yiddish is a combination of mostly German and Hebrew.
Both Hebrew and Yiddish--cross coding back and forth.
This is so painful for me to watch. I cannot imagine having to live like this. And have so few options. OMW..what are the chances of being happy?
Drug addiction is extremely low in their communities as well as divorces, suicides, and alcoholism. Do you really think you are happy in a "free" society?
@@DanielSanchez-ew1js Freedom that is abused is deadly.
They are very happy, we have our culture.
@@AnimalLover-nn9ym they are much happier than modern liberal people
The emphasis is on good looking. The most important value a woman has if even these matches are based on looks to this extent.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Proverbs 31:30
Twas ever thus.
It all seems so very complicated. Painfully so.
They really think and overthink the details...
What are the ethinicities he ticked out at 8.25?
OMG I ran to the comments to see if anyone answered this, I am dying to know!!
They are Jews from parts of the world that have different Traditions. It would make a big difference in their marriage because they have learned two completely different ways of doing things and would basically have to relearn everything they do in order to make a match. It's not really a racial thing although that's how they translated it. It's more of a culture difference. A lot of Jews will prefer to marry within their current culture because it makes less headache for the couple trying to agree on daily life things. Conservative Jews are much less observant and don't keep many Traditions, Sephardic Jews and Ashkenazi Jews are both Orthodox, but they have different views on certain things that are hard to reconcile if you had to actually live together. They have great respect for one another, but it's difficult to marry into the other one, if that makes sense
The thing is, Orthodox Jews tend to live in concentrated communities, so a person's ethnicity tells them a lot about their upbringing and traditions. So a person from Morocco like that one guy may have a hard time dating a white girl from Poland, not because of her skin color alone, but because that tells him a lot about her the cultural complications they may have if they were to get married.
If he were Ashkenazi, he probably ticked out Sefardic. If he were sefardi, he probably unchecked Ashkenazi.
Bucharian (from central asia, i.e. Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, etc.) and yemenite.
Could someone explain about the wigs?
As for many religions, especially with origins in the Middle East a woman needs to cover her own head and hair for modesty once she gets married. Her own hair are no one else's business but her husband. You either wear a headscarf or... a wig! Better sporting around other women's hair rather than letting the world see your own.
Well, I guess that after a lifetime of head covering and 14 pregnancies a wig made with hair from a 20ish girl looks much better than your own hair, but we'll never know and I honestly don't care.
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Weaker sex they say...........Don't be so SURE; the BEST policy is to NEVER underestimate a woman.
The letters are very pretty.
Did Yehzekel ever find a wife?
What is there to love ..a partner is to have not to love ….
One thousand?! No way.
It's a life changing decision to take. Probably one of the most important in a Hassidic's life. And the aim is to live together until death
.What I don’t understand is that they have such a ritualistic life and deep belief in the Torah, but they smoke. They don’t eat pork, or certain ocean life, but they smoke. How is that treating your body like a temple when they knowingly poison it with filth? One does not extract God’s words from His book to suit their life. And God himself has also said not to be repetitive in prayer, and yet they are repetitive in so many ways. What’s with the spoken Words before eating, without reverence. No one else bowed their heads, they just continued making their sandwich. I find that so much of their lives are all about the Torah this, the Torah that, that they get caught up in the rituals that somehow seem to have no meaning any more.
THEY ARENT SAVED. IT IS ALL RITUAL, NOTHING ABOUT ACCEPTING JESUS even though He was born a jew and died a jew, physically of the Davidic lineage.
They live by the Talmud
@@cookiemonster3297 .. oh okay.. Oops.. there's so many ideals and book out there to live by, that I don't know them all.. But still.. that makes it okay to defile ones body with smoke? :)
@@TheThriftyGma I agree with you, but I was just telling you were they get their information from
Oh shut up, you prententious twit.
Why does she want him to be an Ashkenazi (Germanic) as opposed to what, and is that synonymous with academic?
Worldwide, the vast majority of people want to marry someone who is of the same ethnic heritage as themselves. It's just familiarity, safety, the feeling of appropriateness. It's not something most people will admit to, but marrying someone the same as yourself is also what people do because they want their children to also be the same. Humans are tribal. It's not rational, it's just something people feel in their gut. The more traditional communities are just more open about admitting it.
The two major groups of Jews are Ashkenazi (Eastern European backgrounds) and Sephardi (Morroccan, Spanish, Middle Eastern backgrounds). Each group comes with their own very different customs built upon the original Jewish laws and in Orthodox Jewish law, once a custom has been practiced for a certain number of years (I believe it's 100 but am not sure), these customs are considered law. So each group has different prayers, their kashrut laws differ (slightly), practice certain holidays a bit differently...etc. Likewise, in general (and this is a broad statement that obviously has exceptions) Sephardim are considered more spiritual and Ashkenazim are seen as more halachically based. So the attitudes of both parties towards the practice of Judaism can be worlds apart. While everyone has their own preferences, some people prefer to marry someone with similar customs to them because once married, a woman takes on the customs of her husband. So to start anew with completely unfamiliar customs can be a difficult adjustment for some, I imagine.
when you marry someone of your own age-group and background, you lessen the odds of dissatisfaction down the line.
You cant simply rely on something like hormones and attraction
Thank I am Catholic and don't have any rules
Great vidio people will learn from this purity.
Vidio?
Ariel is going to be completed henpecked by Esti.
Hugh Hughes it’s the mother-in-law that’s a scourge!
Hugh Hughes
Can you please define the word "henpecked" for me?
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What is scourge?
@@SOCORROSILVA-in7px it's when a woman is constantly ordering her husband around.
The cousing telling him he is hilarious is the best part. He need to come back to Earth - you are not any kind of king
Yes there is something good and sensible about this approach. The western secular world has messed up a good thing with all the nonsence about free sex and individual entitlement. But I am not so impressed with the attitudes conveyed in some of the questions...
I have not lol while watching YT.... "you can even do it with someone you do not love" These two Jewish dudes--Hasidim/ Orthodox have cracked me up big time....'spreading my DNA so my parents can see grand kids at seder. wah! I like Ariel's parents - so kewl and with it.
yoni reminds me of mr bean
The scribe is so attractive..... The girl seems boring
The women in this are a lot more sympathetic than most of the men.
Oy. It’s a man’s job to sway a woman. I was thinking it was great that the rabbi said that Esti has aspirations, but then that next line...
God never said a woman should not have her own opinions. I would be too opinionated for many Orthodox men. I know my mind and there isn't much to sway that. But I am also kind compassionate loving Etc. Probably my first Hobby and passion is cooking when I was married I loved to be a wife but he loved to beat his wife. I am not Jewish and this was not a Jewish marriage. Maybe I should be.
A rabbi who believes in Astrology? Never heard of that.
bass13mary Many ultra orthodox rabbis believe in mysticism. This includes the meaning of numbers, symbolism and the zodiac
you know great point. I wonder about this because in other Jewish Topic documentaries I have seen references to Astro and Tarot. I may research this. Perhaps it is specific to the type of Jew he is and where he is from (Ethnicity?)
It's very different than the non Jewish concept of astrology though. Not the same superstitions and such.
*Kabbalah*
Match maker,match maker make me a match. Find me a find,catch me a catch.
Why do married women wear wigs when they have long beautiful hair??
Usually Orthodox women shave their heads when they get married and wear either a wig or a tichel.
I’m Catholic but I have always been interested in Judaism. I learned that a woman’s hair is her beauty.Her beauty is only for her husband,which is why she keeps it covered in public.Beautiful,isn’t it ?...
@@robertamartinez8669 It's more that a woman's hair is so scandalous and sexually tempting that she must hide it in shame because the men simply can't be trusted not to cheat on their wives with her if they see it, and it will be her fault for being a temptress and a succubus. Not beautiful at all.