Inside a Hasidic Community: A Unique Cultural Experience

Frankie experiences an unforgettable night at a Hasidic celebration, immersing himself in Jewish culture and unity.

### Exploring Hasidic Culture: A Night in Crown Heights
* 🎰 "Once you go in, there's **no going out**," sets the tone for an **adventurous night** exploring a Hasidic synagogue and community in Crown Heights.
* 🕍 The narrator, intrigued by a spontaneous invitation, decides to **venture into the unknown**, highlighting the **uniqueness of this experience** on YouTube.
* 📅 As the night unfolds, he learns about the Festival of the Tabernacles, or Sukkot, which celebrates **unity and joy** among Jews and non-Jews alike.
* 👫 Rabbi Yoni Katz welcomes him, emphasizing the synagogue as a **place of worship and community** where everyone is invited to **learn about Judaism**.
* 📜 The rabbi explains the significance of the Torah, stating it serves as a **blueprint for achieving unity and kindness** in the world.
* 🎉 The narrator captures the vibrant atmosphere of the community during Sukkot, where **joy and celebration fill the streets**, showcasing the festival's **importance**.
* 🎶 As the night progresses, they head to a farbrengen, a gathering filled with **music and dancing**, reflecting the **joyous spirit of the holiday**.
* 🌟 The narrator expresses excitement about sharing this **authentic experience** with viewers, promising more content that explores the **richness of Jewish culture**.

once you go in, there's no, there's no, uh, there's no going out. It's not going out. Oh gosh, oh my gosh, guys, first time scoop inside. Have you ever been inside a casino? No. Are there any rules I should know? Yes. This is, this is, this has never been done before, I don't think. Am I the first? Okay, I'll say that. I'll say that question for later, bruh. Wow, this is definitely a thumbnail, soaking it in, baby, soaking in a few months back, and it's called speaking Yiddish, yeah, in Crown Heights. Oh my gosh, guys, we're going into the boxes. Can I dance with you, man? Foreign guys, we are getting inside. Look, I don't think this is, I don't think there's any other content like this on YouTube right now. Oh no, you're breaking up. So, so the idea of Judaism is not to get to heaven, but to bring Heaven down to earth. That's really bad. We're all the same, Jews, non-Jews, we're all on the same team in

the sense that we're trying to bring Heaven down to earth. Foreign. What's going on? Something weird just happened. All right, so right now it is approximately literally 10:10. All right, way past this old man's bedtime. And I just got back from the gym. This thing to get into Focus real quick bit. There you go. I just got back from the gym. And um, and I'm just going, and I'm in bed. I'm on my laptop. And I received this email that said it was from somebody. It's my son. And I receive this weird email. And the title just says hanging with the hasidics. Hi Frank. I got your number from my brother-in-law. I take you around Heights tonight. Crazy Action here. Let's make viral video. Meet me at 701, which happens to be the Shabbat headquarters. Now if you guys are like okay what is the Chicago haircuters. Well the Chabad headquarters is basically where I shot the first Jewish video. Hey yo uh do you have any uh

well anyway, he's basically saying, Yo, pop out tonight. Something's gonna happen. It's crazy. Now mind you, I'm usually asleep by this time. I'm usually by like nine. And I don't know, this seems like such a good opportunity. I couldn't get past up. So he sent me his number in the email, so I just texted him. Let me show you guys. My phone's jacked up, so I broke my phone. But he's basically like, I don't know if you guys can see that. Like for me to read the messages, I have to like do this weird thing where I'm like, you know, I gotta, you guys know, man. I don't know if you guys know that struggle. But hey, this is Springer. He said, You bet. I was like, Is this Yoni? His name is Yoni. Is this Yoni? He's like, Yeah. He's like, I was like, you said something is going down tonight. Like what? He's like, Crazy dancing in the streets. Hasidic parties. Trust me, great viral content, guys. I'm just like, Should I go to this?

I'm just like, I really don't feel like going, but I'm like, you guys deserve it, man. Jewish content. I haven't made any Jewish content in such a long time. I'm just like, he says it's a cot tonight. It's the Festival of the Tabernacle. So I guess you're gonna Shabbat headquarters, guys. Let's go. A few moments later. I got, I gotta go. I gotta get this content, man. They want to see this. I gotta go. [Music] Text came in, told me meet him at 770. All right, guys, I'm out. See you guys. Oh, definitely my keys. I'll get you when I get back. What's going on, guys? It's your boy Frankie Line. We're back with another video. Guys, look familiar to you. There's a big event going on tonight, and I'm not too sure what it's about. I have a kind of a gist, but I have a friend here named Yoni who's gonna help us out. Introducing Yoni, Rabbi Yoni Katz. Welcome.

I apologize. I'm sorry. Yeah, I want to welcome you to the headquarters of the Khabac Lavage movement, 770 Eastern Parkway. Follow me. Hold on to your hands. I even lost my hands. Let's go. All right, guys, so right now we're gonna follow Rabbi Yoni. I'm sorry, Rabbi. I didn't know he did. He's so humble. He didn't tell me he was a rabbi. He just... Oh. All right. All right. Let's go. First time going in. Once you go in, there's no... There's no going out. It's not going out. Oh, gosh. Yeah. Oh, my gosh, guys. First time. Have you ever been inside a Hasidic synagogue before? No. Are there any rules I should know? Um, there are no rules. Just enjoy yourself. Know that you're welcome here, and people are happy to see you. I bring groups here from all around the world, and everyone is thrilled that you're here. This is the house of worship, and it's a house of unity, so come on in. Oh.

my gosh. I always wanted to do this, guys. I want you to meet my friends before. Okay, hey, these are my friends from Israel, from Bad Iron. Okay, they came from Israel mail for the month of teacher, which is the month of holidays. The Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur, is celebrated here in New York. And you think to yourself, why would they come from Israel to celebrate in New York? Why should I answer for them? You want to take it away? Why'd you come from Israel to New York? Did you hear what he said? He came to the river because this is where the Lamovich, the leader of who wins right and Holiness, never leaves its place. This is still the place that brings people home all around the world to celebrate the festivities of this important time of year. That's awesome, amazing. When they came to my house for a meal, right? Very good. All right, guys, let's go. Let's go inside the synagogue. Let's go. Okay, I see like they're like, who is this guy? Okay, I'm doing the evening prayers. Okay.

they're walking back and forth like that. Yes, I'm familiar with that growing up in Brooklyn. Yeah, because your soul is like a flame. A flame flickers when it's alive. Wow, guys, this is this is this has never been done before. I don't think. Is it? Am I the first one? Okay, I'll say that. I'll say that question for later. Yeah, this is amazing. I looked. It's 12 o'clock at night, and this place is hustling and bustling. Wow, this is definitely a thumbnail. Could you get me like, oh yeah, just standing right here, like it's looking up and like soaking it in, baby, soaking in. And we're gonna, oh, this is crazy. And we're gonna go now to the holiest part of the synagogue, okay, the ark where they keep the holy Torah Scrolls. Guys, I, this is experience. I'm so like, I'm so amazed by this right now. Stuff 12 o'clock. So that's, that's what goes on in here. So could you explain to the viewers because I got to be honest with you a

lot of my viewers, ever since showing that first Jewish video, they want to know what you know more about the Jewish culture and understand it more. Okay, okay, came to the right place. All right, so basically, Judaism, although it's obviously practiced by Jews, but the thought process and the ideas are universal. So from this very location, this is sort of a headquarters. From here, 4,000 rabbis and their families actually left cornice to go establish synagogues and houses of worship around the world. So the idea of Judaism is not to get to heaven but to bring heaven down to earth. We're all the same, Jews, non-Jews. We're all on the same team in the sense that we're trying to bring heaven down to a world of peace and unity, goodness, and kindness. So that's why you're welcome. Anyone can just stroll in here and feel welcome, learn about Judaism, learn about the purpose of life, learn about what it means to connect as human beings. So awesome. The Torah's girls, those are the five rules of Moses from the beginning.

In the beginning, God created heaven and earth, and they're kept in a very sacred place. Okay, so this is where the Torah is. Am I pronouncing it right? The Torah? Yeah, because there are many people from this channel, their offensive languages. No, that's what this channel is about. And the video that I did the first time was me speaking Yiddish, I think, a little videos, you know. And I want to make sure I'm making the pronunciations right. So, it's called the Torah, right? Okay, the actual Hebrew etymology of the word Torah is Haram, which means instruction. So, the Torah is an instruction, a blueprint for the world, how to achieve unity, how to achieve oneness, and sensitivity and kindness on this Earth. So, it's a book of instructions. So, it's called the Torah, which is the five books of Moses. It starts with In the beginning, God created the Heaven and Earth, and it all ends with the Jewish people entering the land of Israel. So, that's the final book five.

books okay thanks wow these are holy books. These are. This is the sidor. This is the prayer book which has the Hebrew alphabet right at the beginning. It's called the alef-bet, sort of like the ABCs. Wow. This constructs the Torah and all the books that we learn from. So this is a prayer book, a sidor, and this is which speaks about, as we said before, the creation of the world, the story of Adam and Eve right at the beginning of the Garden of Eden. Okay, and if we read from this every Sabbath, every Sabbath. Wow. All right, following your lead, rabbi. The Talmud, which is sort of the staple of what boys learn in the Yeshiva. Um, somebody would have thought how you basically come to the conclusions in Jewish law is Jewish law. You live your life, okay, and they could uh. Here's the notebook. We have another uh. This is a Torah, right? The Torahs are kept in here, so sacred, sacred, has to be kept safe. Yeah, exactly right. And I, I do, I

don't know much, but I do know that you can't touch it because if you touch it, you have... it's like... it's like you... it's like unclean or something, and then it messes it up, right? They have a cover on it, so they keep it covered in order that because it's parchment, it's made out of heat that's written on the parchment, right? Hebrew letters, so it's very sensitive and it's very holy, and you can use a computer or a machine that's still written by hand with it. What? After all these years, that's insane. The whole Torah, like the whole... all the Torah portions. You know, I gotta admit, I have to... I've seen Peterson Vlogs, and I found it really interesting that you guys... like, it takes like a whole year to write the Torah. You guys do it by hand, and I heard that if one sec... like, even one letter is miswritten, you guys have to rewrite that whole segment. Exactly right. Wow, and it's... it's because of what's written in there is so

personal. It's God expressing his deepest vulnerability, his deepest wishes. You know all the Commandments, all the ways of living, so there's nothing more personal than a handwritten letter, not a text and not a WhatsApp. So, right, you still write it by hand with ink, with a quill, and it usually takes a year, and it's written by a scribe who lives in Israel, and that's another video we can make. And Peter Centennial, we're actually going to the house that he visited when he came with YouTube. Seriously, we're going to meet now on the way on this amazing Festival. We're going to meet YouTube's most popular rabbi, probably Modest Freeman. Oh man, is here. Yes, he is. Yeah, I'm a big fan in Albany Fun Park for bringing Modest. Is there? Are you guys? You guys know Swami Zions? Yeah, sure. Good friend. Yeah, good friend. Yeah, shout out to Shalomy. He's a good guy. He's a fellow YouTuber. Okay, here we go. We're taking you behind the scenes.

YouTube video: how do I find it uh Frankie light winky light yeah Frankie likes a black guy speaks easier way to find it yeah [Music] believe it or not when the movement came here in 1940 it fit into this tiny little room they can barely get enough of a forum of men to pray you need 10 men according to Jewish law to hold services because they escaped Nazi Germany left Russia guys we are getting inside look I don't think this is I don't think there's any other content like this on YouTube right now oh no you're breaking down we're breaking ice right now oh I know this is this is a musler right okay I was close okay it has the most famous prayer in Judaism inside it says the Lord Is Our God God is one universal and the whole idea of Juanes is that there should no be no divisiveness no separation between human beings between religions the point of everything is to serve God and fulfill the purpose for Why God

created the world in the first place, which is dependent on every single human being and every single Jewish person, Hasidic or not Hasidic. We're all in this together, wow, right? That's awesome. [Music] I have French, French, okay, everything. Maybe so. This was the Rebel's office, the rabbi's office that we were just discussing about. Yeah, so he, for decades, he would sit here and meet with politicians, people from all the different backgrounds, and try to inspire them and teach them how they could help change the world. And in the 1980s, the rebel used to stand right there, and you think about dollars without a little private moment and the represent when two people meet. It should benefit a third, so you got a dollar, of course. You kept the actual dollar for sentimental reasons, and you gave another dollar in exchange to any poor person that you would see on the street to give them some food and had your little private moment with the rebel. You could ask for a blessing, and everyone and anyone, police commissioners.

all the mayors of New York City in recent decades used to come here, and this is all where it happened. All right, guys, so we just got out of the synagogue, and we're right now walking through Crown Heights. All right, I don't even know where we're going. Where are we going, Rabbi? I can't tell you. It's a secret, huh? It's fine. So, Sukkot is the festival which we're celebrating now on the Jewish year, on the Jewish calendar. Sukkot literally means huts, and if you look around, you'll see all these mini huts, temporary huts, which people sit in, and they eat all their meals in, and they spend as much time as they can over this week holiday. The reason is because when God took the Jewish people out of Egypt, He supported them in clouds of glory. Wow. So, to represent the clouds of glory and how God escorted us out in this most unbelievable way, we sit in these makeshift huts. So, the ceilings have to be made from something that

grows from the ground like you know bamboo or tree branches and all that, and it represents. I'm coming. Hi, Yoni. Good to see you guys. Seeing you. So, uh, that's why you'll see these huts. And then during the prayers, we shake um what's called a Lula, which is a palm branch together with the Citron fruit and some other sort of plants in order to represent unity. And we shake him and we bring them towards our heart, which we can get footage of tomorrow if you're interested in. Oh yeah, this is uh, I guess it's a new project now. This is my new project, guys. So you guys want a series, let me know, hit the like, subscribe button if you're new to the channel. Um, in the comment section below, let us know if you want to see more of this kind of like a pizza, Peter, centinelo kind of vibe, you know, like they love this content, man. Like they really do, like his comments say hi, guys. Foreign. So on this holiday, um, in the times of the temple, right

there was tremendous joy um surrounded by this holiday, and it actually says in the Tomlin, which is the books we saw before, and someone who hasn't seen the joy of this holiday never saw joy in their life. So now we're actually going to the heart of Crown Heights, Crown and Kingston, and you're gonna see juggling and music and dancing and togetherness representing the joy of the holiday, representing how much, as hard as it is sometimes to serve God right and to fulfill everything that he likes and everything that he needs. And this gives us inspiration for the rest of the year to go with, do what's needed of us to create the type of world that God intended for in the first place. A little later, we're gonna go down that way, blow your mind what you're going to see. Look at this, you're gonna have pizza, makes your Pizza Station. Oh wow, that's awesome. So you guys pretty much like get everything, so every vendor out here is for this event. Yeah, close all

these streets look all the streets are closed from here right now. Wow, talk about some serious pull. We got all the Brooklyn shut down, all the Crown Heights. Look at that. Are you drawings of people coming, and they're coming from all different neighborhoods, from all around, celebrate on this holiday. You can hear the music already, right? Yeah, I can, and it's really exciting. You know what kind of is this? How does this differ from Purim? Oh, so, so perm is a one-day holiday, and it's not as much as dancing in the streets like this is more of like a week-long over-the-top celebrating in the streets. Perm's just one day, which is also very joyous, but it represents perm. We celebrate for an event that happened when the Jews were in Persia, and they were almost annihilated. All right, this is more the holiday of Sukkot, the festival Tabernacles. So, it's a different celebration, but they're both very joyous. And also, you have to understand, it's very joyous because we

came from the holy day of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. Yes, that just passed. So, and my Jewish fans were asking me, Am I going to do a content on Yom Kippur? Sorry, guys, I didn't get to do that, but hey, we're here, you got it. So, everyone just had this amazing day that we wiped this slate clean on Yom Kippur. It's a new beginning, and uh, the relationship is starting a new studio. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] spread your life popcorn. Hey, what's up, guys? Wow, man, these guys have a lot of energy. Yeah, they're happy, they're happy. Are you guys happy? Yeah. Oh my God, what is that? What is that? What's going on? It's a big party on trucks. Whoa, it is total, it is tunnel-like. Oh my gosh, guys, we're going into the washroom. Can I dance with you, man? Oh my God, this is amazing.

The Hot Spot everyone comes from all over from Oliver Park Williamsburg Muncie Manhattan they come just to be here regardless we're just getting started it's so early shut up [Music] enough all right all right guys that's crazy [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] guys this is crazy this is never before seen footage like and hit the Subscribe button if you haven't done already make sure you leave a comment guys who else is doing this authentic as a catch baby you're hanging you're hanging with us headaches hanging with our cities man let's go [Music] so now Frankie because you're hanging with me we're going to a little off the beaten path we're going to an exclusive by bringing Barbarian is the Yiddish word for Gathering and this Gathering is being held by YouTube's most popular Rabbi he also has a couple hundred thousand subscribers his name is streaming he's gonna be thrilled to see you he doesn't know about it but he actually

happens to be my wife's uncle. Really, this is my in-law's house, and these guys are desperate to be famous. He said his Destiny famous. Yeah, he's a funny man. This is my son Yanko. Hey, what's up, man? What's up, man? Say hello to YouTube. Adorable man. Thank you. Thank God. Yeah, we have eight kids. Really? Okay. I saw your video. You saw my video. Thanks, sir. Oh, man. Yo, isn't that something, guys? Guys, this is amazing, man. Guys, don't be scared, man. Look, friendly, really friendly. Did you think you had fans here? Honestly, man, I didn't really expect as much as the turnout to be as what it did. I was really happy with it. Amazing. Yeah, so we actually, guys, now we're walking down, like you said, off the beaten path. It's kind of quiet now, and it's really a peaceful night right now in Brooklyn. And we're heading over to this Gathering. What's the word in Yiddish? Bar bringing. Far bringing. Barbarian is we're bringing.

which means to bring together fire bringing oh for our bringing we far bringing tonight guys we're bringing this we're banging we'll go until six in the morning. That dancing, that music goes to six in the morning, and it still only gets going until uh like a three or four. So really, we're still a little early. We're about to go into uh one of the Crown Heights alleys now for a considered Gathering. Okay, feel free to film. All right, all right guys, never before-seen footage right now. We're going into the far bringing. All right [Music]. Okay, says he makes a lot of cool videos, very wise guy, Rabbi Madness Friedman. Check him out, shout out to Rabbi Madness Friedman. Check out his YouTube channel. I'm gonna drop it in the description box below. Hopefully, we can get some more content with him, but they look like they're having like, you know, very personal discussion right now. We're outside the door. Okay, here we are. So Frankie, have you ever been inside a Hasidic home? No, I have mine. Okay, well

that's gonna change right here. Okay, let's do it. You're about to enter into a Hasidic home here in Crown Heights. Not just any of the city hall, isn't this? Yeah, it's the house that my wife grew up in. Wow, this is incredible. What an honor. Thank God most of my kids are sleeping. Okay, so as I said, we have eight, eight, four, four. Thank God for four, four girls and four boys. Wow, but even spread plan Planned Parenthood, right? That's what that's what right by Amanda Freeman is, right? That's what he does. Yeah, he actually has 14 kids himself. Wow, yeah, thank God. Let's see where someone's gonna enter. All right, guys, if you guys haven't done it already, make sure you guys hit the like, the Subscribe button right now. We're about to enter the home of Rabbi. Is this your home or it's my house that my

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A Night with the Hasidics: A Unique Experience

The narrator shares their first-time experience inside a casino and expresses excitement about the unique content they are creating.

They receive an unexpected late-night email from their son, inviting them to join a Hasidic party in Crown Heights for viral video content.

Despite usually being asleep by that time, the narrator is intrigued by the opportunity and decides to go, curious about the promised crazy dancing and festivities.

A Night at the Khabac Lavage Headquarters

The narrator feels hesitant about attending a Jewish event but is motivated to create content.

They meet Rabbi Yoni Katz at the Khabac Lavage headquarters and are welcomed into the Hasidic synagogue.

The narrator's friends from Israel share their reason for coming to New York to celebrate the Jewish New Year, highlighting the synagogue's importance in bringing people together for the festivities.

The speaker is amazed by the bustling synagogue at midnight, highlighting its significance in Jewish culture.

The location served as a headquarters for 4,000 rabbis and their families, spreading the message of Judaism worldwide.

The Torah, kept in a sacred place, is described as a blueprint for achieving unity, kindness, and peace on Earth.

The sidor, or prayer book, begins with the Hebrew alphabet and is central to learning the Torah.

The Torah is kept in a sacred place, with strict rules about touching it, and is handwritten by a scribe in Israel, taking a year to complete.

The personal nature of the Torah's content makes it unique, and the video also mentions a meeting with a popular rabbi, Modest Freeman, at an upcoming festival.

Inside the Jewish Community's Impact in Crown Heights

The movement that started in 1940 struggled to gather enough men for prayers, escaping from Nazi Germany and Russia.

The rabbi's office became a hub for inspiring change, with the rabbi's unique dollar exchange ritual benefiting those in need.

The celebration of Sukkot, with temporary huts, symbolizes God's support for the Jewish people during their escape from Egypt.

Sukkot, the Festival of Tabernacles, is marked by joy and unity, symbolized by shaking the Lula (palm branch) and Citron fruit.

The holiday's celebration in Crown Heights features juggling, music, and dancing, with streets closed to accommodate the festivities.

Sukkot differs from Purim in that it is a week-long celebration, while Purim is a one-day event, both representing significant moments in Jewish history.

Yom Kippur Celebrations and a Unique Gathering

The narrator reflects on Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, and the fresh start it brings.

They share footage of a vibrant celebration in Brooklyn, where people from various neighborhoods come together.

The narrator then heads to an exclusive gathering hosted by their wife's uncle, a popular Rabbi on YouTube, and is pleasantly surprised by the turnout and support from fans.

The gathering in Crown Heights is lively, with music and dancing planned until six in the morning.

The host, Rabbi Madness Friedman, is known for his cool videos and personal discussions.

The speaker is about to enter a Hasidic home, which holds special significance as it is the house where the host's wife grew up.