Daniel Kahn - The Jew in You

[@TheatreofPhil]

"Babylon is everywhere, and Zion is in you." What a beautiful line.

[@Owlpunk]

Goosebumps. Goosebumps every time.

[@Barakon]

Well maybe this would sound better if it was not for the zionists…

[@sarahmorgenstern2731]

Ist there not a big different between jews and Zion?

[@TheatreofPhil]

@@sarahmorgenstern2731 Zion is a place name; Jews are a people. So yes, there's a big difference between Jews and Zion. It's a bit like asking whether there's a difference between the Irish and Dublin. The problem is that Zionism (a colonialist ideology) has come to dominate modern Judaism in a way it really didn't for much of Jewish history. Even in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a strong Jewish internationalist movement that opposed the idea of Jews moving to Palestine. For internationalist Jews, "Zion" tended to mean not the place as such but a state of holiness.

[@sarahmorgenstern2731]

@@TheatreofPhil ich frage mich und Sie, warum haben sich die Juden NICHT gegen Zionismus zur Wehr gesetzt? #WeiseVonZion hatten sich als satanische Organisationen gezeigt. Logen, Freimaurerei versuchten Staaten und Städte zu unterwandern , kein einziger von denen konnte als Mensch bezeichnet werden. Juden hätten sich gegen den Diebstahl ihrer Identität wehren müssen und wehren können.

[@danielzylberkan1587]

a beautiful statement of its like to be a jew, a secular, non-zionist jew, who seeks liberation for everyone no matter their religion or nationality

[@randomserb761]

Смрт Фашизму, Слобода Народу Death to Fascism, Freedom to the People

[@andrew_owens7680]

The secret to liberation is in defending secular Constitutions wherever they are in place. America is on the verge of being a theocracy and Israel is well beyond that. The place where everyone can practice any faith or lack of faith equally is a secular state, because its core raison d'etre isn't religion.

[@Brandon-a-writer]

@@randomserb761 смерть фашизму!

[@iosuai1351]

death to universal egalitarianism freedom to the aristocrats of the soul@@randomserb761

[@mischlingbeerandcigarman]

I feel this

[@fredranzalot4849]

This song, this performance, is more important now even then when it was filmed.

[@tom-kz9pb]

We of pink triangles have long known that we are Jews in essential respects. Thanks for expressing this poetically.

[@wubz3543]

I’m hard pressed to find another song that so well connects with my identity. I feel like each like of this song could be debated for several hours with no reasonable conclusion, just as is Jewish tradition. I think Daniel Khan randomly breaks into song at family gatherings and it just happened to be caught by a well coordinated camera crew!

[@erikaamethyst8603]

I am a Polish-Irish Catholic, and this is among the top ten best things I've randomly found on the internet. Thank you for being brilliant and wise and funny and skilled, and for sharing all of that with the rest of us.

[@ramihajjar7843]

"The thing you hate in others is the thing you hate in you"....

[@gamejew38]

Ancient Jewish wisdom from the mishna

[@tom-kz9pb]

The thing that you hate in others is typically the thing that you cannot see in yourself, but you would hate it if you could see it. So much alike are we, ourselves and our adversaries, we are like comic cats fighting their image in a mirror.

[@mudr.krakonoskrakonosovic1827]

Why do people hate anti-semites?

[@tom-kz9pb]

@@mudr.krakonoskrakonosovic1827 Because many of the nicest and brightest people in the world are Jewish and because anti-semitism is an artifact based on superficial pretexts that have no basis in reality. Jews have been blamed for one thing and the opposite of thing, showing the absurdity of it all , such as in blaming them both for being Marxists and being greedy bankers, which is the opposite of a Marxist. I not buy either that there is "blame" in Marxism as probably no one has had more genuine concern for exploited workers, a perfectly legitimate cause regardless of results in the attempted pursuit of that cause. The hate has been largely a result of worshipping different unicorns and in the propaganda of wealthy interests that despise Marxism simply because the economic philosophy is a threat to their excessive wealth. The Marxism connection at any rate seems largely historical, except maybe for a few such as Daniel Kahn. I say that the struggle is not over, because MarxIsm and communism were never really the story, but just chapters in the story. The real story is that of rich vs poor, which is as old as humanity and unresolved. It will not be resolved until all classes are satisfied with their lot.

[@andrew_owens7680]

@@mudr.krakonoskrakonosovic1827 Because anti-Semitism is the symptom of a greater affliction.

[@meranoklezmer2147]

Großartig, noch immer und jetzt erst recht!

[@lauratenenboim4154]

I always thought that this song should get more attention, both from the artist and audience. Thank you, Daniel, for raising it to another level.

[@ullakrah1260]

Oh Daniel Kahn - so brilliant - what a great poet we all have with you!

[@sassisch]

This clearly is Daniel’s tour de force. He speaks for most of us. Mann, Daniel, da hast du aber einen rausgeholt!

[@christophergawlik]

I'm Polish living in the French part of Canada, and a communist, this song is the most beautiful thing I've heard ... the jews are truly, the most beautiful thing that happen in recent history, thank you for bridging the light to us in the dark

[@seekingabsolution1907]

​@@christophergawlikim an english born canadian citizen living in ireland, in the city where my grandfather was born. I carry a twisted net of legacies and I've spent most of my life wondering if I even have a home. This cuts deep to my heart.

[@bohemianharvest3810]

I keep coming back to this video when it's relevant.

[@amymagdaleneta]

Solidarity from a queer forced into exile from a supposedly "safe" country! This song touched my heart.

[@masterdestroyer650]

God bless you and best of luck, where ever you may be.

[@gabrielleverdier]

Thank you. This is an admirable lesson of life ! the only word I know in yiddish is "mishiguene". Marie my friend, her father refugee from Poland in France with a family of three, 2 girls and a newborn, was arrested and deported, did not come back. Mother and newborn were hidden in a basement, the two girls find shelter with catholics nuns. After war, Marie had bad relations with her mother who would call her mishiguene all the time. My dad (soldier) was prisoner in Germany five years. I guess the fact he had studied latin, greek and german and as sub-officer made them keep him. People of my generation never understood the silence of witnesses.

[@theGreenChesterfield]

This was confronting, weird, inconclusive and at times barely coherent...and I absolutely love love love it

[@Brandon-a-writer]

welcome to the tribe mate

[@andrzejyacinto3702]

Daniel, jesteś, bo byłeś Gość. Mam Twoich kilka C.D.'s, a które to nabyłem kilkanaście lat temu. Wiem, że byłeś w Polsce, lecz nie było mnie wtedy, czego żałuję. No cóż, tak bywa. Chcę podzielić się z Tobą tym, że ja podobnie jak Ty, jestem Artystą, bo gram na akordeonie i śpiewam piosenki w jidysz. Uwielbiam taką Muzykę i ten Język. Odezwij się, proszę. Bądź zdrów!

[@HannaWeiss1]

Da kann ich Sonntag frueh nicht mehr schlafen, und was finde ich? Einen Schatz!

[@steviewax]

A brilliant and touching song. I hope the author finds that inner Jew where Tzion is a promised home in the heart.

[@zacharyreeb8102]

I love the splashes of spoken word in this one.

[@kgfoto1]

It's a miracle, thanks Daniel Kahn

[@isatatjana]

What a masterpiece!

[@j.s.4887]

Superklasse!!! Vielen Dank für solch eine Bereicherung!

[@nissieln]

A flowing rainbow of poetry and depth

[@sassisch]

איך האָב ליב דעם בחור, בפֿרט זײַנע ייִדישע לידער. אזא טאלאנט צו האלטן לעבעדיק די אשכנזישע קולטור און שפראך! א גרויסן דאנק אייך, דניאל!

[@MurzelMachtMusik]

a dank! You manage to touch my soul each time you sing one of your own. Brilliant lyrics!

[@christophergawlik]

You are truly the most beautiful artist I've ever heard, from a half French half polish.

[@iamothemakhnovist20]

Half French half Polish too. Sadly not jew, but I feel like we all have something Jewish inside of us. Nationalists can always imagine their identity, but the the reality of humanity is different

[@doctorstrangelove8815]

Bless you, Rabbi, you provided a very important piece of understanding.

[@carlbrenninkmeijer8925]

Thank you very much, one very beautiful sung poem piece of wisdom.

[@aliceche714]

Love this song! A sheynem dank

[@KhemerianTomblord]

A friend of mine (who is an jewish anarchist living in Israel) showed me this and I love it so much. For my German ass this re-contextualizes a lot of stuff. Thank you a lot, Daniel Kahn.

[@LesterShane]

Yet another brilliant work. Thank you, Daniel!

[@Brandon-a-writer]

"С проницаемыми границами между старым и новым, это способ спрятать то, что они хотели бы у вас отнять... "абсолютно прекрасно

[@zarahmb1711]

Großartig!!!!!

[@Liesl_Cigarboxguitar]

Love the cigar box uke! I play cigar box myself , and tenor uke Fantastic 💚

[@Fernwald84]

Stunning!! What the Tanakh is really about.

[@saschagoldmann1840]

toda :-) Danke .... was für ein schönes Lied

[@dummyaccount8378]

Just found Daniel Kahn and -Christ- he's amazing!

[@luisb3426]

Remember that the children of Israel ended up bowing down before Joseph, whom they hated and tried to kill. You guys killed Jesus Christ your God, but someday you’ll bow before him. John 3:14-16 KJV [14] And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: [15] That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

[@comradegarrett1202]

@@luisb3426 imagine missing the entire point of the song because you think you have to spread your toxic religious ideas to every single person you meet

[@schniT_T]

@@luisb3426 remember, Christ was a child of Israel

[@EmoPineapple]

@@luisb3426 don’t forget Jesus was also jewish. I bet you believe in the blood libel too

[@mischlingbeerandcigarman]

Oh, dear...

[@HaysAlex]

A Rabbi for a new generation of proud but secular Jews

[@luccabacal9152]

And religious jews as well. Don't know what frum people think of him, but I know this song really thrills me.

[@HaysAlex]

@@luccabacal9152 Honestly, I would think there's something to appreciate about him as an artist regardless of where you fall on the spectrum of Jewish identity. I've even turned some gentile friends into fans. Bottom line; the man is a treasure.

[@luisb3426]

As a saved Gentile, this song honestly breaks my heart. All these troubles have befallen Israel, and they still can’t seem to understand why God is allowing it to happen to them. May God open your people’s eyes to the glorious light of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Romans 10:4 KJV [4] For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

[@flinko99]

@@luisb3426 Oh shut up

[@HASSIDICMUSIC]

@@luisb3426 &

[@westhoboken8167]

Great work by a great artist.

[@Loreleikelly]

Brilliant!

[@michaelm8265]

This is very special. Very precious.

[@eleSDSU]

Me siento visto y representado ❤

[@misssunshine1139]

And where it all went wrong nobody knew .... ♥️

[@cchannahboo]

Nothing speaks to me more than 6:10. Beautiful song

[@iftachstarik]

דניאל קאן כנר על הגג ללא כינור. Good luck Daniel miss you alot.

[@SebastiaanHolStadsgids]

Wow, just wow! I really love the music (andpoetry) of Daniel Kahn. Must find an album by him.

[@johnsinclair4621]

This awakens my inner jew. It’s really really good, I love it. - Sincerely, a catholic german

[@oakshell7793]

Not who this was written for. Now Give me a history lesson, dumkampf.

[@johnsinclair4621]

@@oakshell7793 I am sorry that you had a bad day and I hope that your next one is going to be better. Hang in there buddy!

[@oakshell7793]

@@johnsinclair4621 you owe me a lot of money. How would you like to pay?

[@oakshell7793]

@@johnsinclair4621 I'm here to collect the debt you owe me.

[@johnsinclair4621]

@@oakshell7793 Could you maybe abstain from trolling and state clearly what your problem is? Otherwise I will stop to interact with you. Are you angry that I like the video while being german? Why? Most people in the video are germans too. It was even funded by the german government.

[@thiesenp4]

Stark!! Ich bin platt..

[@SafeTrucking]

Incredible! Thank you.

[@prostytroll]

The best undefinition of Jew so far...

[@ollibees]

wunderbar

[@klaskedewilde1359]

Fantastisch

[@igors3386]

Прекрасно

[@henrypotter2462]

you're 100% Great!

[@RyanFreid]

This is incredible.

[@corinneweihrauch13]

just great

[@piotrsewruk5905]

so prophetic.

[@mariaelenagutierrez5224]

Beautiful song, it touch my heart. I love Jewish people!

[@camaradulrosu3723]

Workers of the world, unite!

[@davidferesmyssior6704]

Genius!

[@TADER1000]

YES!!!!!!!!!

[@christophluette5346]

I'm agnostic at best but I must admit that this is exactly the time of the year where I always wonder if you jews don't have it right from all of us. because I'm really struggling with the world as it is - if the almighty creator already has send down his redeemer, why is this place still the clownshow that it is? On the other hand, even if your kind of believe comes as near to me as any believe can come, I'm still gatekept by the fact that my mother believed differently... don't know whether I'd be a good jew or not, but even if not, I'd think, you folks are at least not overestimating our heavenly father

[@sickregret]

Bless you Daniel Kahn. ❤ Free Palestine with equality and security for everyone.

[@dani1928]

LOVE IT

[@philipmoses8664]

Azoi gut! Hob is zer Leib!

[@samaelsevanhadar]

אַ דאַנק! שאׇלעם־אַלעכעם

[@mithridatesi9981]

Sehr schön. Sein Englisch ist so Hammer

[@raelpetra]

Er ist Amerikaner...

[@mithridatesi9981]

@@raelpetra Er spricht so viele Sprachen. Er kann anscheinend Yiddish, Deutsch, Englisch and Hebräisch.

[@starflower4544]

I AM THAT I AM .....Peace, y'all

[@debrapaulino918]

Kadosh l'olam vi'ad ❤

[@QDanielQHuteraQ]

This is amazing

[@Owlpunk]

You know, there's another band you might be aware of, who often share a very similar sentiment in their songs: Gogol Bordello. Tho the word they would use is unfortunately problematic in itself: "Gipsy" (again, I'm sorry - but since they actually are a Romani band, they've chosen to use that word). I dunno if youtube links work in youtube comments any more, but anyone interested should check out the songs "Wonderlust King" and "Immigraniada" by Gogol Bordello! If you like Daniel's other work, you should like that band, too :D

[@leroycharliefour]

Genius

[@greenapplelane]

are those ham(some meat) and cheese sandwiches on the candelabra?

[@jonstein6868]

This guy gives me a lot of food for thought to chew…

[@ojwej]

Sei a Mensh: become a Jew ! A sheynem Dank!

[@AodhMacAuliffe]

cool

[@mischlingbeerandcigarman]

Wir sind alle vorloren

[@DovidOvitz]

WoW. Daniel WoW

[@תמישכטר-ל4ח]

wow

[@ruthcohencharif]

Hope to meet you soon in Jerusalem, my home. Love your work, very clever.

[@danubeisreallypeculiarrive7944]

Dumai, dumai, dumai

[@dani1928]

Also, is this a left-handed accordion?

[@randomserb761]

Daniël you're helping heal my emigrantski bluz

[@dragomiruzelac2227]

I heal i cure, ja bih rekao. 😎

[@НикОп-ю4у]

Унтер-это значит выше,возвышение(как русский понимает) как высший национал (это как высшая раса), или интер-общий? интернационал? объясните,что вы имели ввиду?С уважением и любовью к вашему творчеству.

[@alexblyacher5446]

Унтер - это "ниже", выше - это "убер". Дэниэл и Псой когда-то рассказывали, что это была случайная опечатка, но они увидели смысл в том, что некоторые вещи унтернациональны, лежат где-то глубоко и их нужно найти. Это интервью гуглится по "unternationale", емнип

[@TheOMBMUSIC]

cannot find the full lyrics of this genius piece anywhere. only different versions. help?

[@thegreatwalrus6631]

www.google.com/amp/s/genius.com/amp/Daniel-kahn-the-jew-in-you-lyrics :)

[@JewfroMacabbi]

Do accurate subtitles for your songs. There are deaf people who can't hear it and still might like to follow.

[@evk8117]

Is he in fact a rabbi where does he live and does he define himself as non zionist rather than anti zionist

[@debrapaulino918]

Tekun olam ❤ L'chaim ✅

[@mist_minion692]

A dank

[@iosuaf3293]

to the internationale! איינס, צוויי, דרײַ, פיר, אָט אַזוי מאַרשירן מיר, אַרבעטלאָזע טריט נאָך טריט, און מיר זינגן זיך אַ ליד, פֿון אַ לאַנד, אַ וועלט א נײַע װוּ עס לעבן מענטשן פרײַע, ארבעטלאָזע איז קיין שום האַנט אין דעם נײַעם פֿרײַען לאַנד

[@xz7921]

❤

[@mischlingbeerandcigarman]

Pt scots pt ru jewish. Love this artist.

[@gustawbonar5244]

[@mischlingbeerandcigarman]

I swear at my polish colleague in yiddish

[@nocheinhamster]

Are there actually Jews who speak Zulu?

[@helfpatricia9972]

Yes some persons in south africa

[@kgb7739]

isnt doja cat zulu-jewish

[@totallynotalpharius2283]

Zulish?

[@helfpatricia9972]

@@totallynotalpharius2283 or yidzulish

[@oakshell7793]

@@kgb7739 racist

[@yitzchakgoldberg2326]

i hope he enjoyed the lobster, but i dont think its kosher...

[@debrapaulino918]

L'Chaim ❤

[@agabekarthur777AAA]

I would like to say human, I think it's the real name of what he call jew. But human is the worst as well as the best we can do. So I guess we have to choose another word, So why not jew even with all the misunderstandings it is likely to cause.

[@DominiqEffect]

Baruch ha-szem!

[@jerzyv4179]

[@moshdeenotabot]

טיף, זייער פיין

[@dovbarleib3256]

Time to leave Babylon for Tzion. 2500 yrs of wandering was more than enough.