A Jewish Tour of Crown Heights | On the Grid with Zephyr Teachout

A look at communities of Yiddish speakers throughout Brooklyn and exploring their culture through language.
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On the Grid with Zephyr Teachout airs Mondays at 8:00pm
Zephyr Teachout, 2014 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, with help from CUNY's Center for Urban Research, is redrawing Brooklyn's traditional neighborhood boundaries. Gone are the arbitrary borders of Gravesend and Sunset Park, Williamsburg and Fort Greene - instead, she’s exploring the maps of Brooklyn that tell the story of today’s demographics… From ‘Republican Brooklyn’ to ‘Yiddish Brooklyn’ and beyond.
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[@sohobrad9554]

This Rabbi has the perfect combination of insight, self-awareness and humor. He instructs w/o proselytizing. Lovely video.

[@heatherwiner2883]

Jewish people do not proselytize.

[@dewolff6937]

Simple as

[@Mr91495osh]

I like Jews bc the are respectful, enjoy their religion and don’t force it on anyone.

[@ViolentFEAR]

Sadly Americans need to force their military on everyone else.

[@Mr91495osh]

ViolentFEAR we are in the Middle East bc their governments torture their people.

[@messianic_scam]

@@Mr91495osh stfu troller

[@DCFunBud]

Wonderful segment. I wonder if the technical flaws could be corrected.

[@VS-im5yz]

DCFunBud it gets fixed around 3:28

[@MrFuckhed]

the technical flaw is no god exist the only way to correct is grow up and say fuck your invisible friend

[@MarkGormanNOLA]

This Rabbi is great! His information is very helpful, and makes it very easy for non-Jewish people to understand Hasidic Judaism. Thank you for sharing this. I am a Protestant Pastor, and am intrigued with this culture. As a Christian, I LOVE the Jewish people, and pray for their safety and peace.

[@karenotte5420]

I've been thinking about that and I think it's a good idea to do that because well because I got my own personally reasons but I really think that it probably is a good idea to meditate like that

[@Eliminator5555]

"The Holy Land of Tennessee" - what a humourous guy.

[@elvispresleydaily3952]

I know I loved that!! Im an Orthodox Jew from Tennessee so this was hilarious.

[@bluemesa9529]

This was a wonderful film however, the host should’ve dressed to the modesty laws in the community. Her skirt was too short... her legs were bare... etc.

[@Eliminator5555]

@@bluemesa9529 I hate wearing pants. I'll only wear them if absolutely necessary to enter a religious attraction. So I don't much blame her.

[@AliciaGuitar]

@@Eliminator5555 she did not have to wear pants...just a longer skirt 🤦‍♀️

[@AliciaGuitar]

It is funny because so many new yorkers retire to tennessee, he did the opposite 😃

[@rr7firefly]

The creation of tefillin is amazingly prescriptive. I had no idea. Because of the effort that is involved it carries inherent value to the believer.

[@musicvideosish]

That was great!, but not long enough ;(

[@leonaschulman7568]

I was brought up there. It was the best

[@JBrooksNYS]

My friend used to live in Crown Heights and I used to visit him often. I was surprised that there was this isolated community in the biggest city in the world. I was curious about them but didn't think they were allowed to talk to me. I also remember hearing a Hasidic politician tell a reporter in a coffee shop, that he vows to hold the Torah higher than the US law.

[@Benchex21]

Obviously when we believe Torah law comes from God we hold it to a higher standard than secular law, but according to Jewish law one must not violate the “law of the land.”

[@JBrooksNYS]

@@Benchex21 Which isnt a problem. But the way I took it to mean, was that as a politician, he would be willing to side with Jewish law even where it conflicts with US laws.

[@tinakershner2549]

Can you correct the audio at about the 1:50 mark? Great video except for that.

[@heatherwiner2883]

I love how much detail there is in Judaism. The explanation of how the tefillin was made was informative and impressive.

[@mutifeldbrand]

HEATHER UR ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME AND JOIN OUR BEAUTIFUL RELIGION.

[@heatherwiner2883]

@@mutifeldbrand I am Jewish. Thank you so much!!

[@heatherwiner2883]

@@mutifeldbrand I would love to live in New York or have a more inclusive community

[@nissimbaraness3591]

i used to live in Israel for over 24 years, been to Jerusalem and all over the country really! Would love to tour this place!

[@natureboy1961]

nissim baraness go to New York, hop on the 3 train going downtown, get off at Kingston, when you walk outside turn left and you will see chabad headquarters right across the street

[@lizabethshelberg7715]

How could one set up going on one of these tours?

[@natureboy1961]

Lizabeth Shelberg no need for a tour, just hop on the 3 train going downtown and get off at Kingston, then when you get outside look left and you will see lubavitch headquarters

[@lynneprice8463]

Lizabeth Shelberg Lol take the train to Brooklyn

[@MitzvosGolem1]

Nice people. Open friendly help others there. Rebbe rescued many from Soviet Union including my Great grandfather.

[@leon_De_Grelle]

funny how they only had to be "saved" from the Soviet union after Stalin put an end to their reign of terror. the idea that was the Soviet union , the Boksheviks, the NKVD, etc was wholly Jewish in origin. the murder of millions of various Christians and other non Jews was just business as usual but oh no it was the "Red Terror" once Stalin started purging the Jews from their positions in the Soyuz. Yeah he rescued them all right. he helped them off the terror ship they created when it started to sink a bit too much in their luxury cabins.

[@travv88]

@@leon_De_Grelle nailed it

[@roav1871]

@@leon_De_Grelle the soviets hated anything that had to do with religion. They perceived their jews roots as purely accidental, nothing religious. They killed christians because the tsars before that put their jewish ancestors into pogroms and killed them. So it was revenge

[@catherineolivia1]

He explains things so well.

[@AxelSituation]

The audio is messed. Pity, it was starting out as a really good interview.

[@DrKooBot]

lol "I'll only inquire so much information until I get married," Othoxid Jews by far the wisest sect of society on the planet

[@michelecaron]

Excellent job. Understanding is everything. Appreciate you.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Mazel Tov grew up there

[@yisroelgranat9147]

why are you showing clips of other areas

[@karmayeshengondrubs4594]

Fascinating.

[@iLikeTigerz101]

My kind of place! Crown Heights is the goldmine of Jewish learning and spiritual growth.

[@natureboy1961]

@jungle305 no, they dont suck baby blood, but they do take a tube and take some of the blood of the circumcised baby, so that's where the myth originates, the killing babies and drinking their blood is a mideavel myth, in fact in the bible it says that you are not allowed to drink blood lest your soul be cut off, now to my last point, in my opinion people shouldn't have the write speak unless their iq is at least 2, so that pretty much rules you out

[@lynneprice8463]

iLikeTigerz101 Overcrowd with holding up traffic and giving you racsit stares they are not friendly but full of shit

[@natureboy1961]

@Kathrin Kleinknecht what happened to jungle305

[@karenotte5420]

It is

[@compendioussuccient6784]

Imagine not fixing the audio

[@Braglemaster123]

Baruch HaShem

[@tombslasher]

Interesting I now know a bit about Haedic Jewish group.

[@mename4359]

I just wish she would have dressed more respectively to these people considering that she is going into their space.

[@silverkitty2503]

she is dressed respectfully

[@carlosf7201]

She is taking a tour not visiting in the neighborhood

[@SnyderBearFarm]

That probably is tznius for her.

[@mikenogozones]

This is America, freedom reigns.

[@lynneprice8463]

Me Name Why needs to impress them

[@OsagieGuobadia]

No wonder in the Crown Heights of Brooklyn, Rabbis, and Jews live there! : )

[@WetPooooopie]

Around my new area

[@BRICTV]

Welcome to the neighborhood!

[@lynneprice8463]

Alisa Karter Your new area what a joke

[@lynneprice8463]

BRIC TV Yes after moving blacks away

[@matthewmann8969]

Jews are a very respectful group of people just like East Asians

[@stuffguy6664]

I'm both & white..

[@II-be1ze]

Nothing like east asians. We are much better. Cleaner and more intellegent and build and thrive

[@ohmeowzer1]

Mazel Tov

[@jessicacain7226]

That was a really cool explanation of sin and going back to God.

[@josephperkis6488]

Sound disagres with image

[@SinisterSRT]

Audio is off - lost me

[@soggy_popcorn]

3:54 That sounds exactly like the German “Was machst du?” which means “What are you doing?”

[@dangouger4915]

yiddish IS German, it's just that jews hate to admit it because of strong feelings of ethnic resentment

[@leon_De_Grelle]

@@dangouger4915 it's also got pieces of the many languages of the lands that these chosenites were always "fleeing" from and to, always wandering, at no fault of their own oh no it was always other people's fault.

[@benjaminr6153]

Dan Gouger Yiddish isn’t German. It’s not mutually intelligible with German but it is a Germanic language. No one denies that. Ignorant comment from an ignorant person.

[@shner6742]

@@dangouger4915 u stupid ??

[@KayliDaShizNit]

Shame rabbi berrel died

[@ariari4133]

That jude are sick in the head,just an other evidence

[@godsmacks1000]

@jungle305 Jungle Rot should be your username. You're just jealous because you'll never be as great as the Jewish people. The rest of you leaving negative comments about Rabbi Epstein are also sick in the head.

[@1951kvk]

I asked an orthodox rabbi what his job was and he said, "to make Jews better Jews."

[@karenotte5420]

How could you go wrong with God in your corner couldn't God loves his people

[@josephperkis6488]

Music Moldavian not Ukranian

[@thekoderius265]

As an Israeli secular Jew - I have A LOT of disagreements and grudges with the Chabad community - but I must admit that this Rabbi was very eloquent and explained their deranged paganism in a lovely way.

[@Lestibournes]

What's your main beef with them? I'd like to know.

[@dannywerner6599]

Deranged paganism... wow... that's harsh

[@messianic_scam]

paganism?! na

[@everyjourneyisspiritual3338]

What a lovely insult...

[@vandaangellozzi1990]

I am really ignorant when it comes to all that. Can anyone explain to me why these people live like that in 2022 and which kinds of professions they have dressed in this way? Thank you very much.

[@familyiseverything1617]

Really woooooo

[@u.s_nyc8513]

Very wise decision wearing a short skirt to a Meeting with a hasid🤦‍♂️

[@Llllillilililililillll]

5:00 sounds like a magic spell from a witch lol.. you gotta do what? lmao where'd you come up with that

[@mitchbarredo3990]

Yellow dress lady is a fox. Hello there.

[@dannywerner6599]

not bad for a lesbian

[@valentinas.kvedaravicius9260]

kaupas;sudo.dinkitnaxuj tvari

[@nasimaa9438]

What would the community say about a Hasidic man who is married with Children lies about it gets a girlfriend and then refuses under any circumstance to let that girl go

[@ChildlessCatLady]

He wouldn't be welcomed back in the community.

[@natureboy1961]

Nasima A it happened to you, we would first need to look into it in order to verify that it really happened and if it turns out it's true we would cut him off from the synagogue, then we would publicize his crime which would probably end up in a divorce with his wife taking custody of his kids, people would socially disconnect from him, and no one would ever marry him because he's a cheater a liar, and a violent man, and he would be depressed for his whole life until he dies

[@leon_De_Grelle]

@@natureboy1961 rofl yeah right.

[@Tracey4therepublic]

Not everyone is perfect!! In all communities and ethnicities there are people that are not normal! But you can’t be thrown out of being Jewish! Because it’s not a religion! We’re a people.

[@paweltrawicki2200]

The way she came dressed, left something to be desired,luckily she was not speaking to some Mullah, this is not politically correct so what!!! Don't you think that when you do an interview, that the interviewer would be sensitive to the sensibilities of the person being interviewed. I guess not.!!!

[@lockleaze]

Can’t believe that people still live by these outdated and ridiculous rules, from an old book who nobody knows who actually wrote. And as for circumcision, don’t get me started.

[@nasimaa9438]

I don't hate this community but some hasidic man from ch has destroyed my life

[@mocha1886]

Nasima A what happened?

[@nasimaa9438]

Mocha18 my email is [e-mail]

[@mitzvahgolem8366]

Nasima A sad it happened to me also Shalom

[@II-be1ze]

Nasima A . Shut up fat mouth

[@carm7518]

You probably didnt pay your rent and got kicked out

[@valentinas.kvedaravicius9260]

piderast Ameriki

[@AliciaGuitar]

I get the feeling she was told to AT LEAST cover herself with that scarf 🙄 As a guest she should have better respected their modesty priorities. So disrespectful!

[@DavidMiller-ru2oq]

I want to be SICK

[@natureboy1961]

David Miller why, what's wrong with the video

[@messianic_scam]

oh please

[@karenotte5420]

That is an Indian thing to do

[@EmKnowsThings]

Downvoted only because I cannot watch something that the words do not match the view at all. So distracting that I finally stopped it.

[@petersanmiguel1164]

Being Jewish and not realizing the Jewish Messiah came around 2,000 years ago, is not a good thing.

[@invest_in_dogecoin6398]

I dare you to google what percent of them are on welfare

[@nicolasrivera3752]

I remember I worked in a kosher store and all I can say is they are really dirty unleast the people I work with and some of his associates like damm the reeked and I can tell he didnt brush his teeth I can see why his wife divorced him after 3 months then got remarried and somehow can tell the wife wasn't in to him and my god was he a mommy boy , I use to be the only one with a license so I did all delivery and pick ups and sometimes they would come with and he would tell everything to his mom about is wife like what the fuck MAN the fuck up the fuck your mom has to know. And physically they are not strong people I notice it took 3 of them to pick up a 140 pound box i can do that shit alone

[@lynneprice8463]

Took over the area and expect you to bow down to them they get to much special attention

[@lynneprice8463]

Can't watch anymore this is fake and useless all the studying they do for what. Purpose

[@sheilahalper7428]

Just like other people took over their own areas- Little Italy and Chinatown for example.

[@sheilahalper7428]

Knowledge is power (Francis Bacon). As to what purpose is studying? Hope you like polio because it was a Jew who invented the vaccine.

[@honestytoafault]

Those beards are so nasty

[@karenotte5420]

And I want my very own new Torah to from Jesus

[@karenotte5420]

I want one of them and I want it from Jesus

[@sallys4474]

Like all ritualistic behavior, it is the same as OCD. Obsessive-compulsive thoughts in the service of fear of the unknown.

[@eddenoy321]

Umm..interesting. I never looked at it that way. So when they make mistakes or forget something I wonder if they feel angst,pain,or just have to say a load of extra "hail mary's" to pay for it ? Anyway,I think all their ritual keeps them busy,and,in a sense, renders them harmless. But the one's in Jerusalem are aggressive and militant and seem to cause trouble for others at times.

[@nissimbaraness3591]

shut the fuck up ... u dont know shit

[@powellmachineinc3179]

Ed Denoy Jews don't say "hail Mary's " smh, I can tell you have never read scripture.. only the cult of Catholicism prays to people....

[@surikatz123]

@M A after you study their ways in depth you may feel differently. How can you comment on something you haven't studied?

[@messianic_scam]

no,it's keeping tradition you wouldn't know that

[@mename4359]

She walks into a synagogue dressed like a prostitute. Shame on you.

[@vandaangellozzi1990]

Are you crazy? Dressed like a prostitute???? She only wears a simple dress, come on!!!