I Order in Yiddish at Jewish Restaurant, Everyone Shocked

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  • @xiaomanyc
    @xiaomanyc  2 роки тому +394

    To check out my very own language courses, go to www.streetsmartlanguages.com/fluent and use code FLUENT for 20% off! What language should I try learning next???

    • @Retronyx
      @Retronyx 2 роки тому +1

      surely

    • @jcdrummerz96
      @jcdrummerz96 2 роки тому +5

      Maybe some of the Balkan languages? Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, etc. Not sure if there are communities to practice it in NY

    • @altaica3522
      @altaica3522 2 роки тому +1

      Id like to see you try learning Zulu also known as the african click language

    • @dkuzanek
      @dkuzanek 2 роки тому

      Pashtu :)

    • @PowerNGlory
      @PowerNGlory 2 роки тому +13

      What is with the fisheye lens camera throughout the video? To me it is totally distracting and takes away from the video.

  • @HonorXPrinciple
    @HonorXPrinciple Рік тому +3432

    I know he's using a special camera but oh my gosh the angle of perspective looks hilarious in most cases "meme worthy" great entertainment thank you

    • @chrisbodum3621
      @chrisbodum3621 Рік тому +173

      I hate it, it looks like he is deliberately avoiding eye contact and gives me the impression he has an aversion to it.
      Of course, this is not the case and they all happily engage and are appreciative of his and his friends efforts to speak in a different language.
      I know that it's a visual effect resulting from how it is filmed but it is really hard to feel comfortable with it as it is so alien to me.
      That said, it's still an interesting experiment.
      EDIT: I came back and watched the rest and now see the 'tripping on..' and '360 bits'. Too distracting to be fun.

    • @shinraninja
      @shinraninja Рік тому +11

      i believe its a 360 cam

    • @silsilsilly
      @silsilsilly Рік тому +15

      It made me think about a cartoon :)

    • @duhduh14
      @duhduh14 Рік тому +9

      13:19 LMFAOAOOAOAOAO

    • @MoiAussi18
      @MoiAussi18 Рік тому +45

      I gave up watching because of that. Too distracting and just plain weird.

  • @JayLuhx
    @JayLuhx 2 роки тому +8134

    Im a high school ESL teacher on Long Island to all spanish speakers. Any chance you ever go to schools to talk with students about language acquisition? We would love to have you!

    • @Crybaby-Media
      @Crybaby-Media 2 роки тому +343

      I’m sure he would do it if he sees your comment! Hope you get a lot of likes so he notices it.
      I would love to have had an awesome guest speaker like Xiaoma in High school

    • @JayLuhx
      @JayLuhx 2 роки тому +183

      @@Crybaby-Media I hope so! I know he would be a positive influence. The students would really benefit from hearing all about him and learning languages!

    • @danzamx
      @danzamx 2 роки тому +51

      Yes, I hope he sees your comment. Let's keep this comment at the top.

    • @JayLuhx
      @JayLuhx 2 роки тому +25

      @@danzamx thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

    • @briangalloway3684
      @briangalloway3684 2 роки тому +48

      Blow this comment up so Xiaoma can bless these kids!

  • @xXBrandonFTWXx
    @xXBrandonFTWXx 2 роки тому +3293

    Man I’m jealous at the amount of culture you get to explore it’s crazy

    • @mannu9935
      @mannu9935 2 роки тому +96

      IKR. Man's living the New York life to its platonic ideal.

    • @devolutionone
      @devolutionone 2 роки тому +47

      I'm jealous of all the food from all over the world he eats! lol

    • @JohnSmith-kl3nm
      @JohnSmith-kl3nm 2 роки тому +74

      We're all free to explore the world the same way! Xiaoma doesn't hold back, neither should any of us!

    • @kaiserschnitselsr
      @kaiserschnitselsr 2 роки тому

      jewZ is not a culture

    • @MRJMXHD
      @MRJMXHD 2 роки тому +8

      We're seeing through his eyes. Still amazing to me.

  • @einat1622
    @einat1622 Рік тому +89

    Chabad is a beacon to secular Jews when traveling abroad: If something happens- you know you'll get help in their centers.
    Great video. I keep forgetting you're Jewish too.

  • @weebtrash944
    @weebtrash944 Рік тому +1311

    Hearing Yiddish for the first time blew my mind considering it was so understandable. I speak german but never even knew Yiddish was a Germanic language

    • @tdrs1765
      @tdrs1765 Рік тому +73

      Sure, what did you think it to be instead? Very easy for whom knows German, litterally the same language who knows German dialects from the southwest. Plus little amount of slavic elements and some Hebrew influx. Which btw some of them exist also in standard German

    • @weebtrash944
      @weebtrash944 Рік тому +207

      @@tdrs1765 imma be honest i thought yiddish was a dialect of Hebrew 💀💀💀

    • @tdrs1765
      @tdrs1765 Рік тому +86

      @@weebtrash944 everything finishing in -isch or -ish is German: Bairisch, Friesisch, Schwäbisch, Yiddish, English … 😁

    • @GrazianoTony
      @GrazianoTony Рік тому +10

      @@weebtrash944 me too lmfaooooooo

    • @byanymeansnecessary3052
      @byanymeansnecessary3052 Рік тому

      Yiddish is Fake Hebrew.. I wonder why they don’t speak or write the original Paleo Hebrew ???????????.. This is very Strange none of these people are AFRICAN.. Im sure historically Moses and his people were AFRICAN right .??.??.

  • @robinrapport8728
    @robinrapport8728 2 роки тому +486

    What I love most is how a few words in someone’s native tongue can bring people together.

    • @eddief32
      @eddief32 2 роки тому +15

      As a polyglot myself, although nowhere near as many as Xiaoma, I've loved taking on the challenge of new languages. I don't believe the whole world should have to speak English, just because I do. We have a saying: If you speak to a person in a language they understand, it goes to their head. If you speak to them in their own language, it goes straight to their heart. Even learning 1000 words of a language before you travel, can open doors like you couldn't imagine.

    • @mahmoudamer7169
      @mahmoudamer7169 2 роки тому

      Sounds a lot like german

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez Рік тому

      As long as they don't have 1000s of "false friends" like german has with english, haha....Sound (or look) the same but have a very different meaning, even the opposite, some times. An "Angel" is a fishing rod for us....and a "Gift" is poison.

  • @Lizzieemoo
    @Lizzieemoo 2 роки тому +1074

    Seeing how excited the boys got when they found out you were also Jewish was so wholesome!

    • @iceswallow7717
      @iceswallow7717 2 роки тому +27

      of course, that’s Ben Shapiro

    • @Wilfredo201102
      @Wilfredo201102 2 роки тому +2

      Ben Shapiro with Diabetes.

    • @springheeljak145
      @springheeljak145 2 роки тому

      Because they see all non-jews as slaves only fit to serve them

    • @uthmanrashad775
      @uthmanrashad775 2 роки тому

      They are not so nice when they are in Israel launching bombs into Palestine

    • @zitiboylilo5789
      @zitiboylilo5789 2 роки тому +10

      He’s not Jewish though 😂

  • @reggiefromnz6088
    @reggiefromnz6088 Рік тому +268

    I am from New Zealand and have never met a Jewish person in my life. What amazes me though is just how friendly everyone is especially to strangers. I really wish more people were like that.

    • @benarkonovich4581
      @benarkonovich4581 Рік тому +8

      not one ? not even secular ?

    • @reggiefromnz6088
      @reggiefromnz6088 Рік тому +14

      ​@@benarkonovich4581 It's true, I have never met one in person and had a chat. Would be kind of cool. I love learning about different cultures.

    • @nothingishere3356
      @nothingishere3356 Рік тому

      90% of these extreme orthodox jews aren't friendly to strangers. They are only friendly to him because he speaks there language. They hate anyone that are in there "territory". You have to be extremely lucky for some of them to help you when you are in need of something

    • @jillybean5646
      @jillybean5646 Рік тому +12

      Yes! The Chabad section of Jews are especially accepting and kind

    • @alanaronald244
      @alanaronald244 Рік тому +16

      Hi Reggie: I've never spoken with someone from New Zealand, so, nice to meet you!

  • @londonerwalks
    @londonerwalks Рік тому +756

    As a secular Jew, I've always thought of the orthodox/Chassidim as a closed community. This really opened my eyes to their generosity and spirit. A very enjoyable video. Thank you!

    • @judahdaneshtaol
      @judahdaneshtaol Рік тому +34

      come visit Israel.

    • @nycfpv
      @nycfpv Рік тому +76

      It is a closed community, but Chabad is different because they have a mission to get secular Jews involved in Judaism

    • @gavinriley5232
      @gavinriley5232 Рік тому +52

      I am actively converting.
      Chabad Chasidism is one of the most welcoming and beautiful groups I have ever interacted with.

    • @liz-cf2rv
      @liz-cf2rv Рік тому +3

      ​@@nycfpv no it's not.

    • @danielzak4405
      @danielzak4405 Рік тому +29

      Chabad is the exception, sadly. Most chassidic groups are as closed if not more closed than you imagine.

  • @jacobmosovich
    @jacobmosovich 2 роки тому +551

    I think this is the first time ive actually seen you get overwhelmed by fans before. The outpour of welcome and love for you is amazing. Chabad are amazing folk

  • @mikelombard21
    @mikelombard21 2 роки тому +366

    A bunch of Argentinian Yiddish people saying your channel is the best in the world really means something. I could not agree more and I am neither Argentinean or Yiddish. Thank you for carrying the Laoshu torch and making such amazing content. Thank you.

    • @goldenera777
      @goldenera777 2 роки тому +22

      RIP Laoshu. Great man. I'm an Argentinian boy and I absolutely LOVE this madlad.

    • @AutisticMorty
      @AutisticMorty Рік тому +5

      I've been to Argentina and the Argentines are also very friendly people. And Argentina too has a large Jewish community.

    • @LJBSullivan
      @LJBSullivan Рік тому

      I don't think you can be Yiddish??

    • @McFluff33
      @McFluff33 Рік тому +1

      @@LJBSullivan Yiddish means Jewish in the Yiddish language, so yes you can be Yiddish.

    • @Virakotxa
      @Virakotxa Рік тому

      @@goldenera777 WTF!? I loved that man! Went to his page and saw he didn't post in like two years... And dumb me, thought it had something to do with the legal shenanigans he sometimes talked about... But no... Shit! Safe and effective... Goddamnit!

  • @Ianlee1977
    @Ianlee1977 Рік тому +45

    The dude at 5:44 who says Singapore. Pai Seh. He had me smiling. And he said it in our accent. Bless him.

  • @sampsell123
    @sampsell123 2 роки тому +227

    I had no idea the Jewish community was so welcoming. This was such a beautiful video.

    • @dovblitz8472
      @dovblitz8472 Рік тому +69

      @AutismoGamer we welcome the people who welcomes us

    • @manitobant6738
      @manitobant6738 Рік тому

      @AutismoGamer no, literally pretty much everyone except muslims (and of course white supremacists/neo nazis)

    • @tdb4763
      @tdb4763 Рік тому +5

      That's because they are not.

    • @gabrieleghut1344
      @gabrieleghut1344 Рік тому +37

      @AutismoGamer please get some information first before posting something. Find some news on Jewish people living in Germany and how they are treated mostly by the Moslem youth. I'm not talking about the populist party's or the neo-nationalist. We have very serious cultural issues and we need be aware of this fact, and learn to get along.

    • @jixjen6657
      @jixjen6657 Рік тому

      @AutismoGamer Muslim never respect Jews,so Jews now as well don’t respect after all they did to us

  • @Nathan-sh1zg
    @Nathan-sh1zg 2 роки тому +140

    absolutely amazing how many misconceptions about judaism exist. i myself never knew that the communities are so welcoming and that they have entire block parties and give freely. truly an amazing culture and religion. we dont have any jews in my small town but just seeing the energy and positivity, i feel like if i were to go there id be welcomed with open arms. MANY videos about judaism on my homepage rn and im so happy for it

    • @hellno6617
      @hellno6617 2 роки тому +12

      One thing I’m wondering is if women are allowed there? All the streets were filled with men only

    • @dafkish
      @dafkish 2 роки тому +17

      @@hellno6617 that’s a good question, because there is a law in judaism that says men and women can’t touch each other. There’s probably a separate section for women only

    • @therebbeourleader2410
      @therebbeourleader2410 Рік тому

      @@hellno6617 of course!

    • @therebbeourleader2410
      @therebbeourleader2410 Рік тому +4

      @@dafkish in the shul or in holy places there will be seperate places

    • @EL-oj6uq
      @EL-oj6uq Рік тому

      @@hellno6617 Men have to pray 3 times a day and women only once plus men and women aren't allowed to touch eachother, so there is a women section and a men section

  • @Crystal-cj5ef
    @Crystal-cj5ef 2 роки тому +18

    13:57 this group of boys is so happy to meet him but they don't forget about their friend who is not present who would also love to meet him. 🥰

  • @tamarserfaty5562
    @tamarserfaty5562 Рік тому +265

    As a jew it makes me happy to see how he wants to learn more about us cause most people hate us without even knowing what kind human beings we are .
    We all do חסד that means help one another respect them ...
    We try to make the best in life
    If anyone has any questions about jews im happy to help 😆

    • @RadiantRiv
      @RadiantRiv 9 місяців тому +9

      חסד literally translates to kindness but yes, you’re right :)

    • @shivan1209
      @shivan1209 8 місяців тому

      He's Jewish

    • @tamaraleausa2964
      @tamaraleausa2964 7 місяців тому +5

      I enjoyed this video because the greatest Jew that ever lived was our Lord God Jesus Christ! I only know Jews don't acknowledge him as the Messiah. I thought it was funny Mormon was said. I belong to that church here in Utah. It is called "The church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints" We as a whole church love Jews because we know Jesus still loves his people. We also believe when Jesus comes again, Jews will be converted as a whole after seeing the Messiah for themselves. I still don't understand so much about Jewish religion.

    • @jasonklenetsky5687
      @jasonklenetsky5687 6 місяців тому +13

      I’m born to Jewish home. I was Barmitzvahed at the wall in Israel. I am not a current follower of the faith, however. I consider myself to be an Agnostic. I do still feel connected to the Jewish community, but will that still be the case when my parents, aunts and uncles pass on? I’m not so sure. I don’t have my own family to continue on the traditions anyway. I’ve also never been one to follow all of the rules. I was the one hanging out on the roof of the yeshiva. I hope I make it to heaven, cause for real, it sounds like heaven.

    • @101raziel905
      @101raziel905 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@tamaraleausa2964we Jews except him as a fellow Jew he is family that's why for Jews it makes less sense to follow him as good it's like your brother will tell you he is god one day bet it will be the same for you

  • @tommacintyre8489
    @tommacintyre8489 2 роки тому +799

    I feel so bad for the guy who gave you the drink at 6:00. You got so distracted by the Singapore guy and he was just waiting to hear if you liked the drink.😅

    • @randyitwaru6570
      @randyitwaru6570 2 роки тому +2

      🎉 3977

    • @jakeschleifer1303
      @jakeschleifer1303 Рік тому +41

      I’ve bought his drink in the store before. It really does taste like grape juice flavored seltzer

    • @lography6917
      @lography6917 Рік тому +35

      I mean, he was just trying to promote it on this video lol worked tho

    • @hannsolotx8568
      @hannsolotx8568 Рік тому +24

      30 calories

    • @fdsafdsafdsafdsafd
      @fdsafdsafdsafdsafd Рік тому +1

      Yeah, dude just wanted some publicity. It worked.

  • @trumpetprofessor
    @trumpetprofessor Рік тому +347

    Videos like this can help revive Yiddish again. i think i can speak for most people like me, whose Jewish grandparents/parents came to this country after the Holocaust. Yiddish was the language of the household for my dad and grandparents, but when my dad married my non-Jewish mom and I was born, Yiddish wasn't spoken around me. So I never assimilated it. Many others like me never got to learn it either, so Yiddish became a "dead language". Videos like this can breathe new life back into it!

    • @sarahgayle7085
      @sarahgayle7085 Рік тому +21

      There are actually hundreds of thousands of people who speak Yiddish as a native language (including more children than adults )! It’s primarily in the Hasidic world while previously all European Jews spoke Yiddish even completely secular

    • @trumpetprofessor
      @trumpetprofessor Рік тому +9

      @@sarahgayle7085 no doubt! The unfortunate thing I'm pointing out is the fact that in a world of almost 8 billion people less than 1% know Yiddish, but pre Holocaust there were Millions upon Millions who spoke it. So videos like this have the potential to revive it

    • @dwillbecancelledsoon4086
      @dwillbecancelledsoon4086 Рік тому

      If the H word actually happened, they wouldn't put us in jail for questioning it

    • @funshine817
      @funshine817 Рік тому +2

      I love Yiddish! Great language! 😍

    • @DINKY77142
      @DINKY77142 Рік тому +6

      I'm not even Jewish.. German/Catholic but grew up in NY.... The combination of my grandparents random phrases and where I am from means I throw Yiddish around a lot.. Italian too and I'm not Italian either. I think it's all great, languages bring people together- it really does; all of them. Trying shows an intrest and respect that sadly surprises a lot of people these days when most seem to only live in their little bubbles.

  • @justterrible_9988
    @justterrible_9988 2 роки тому +62

    The guy giving him the tour is a breath of fresh air all the good bits of religion without shoving it down your throat I think a lot of people could learn from the inspire faith not force it.

    • @bronzergoth7598
      @bronzergoth7598 2 роки тому +7

      is the complete lack of any interaction with women in these videos inspiring

  • @nathanjxaxson
    @nathanjxaxson Місяць тому +4

    Really nice to see someone provide such an honest, earnest, and positive exploration of our Jewish community. Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @reeceyp1972
    @reeceyp1972 2 роки тому +609

    What a fantastic community, so warm and welcoming, bless you for highlighting their generosity.

    • @bigsmokedaddy221
      @bigsmokedaddy221 Рік тому +15

      “Yea so, that was a fucking lie”

    • @kissofthecobra3761
      @kissofthecobra3761 Рік тому +3

      @@bigsmokedaddy221 I'm not going to watch the whole video but within the first three minutes the Jewish guy who is talking to the young man seems relly nice but the Rabbi, at 3:32 seem to look on in disgust that he is being so friendly to the young man.

    • @dwillbecancelledsoon4086
      @dwillbecancelledsoon4086 Рік тому

      You're delusional. Suspicious glances everywhere. Damn, even ISIS can put on a friendly face when they give someone with a camera a tour. Kanye is right about these people

    • @Cobalt985
      @Cobalt985 Рік тому +3

      Meh... As an ex-mormon they did hit the nail on the head when they said "we're the Jewish Mormons"

    • @random_cookies
      @random_cookies Рік тому

      except they are infected with religion

  • @WisdaredevilGames
    @WisdaredevilGames 2 роки тому +1510

    Thanks for doing this one Xiaoma. The world is turning upside down again and anti-semitism is still a wide issue. Showing the Jewish community like this should hopefully help others learn that they are great people and just like everybody else

    • @ThirdEye-47
      @ThirdEye-47 2 роки тому

      Yeah its sad that there are neo nazi groups being supported by our governments, such as the azov battalion in Ukraine. Hopefully the world will wake up and stop supporting white supremacy.

    • @crustyhermit
      @crustyhermit 2 роки тому +85

      free palestina😘

    • @kelbh
      @kelbh 2 роки тому +240

      @@crustyhermit you can be jewish and support palestine, and supporting palestine does not mean you are antisemitic. this comment feels a little out of place, they didn't say anything about israel.

    • @gunarr6
      @gunarr6 2 роки тому

      @@kelbh feels out of place because it is. most anti semites dont care about the Israel-Palestine conflict. they just use free palestine as a way to basically say they hate Jews without actually saying it lol

    • @thomasjefferson6334
      @thomasjefferson6334 2 роки тому +35

      @@kelbh well the issue is- just because you dont call that anti semetism, does not mean that tons of other people wont call you anti semetic for merely criticising ANYTHING they do.
      And yes, Ive seen people called anti semites for supporting palestine.

  • @mmichaeldonavon
    @mmichaeldonavon 2 роки тому +488

    Xiaoma,. I've loved all of your videos. But, this one was OVER THE TOP! I just loved all of these people - these are REAL people, and YOU fit right in. (also, your fine friend). I was blown away by this video. I so wanted to be there with you, your buddy and the rest of the folks. I mean, this is living! This in interacting with your fellow man.
    I loved the comment "we are the Jewish Mormons". :-) So true. I was amazed at all of the languages that they spoke. Man, you fit right in. If I wasn't a Christian, I'd love to be a Jew. p.s. I've been working on my Spanish and use it whenever I am in a store and hear someone speaking Spanish. I pass by and say "Hola, cómo estás hoy?" We may then speak a little more - I work on my phrases. Some I remember easily - some not so much. But, hey, I'm an 83 year old White guy, what do you expect. :-)

    • @dragos240alt
      @dragos240alt 2 роки тому +24

      Respect for learning languages at that age.

    • @stephanieuwadiae2827
      @stephanieuwadiae2827 2 роки тому +12

      This comment is gold ❤

    • @lanmandragoran8337
      @lanmandragoran8337 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah, this stuff is awesome, especially with Kanye going on his crazy shit lately.

    • @DevBan
      @DevBan 2 роки тому +10

      Quise leer comentarios para practicar mi ingles y dure aproximadamente 10 minutos entendiendo este comentario al punto que pensé que este comentario estaba muy difícil voy a saltarlo y cuando iba bajando me di cuenta que escribiste palabras en español mas me motive a seguir tratando de entender y cuando llegue a la parte de ''Tengo 83'' años, esas palabras me motivaron a seguir estudiando por mi cuenta y aprendiendo Ingles. Saludos desde Cali, Colombia. Pdta.: Todavía no soy tan bueno en gramática por eso opte por usar el traductor de Google espero entiendas
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      I wanted to read comments to practice my English and I lasted approximately 10 minutes understanding this comment to the point that I thought that this comment was very difficult I am going to skip it and when I was going down I realized that you wrote words in Spanish but it motivated me to continue trying to understand and when I got to the part about ''I'm 83'' years old, those words motivated me to continue studying on my own and learning English. Greetings from Cali, Colombia. Psdt: I'm still not that good at grammar so I chose to use Google translate I hope you understand

    • @mmichaeldonavon
      @mmichaeldonavon 2 роки тому +5

      @@DevBan Hola, que tal? :-) Thank you for your kind comments. I would love to be able to speak Spanish well - it's very difficult for me.
      Like I said earlier - some phrases come easily, many do not. It's like my brain freezes up. :-) But I keep trying. Thank you, sir.
      From the translator: Hola, que tal? :-) Gracias por sus amables comentarios. Me encantaría poder hablar bien español, es muy difícil para mí.
      Como dije antes, algunas frases vienen fácilmente, muchas no. Es como si mi cerebro se congelara. :-) Pero sigo intentándolo. Gracias Señor.

  • @SamuraiMight
    @SamuraiMight Рік тому +37

    So many people are haters on this dude saying he doesn’t speak other languages that well or things like that but you can’t deny this guy bridges many cultures and brings positivity to so many

    • @user-bw3fl7fj9w
      @user-bw3fl7fj9w Рік тому

      He seems to speak it well enough for them (the several videos I've seen of him) to understand him and seem appreciative of his skills.

    • @andrewjohnsnon2239
      @andrewjohnsnon2239 Місяць тому +1

      lol how could someone hate on him, speaking many languages is a feat of itself

  • @stomptheelites
    @stomptheelites 2 роки тому +100

    "It's not a negative thing to show identity". I like that

    • @variaxi935
      @variaxi935 2 роки тому +6

      Exactly. I don't understand why people have decided that it's okay for some groups to shove their identity down your throat and demand you like it, while others aren't even allowed to state their identity without being called oppressors or bigots or whatever the bs buzzword of the day is

    • @iwishiwasananteater.3205
      @iwishiwasananteater.3205 2 роки тому +4

      I mean, if you dress the same in a group that's really not about showing identity. That's homogenization. You lose identity and individuality and become part of something bigger. But everyone should do what they want without infringing on others lives.

    • @abekaye8317
      @abekaye8317 2 роки тому +2

      @@iwishiwasananteater.3205 He meant identity as a Jew, not as an individual.

    • @viahney7200
      @viahney7200 7 місяців тому

      @@iwishiwasananteater.3205 Homogenization is inherent to identity in any culture in the world, only for people disconnected from their roots or culture identity becomes a personal matter supposed to differentiate them from their neighbor on the shelves of the consumption society. Identity is not necessarily the totem of our selfish desires.

  • @dblkarno
    @dblkarno 2 роки тому +614

    Hey! Wanted to say thank you for showing the pretty side of Judaism. Im a non religious jew from Israel and ive got to say that i stayed in Chabbad places before while travelling across the world. They do an excallent work all around the world. They helped me and my friends (also non religous) countless times and didnt want anything back. They help building communities away from home and everyone is always welcome. Ive had holiday dinners with them in China and Vietnam and Shabbat dinner in Thailand. I dont keep Kosher and i dont pray at all and they never made me do anything i wasnt comfortable with.

    • @tturtle1659
      @tturtle1659 2 роки тому +5

      Yes, Chabad is I suppose ok, the problem is with the rest 70-80% who expect you to pay their way and protect them.

    • @walleras
      @walleras 2 роки тому

      Youre not Jewish if you dont follow Torah. The Torah is objective. Follow ixt. It is truth

    • @dblkarno
      @dblkarno 2 роки тому +57

      @@walleras first of all, i am jewish by birth and second of all who do are you to tell me what i am and what i am not?

    • @walleras
      @walleras 2 роки тому +5

      @@dblkarno Jewish is meaningless without Torah. That identity is literally meaningless. Im a singleplictaparian has as much meaning as I am Jewish without Torah. Also read hilchos shabbos the Rambam says you have a din goi until you do teshuvah.

    • @pbjbagel
      @pbjbagel 2 роки тому +15

      @@walleras Nice lecture, Henry Winkler.

  • @richardmoore9874
    @richardmoore9874 2 роки тому +52

    I am obviously impressed by your linguistic skills. In this video, what warms my heart, is how these Jewish people are not only celebrating their faith and culture, but its flowering. And after what Hitler tried to do, it's lovely watching these people so happy, it's really heart-warming. Peace to you all.

  • @12fishcake
    @12fishcake Рік тому +59

    11:01 the kid doing a double take in the background while he's listing off curse words got me 😂

    • @TheAquaMedium
      @TheAquaMedium Рік тому +2

      hahahahaah i was lookin for that comment 🤣

    • @ahn4694
      @ahn4694 18 днів тому

      LOL

  • @barnstar2077
    @barnstar2077 2 роки тому +54

    I really appreciate being introduced to new cultures. It is especially important to know that most people are friendly and are not just what you might see on the news from time to time.

  • @frankieslight
    @frankieslight 2 роки тому +107

    that kishke was Gesh-"SCHMACKIN".....Get it? 😀 Thanks again to my jewish breedur from another mother for treating me to my first wholesome Jewish meal !.. (p.s) Xiao Ma and I share the same legal last name (Smith) or should I SAY SHMIDTZ 😉

    • @rochellengel3444
      @rochellengel3444 2 роки тому +5

      I have been following you both for a long while , a few years in fact, as I deeply appreciate listening to different languages. Then to find put you both visited my community, the same time i was there. The Friendmans live on my parents block, my brother in law is the red head rabbi at 8:41. I legit felt like so many parts of my life were coming together in one video. Wow !

    • @rochellengel3444
      @rochellengel3444 2 роки тому +3

      *Friedmans

    • @nitanice
      @nitanice 2 роки тому

      I'm Jewish and ashamed to admit I've been searching for an hour to see what you were eating! Makes sense it tasted so good! What great fun! Thank you both for such a joyous, funny video!

  • @sinaritsu3836
    @sinaritsu3836 Рік тому +116

    As much as i enjoy these videos, imagine showing one of these to a toddler. These angles are indescribable

    • @traehanson6013
      @traehanson6013 Рік тому +6

      It's hurting my freaking brain.

    • @H-Vox
      @H-Vox Рік тому +3

      It's preposterous, he needs to end the madness of this camera, the benefits can't outweigh the bizarre side effects lol

    • @sinaritsu3836
      @sinaritsu3836 Рік тому

      @@H-Vox at this point I'm 90% sure he knows what he's doing, making it as bad as possible on purpose lmao

  • @SubhanArchived
    @SubhanArchived Рік тому +328

    as a muslim, I wish there wasn't any prejudice between any religions. I wish we could live in a world where we all accept each other and live in peace.

    • @justafriend9859
      @justafriend9859 Рік тому +64

      As a jew, I 100% agree

    • @maxmuncy3305
      @maxmuncy3305 Рік тому +58

      Hammas doesn’t agree with you.. unfortunately

    • @SakuraMorandi
      @SakuraMorandi Рік тому +30

      this comment aged like spoiled milk

    • @ArunaUtd
      @ArunaUtd Рік тому +10

      Preach brother. No matter their religion or sexuality people should be accepted.

    • @astroguia
      @astroguia Рік тому +12

      You are filled with the love of God.

  • @SaintCharbelMiracleworker
    @SaintCharbelMiracleworker 2 роки тому +302

    A lot of the suspicions/misunderstanding people have about each other is because we don't make the effort to reach out like this. Well done for making language easy to learn, we should be teaching our kids second language from birth.

    • @nandinibandhini6933
      @nandinibandhini6933 2 роки тому +2

      Most ppl in Europe are born bi or trilingual.

    • @willzyxOfficial
      @willzyxOfficial 2 роки тому +5

      @@syrasmine Stop blaming everything on colonialism. Most languages just disappear due to voluntarily speaking a majority language over a minority one.

    • @willzyxOfficial
      @willzyxOfficial 2 роки тому +3

      @@syrasmine I didn't say colonialism never has anything to do with it, in some cases it definitely does. But there are thousands of languages, and the vast majority disappears not due to colonialism. If you mentioned specific examples that were oppressed by colonizers, sure, but blaming language loss in general on colonialism is overreaching.

    • @willzyxOfficial
      @willzyxOfficial 2 роки тому +3

      @@syrasmine Also indigenous languages there are thousands around the world. You never specify what state or language you're talking about. Cursing is totally unnecessary and doesn't get you anywhere.

    • @willzyxOfficial
      @willzyxOfficial 2 роки тому +1

      @@syrasmine I already acknowledged a long time ago that colonialism played a role in some cases. The point was only to not contribute everything negative instantly to colonialism, because it's just not true. My own family's language is also disappearing, but not due to colonialism, just like many others. But your verbal aggression makes it clear you're impossible to reason with and stuck in your own hateful world, so go ahead, keep blaming everything on the evil white man, and cursing all you want, sure it'll get you far in life (it won't).

  • @sunshinegirl8216
    @sunshinegirl8216 2 роки тому +129

    Guys from Argentina were so happy to meet you! It was fun everyone connecting through so many
    languages! 😁

    • @iimmaaxx
      @iimmaaxx 2 роки тому +10

      That efussiveness of those kids is actually something cultural of Argentina, we are way too demostrative people haha

    • @martinberazategui
      @martinberazategui 2 роки тому +4

      ​@@iimmaaxx si, pero me dió la impresión de que Xiaoma se sintió un poquito acosado, jaja

    • @iimmaaxx
      @iimmaaxx 2 роки тому +6

      @@martinberazategui Jajaj si, sin duda. Pero bueno, cosas que pasan, los pibes se entusiasmaron y nose que tan comun es que xiaoma se encuentre con argentinos, talvez no conoce tanto de como somos y se puso incomodo

    • @martintazio
      @martintazio 2 роки тому

      @@iimmaaxx todo bien pero,cuantas copas tiene xiaoma?

    • @sebastianandresfonsoreyes3269
      @sebastianandresfonsoreyes3269 Рік тому

      Necesita pasar mas tiempos con argentinos asi se acostumbra

  • @7amesdepaepe574
    @7amesdepaepe574 2 роки тому +33

    One thing I’ve learned from my step dad who is Jewish…is that everyone is always so happy and full of wisdom!

  • @lolamagenta
    @lolamagenta Рік тому +10

    You teach us so much without fail. I have always had a fascination with Hasidic culture. Thank you for taking us along on an amazing journey.

  • @scubawithatuba
    @scubawithatuba 2 роки тому +227

    HEAR ME OUT. Every school should show these videos to the students. It would really inspire kids to speak new languages and bring people from all over the world closer together. Humans truly need to come together to become more loving but also more intelligent. Thanks Xiamoanyc for sharing these videos, you're changing the world way more than you know it! Love from lil ol Albuquerque, NM.

    • @Holydecipher
      @Holydecipher 2 роки тому +7

      Apart from the united states, pretty much every country in the world encourages their citizens to speak other languages.

    • @LeeGee
      @LeeGee 2 роки тому +5

      @@Username-2 What are you talking about? A year of a foreign language is not going to be much help. You should be learning a second language from playschool/kindergarten!
      The UK is even worse than the USA at this.

    • @ESTalesTyrone
      @ESTalesTyrone 2 роки тому +2

      @@Username-2 no we take 1 school year in high school of a language that most of us end up forgetting anyway. We need to be learning at least Spanish and 1 more language starting in kindergarten for it to actually help any of us. And in college it is not a requirement to take a college language class. I'm in college now and I am halfway to my B.S. degree and never had to take another language class since high school. However, I am learning Spanish and Dutch because I want to learn those languages to better myself and be able to speak and relate to more people.

  • @tricia8727
    @tricia8727 2 роки тому +22

    Hands down the best video you have ever done! You can feel the love and warmth from these ppl and their culture. ❤❤❤

  • @lolwutathon
    @lolwutathon 2 роки тому +37

    I went to Athens for a week recently and had been learning Greek for several months. I ignored the guy I work with who said "Why bother? They all speak English!" and started Duolingo/got several Greek language books. I was disappointed I hadn't been able to pick up more than the basics but the people I met there were shocked I was making an effort to talk to them in their language and that I could read/write their alphabet.
    I also served a Polish customer at work this week and when she thanked me I replied "you're welcome" in her language and her face lit up. Even a few words go a long way!

    • @jillefeldme9452
      @jillefeldme9452 Рік тому +3

      I try to be able to say thank you in as many languages as possible.

  • @debbie5454
    @debbie5454 Рік тому +10

    It was so beautiful to see people coming together, and just having an outpouring of love and friendship. Just really touched me.❤

  • @MegaMoist
    @MegaMoist 2 роки тому +56

    Very funny at 11:02 when the kid stops at the door and is shocked to hear all the cursing

  • @Atnomen
    @Atnomen 2 роки тому +104

    The fact that fans know you as "The Chinese Guy" is funny to me.

  • @nort3867
    @nort3867 2 роки тому +19

    They are some of the most inviting and giving people as a community I have ever met. EVERYTHING IS FAMILY and they will welcome you in. They have a lot of symbolism in their religion. I love rugelach and kugel.

  • @WSV2024
    @WSV2024 Рік тому +75

    I can't get over the amazement that I, as a German, understand Yiddish fluently. Yirish has a very large German component. I am so touched.

    • @brocaraton
      @brocaraton Рік тому +13

      Yiddish is just middle german mixed with some Hebrew phrases. A lot of European Jews intentionally “forgot” it in favor of Hebrew or other local languages but the Hasidic jews think it’s holy because their ancestors spoke it.

    • @spanqueluv9er
      @spanqueluv9er Рік тому +1

      @maze7747 Wtf is ^”Yirish”??🤔🧐🙄🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤡🤷‍♂️

    • @HesseJamez
      @HesseJamez Рік тому +5

      Yiddish is actually high german with ukrainian/polish accent and some hebrew loan words. Native Germans have no problem to understand it.

    • @marvin2678
      @marvin2678 Рік тому

      @@HesseJamez i do struggle a bit

    • @greatballsoffire02
      @greatballsoffire02 7 місяців тому +1

      It's closest to Bavarian German. Jews used it because Hebrew was considered a holy language that should only be used for Torah study, but most have changed their minds about using hebrew for mundane stuff. I had no problems using yiddish in Germany. My accent was a little funny, but for little things it was OK.

  • @indyracingnut
    @indyracingnut 2 роки тому +22

    This is easily the most heartwarming video I've seen from you. Wish I had the kind of Jewish community like that here in Richmond, VA. I would be so happy up there. Well done, sir.

  • @mrrob8263
    @mrrob8263 2 роки тому +47

    11:46 Frankie light soul left his body in seconds after tasting that kishka🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @lukenaoumovitch4477
    @lukenaoumovitch4477 2 роки тому +42

    5:34 Idk if you guys know how hard it is to switch between three languages fluidly with multiple people like he did here. It’s takes a lot of thinking to have two conversations with people in different languages at the same time. Three is another level.

    • @philipsangalang5077
      @philipsangalang5077 Рік тому +1

      I think it is a lot easier to switch to the languages you grew up with (for example 2), then the remaining language(s) you switch to (but are fluent in) you just have to focus on making sure your tempo/style matches the language

    • @sycration
      @sycration Рік тому

      I am better in Latin than in Spanish, and I'll often stop thinking and use Latin word order in my Spanish

  • @Oldguy80-vh1em
    @Oldguy80-vh1em Рік тому +10

    There’s a famous story in Hollywood where Jimmy Cagney was meeting with the Mayer Brothers of Metro Goldwyn Mayer. They were discussing Cagney’s new contract. Every so often the Mayer brothers would talk in Yiddish with each other regarding their proposals. After awhile they realized Cagney the Irish man knew what they were saying. Cagney was raised on the lower east side in NYC and only had Jewish friends and spoke fluent Yiddish.

  • @Blujonny11
    @Blujonny11 2 роки тому +14

    When I worked as an office runner downtown where I used to live, a local rabbi would often come to pray with my boss in his office for an hour every other week. The rabbi was always so nice and wanted to know how I was doing on much more than just a superficial level and was always happy to see me (always addressing me by my name) even though I was very shy at the time and kept mostly to myself. He didn't expect anything in return. I've realized over time that there is genuine hospitality across the board when it comes to rabbis of the hasidic faith. I see the exact same thing from the people in this video.

  • @prettycoolPJ
    @prettycoolPJ 2 роки тому +96

    I love this Jewish/Yiddish series, bro! Man, I grew up around Jewish ppl my whole life, and I'm a bit ashamed that I'm only hearing about a lot of these things/terms, here, for the first time. Thank you for exposing many of us to a life most of us didn't know existed. Seriously, you may need to start doing as many of these as you do your Chinese ones (and unless you start going to other Chinatowns around America, it'll get old). These are so informative and kind of like Chabad, in it's own way! This is just too dope, dude!

    • @Lagolop
      @Lagolop 2 роки тому

      What series? He made 2 vids to show how badly he speaks Yiddish.

    • @simrenbajaj6000
      @simrenbajaj6000 2 роки тому +1

      He is Jewish too

    • @Lagolop
      @Lagolop 2 роки тому

      @@simrenbajaj6000 The white guy is, not the black guy.

    • @Someoneudontknow1231
      @Someoneudontknow1231 2 роки тому +4

      @@Lagolop seems a bit negative my friend. hes doing a pretty good job and its mroe about making connections not how good he is

    • @Lagolop
      @Lagolop 2 роки тому

      @@Someoneudontknow1231 Seems tome that for such an "expert" polyglot, not being able to speak his OWN language is a bit disturbing. I am referring tot eh Jewish guy of course. Frankie is doing a great job though. Maybe I should have commented more clearly.
      Blaybn gezunt ...

  • @shainazion4073
    @shainazion4073 2 роки тому +205

    My uncle traveled the world in the Army in the 1950s on Yiddish. Every country he went to, he went to a synagogue and always found people who spoke Yiddish.

    • @Miguelproductions100
      @Miguelproductions100 2 роки тому +8

      Well that's kind of what you'd expect to find in a synagogue..?

    • @grasmereguy5116
      @grasmereguy5116 2 роки тому +6

      @@Miguelproductions100
      Not necessarily, and less likely these days, actually (except in hassidic and some other ultra-Orthodox communities).
      Yiddish was never the language of the Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews, who spoke either Ladino, a combination of medieval Spanish mixed with elements of Hebrew, Greek, Arabic and Turkish vocabulary, or various dialects of Arabic or Persian (depending on the countries). By the 1950s, most of the Arabic-speaking Mizrahi Jews were fleeing countries en masse for Israel, and not sure if US Army personnel would have encountered them in a synagogue in someplace like Baghdad, but the US MArines were in Lebanon in the 1950s, and there was still a big presence of Lebanese Jews there whou would have spoken French and Arabic, but not Yiddish. Same thing in Morocco, not sure if US military was present in Morocco in the 1950s, but Moroccan Jews traditionally spoke their own Moroccan Jewish Arabic dialects as well as Berber dialects and also theiri version of Ladino (the Spanish-Jewish dialect I mentioned above) called "Haketiya". They also all spoke French due to centuries of French colonization, but they did not speak Yiddish at all.
      In Turkey there was and still is a large Jewish community (although its much smaller today) and as a NATO member they had a US military presence, an American Jew servicemember would have been likely to find Turkish Jews in a synagogue but they would have spoken Ladino and Turkish, maybe also French and English if they were well educated, but except for a few Ashkenazic Jews who setteld in Turkey, they wouldn't have spoken Yiddish. Same goes for Greece, they would have spoken Ladino.
      In Iran, the Jews traditionally spoke their own specific version of Persian, but by the 1950s they all spoke regular Persian, and since this was before the Islamic Revolution, there was also lots of military cooperation between the USA and Iran during the Shah's era; again, trying to think of places where it was likely a Jewish US army soldier (assuming this was a US soldiers) might have walked into a synagogue back in the 1950s; plenty of places where Yiddish would not have been spoken.
      Nowadays, unless you walk into certain hassidic or ultra-Orthodox synagogues in certain neighborhoods of NYC, London, Manchester, Antwerp, or Bnei Berak (outside Tel Aviv) or Jerusalem, you're unlikely to hear people speaking Yiddish who are younger than 70. In Israel everyone will speak modern Israeli Hebrew and in the USA/UK/Australia, at least in "Modern Orthodox" synagogues and in Reform/Conservative temples, everyone will speak English, in France the Jews will speak French (and most of the French Jews come from family backgrounds in countries like Morocco, Algeria or Tunisia where the Jews never spoke Yiddish), in Argentinia and Mexico, the Jews will speak Spainish (and in those countries about a quasrter of the Jews have family backgrounds in Syria and Turkey, where Yiddish was never spoken).
      The old-timers in many non-hassidic Ashkenazic congregations maybe will be able to manage some Yiddish, depending whether they or their parents were born in Europe to Yiddish-speaking families. Hassidic Jews, of course, are a different story, they maintain the Yiddish, as I mentioned before, and although Yiddish is seriously declining everywhere else and vast segments of Jews like I mentioned above never spoke Yiddish, because of sheer high birthrate, the Hassidic Jews are ensuring that Yiddish has a future.

    • @shainazion4073
      @shainazion4073 2 роки тому +1

      @@Miguelproductions100 He wasnt always in synogogues.

    • @shainazion4073
      @shainazion4073 2 роки тому

      @@grasmereguy5116 My Uncle was in the Korean war and stationed in Europe, we are talking about Yiddish here not Sephardi Jews.

    • @grasmereguy5116
      @grasmereguy5116 2 роки тому

      @@shainazion4073 Well, I wasn't trying to say that your father didnt get by on Yiddish meeting Jews when he was a US serviceman in Europe back in the 1950s, I was addressing the other person who made the comment "Well that's kind of what you'd expect to find in a synagogue..?" (implying as if you could only expect to find Yiddish-speaking Jews in synagogues and nothing else).
      Well, depending where and when, you could find lots of Jews who spoke languages other than Yiddish in synagogues and outside synagogues, even in 1950s Europe.
      Anyway, Sephardic Jews actually did live in Europe (Spain is in Europe after all), and so is Greece, whose surviving Jews (90% were killed in WW2) spoke Ladino and Greek, not Yiddish. The US military was in Greece (okay, perhaps your father wasn't) in the 1950s, so I was just pointing out to the other guy who seems to think that of course every Jew in 1950s Europe would have been speaking Yiddish. Not necessarily.
      Lots of US servicemen were also stationed in France in the 1950s/1960s too, and of course most Jews in France these days are of North African (Moroccan, Tunisian, Algerian etc.) Sephardic descent, but I think back in the 1950s, although the migration of Sephardim to France was going on, there werer still a lot more Ashkenazim in those days. So if your dad was in France in the 1950s and met Jews then, probably mpore of them would have been Ashkenazi and Yiddish would have been more useful, but I wass just trying to explain to the other person that there are other possibilites, the way he commented "Of course if you go t a synagogue people will speak Yiddish" was just flat-out wrong and needed to be corrected.

  • @ratofnihm
    @ratofnihm Рік тому +58

    Ok two things... The place the Hasids were using near the end of the video to distribute food and shelter (apparently along the length of an entire block) to the community regardless of faith, was very moving... And also, the fans you encountered in this video was great.
    You should always operate with the understanding that whatever your subscriber number is on any given day, the number of people around the world who are aware of you and who you touch personally, is vastly greater.

  • @ZackieLovesSalad
    @ZackieLovesSalad 2 роки тому +296

    "We're the Jewish Mormons!" 😂 I love these Yiddish videos Xiaoma!!!

    • @kencf0618
      @kencf0618 2 роки тому +5

      I've taken a friend with transportation issues to the local CHABAD synagogue twice, and was deeply impressed. They drill down to assembly code.

    • @jonnybeeston
      @jonnybeeston 2 роки тому +1

      The Chabads are Chabadass cool i love their whole vibe and approach from hearing this.

  • @kruzedarling9347
    @kruzedarling9347 Рік тому +350

    “Some people are wealthy and like to buy condos, others like to give it to others.” Man if only everyone thought like this.

    • @tokyoonostalgia
      @tokyoonostalgia Рік тому +11

      Cringe pfp

    • @kruzedarling9347
      @kruzedarling9347 Рік тому +10

      @@tokyoonostalgia U not cool with the gays?

    • @Nerdylady
      @Nerdylady Рік тому +4

      @@kruzedarling9347that’s hilarious, because I thought he was trying to go in on Jews with that low effort reply. It’s interesting how we all show up with our personal histories and assumptions. And I think the gays are great :)

    • @kruzedarling9347
      @kruzedarling9347 Рік тому +3

      @@Nerdylady Haha I’m just messing with him, is it a Jewish thing? I had no clue

    • @Nerdylady
      @Nerdylady Рік тому +3

      @@kruzedarling9347 no idea my friend. just wanted to offer some support :)

  • @clutchspells2804
    @clutchspells2804 2 роки тому +214

    I love how his brother gave him the guilt trip. "Some rich people buy fancy condos, some give back to the community" paraphrasing.

    • @PROVOCATEURSK
      @PROVOCATEURSK Рік тому +8

      Some people force their 3000+ year old traditions to their kids, some educate them with science.

    • @clutchspells2804
      @clutchspells2804 Рік тому +12

      @@PROVOCATEURSK okay

    • @youtubereview8176
      @youtubereview8176 Рік тому +25

      ​@@PROVOCATEURSK Even though they adhere to traditions that are over 3000 years old, they manage to become more morally aware and generous while also teaching their children about science. While some groups may lack secular education, their Talmudic studies are intellectually impressive.

    • @aaronkamakaze2967
      @aaronkamakaze2967 Рік тому +8

      ​@@PROVOCATEURSKthere's a reason why most of the world's most famous scientists were Jews or were religious in some capacity. Maybe those 3000 year old customs and traditions are on to something.

    • @barncaleboy
      @barncaleboy 10 місяців тому

      @@aaronkamakaze2967 look at the haredim in israel, they get subsidized by the government and in turn only study the torah and are mostly unproductive.

  • @greedoshotfirst1
    @greedoshotfirst1 9 місяців тому +2

    I lived in a Jewish neighborhood for a few years. You'll never meet anyone more warm and welcoming. My first day I met half the neighborhood, and had a beautiful dinner that night with new friends. I love those people.

  • @jesuschrist194
    @jesuschrist194 2 роки тому +53

    That is so very interesting to see, I remember you saying you're Jewish in a video many years ago, but to see you going out there and interacting with everyone and indulging in their culture just for a while is so fascinating, a very very nice video. And the music is absolutely killer I'd dance for hours haha, rugelach looked amazing. Keep it up Xiaoma! much love

  • @MimMim-hs2rs
    @MimMim-hs2rs 2 роки тому +24

    This is by far one of the best videos I've watched in a long time, I'm so proud of you, I don't have enough words to say just what an amazing young man you are, you have a wonderful spirit, God bless you, you're such a wonderful influence to this younger generation, you are inspiring to people of all ages, sorry if I sound like a mom but it really makes me so happy to see young folks using their God given intelligence, doing what they love, sharing it with all and contributing to making the world a better place, I felt like I was there with you and aside from now being hungry, starving actually, I want to make it a mission to go to this event someday, again, thank you for sharing. I send you love, blessings, prosperity and health!

  • @alaughadaymusic5372
    @alaughadaymusic5372 2 роки тому +18

    I really appreciate your videos, especially during covid I really didn't know what to do, then I found your channel and now speak Spanish, Portuguese, ukranian and am now learning the chickasaw language. You have really helped to inspire me and a ton of people like me. Keep up what you are doing.

  • @RaccoonRose
    @RaccoonRose Рік тому +10

    Wealth is something to be spent on helping others. Not just yourself. Beautiful community ❤❤❤❤

  • @ruukasu_
    @ruukasu_ 2 роки тому +527

    Very surprised with how much Yiddish I'm able to understand as a native German speaker. Neat!

    • @smellslikeproductions
      @smellslikeproductions 2 роки тому +69

      wait a sec

    • @Blaurot
      @Blaurot 2 роки тому +12

      Yeah same!

    • @alexender6272
      @alexender6272 2 роки тому +30

      A lot of words are quiet similar to german or especially Bavarian or Austrian accent.
      @smellslikeproductions
      But I see what you did there 😅

    • @bvdb2625
      @bvdb2625 2 роки тому +41

      Same for me as a native Dutch speaker. Yiddish is basically a Germanic language I guess.

    • @tlcode
      @tlcode 2 роки тому +46

      It is largely Old German(16th cent) , but it varies regionally, so not the same in Poland as it is in Russia..etc. The kink is, it is written in Hebrew.

  • @jujutrini8412
    @jujutrini8412 2 роки тому +23

    I love how the teenagers were getting so excited to see him. It was so cute.

  • @jessicahawks3223
    @jessicahawks3223 2 роки тому +182

    I'm a middle of no where southern woman and only know some German from childhood and living in Germany as a military wife for 3 years but I want to say thank you. This is the stuff that helps stop ignorant hatred from people that are not exposed to any other culture and just listen to hateful words from their peers and from ignorant adults that raise them..I pray this reaches more people everywhere

    • @stefanoi.4280
      @stefanoi.4280 2 роки тому +1

      Jessica can I ask you, why you mentioned that you lived in Germany before giving probs to him?

    • @cassandrakellogg4998
      @cassandrakellogg4998 2 роки тому +11

      @@stefanoi.4280 ​ I can’t speak for her, but I would guess to make a connection between her own experience being immersed in another culture and her gratitude for Xiaoma sharing those same kinds of experiences.

    • @newsigmundfreud3023
      @newsigmundfreud3023 2 роки тому +1

      Well said. 👍

    • @stefanoi.4280
      @stefanoi.4280 2 роки тому +2

      @@cassandrakellogg4998 Oh than its okay. I really struggle with the prejudice that German people are racist and hate jews. English is not my first language so I interpreted, that she means Germans when saying „stop ignorant hatred from people“.
      But everything good and peace to all

    • @abbey2629
      @abbey2629 2 роки тому +1

      Hey, fellow southerner! I was raised in an orthodox Jewish community down south . There aren't many Chassidim that live outside NY and NJ, but keep your eyes open and you may spot some more mainstream orthodox Jews down south, especially in GA, FL and TX ;)

  • @thegracklepeck
    @thegracklepeck Рік тому +7

    Wow, that soup kitchen set up is amazing. Good on him for helping out the community!

  • @gregcowen930
    @gregcowen930 2 роки тому +17

    Very cool!! Thank you for these videos on Jewish communities!! I used to work security at the museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, so I got to see a lot of the surrounding Jewish community!!

  • @HeiLong24
    @HeiLong24 2 роки тому +121

    I live near a Hasidic community. I can't say that I've ever tried to get to know them or anything, but I've at least tried my best to be reservedly respectful because I honestly never knew how to approach this community. After watching this series I feel like I have a much deeper understanding and respect for them, thanks @小马在纽约 !

    • @JohnSmith-kl3nm
      @JohnSmith-kl3nm 2 роки тому +12

      It all starts with a good ole "Shalom"!

    • @Rottengoal
      @Rottengoal 2 роки тому

      When it comes to meeting people from other cultures the easiest way is by learning a bit of their language, when I met french people in Portugal the easiest way to break the ice was by saying a few words in their languages and when those people practice a different religion its always good to learn a bit about it to avoid awkward moments.

    • @KosherMoney
      @KosherMoney 2 роки тому +5

      Sending love from the Jewish community!

    • @TheDiplomancer
      @TheDiplomancer 2 роки тому +1

      Honestly? I would say you should at least go and try the food. Nothing beats a good Jewish deli, but I might be biased.

    • @littlemy1773
      @littlemy1773 2 роки тому

      I take it that if a woman had been with him, she wouldn’t have been allowed to come in with him? I read that Orthodox Jews can’t touch or shake hands with women

  • @truenorth365
    @truenorth365 2 роки тому +37

    Language/communication is a powerful thing. A world changer. Thanks for sharing your videos Xiaoma!

  • @Squig5244
    @Squig5244 Рік тому +30

    Xiaoma is an ambassador of the cultural importance of America. Thank you for showing so many different cultures which highlight the beauty of kindness and love of all of God's children.

  • @shirleycastle5170
    @shirleycastle5170 2 роки тому +17

    What a wonderful kind group of people. I have learnt a lot today because of your video, thank you.

  • @levitolle2605
    @levitolle2605 2 роки тому +8

    I love how knowing their language allows you to go behind the scenes, and people are eager to invite you into their world! thanks for the video

  • @ladybugcstars
    @ladybugcstars 2 роки тому +35

    This was so interesting to watch everyone was so welcoming and kind.

    • @bronzergoth7598
      @bronzergoth7598 2 роки тому

      "everyone" except the women, who are not allowed to participate

  • @luvswinwin
    @luvswinwin Рік тому +4

    wow, everyone looks so happy 🥹🥹 love this

  • @alphadog3384
    @alphadog3384 2 роки тому +12

    This was so interesting to watch, enjoyed hearing the many dialects from all over the world from the Hasidic of NY. The Food looked delicious. Now l'm hungry!

  • @andulasis6283
    @andulasis6283 2 роки тому +72

    This is so funny to hear as a german. I can understand 80%+ of what they are saying :D

    • @Shiroiyoru743
      @Shiroiyoru743 2 роки тому +4

      yea i was thinking the same why the fuck do i understand it

    • @crispy_retrodude9463
      @crispy_retrodude9463 2 роки тому +8

      @@Shiroiyoru743 yiddish is incredibly similar to Bavarian/German, so most of the words perfectly mix

    • @Shiroiyoru743
      @Shiroiyoru743 2 роки тому +1

      @@crispy_retrodude9463 yea it sounds a bit off like Dutch but not as difficult like even more similar

    • @dasy2k1
      @dasy2k1 2 роки тому +3

      As I understand it the closest language it's related to is Pensyvania Dutch as spoken by the Amish and Mennonite Christian groups
      As they both split from modern German at a similar time and have both remained more static than contemporary German

  • @sidneyhartmann9786
    @sidneyhartmann9786 2 роки тому +6

    This was a eye opener I see why these people are the chosen ones. God bless them

  • @BigRevKev82
    @BigRevKev82 Рік тому +4

    What a beautiful religion and beautiful people. Thanks for showing us mate ❤

  • @warrenmusselman9173
    @warrenmusselman9173 2 роки тому +10

    Love your channel Arieh. Thanks for the look into that community. The charity and mutual support is a powerful thing and that sort of sense of community is something missing in our modern lives.

  • @mariahbarry2119
    @mariahbarry2119 2 роки тому +7

    9:02 it wouldn't be a Xiaoma video without the interesting angles haha. It's amazing how you can connect with so many people just through speaking to them in their native language. Great work, man!

  • @kerryalfaro9437
    @kerryalfaro9437 2 роки тому +16

    Ohhhh YOU'RE with Frankie...I LOVE IT!! DYNAMIC DUO!! I FOLLOW FRANKIE AND HIS AMAZING JOURNEY AS WELL

    • @fuziontonygaming
      @fuziontonygaming 2 роки тому

      Legit watched his video talking with the Rabbi was surprised to see them both

  • @joshrutherford1480
    @joshrutherford1480 Рік тому +3

    this is incredible. i can tell you brother youve made a fan for life here !l

  • @markbeggs2256
    @markbeggs2256 2 роки тому +7

    I so appreciate what you do . . . and the quality and integrity in which you do it. Thank you.

  • @variaxi935
    @variaxi935 2 роки тому +55

    Xiaoma, I respect you more than you could ever know. Thousands, maybe MILLIONS, of us respect you, and I can tell that you're too humble to truly understand the depth of our respect for you. You're doing more good for the world, and this divided nation, than 99.9% of us.
    Thank you for being a source of positivity for many, for showing us how to bring people close together in a time where we've all been pushed apart 🙏

    • @solano8725
      @solano8725 2 роки тому

      We are not a divided nation. We are a nation being divided by a corrupt mainstream media that is under control of Leftists

  • @jerijames2876
    @jerijames2876 Рік тому +47

    be proud of yourself you can speak so many languages. I am native american and i can not speak either of my homeland languages. my mom was from 1 tribe and father from another. but we were city raised and they never taught us or spoke to us in either language. its hard for me to catch on.

    • @warrenjoseph76
      @warrenjoseph76 Рік тому +5

      Don’t live in regret! There are apps out there (like Duolingo and I am sure there are others) teaching some Native American languages

    • @Stormsong93
      @Stormsong93 Рік тому +1

      Same situation as you Jeri. My family has been city native for the last few generations so even though they're registered to the band, none of them speak the language or care to learn about their roots/culture. We might as well be white pretendians at this point. As a native I feel extra pressure to learn the language since it already has very few speakers, but I don't know if I have it in me to learn it. To be honest, If I wanted to learn a second language, it would probably be one that I would actually end up using.

    • @jerijames2876
      @jerijames2876 Рік тому +2

      @@Stormsong93 o that's too bad. both tribes that i am affiliated with are teaching the language in schools on reservations. i need to learn 1 of them at least. Navajo is most prominent. i'll see. i think is good to know where you come from. our color makes us different from Anglos and we will always be treated as so. 😊😊

    • @tonyves
      @tonyves Рік тому

      Jeri - that's how it goes. My parents speak a language they didn't teach me, but I certainly speak like any other resident. I'm cut off from a part of history, but so was my father when he left his homeland. It all moves on, just live where you are and forget the rest, there's no guilt in being who you are.

  • @stremendous73
    @stremendous73 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for giving us glimpses into places we didn't know existed... and showing how easily a little interest and a little effort build bridges and increase smiles. Bless you.

  • @liammcooper
    @liammcooper 2 роки тому +5

    Your point about opening moves and standard conversation starters is so spot on, I've seen you get a lot of free meals just by saying 'hello, how are you?' and those simple sentences ingrain a lot of the basic sentence constructions that you can plug in verbs/nouns you learn later.
    I would also recommend going on Twitch and searching streamers in other languages, because it can be hard to find certain languages (especially in smaller rural areas) so conversing online with chat rooms in other languages and having a streamer to interact with can be super helpful.

  • @usada2000
    @usada2000 2 роки тому +5

    Thing with your videos is not only about the languages, it gives us viewers an insight of culture, information, people and the hospitality going on not just between the cultural people but also the outsider who want’s to know more about the specific religion, beliefs, culture and language. Nice work once again with your effort, great video!

  • @coupleice
    @coupleice 2 роки тому +8

    2:46 Look how happy he his to explain and talk about what he’s passionate about to a foreigner. He keeps looking back at him like “cool huh” 😂 Love it

  • @donh4907
    @donh4907 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for showing us Chabad Judaism. I was a fan, now a big fan. Inclusion - what a wonderful way to live and spread your faith and message. Too many religions exclude outsiders or demand compliance. Wonderful. Thanks.

  • @psy__
    @psy__ 2 роки тому +82

    I think it's kind of universal how we are so eager to teach each other how to curse in our mother tongue 😅

    • @grimble4564
      @grimble4564 2 роки тому +4

      Of course, you gotta teach people the power words first

    • @sycration
      @sycration Рік тому

      Finns especially

  • @lanagievski1540
    @lanagievski1540 2 роки тому +20

    Been following your channel for a long time and your last two videos amongst the Hasidic community have been so fascinating to me. I live in Australia where the Jewish population is around 0.4% (100k) so I’ve never met or been around Jewish people before, especially Hasidic Jewish people so it’s almost like experiencing an entirely new culture by proxy through these videos and I love it

  • @Redhotandblue89
    @Redhotandblue89 2 роки тому +22

    That video warmed my heart. So nice to see such a welcoming community.

  • @Lineman052
    @Lineman052 Рік тому +3

    You do great stuff that brings smiles.
    Good work the world needs more of this.

  • @HaleyHaleyx
    @HaleyHaleyx Рік тому +9

    What an amazing ,accepting and loving community! God bless 🙌 🙏❤

  • @wallacegrommet9343
    @wallacegrommet9343 2 роки тому +41

    My in-laws were born in the US, speaking only Yiddish when they entered kindergarten in the early 30’s. It was a difficult situation, to say the least. My father in law fought in WWII, and was part of the rifle company that held off the German advance in the battle of the bulge. He was awarded a medal of honor by the Belgian government along with his fellow soldiers, and the entire surviving members of the rifle company was flown to Belgium during the 50th Anniversary of the day of liberation at no expense to commemorate history

    • @blujazz10000
      @blujazz10000 2 роки тому +5

      Please know I am very thankful for your father's bravery. I am very grateful for his heroism and sacrifice, to go to war to protect our freedom.
      I lost my great-uncle Albert at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. He was in an anti-tank unit that was destroyed. He was murdered by the nazis Christmas Day, 1944.
      He is buried at Gettysburg National Cemetary.
      May God richly bless your family, friend.

    • @haroldsteinblatt2567
      @haroldsteinblatt2567 2 роки тому +2

      Your father was the kind of guy who made it possible for my parents to survive the war. They waited for the Americans like they waited for the Messiah - and the Americans, including your father, came.

    • @wallacegrommet9343
      @wallacegrommet9343 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you for your sincere appreciation. I did commit a typo in the second line, omitting the words ‘in law’ accidentally. My own father did serve in the US Army, but saw no combat due to his being too young for WW2 or the Korean War. After his active duty, he worked as an electrical engineer for the Army Communications Command until his retirement in 1987. He staunchly detested the Nazis and the Soviet government alike.

    • @haroldsteinblatt2567
      @haroldsteinblatt2567 2 роки тому +1

      @@wallacegrommet9343 He would have gotten along with my father, whose family was murdered by the Nazis - and he was sent to the Gulag by the KGB for three years.

  • @jermzjustchills8009
    @jermzjustchills8009 2 роки тому +31

    love this videos. For someone who speaks cantonese i love watching these other videos of other languages. Ty for inspiring me and everyone else in the world :D

  • @leticiarodriguez2499
    @leticiarodriguez2499 Рік тому +4

    This wonderful. I was not aware of the Orthodox Jewish community outreach, truly amazing. ✌❤

  • @cherylmarshall6874
    @cherylmarshall6874 2 роки тому +19

    Awesome videos. Loved the conversations with you and many people from other cultures. Frankie is a great person. Loved his reactions at the Glatt Kosher restaurant 🤣 😊

  • @rottierumbles9451
    @rottierumbles9451 Рік тому +13

    Frankies reaction to the food was hilarious, love watching these videos.

  • @virgomunoz
    @virgomunoz 2 роки тому +6

    As a former Chabad member, and someone who has been to the New York Chabad headquarters location, this makes me nostalgic.Good job friend!