I Order in Yiddish at Jewish Restaurant, Everyone Shocked

Go to www.streetsmartlanguages.com/... and use code FLUENT for 20% off ALL courses! Brought to you by Street-Smart Languages. Today me, my brother Nate (@sunnysmith613), and my KZbinr friend @frankieslight go around Hasidic Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods and surprise people by speaking Yiddish, Hebrew, Spanish, and Chinese. We also get a tour from a rabbi of Chabad World Headquarters, tour a Hasidic art fair, try Jewish food for the first time, and crash a Jewish dance party in the street. The reason this was all going on is because this past week was Sukkot, the Jewish festival of booths where observant Jews live in outdoor huts!
0:00 Introduction
0:28 Sponsored by Street-Smart Languages
2:06 Rabbi gives me a tour of Chabad World Headquarters
5:10 Hasidic man surprises me by speaking Chinese
6:25 Speaking Chinese to a Jewish-Chinese kid
7:20 Shopping but the vendors only speak Hebrew
8:51 Being recognized on the street
9:13 Black guy surprises Hasidic Jews by speaking Yiddish
11:17 Black guy orders in Yiddish and tries Jewish food for first time
12:19 Meeting a huge group of fans (who only speak Spanish)
14:13 Touring a Jewish sukkah / soup kitchen
15:57 Huge street dance party
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[@xiaomanyc]

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]

surely

[@jcdrummerz96]

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

[@altaica3522]

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

[@dkuzanek]

Pashtu :)

[@PowerNGlory]

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

[@HonorXPrinciple]

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

[@kaleeb9440]

Feels like I was tripping on ....! Hahaha

[@chrisbodum3621]

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]

i believe its a 360 cam

[@silsilsilly]

It made me think about a cartoon :)

[@brotato654]

13:19 LMFAOAOOAOAOAO

[@JayLuhx]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@JayLuhx]

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

[@briangalloway3684]

Blow this comment up so Xiaoma can bless these kids!

[@tamarserfaty5562]

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]

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

[@shivan1209]

He's Jewish

[@tamaraleausa2964]

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]

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.

[@londonerwalks]

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]

come visit Israel.

[@toddmiller5046]

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

[@gavinriley5232]

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

[@liz-cf2rv]

​@@toddmiller5046 no it's not.

[@danielzak4405]

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

[@xXBrandonFTWXx]

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

[@mannu9935]

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

[@devolutionone]

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

[@JohnSmith-kl3nm]

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

[@kaiserschnitselsr.9228]

jewZ is not a culture

[@MRJMXHD]

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

[@weebtrash944]

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]

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]

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

[@tdrs1765]

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

[@GrazianoTony]

@@weebtrash944 me too lmfaooooooo

[@byanymeansnecessary3052]

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 .??.??.

[@reggiefromnz6088]

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]

not one ? not even secular ?

[@reggiefromnz6088]

​@@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]

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]

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

[@alanaronald244]

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

[@trumpetprofessor]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@funshine817]

I love Yiddish! Great language! 😍

[@DINKY77142]

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.

[@Lizzieemoo]

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

[@iceswallow7717]

of course, that’s Ben Shapiro

[@Wilfredo201102]

Ben Shapiro with Diabetes.

[@springheeljak145]

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

[@uthmanrashad775]

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

[@zitiboylilo5789]

He’s not Jewish though 😂

[@robinrapport8728]

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

[@eddief32]

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]

Sounds a lot like german

[@HesseJamez]

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.

[@einat1622]

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.

[@12fishcake]

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

[@TheAquaMedium]

hahahahaah i was lookin for that comment 🤣

[@tommacintyre8489]

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]

🎉 3977

[@jakeschleifer1303]

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

[@lography6917]

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

[@hannsolotx8568]

30 calories

[@fdsafdsafdsafdsafd]

Yeah, dude just wanted some publicity. It worked.

[@mikelombard21]

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]

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

[@AutisticMorty]

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

[@LJBSullivan]

I don't think you can be Yiddish??

[@McFluff33]

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

[@Virakotxa]

@@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]

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

[@Vanthdreadstr]

Noticed it too la

[@maze7747]

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]

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]

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

[@HesseJamez]

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

[@marvin2678]

@@HesseJamez i do struggle a bit

[@greatballsoffire02]

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.

[@ellag8068]

This video shows how powerful language is. These men were immediately seen and accepted on another level because they spoke the language.

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Does that mean they don´t accept 99% of the other people that don´t speak their language?

[@101raziel905]

In habad Thay speak all languages Thay are froall around the world

[@rocksandy3786]

He is a jew

[@SuperMrHiggins]

It happens, that's like what all of this creators content is. It's really miraculous. He does one where he goes around in China with a fake Chinese character tattoo (like you see so many westerners get) that says "Kung Pao Chicken" It's hilarious how people will be laughing at him and he responds with and in mandarin (for the first time in the conversation) "Yeah, but it's my favorite dish" or something of the equivalent, and then he reads a sign thats printed in Chinese. It's a really, really funny video. It's almost shocking how fast people go from "You are insulting my culture" to "Oh that's so cool! you are respecting it, I respect you!"

[@Wolvenworks]

@@PROVOCATEURSK in some countries, especially when fluent english is a rarity (eg: china), absolutely. not speaking the local lingo immediately outs you as a foreigner, and therefore prime target for the foreigner rate.

[@Nathan-sh1zg]

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]

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

[@dafkish]

@@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]

@@hellno6617 of course!

[@therebbeourleader2410]

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

[@EL-oj6uq]

@@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

[@ratofnihm]

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.

[@SamuraiMight]

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]

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.

[@mmichaeldonavon]

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]

Respect for learning languages at that age.

[@stephanieuwadiae2827]

This comment is gold ❤

[@lanmandragoran8337]

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

[@DevBan]

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]

@@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.

[@sampsell123]

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

[@autismogamer]

Except when it comes to Muslims.

[@dovblitz8472]

@@autismogamer we welcome the people who welcomes us

[@autismogamer]

@@dovblitz8472 Jewish people.

[@manitobant6738]

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

[@tdb4763]

That's because they are not.

[@SubTheHan]

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]

As a jew, I 100% agree

[@maxmuncy3305]

Hammas doesn’t agree with you.. unfortunately

[@SakuraMorandi]

this comment aged like spoiled milk

[@ArunaUtd]

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

[@astroguia]

You are filled with the love of God.

[@debbie5454]

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

[@jacobmosovich]

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

[@dblkarno]

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]

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]

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

[@dblkarno]

@@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]

@@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]

@@walleras Nice lecture, Henry Winkler.

[@lolamagenta]

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.

[@Oldguy80-vh1em]

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.

[@stomptheelites]

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

[@variaxi935]

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]

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]

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

[@viahney7200]

@@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.

[@reeceyp1972]

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

[@bigsmokedaddy221]

“Yea so, that was a fucking lie”

[@kissofthecobra3761]

@@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]

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]

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

[@random_cookies]

except they are infected with religion

[@RaccoonRose]

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

[@koolboy1357]

You guys are so well spoken, i will try to remeber that and practice it

[@Cobalt985]

Talking to a lot of people makes you good at it :) Getting a job as a salesperson made me better at talking with people than anything else in my life

[@ZackieLovesSalad]

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

[@kencf0618]

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]

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

[@WisdaredevilGames]

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

[@umpxfajmzann]

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]

free palestina😘

[@kelbh]

@@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.

[@gunarr6568]

@@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]

@@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.

[@thegracklepeck]

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

[@stremendous73]

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.

[@justterrible_9988]

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]

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

[@Crystal-cj5ef]

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. 🥰

[@Lineman052]

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

[@Squig5244]

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.

[@Atnomen]

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

[@frankieslight]

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]

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]

*Friedmans

[@nitanice]

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!

[@flyhighlow3]

So happy you spotlighted this amazing community!

[@luvswinwin]

wow, everyone looks so happy 🥹🥹 love this

[@clutchspells2804]

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

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

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

[@clutchspells2804]

@@PROVOCATEURSK okay

[@youtubereview8176]

​@@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]

​@@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.

[@thecrazycat8745]

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

[@sinaritsu3836]

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

[@traehanson6013]

It's hurting my freaking brain.

[@H-Vox]

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

[@sinaritsu3836]

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

[@paper_panda]

It warmed my heart seeing you speak Yiddish and enjoying some nice ruggelach. Great video

[@LeFingal]

14:56 Cawfee! I don't know if this is how they say Coffee in New York, but in Boston they also say a cup of CAWFEE! 😀

[@mrrob8263]

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

[@MegaMoist]

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

[@53Peterbilt]

I love these videos and the conversations you have in so many different languages...when all in the same place! My only problem is the crazy camera angles from the body cam. It's like having a bad drug flash-back! Awesome video! Keep 'em coming!

[@joshrutherford1480]

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

[@sunshinegirl8216]

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

[@iimmaaxx]

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

[@martinberazategui]

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

[@iimmaaxx]

@@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]

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

[@sebastianandresfonsoreyes3269]

Necesita pasar mas tiempos con argentinos asi se acostumbra

[@lolwutathon]

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]

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

[@KJ-tj3mz]

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

[@almosthuman4457]

14:30 the world needs more people like this man

[@SaintCharbelMiracleworker]

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]

Most ppl in Europe are born bi or trilingual.

[@willzyxOfficial]

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

[@willzyxOfficial]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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).

[@ruukasu_]

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

[@smellslikeproductions1024]

wait a sec

[@Blaurot]

Yeah same!

[@alexender6272]

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

[@bvdb2625]

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

[@tlcode]

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.

[@juanitaldiggs]

Love your ability to make this huge globe a bit smaller by taking the time to learn another's culture/language.

[@oneinchpunched3661]

One human family. Still we are so alien to ourselves because of something so simple as language. Isnt it amazing? You are doing good work Xiaoma. Showing us ourselves through the cracks in the wall.

[@kruzedarling9347]

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

[@yourlonelystar333]

Cringe pfp

[@kruzedarling9347]

@@yourlonelystar333 U not cool with the gays?

[@Nerdylady]

@@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]

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

[@Nerdylady]

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

[@sidneyhartmann9786]

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

[@katherinejohnson8273]

I love how you did prayer blessing over the food ❤

[@veronicaeugenia2231]

Sukkot is my favorite holiday and that celebration looks like the best ever!!

[@shainazion4073]

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]

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

[@grasmereguy5116]

@@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]

@@Miguelproductions100 He wasnt always in synogogues.

[@shainazion4073]

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

[@grasmereguy5116]

@@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.

[@lukenaoumovitch4477]

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]

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]

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

[@Kassimoe]

So beautiful hearing all the different languages spoken… ❤

[@Nollland]

Man I love that guy he's talking too at the start! It's so fun to hear people so excited about their culture.

[@scubawithatuba]

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]

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

[@LeeGee]

@@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]

@@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.

[@richardmoore9874]

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.

[@leticiarodriguez2499]

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

[@MAUS98]

8:55 got me laughing so hard by the POV

[@barnstar2077]

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.

[@andulasis6283]

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

[@Shiroiyoru743]

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

[@crispy_retrodude9463]

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

[@Shiroiyoru743]

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

[@dasy2k1]

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

[@kathysalkeldbonilla6541]

Loved this episode, thanks so much for sharing!

[@jonathanwoelfle3721]

The video is awesome. The fish lens is driving me nuts though. Lol. Keep sharing bro!

[@prettycoolPJ]

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]

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

[@simrenbajaj6000]

He is Jewish too

[@Lagolop]

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

[@Someoneudontknow1231]

@@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]

@@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 ...

[@jujutrini8412]

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

[@JoshWaller]

This is great. My grandfather spoke fluent Yiddish among other languages, and I speak a little. Nice to see it being popularised!

[@mardigrasqueenofthesouth8847]

its the switching back and forth that is amazing...!!

[@7amesdepaepe574]

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

[@uNiandstrize]

I swear those camera angles are from another world 😂

[@sophiabright8371]

I don't need no drugs after watching you dance!! 😂 What an awesome video, sir! It was so cool watching the Argentinians greet and celebrate meeting you! Love your friendly willingness to try EVERYTHING!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉🎉

[@ptykiller]

Hablas muy bien español! Dude you never cease to surprise me man. If I ever see you in the wild I would love to have a conversation on learning languages fast. I learned to speak Portuguese about 3 years ago and now I am fluent.

[@benhavis2474]

Xiaoma's fisheye camera gets more extreme every video lol

[@KCsun258]

I find that I get dizzy, light headed sometimes viewing through fish eye lens.

[@redwingrob1036]

GET shut of it me laddo!🤮🐟👀📹😵‍💫 THAT new cam of yours is bloody orrible, & giving me vertigo, & turns you into Quasimodo.

[@aaroneliezerpilchick8774]

I really hope he goes back to that old one ASAP; the new one makes me dizzy and gives me headaches while trying to watch his otherwise great content.

[@summerjonn9885]

Make it almost impossible for me to watch 😥

[@sandrakramer1520]

@@aaroneliezerpilchick8774 glad it wasn’t just me feeling dizzy

[@tricia8727]

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

[@DELPHIIII]

Might be your best video ever, well done

[@adelvoid1530]

I love the livelihood and warmth of this community!

[@lilnastyy1604]

The last part of this video made me so emotional. We should all look after each other as family.

[@Blujonny11]

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.

[@MoBaconLives]

Not gonna lie been watching for a while and this legit is the best video youve made yet and im only half way through. 😂

[@greedoshotfirst1]

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.

[@indyracingnut]

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.

[@alaughadaymusic5372]

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.

[@irockluculent961]

These vids lift my spirits.

[@BigMugsChannel]

This was a truly amazing video. So interesting

[@warrenmusselman9173]

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.

[@levitolle2605]

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

[@yanguskhan8513]

wait, at the beginning of the video, isnt that the place where the tunnel was found?!? i guess it makes sense since xiaoma is based in NYC.