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  • @elianagold6505
    @elianagold65054 жыл бұрын

    Baruch Hashem! I’m so glad I came across this video. I’m planing on spreading Yiddishkeit to my college’s Hillel House I went to prior to entering a Women’s Yeshiva and I was planning on doing this exact talk. I have all my notes, sefarim, worksheets, packets, and diagrams from class. All of the content and no way to organize them. Thank you so much Rabbi. Bezeras Hashem I will help others realize who they really are.

  • @mestawetendaylalu2977
    @mestawetendaylalu29775 жыл бұрын

    That is true, if we follow what God gave us to practice in our every day life "The Ten Commandments," this world could be the better place for all of us.

  • @joshx873
    @joshx8734 жыл бұрын

    This message is important for people like me to piece together the picture/puzzle of true history.

  • @apexscionofficial
    @apexscionofficial4 жыл бұрын

    First, I am not Jewish, I do not belong to any religion. Second, I am so glad that I came across your channel. I completely agree with this. I DO believe in God, yet Ive always seen the problems in religion. It always becomes diluted by agendas that completely bastardize the intended path. From what I’ve seen Judaism makes sense. It just works. Direct to source. Authentic. A way of life, not a religion. It’s enlightening and very refreshing. Thank you for the channel.

  • @susannebass1883
    @susannebass1883 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Rabbi.

  • @alvinbernardo9551
    @alvinbernardo95513 жыл бұрын

    I am a Christian but I believe that the Jews are still the true people of GOD. Have a long life Rabbi. Hope you visit our country

  • @honda0ne
    @honda0ne7 ай бұрын

    Thank you Rabbi, is beautiful ❤

  • @MrLange256
    @MrLange2564 жыл бұрын

    My new favorite lecture by any rabbi

  • @gatirafamily9791
    @gatirafamily97913 жыл бұрын

    That's is really deep knowledge and I have to listen this multiple times to understand. Wow. This is very powerful

  • @gustavmahler1466
    @gustavmahler14664 жыл бұрын

    Us and them mentality

  • @marksevel7696

    @marksevel7696

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can tell you’re one of them, ew!

  • @Heather73ism
    @Heather73ism3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for a wonderful message may god 🙏 bless you 🙏🙏

  • @gatirafamily9791
    @gatirafamily97913 жыл бұрын

    Very deep knowledge. Thank you Rabbi

  • @nacosnacos
    @nacosnacos2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the excellent (as always) explanation. I believe the best analogy would be much like being an American (or any other citizen). If you were born an American, no one can revoke your citizenship, whereas if you BECAME an American, the citizenship can be stripped away from you under certain circumstances.

  • @jewmaicanwilliam4349
    @jewmaicanwilliam43494 жыл бұрын

    There ain't no G-d but the G-d of the Jews, that's why Jewish people are still here.

  • @lizgichora6472
    @lizgichora64725 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @ronevergrow8319

    @ronevergrow8319

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's not going to tell you that you're the true Jew( by heritage) encyclopedia Hebrew belonging to the afro-asiatic language family group if you don't comb your hair it turns into an afro because that's a y chromosome thing from the ancient Jews these dudes are fake( these dudes are descendants of japheth it's in the Bible Ashkenazi they're not descendants of afro-asiatic Shem) you are!!!!!

  • @dinushblau4247
    @dinushblau42475 жыл бұрын

    The basic of life. Thank you

  • @horsewithnonamegrga3886
    @horsewithnonamegrga38864 жыл бұрын

    a great man, thanks

  • @DecembereStore
    @DecembereStore4 жыл бұрын

    wow! thıs ıs what ım lookıng for. you answer all my questıons. ı just now heard about your words and thıs ıs the most humble beleıved to God. ı am a roman catholıc from phılıppınes. but when ı found the Bıble was revısed by greek.

  • @Dan-to9hl
    @Dan-to9hl3 жыл бұрын

    Great talk, I think understanding Talmud puts more modern religions into a very different perspective

  • @poletype12
    @poletype125 жыл бұрын

    I think the real Talmud is all of you. I think you guys are special. Something different. Of course it's good. - From a Korean youth

  • @raisagladiolus7785
    @raisagladiolus77854 жыл бұрын

    Rabbi ,can I ask? I have question in my head about "aisyah" is she still jew or not?

  • @anniehubert8259
    @anniehubert8259 Жыл бұрын

    I would love to know what the Rabbi thinks of conversion ?

  • @YisraelBenLevi
    @YisraelBenLevi5 жыл бұрын

    toda rav

  • @gegaxxl
    @gegaxxl5 жыл бұрын

    wow - thank you

  • @Daellex
    @Daellex2 жыл бұрын

    Explains a lot of my behavior I've always contribute my not having survival extinct to something wrong w me and never to my Jewishness I never new those to we're related I just always out my self out their to help others even if it hurt me cause I didn't care about if I got hurt I always new I'd be good even if something happened ... ❤️

  • @Magic818100
    @Magic8181005 жыл бұрын

    A semite is a group of languages that is Arab, Akkdians, Canaanites, Ethiopians and Hebrews. Semitic languages. Is sad the way they have turned this anti-semite into something not correctly interpret so you got the citizens of Palestine Israel that means good suffering because they made it sound like it's just Israel when you come against it is anti-semite when you come against all the countries that is not in people also of semitic languages that when you come against them you're also an anti-semite it doesn't have to mean just Jews. My prayer is that Palestine Israel Faria other countries in the Middle East may come to live in peace with one another

  • @adibraun3597
    @adibraun35974 жыл бұрын

    מעניין 🙏💕

  • @yvonnesegers3214
    @yvonnesegers32143 жыл бұрын

    Finally! I truly, truly agree with you. I’ve waited for you for yéars, to come to this conclusion. You’ve waited so long because you, people - where deep down - afraid maybe?

  • @rivkastock2684
    @rivkastock26845 жыл бұрын

    Rabbi Friedman has his fantastic way of shedding light on things. We’re lucky he’s a Chassid of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, so he says true things

  • @sapphirecamui6447
    @sapphirecamui64475 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Rabbi for this video! I'm torn between wanting to be Jewish, and the realization that this is a rather difficult path to follow. I know it can't happen in a day or in a week. I just feel like crying thinking that perhaps Adonai would be happier if I were Jewish and living a Jewish life. I also think that my ancestors (the people in my family that came and left before me) were Jewish, but my grandparents and my parents lived a Christian life and raised me as such. But I really feel that's NOT me... I'm also too much of a chicken to go talk to a Rabbi.. please send some (emotional) help.

  • @thetruth3322

    @thetruth3322

    5 жыл бұрын

    You seem very confused, check out Miles munroe in you tube

  • @ysiegel

    @ysiegel

    5 жыл бұрын

    You might find it comforting to hear that according to the Jewish teachings, someone who is not a Jew is not obligated to become Jewish in order to fulfill the will of G-d. One must only follow the 7 Noahide Laws, and follow them with the knowledge that they are correct as a result of G-d's having commanded them, and they are considered to be doing their role in His universe. Look up the Noahide Laws for more, and make sure that it is an authentic Jewish website.

  • @sapphirecamui6447

    @sapphirecamui6447

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@ysiegel Yes, I know that, as you're not the first one to tell me this ;) I started reading more on Judaism last year, and EVERYONE says that as a Gentile I only need to follow the Noahide Laws. Yet, I feel it's not enough. Thank you for your kind reply.

  • @sapphirecamui6447

    @sapphirecamui6447

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@thetruth3322 Thank you for your time and advice. I will have to pass. Adonai is our Father in Heaven, The maker of Heaven and Earth, and my only god. I think Judaism is the correct path to follow for those who really want to know Him, and want Him in their lives. If i have to live as a Gentile, I rather be an Orthodox Christian (as I was raised) [and (try) keep the Shabbat] rather than switching to some other belief system that is alien to me. sorry.

  • @sharonsamtur4034

    @sharonsamtur4034

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@sapphirecamui6447 Listen to your Soul and your Heart. "I feel it's not enough" says it all. Don't put obstacles in your way....or say it is difficult.....is it difficult to be a parent and give birth to a child....of course, but does that stop people. The truth of your being cannot be denied. Just know that there are many teachers, many Rabbis with many different perspectives. Find the one that is right for you, that you resonate with. From what you said, you may already have Jewish ancestry. Makes sense according to what you wrote. Can you pursue that with geneology? In the end it matters some but not alot. Listen to yourself. I hear a longing.

  • @Imhere74
    @Imhere742 жыл бұрын

    Yes interesting, Shlomo Sand have a really interesting books about Jewish people .

  • @ishtiaqgardezi8214
    @ishtiaqgardezi82144 жыл бұрын

    Jew means " to live"

  • @brunettelatina3966
    @brunettelatina39665 жыл бұрын

    This video made me cry!

  • @umetnostduha1809
    @umetnostduha18092 жыл бұрын

    Your teachings are incredible, Rabbi. All of them. But this story about two souls vs. one soul of others is very strange. Kabbalah contemplates incarnation of souls, and every soul has thousands of incarnations, it is hard to believe that Jews are the incarnations of the soul every time as only the Jew. Especially if we know that from the part of the Godly soul level time is very different and it can be very useful to incarnate and experience other bodily viacles in different traditions, and also in different time/space realities .. It can be just the difference in the teachings. There are some teachings very similar to Judaism that come from some higher intelligences from higher spheres, like Ra Material, Bashar and Seth teachings... Antisemitism might be explained by metaphisical laws that say everything we feel and think manifest in material world. So if I think and feel that I am special in a way, or different from the others, it will manifest as all the others seeing me different from them, and if they are not smart enough thay might hate me for that difference. The are also some political, occult and secret agendas coming out in the modernd days, that are not helping in this sense, as well...

  • @tiagreene2674
    @tiagreene26742 жыл бұрын

    Just jumped in to answer the question in the titlle; my answer is Jehovah Witness :-)

  • @KONSENTIDABTA
    @KONSENTIDABTA5 жыл бұрын

    God bless the Rab, this teaching is beyond everything. God bless us all Jews and Noajidas (non jews) to do our job in this World (serving God) , and make it the World HE wants it to be. 🙏

  • @ramanathdas7058
    @ramanathdas70585 жыл бұрын

    Thank God I’m Muslim

  • @brunettelatina3966

    @brunettelatina3966

    5 жыл бұрын

    Muslims have their issues too and they are very arrogant.

  • @CrusaderGeneral

    @CrusaderGeneral

    5 жыл бұрын

    Allah is not God, he is Mohomo's sock puppet. Mohomo is your god. And a disgusting demon he was and so are his 2 billion worshippers

  • @WilliamsShamir

    @WilliamsShamir

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Ryan Cutforth that's actually one of the biggest lies there are... because while Allah does mean g-d Allah and the g-d of the Torah are very different and in many occasions opposite... Allah for example considers jews as the worst of creatures while the g-d of the Torah assigns them with the task of being an example to all nations. Allah commands muslims to strive to convert people by even by sword if necessary while the g-d of the Torah doesn't want to convert anyone but rather picks a group of people to be an educational example to all through their way of life and historical events involving them. there are many more differences...

  • @rahimlaaba2657
    @rahimlaaba26572 жыл бұрын

    I am sorry but I do not agree that only the Jewish people have a godly soul. That is completely untrue. Every soul is godly and I think it is just wrong and also dangerous to think that way. The differenve between a Jew and a non Jew is only that the Jew has also a Jewish body means he is Jew in all the worlds, means also in that lowest material world. But the important thing is not whether you have a Jewish body or not but whether you are connected with your godly soul. And if you are connected with your godly soul and you serve God you are in that moment Jewish no matter whether you have a Jewish body or not. That is the truth. Every human being has a godly soul and that soul is the Jewish part of the human being. Think about!

  • @gaianoutreia
    @gaianoutreia5 жыл бұрын

    if you come from a jewish linage but were raised xtian, are you a jew or not?

  • @dietlindvonhohenwald448

    @dietlindvonhohenwald448

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lorianne Reyes What if the father is a jew but mother not?

  • @thomasranjit7781

    @thomasranjit7781

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jewish Christian....most in South India are them...we celibrate the Passover..

  • @yvettemoore1228

    @yvettemoore1228

    4 жыл бұрын

    If your father was Jewish but your mother wasn't, you're not a Jew by Jewish law. There's no such thing as half Jewish, if your mother is Jewish, you are. If she wasn't, you're not. You can be converted by halacha, and if this is the case Der Rebbe zogt that you were always a Yied, so you shouldn't be called a get, or a convert.

  • @coolmotion5565
    @coolmotion55655 жыл бұрын

    Ty Rabbi for sharing this.wisdom BH.

  • @Lovelycat563
    @Lovelycat5634 жыл бұрын

    Hello from New York City 🙋‍♀️,I wish I can be Jewish,love Hashem and Israel.

  • @WizeOwl764

    @WizeOwl764

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shalom ! You can be a Jew through conversion ! Speak to a local Rabbi and tell him you want to become a Jew ! Some of the best Jews in history have in fact been Converts to Judaism.. Peace and Love .

  • @pdrsan993
    @pdrsan9933 ай бұрын

    A Jew is one who identifies as a Jew

  • @ramanathdas7058
    @ramanathdas70585 жыл бұрын

    So much arrogance

  • @MegaJmerk

    @MegaJmerk

    5 жыл бұрын

    the torah teaches the world is a mirror.

  • @kloklo4199

    @kloklo4199

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MegaJmerk where?

  • @ronevergrow8319
    @ronevergrow83194 жыл бұрын

    Your not a jew by Heritage you're Jewish declared by the United Nations(1952)............

  • @VikkiG1970
    @VikkiG19702 жыл бұрын

    What a lot of hooha....

  • @cobra-emperor6starwars665
    @cobra-emperor6starwars6655 жыл бұрын

    God does not like false teaching, telling people life here is better then Heaven is a lie, so Repent to God and God didn't just chose you because if it was not for the Christians you would not be here now,

  • @jiddiszepiratentv2138

    @jiddiszepiratentv2138

    5 жыл бұрын

    If it was not for the Christians there would be millions more more of us.

  • @cobra-emperor6starwars665

    @cobra-emperor6starwars665

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jiddiszepiratentv2138 you seem to mistaken Christians for the Roman Catholic's as if it was not for the Christians none of you would be here today because they saved you in WW2 and the Polish did as well, but you shall see as more western countries fall to those of the middle east by over population, you shall be no more as your only allies us from western countries slowly fade away, and last time I checked all Jews and Christians were being slaughtered in all middle eastern countries,

  • @cobra-emperor6starwars665

    @cobra-emperor6starwars665

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Paula Wallace Inquisition was the Pope whom had killed the Crusaders and Jewish people, so you seem not to know your history

  • @jiddiszepiratentv2138

    @jiddiszepiratentv2138

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cobra-emperor6starwars665 Listen - protestant churches where much more against Jews than Catholics. Have you red Martin Luther's "On Jews and their lies"? Especially parts about burning books, synagogues and killing rabbis? Israel depends on God, not on your will or will of her neighbors. Oh, and please don't teach me about Polish - Myślę, że znam się na tym trochę lepiej niż ty.

  • @ramanathdas7058
    @ramanathdas70585 жыл бұрын

    Free Palestine!

  • @gonzo13ist

    @gonzo13ist

    5 жыл бұрын

    Ramanath Das Palestine does not exist!

  • @null6869

    @null6869

    2 жыл бұрын

    He meant Free Beer, was a typo.

  • @GD-rd6ig

    @GD-rd6ig

    2 жыл бұрын

    It is free. The free, democratic, State of Israel.

  • @lizgichora6472
    @lizgichora64724 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.