"I Am Jewish"

[@toughfalafel]

You are not a country, and you are definitely not just a religion. You are a people.

[@liamplaysq5294]

Ever heard of a maps

[@liamplaysq5294]

And Google

[@TheMattJacks]

Hebrew is the race we are. Judaism makes us Jewish. The 2 are hand in hand.

[@Zuidhv]

What a brilliant and evocative piece of art. Congratulations Mr. Lustig on writing and performing such a moving oratory. I am my melody of Adon Olam ...that so hits home.

[@GoddessAtLarge]

As a writer and a Jew, I absolutely connected with this piece. Beautiful work, keep shining your light.

[@BAR203407]

So true... You succeeded,somehow -in expressing exactly what many jews feel and think. In expressing the being jewish feeling Your vid touched my heart!I'm loving the lyrics! Greeting from the Holy land

[@j211oey]

I loved that, never stop being who you are and never stop shouting from the rooftops in what you believe. Just because we don't celebrate it the same way our grandparents or parents did doesn't make it any less important to us. The haters will hate and they will never understand meaning behind belonging and identity. They have none. I love you could put into words what alot of us feel. G-d bless you on your journeys through life, he has given you a special path.

[@NailaMoon]

This was one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Thank you.

[@mcafri]

wow! this is so good it gave me the chills. Your energy is fantastic! Keep this up Andrew! Your passion IS CONTAGIOUS!

[@marlenebernstein9301]

Terrific. Gave me goose bumps. I am 51 years old and relate to so many of the things you spoke of.

[@mzzmzz101]

This is an amazing video. God bless you!

[@ekletters2010]

No u

[@cynthiaveenstra1404]

I am not a Jew, but you're so well spoken and I really enjoyed listening to you! Thank you for sharing!

[@pacersfan28]

this truly captures what us young adults feel about the heritage that is our religion and culture. You did an incredible job giving words to how we feel toward judaism. Thank you.

[@sustock]

This touched me deeply. I am 72 and share many of the experiences described here, whether I like it or not. Thanks for making it available.

[@2NEEdesigns]

Thank you Andrew. Your words. Your passion. Your voice. So beautiful when you speak these words for your people. I may not be Jewish, but I felt every word. - Kashi

[@MsAnn1023]

This resonated with me. I was pleased to see that it was produced at Brandeis Bardin Institute. Nice to see they still have people thinking/expressing themselves deeply about their Jewish connection.

[@stuneedel]

What an incredible and powerful display of the ownership of ones identity.Andrew you're an incredible communicator, ambassador, and evangelist.Yes, Jews can be evangelists for what we believe and are passionate.You addressed so many facets of what it is to be a Jew. So exciting, so passionate, and so true.See what I said on my Facebook wall when I shared this. Hope to meet you at some point soon, somewhere.You've made a huge contribution to not only Jewish people, but to all people!! L'Shalom!

[@patsisue]

This video brought a smile to my face and put tears in my eyes. It's absolutely beautiful. Can't wait to watch it again. I can only imagine how many JDate hits you will get after this! Best of luck to everyone that helped to make this inspiring video.

[@shevaag]

So many feelings in under six minutes! Well done - this really spoke to me. I especially liked the part about the tekiya on Yom Kippur - that's how I feel then, like the whole world is holding its breath.

[@robertaostersachs]

This is a stunning and powerful poem. Thanks you Andrew, I will share this with my 11 year old son and 8 year old daughter. You said SO MUCH in so few words. Bravo!

[@rachelschiff4524]

I watched this 5 years ago in Hebrew school and this is the first time I've watched it since then. I am now a freshman in college and I understand more of what you said, but, just as it did 5 years ago, it made me cry. I will never not love this poem. Resending it to my Bubbie right now

[@1946Splasher]

Wow- I am not Jewish, but this young man imparts such power & energy into this video that I was totally captivated by his sincerity and his beliefs.

[@Harvardgirl121]

I keep watching this video over and over again and it makes me tingle each time. This is an incredible video, I can relate to everything you are saying! This truly is great.

[@AuntyKaren]

Passionate prose indeed from Mr Lustig. I didn't love it nor did I hate it but your words warmed me. Thank you for sharing it with the KZbin community.

[@SpockRocksMySox]

This was so beautiful, there are no words. I now can honestly say that I know what it is to be Jewish.

[@LeebaKinseth]

Andrew, you made this Jewish mama cry. Thank you! May you be well, happy, successful and most of all have nothing but blessings.

[@stromovitch]

Wow. This completely blew me away. Amazing job Andrew. Your words truly touched me.

[@ALFRBR]

Congratulation Andrew on an incredibly well-articulated, beautifully produced piece. Inspirational, educational, from your heart to the heart of others. PS: JDate worked for me!

[@pninahlissauer]

Andrew - what an amazing and tallented person you are - you have put it so succinctly and I wish that my teenage children would have the same pride in their Jewishness as you show in yours. Kol Hakavod to you and may this clip be an inspiration to the youth who are our future. behatzlacha

[@EaglesProd84]

This is amazing. Thank you so much. As a rabbi, I'm proud to use this for our students here at the synagogue. Thank you!

[@Sweetsbaker10]

My 24 year old son, Andrew, showed this video to me tonight and it made me cry. Toda raba to BOTH Andrew's!

[@DrElenaM]

Wow Andrew....great job! You are passionate and that's another thing I've noticed about us....passion and conviction. Well done!

[@1sonego]

What a amazing video Andrew, You have covered everything of what we all feel that its kept inside. Thank so very much for posting your video.

[@cherrieann8623]

What a beautiful and moving work of art! Thank you, Andrew for sharing this!

[@Zeyev]

Todah rabah! "Constantly struggling" is a great description of who we are.

[@ibaveggiegirl]

Best video I have ever seen! It's like what I've been trying to spit out but never been able to! Thanks Andrew Lustig!!!!!

[@LiamLeknuk]

Though there are many reasons, one is because of people like you that inspired me and made me so want to convert to Judaism. Your words are so well put, thank you. Shalom.

[@MillieBarnes]

This was so beautiful, I am sitting here with tears pouring, with chill bumps. Thank you.

[@euthymic1]

Made me cry. You rock, my brother. You lifted my heart with what you said: my grandparents did not survive the Holocaust, but I too, believe it is time for Peace, and that Peace is possible, and right. I have faith in you young people -- go, change the world. We need you. Hugs, M :)

[@sherm102]

Thank you andrew this brought tears to my eyes and i laugfed all at the same time. especially at "And yes im going to all 3 phish shows this weekend"

[@sherm102]

Incredible have watched this numerous times and it gets me everyone. Thank you for putting into words what so many of us know and feel everyday. This video makes me want to get a yellow star of david tattooed over my heart.

[@MissySkywalker]

Wonderful. Especially the bit about taking the cheese off of the burger at a Saturday tailgate- so true. Really moving. Thank you.

[@MikeWSATX]

Great! This is a very good start Andrew. Now go and learn. You've got a lot to learn from a people who have a lot to teach you. You are just at the beginning.... Wishing you luck in your growth as a person and as a Jew. Shabbat Zachor Shalom.

[@minasmith-segal4577]

I cried all the way thru it.THANK YOU.

[@hillarymiller1]

What a wonderful video. Thank you Andrew and thank you Harold.

[@RandiEllenZeff]

Thank you so much for this, thank you so much for reminding me, this is beautiful, thank you for finding the beautiful words to say what others just thought, your parents should be so proud to have a son like you but even more, you should be so proud of YOU :)

[@SBacon511]

@aTime4UandMe i'm in tears too. i'm about to go on birthright in a week, and this video hit home!

[@mkravitz24]

This was fantastic. I've never seen/heard Jewish spoken word so this was quite refreshing! I felt it!

[@ursulapainter992]

Thank you, Andrew. We also remember Spinoza, Einstein, and Brandeis, among many others.

[@Finecomm]

I get chills ever time I watch this and the tears well up in my eyes.

[@PuggedInMaine]

I recently returned to the faith after 35 years wandering in a spiritual desert. I'm proud of you for at a young age knowing your place so securely in the world. I wish you joy and success in all you do.

[@spurther]

This is amazing! At a BBYO convention I was just at we all watched this video. It was eye opening and I speak for my entire council that we are proud to be Jewish.

[@barbaracoral2]

Andrew-We have always been proud of you-and this just explains why. I've waited for months to see this and I actually cried. We, personally, have received beautiful comments from our friends. And that was before it was posted on KZbin. We love you. Barbara and Al--alias you know who!

[@mingus33]

thank you for owning the culture and rich heritage of your (and my) history, communities, and heritage... for being proud of who you are and for carrying on the tradition of humor, love, brotherhood, respect and honoring your ancestors.

[@mcmahonnequin]

beautifully written and performed. humorous and serious. well done, sir.

[@bryfarasmom2]

I can't wait to show this to my daughters. What an amazing young man to bring me to tears about my heritage, to share with the world his heart and soul. I am proud be Jewish!

[@GirlwithSwordandBow]

This is really touching. Funny and sad and sweet, very well put

[@BethGreenapple]

Kol ha'kavod, Andrew and crew! Beautiful.

[@KKMae]

I see you. I always have. I'm just happy the rest of the world gets to share in your gifts & indulge in your talents. And to think, this is just the beginning.

[@shandysnanny]

I love this. It tells me who I am. Thank you.

[@jp5784]

I truly could not have said that better, Andrew. Thank you.

[@OyClayPotter]

If I had not seen this I would have been the poorer for it. I weep for those who cannot express this as eloquently and for myself, who did not write it first. (would that I could have). Brilliantly placed images. It tells the American Jewish story. Mazel tov!

[@Adovea]

this truly makes me rethink about my Jewish heritage, when I walked into Shul on Saturday morning this mans voice ran through my head and I ate my Kiddush with the biggest smile on my face and all I could think of was, I wouldn't change being a Jew for anything in the world. Todah and I might be a Luftmensh but I will never forget my people and family.

[@Millybear19]

WOW! Why weren't you on JDate when I was single? You are an amazing young man and this morning you reminded of why it is I am so proud to be Jewish. It is my religion, it is my culture, it is what makes me, me. Thank you Adam. Shalom!

[@ralphschurr5522]

Makes u proud to b Jewish

[@kc-wr1ui]

it certainley makes me proud to be a jew

[@nishkajain5203]

@@kc-wr1ui You are a Jew? 😃

[@pinacoolatacha]

witty, understanding, perfect

[@jewfromdahood]

great video bro. Really touching. Yasher Koyach!

[@ataramelo7389]

Well done Andrew! You included in all these words so many of my experiences as a Jew in California. And that is a lot... I am 43 years older than you.... so how did you find so many of my experiences in your short life...? What it means to be Jewish. I cried and laughed and shared your words. Todah! שנה טובה

[@rivermawr]

What a poet you are, Andrew. You spoke to me. Thank you!

[@dancingonhitlersgrav]

Gorgeous Andrew:) Thank you!!!

[@TehillahHessler]

Kol haKavod Andrew, this is beautiful.

[@HowardCossever]

Brought tears to my eyes....right on Andrew!

[@ozangler5642]

This video shows both the complexity and simplicity of being Jewish. Many thanks. Steve.

[@ozangler5642]

I should have typed "Many thanks from one who is not Jewish." Cheers, Steve.

[@abbygburton]

This made me weep...if only it was as simple as this....to stand in peace and say who you are without anyone judging, shouting down or threatening.

[@jay8962]

THANKS ANDREW! That was awesome. you're very talented. I'm sure I speak on behalf of most Jews when I say I COMPLETELY relate to that video. Awesome! "5,000 years old not 60, a religion..... not a country"

[@KickItUp0303]

This is beautiful and so relatable. Thank you.

[@julieshakti]

So timely in my quest for clarity concerning what I'll pass on to my daughter about Judaism. I cannot thank you enough!

[@akivatoob]

Brilliant! Great insights from one young man who I think speaks for many about the myriad aspects and experiences involved with being Jewish.

[@hmarkell1]

I cannot believe the vitriol and hate expressed below. It just stuns me. This is such a fabulous, heartwarming piece!

[@Aeschlimann1]

These are genocidal warlike inbred communist people that have pulled off the remarkable feat of convincing the world they're victims even as the Middle Eastern War they started 70 years ago threatens to deluge Europe. Awaken!

[@superlalabbz]

you should be so proud of yourself, this is amazing.

[@Yaalozu15]

@JabberwockJudy he wasnt saying tatoos and treif meat at a party on shabbat are jewish.... he is merely describing the situation and irony of people at a party on shabbat taking the cheese off the meat because no matter how far removed someone may be from practicing judaism, there is always a spark there that connects him to judaism.

[@stickingtoscripture]

Andrew, thank you for sharing your heart with all of us. It's sad reading the comments you've had from some. And in response I you to know you have lots of friends out here - Christian friends - who love you just because of who you are. Clearly the Christian camp is divided, and it's tragic. But thousands of us still read the Scriptures exactly the way they're written, without rethinking ... and they tell us clearly who you are. And we love you. ...PS So does He.

[@Chellabell72]

Great video..Thanks for sharing Andrew!

[@michalebeb]

Well said, Andrew! We are all such a big family :-)

[@revjlshin1]

This is awesome and very well done. I think that those with negative comments about this clip just don't get it. Shalom!

[@iborsd]

This video is fantastic and makes me proud to have been very much in love with a Jewish man before he left this earth. I have is son that I will forever cherish. We miss u Stevie Harris..

[@ARBernstein]

Wow wow and wow again. Andrew this is simply magnificent. I love everything about this and as a very proud Jew, I love you for creating this. Thank You. Adriane Rivka Bernstein

[@esolomon2]

Julia - actually we started that way, when originally sent out of Egypt in 1500 BCE. We always had variety in our identities - 12 tribes and all. By 70 CE, the end of the Second Commonwealth, all our tribes had been expelled out of the Land of Israel to new locations throughout the world. (Because the expulsion took place in stages we wound up getting scattered rather than relocating to one region.)

[@Haroldbeavis1969]

@2lovefaith Well, thanks for that clarification. Always nice to learn something new. And many apologies for misspeaking.

[@rosenwach]

I cried...that was amazing!

[@SuriNin3]

@rbsmiles: I am an observant Jew and it brought me to tears.

[@nsheintal]

This is a great contribution. Thank you.

[@watercolour21]

Top marks to this young man....a pity that so many young jewish teenagers dont have a chance to listen to his words of wisdom and maturity...it might change their journey through life to acknowledge their yiddishkeit.

[@drayster817]

this was awesome!! i loved it!!

[@LaurenElizW]

Wow, I learned a good bit from this video, however, I still would love to know so much more. I've always been curious about the jewish faith. I am a christian and I am black. The video made me think more of my ethnicity than my religion though. It's so interesting how you're people were suppressed and mine were too, but society still sees Jewish people as a higher (for lack of a better term) entity. The video was very nice and I applaud every aspect of judaism that you touched on.

[@SsethNoodlemantra]

This is beautiful. Wonderful job.

[@scmusicant]

Thanks Andrew & Co., So lovely; it made me cry, because......I am Jewish.

[@dianeca1]

I saw this beautiful video last week. You are gifted. The comments people have made are VERY upsetting. Why do they feel the need to be so hateful? Is there so much pain in their lives that they feel the need to attack people they do no know. It makes me so sad when I lost such so many of my family to the gas chambers they claim did not exist.

[@comabearmusic]

Love this. Bless you, brother. Absolutely beautiful.

[@simbad909]

impressive.. acute...evoking.... i'd put a stamp of kashrut on this if i could. well done my man.

[@JenningsSK]

Love this! But you should cut the intro and put the pictures in the closing credits.

[@noahreilly9924]

You're awesome dude!