Comments by "SK ONTHEROAD" (@skontheroad2666) on "What Hasidic Jews Can Teach You | NYC 🇺🇸" video.

No you don't. Most of them wouldn't even talk to him. They are an exception. Satmar is not like Chabad. Do we even know if the kid goes to a Satmar school? From the accent I would guess yes. Hopefully he stays on this path. His father is also open and friendly so hopefully yes!
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Shhhh!! You don't have a smart phone, remember!! 😉 (Atleast now you have more room in your closet where you were hiding the TV, LOL!)
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@Phasael They are not Chabad. We have already had this debate in another one of his videos. After you have seen all of them, you will agree. Altho there is one video in which the woman says she is Chabad, but otherwise he seems to have found a pocket of friendly Satmar Jews. I think it is generational and the younger generation (less affected by the after affects of the Holocaust), is seemingly more open and approachable. Which is a good thing!
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@GigiAbbi-cu9qn watcj the movie "Trembling Before G-d" if that is a topic that interests you. Excellent documentary! By Simcha DuBowski.
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@beautiful7610 Every sect is indeed different! And while Satmar is very different than Chabad, and I don't know what Satmar necessarily keeps in their closets, I can certainly tell you what plenty of Lubovitchers have in their closets! While those on schluchos may be a little more lax, and with cell phones the need for an actual TV has lessened,, I still have plenty of Lubovitch friends--"hot Chanis" as my girls (who are in Sem in Yerushalayim) call them--who watch TV. Doesn't matter if they are FFB, BT's or even gehze, they still watch. I understand why they do it in secret, as it is hard for outsiders to understand, but I still get a good laugh out of it. And they don't mind when I tease them. Hopefully you'll understand that it is all in good humor. Not out of ignorance and certainly not out of hate! I may as misnogdish as they come, but I still get it. And have Chabad friends from NY to CA to Hawaii to Bangkok. There may be subtle differences in how they do things, but their mission is all still the same. And no one does Kiruv like Chabad--They do the Rebbe proud and always get a big Yasher Koach from me!
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It took me aback for a moment, lol! It is a house. They are very hard to come by in that neighborhood. He clearly does well for himself. Good for him!
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@faturechi Chabad does not believe in an eruv. And those who do only hold to specific ones (in certain cities) due to how it was built and how it is maintained and checked weekly. Even within a kosher eruv, they will not carry unnecessarily (and one actually should not, generally speaking). So you will often see Chabadniks wearing their tallis to shul and back, so they are not gratuitously carrying.
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@faturechi Wait, I am confused. Weren't you commenting on his latest video about what he learned from the Hasidim? In that video, even before he mentions it was shabbos (slightly inappropriate imho), you see ppl walking in the background wearing a tallis. So it is clearly shabbos as they would otherwise be carrying a tallis bag. Why would anyone wear their tallis except on shabbos, when you can't carry? There is no need.
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@faturechi Sorry, I see where I went off topic. It was in response to Chabad not wearing their tallis over their clothes. They do on shabbos (was my main ppint).
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Tattoos are forbidden in the Jewish religion. We are not allowed to permanently mar our bodies. And many of us have family members with numbers tattooed on their arms, so we associate it with the Holocaust and therefore can't imagine wanting to do it. They probably do not associate tattoos with prison at all (they don't know what "prison tatts" even are). It is a curiosity thing is all.
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@GigiAbbi-cu9qn Actually, go troll somewhere else
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@GigiAbbi-cu9qn DO YOU???
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It literally takes a village! But the most important part is Shabbos! If you are not Jewish and shabbos is not possible, dinner every night at the table together (no phones, tv, etc). And then build from there. If you are Jewish, call Chabad and go (next opportunity) for shabbat or Chanukah. Just for a start. Then you will start to see the light!! 😉
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Yup! I am not sure values need to be "ancient", lol, but think maybe more "Leave it to Beaver" 1950's values. And dinner in my house is far from quiet...always a lot of loud debate, everyone talking over eachother and the occasional siblings bickering. But hey, at least they are all tuned in and involved, so I don't mind the noise. We eat, we drink, we laugh, we sing, we play board games, we read. For 25 hours every week, with no internet or TV, no phones, no driving. Just family, friends, synagogue and God. It isn't as serious as you are probably imagining, but that is what makes it the highlight of the week. I don't know what I would do without shabbos! (But don't get me wrong, the minute it is over, the first thing everyone does is run to turn their phone back on...!). Oprah did an interesting series about Orthodox Jews that is worth watching. You can find it on YT. They discuss child rearing and family dynamics as well. Be well!
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@tzippyzag Very true! I just watched his new video this morning which featjres Lipa Schmelzer (someone should tell Peter that Lipa is great clickbait--he should have put his name in the title!). I was shocked to learn that he went to Columbia! Pretty impressive. Would love to know the back story he alluded to!
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How can you want something you have never tried?
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@Raphinho89 I don't need to. I already know what his answer would be (the same feeling all of us who grew up kosher feel about eating pork products). He will never miss it. We also have plenty of substitutions for things that are forbidden to us (and even that many don't like to eat because of what they associate it with).
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Deus Vult. These are not religious fundamentalists. There are a very small number of cults, shunned by all Orthodox Jews. But considering we have an entire country where half the population is Orthodox (and everyone is Jewish), you can equate this to religious fundamentalism.
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Yes he will. He has no choice really. His schooling is designed for all students to come out with Smicha (rabbinical ordination). He may not be a pulpit Rabbi, but he will be one nonetheless.
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@imcookingnetwork1318 stick with the Tanach over Google! She is a troll. Ignore her, she is crazy!
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@imcookingnetwork1318 Of course not. That is the whole point of the Chassidic movement which only started in the 1700's. And it is only one small sub section of Judaism, even Orthodox Judaism. And sadly many perished in The Holocaust.
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It is also a bit of an affectation. People move to the area and take on the accent and diction bc it is authentic and "cool".
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@hannam.422 His parents will see it, but they won't show it to their kids. That would be hypocritical. It is too hard to explain to kids why it is ok for Mommy and Daddy but not for him. It is not an age thing like for other families, it is a religious thing. That is why the kid is giving his parents Mussar (scolding them).
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@carlosparra8976 Good comment!! 😉
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@leahmoskowitz3462 Yes! Of course (most) Jews have internet AND tv! Whereas this thread is mainly about Chassidim (the Ultra-Orthodox) and how they technically should not have TV, and should only be using "kosher cell phones," there are still plenty of Chassidim who use the internet and watch TV. Some admit it, some don't. But you are correct! I am sure that they are all seeing this. Which is, indeed, a nice thing!
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