How Hasidic Jews Lost the War on the Internet | A Documentary
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- This is the story of the Hasidic Jews and the internet. In this documentary, I chart the dramatic saga of how different people in the Hasidic community first reacted to the internet, and how the community slowly coalesced on a solution for dealing with the web. Yes, many Hasidic Jews have now accepted the inevitability of the web, and many of them are online. But this is not without caveats and the community's own inventions. Join me for this long-form documentary to learn more. How are standards enforced? What are the standards? What's my personal connection to all of this? I answer as much as possible in a video that tells a story with wider implications than this community alone. It's a story about technology, change, culture, faith, and what it is to be human in the 21st century.
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With thanks to Nicole Limperopulos for the financial support towards this video. Please check out Nicole's brilliant street photography on Instagram / streetpicnicphotography
Many thanks to the wonderful Steve Milligan for all the hard work in editing this video.
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Chapters:
0:00 The internet is full of micro-societies
0:59 Disclaimer
1:16 2012: Citifield Mass Anti-Internet Rally
2:30 Orthodox Jewish values
4:37 1940s; Hasidim come to America
6:00 1980s; Hasidim adopt computers
7:23 2000s; The internet comes to most computers
8:05 The internet comes to phones
9:17 The fight against the internet explodes
10:08 Anti-smartphone cards
11:07 The internet can't be banned
11:32 A compromise: modified technology
12:33 Three examples of how internet use is modified
12:40 1. No internet for children
13:47 2. Filtered internet for adults
15:20 3. Smartdevices are worse than stationary devices
16:50 The invention of Kosher gadgets
18:17 "The internet is here to stay"
19:50 "Like North Korea?"
20:47 Enforcement
21:43 The role of private schools
22:27 School rulebook
25:09 TOUR OF THE HASIDIC INTERNET
25:12 1st stop: FORUMS
26:00 2nd stop: EMAILS
26:38 3rd stop: WHATSAPP
27:25 4th stop: BROWSER
29:09 My reflections on the Hasidic web
30:22 Bonus - my own journey
#religion #technology #culture
Dear Frida although you may be perceived or identified as OTD I see your journey as a continuous mitzvot as your videos are contributing to harmonize relationships and building bridges between communities in a respectful and positive manner. Since the beginning of your series I've been diving more and more into Jewish spirituality thanks to your videos. Stay blessed ❤❤❤
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🌈🌲Yes ~ I share your sentiments 🦋🦋v 🌲🦚🌳🌲🌲🌲🌲
Oh, my goodness! This was absolutely beautiful.❤❤❤ Very well written! 👏 If I was a CZcams or I feel like this is definitely what I would want to hear! I would feel so positive. Great job! And I wish you luck on your journey and your explorations! You sound like a very kind and warm and loving person! ❤️ Round of applause for you! Sending love!
Well said and I agree❤
What's wrong with you
The amount of work that went in to this documentary is evident. Your understanding of chassidim is profound as well as eye opening.
I am an African American female, non religious, and I still appreciated this video. I work as a nurse with some Hasidic Jews and it makes me understand even small things…such as why I was told I can’t text them and such. Good documentary!
Aye, I’m a white male. Non religious as well. Definitely respect it. I don’t disbelieve, and I don’t outwardly believe? I just don’t know. Agnostic, but hey, I feel if you need to seek how to find the hood in life you’re doing something really wrong? Like religion seems very fear based and abused by parents who are lazy to turn religion and it’s real point away like it has to us? I dunno.
all whites came from hebrews jews were divorced just a bitching exwife
This isn't just one of *your* best videos; it's one of *the best* documentaries I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot of them). Truly a work of art! And really, mainstream culture could learn a few things from the Hasidim with regard to the internet and smartphones.
Thank you so much, that's very kind. ❤❤
I concur. If this video survives, then 1000 years from now people will be better informed about early 21st century Hasidic kosher Internet than about countless far more mainstream topics. No doubt this kind of documentary requires the right kind of highly motivated expert, plus a lot of experience communicating a culture to outsiders. It's exemplary.
I really like the approach, shared also by the Amish and Mennonites, to be selective about which innovations to accept. Even as an ex-Christian atheist, I came up with some of it independently, using a modern flip phone without a touch screen -- not because of some ideology or because someone suggested it, but because during the short time that I had a smart phone, I felt it wasn't good for me.
My daughter was also raised without a smart phone as long as practicable. However, at some point she needed one because in today's mainstream western society, young people who are not on Facebook, Whatsapp etc. are not invited to any offline events because they basically don't exist from the point of view of their peers. I know that strict rules around phones can be a contentious issue in Hasidic schools, but based on our experience I can see why something like this (perhaps not quite as strict) is necessary. I wish there had been a mainstream school for my daughter with a strict 'no smartphones for any child, not even at home' rule. Leaving Internet use (mostly or completely) to parents' discretion otherwise.
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Never forget the internet came under the guise of Oh it'll be an information place where you can get info and also upload info etc ok NOW look at it today it's LITERALLY a detriment to humanity and our children and I'm not of you and i didn't watch all this video but I'm here to say it's become hmm say ten LITERALLY POISONING our young minds so if you guy's are not of this new evil then 10000000%%%%% I'm with you honestly if it wasn't such a detriment to young minds I'd not care but it really is dangerously dangerous for humanity I'd love to explain it but i know once i type TRUTH and guidance and righteousness yt will automatically delete my whole comment still show me it making me think it's still up but no one else can see it but only me ok so this alone should tell you everything that's if this even stays up and you even see it ok Blessings All Around the world to all of you and us 👍🏻
Frieda, time spent with you is always worth it. I learn so much.
Thank you for this wonderful recounting. As a convert, there is so much history that I am researching and learning about all the different jews and the cultural, religious and social differences of Jews. This documentary comes at a time when the internet is is both sword and shield for the world events. It is always such a pleasure to watch the work you do. Thank you again.
Ah you should go get a citizenship in isreal like palestinians can't. 😂
@Padraigp wdym? The people that gave hamas Intel were thousands of Palestinians with work visas learn the problem before talking about it
@@bruh.seriously1the problem was Rothschild and Balfour. Oh, and Joseph Caiaphas.
@@bruh.seriously1 Don't forget Netanyahoo and the govt of Israel created and funded Hamas to sow divide amongst Palestinians so they had controlled opposition.
lol there’s no such thing as a Jewish convert. We are the chosen, God either made you so or didn’t. You are role playing unfortunately for you.
Honestly, keeping kids offline sounds like something the rest of the world should think about. At least, to some extent. Seeing 9yr olds making “get ready with me” videos, using expensive adult skincare & makeup, totally determined to grow up as fast as possible…it feels dystopian. It’s getting so out of control.
I'm so impressed with this young lady's skill as an interviewer and presenter.
Thank you so much.
Frieda - you have really opened my eyes with this post; thank you so much for all the hard work you do - I appreciate it, even though I’m a Christian.
I'm really hurt that someone in the comment would insinuate that this video is an ad for anyone.
To be clear: I did not get a single penny from ANY OF THE BUSINESSES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO.
I have used my platform to elevate other creatives because I know what goes into creating videos. I name names to be concrete about what the information is about. How else should I cover subjects?
I paid thousands of dollars to produce this video and don't expect to earn it back. I do it because I am passionate about these subjects, especially technology. This channel survives on my walking tour income!
PS: One of the foundational rules of youtube is you have to disclose sponsors or risk getting taken down.
People will always critize you along the way just know in your heart it's for the right reasons you make films which we all enjoy and are super grateful you show us the real hasidic community's an insight we wouldn't usually see so thankyou for your films
Your reputation is impeccable so ignore the gripers !
The funny thing about that is that this video will most likely not be seen by folks who would use the services you talk about, so not a very well-thought-out criticism.
Frieda, people who leave comments like that are one of two types: A person with their own agenda and your site is a way for them to push that agenda and it has nothing to do with you at all. Or they are a sad hateful person who is to be pitied! Either way, their comment really wasn’t about YOU! Don’t let one schmuck get you down! They are not worth your energy. What would Pearl tell you about this noodge? ❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘
Thanks Andrew. You said it all.
I thoroughly enjoyed your documentary. It was very enlightening. I also love your style-you present facts without badmouthing anybody. Please stay safe and continue your work. Thank you.
If you don't get some kind of award for this in-depth video, well, I just don't know. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
awww thank you.
In Montreal, there is a library in the middle of Hassidic neighborhood. Just remember seeing hassidic jews using the computer there...but they were scare shitless, always turn around and checking that anybody from the community was there and discover it.
With all the attacks on our culture coming out from "respectable" sources like the New York Times, you're one of the few who honestly represents frum culture. Thank you, Frieda. I'd love to see you do a collab with Jew in the City one day.
It's not attacks its the truth . From one Jew to another , most not all think your being prosecuted. What is happening in Palestine is Genocide if you cant see that then no point in talking . The victims have now become bully's. The Israeli Goverment is trying to destroy the Palestinians because of the blood that runs through them in their veins. Same thing that happened 80yrs ago . #FreePalastine 🇦🇪🇮🇱
“FRUM” the World Wide Web
Freida, this is an insightful and cinematicly well done piece! Thank you so much for your balanced presentations of Hasidic life. You do such a service to all of us who appreciate the many ways of living in authentic Jewish life. I am very grateful for this… Your Catholic nun friend from Cleveland,
Brilliant video Frieda❤. One can see how much work,preparation and effort has gone into this docu! You have a great talent at wrapping information in a highly entertaining but also informative package. Well done. Grüße aus Munich 😊
The production value of this video is amazing - fantastic work. Very interesting.
Your content is always so very interesting, and you are quite knowledgeable of the subjects! Every time I see a post from you I click on it immediately! Thank you so much for shedding light on the ways of Hasidim. and making it easier for this non-Jew to be able to grasp your meaning. You are a lovely, bright, and talented lady!
Thank you for your excellent work in this documentary Frieda. It merits multiple viewings!
Great job Frieda! This was your most informative video yet. I've always wondered how the different Haredi sects manage the internet and other modern and potentially corrupting technology, and your vid provides an excellent summary. You make an important point that it's not possible to exclude modern technology entirely. The only way to deal with it is to adapt technology to suit the requirements of your religious sect, and the Hasidim (including Satmar) seem to have done a fine job of it.
I absolutely LOVE watching your videos. You present facts regarding Hasidism in a non judgmental way . I find so many customs down to earth very interesting. Keep up the good work!
Frida, the feeling of love and respect for the way of life in which you were raised permeates every one of your videos, but especially this one. You are filling a distinct role and have cornered a niche. People who have "left the fold" often publicize it with negativity and bitterness. The world needs more people like you, who focus on sweetness and positivity!
Always time wisely spent reading your posts. Your son was adorable & it was nice to see a cameo of Pearl. As you’ve shown, there have been & will necessarily be compromises between Hasidism & modernity concerning Internt. Change probably will come slowly but businesses will want to be connected . Thanks again, Frieda. The videos become professional!! No longer small channel!
Wow Frieda, I am always impressed by the quality of your content but you really took it up a notch for this one! Wonderful job!❤
Freida, my time spent watching your videos are always well spent, however, I think this video is extraordinary! It is obvious how much time and research you put into documenting this and when you include your own life’s journey in your videos it gives your subject matter a wonderful perspective. Thank you again for sharing. I have learned so
Much.
Modern Hasidic Scrolling; The Rise of Internet in the Satmar Community. Thank you, Frieda. I enjoy your videos and appreciate all of the time and the research that you put into each one of them. I love seeing the world through your eyes.
Frieda, this was so interesting and informative! Thank you so much for being a source of knowledge and positivity. 💙
Thank you for this video. What an incredible amount of work was put into it, and lots of love I'm sure. Thanks to the internet, I have access, somewhat, to a community I care about but I'm not a part of. I subscribe to a few CZcams pages (Jewish for sure but Hasidic?): yours (obviously) and 3 others (mostly on cooking, family "stuff" and frum way of life). They are: Jar of fireflies, Sonya's Prep and Frum it up. No idea yet for a title for this video but will let you know. Thanks for incorporating Woody Allen, Liev Schreiber and Chaim Topol 🥰 . Have a splendid afternoon! 💙
Yes, I watch Jar of Fireflies a lot and love her. Theses wonderful three ladies are not Hasidic but they're frum and fantastic!
What a wonderful and insightful video Frieda ! I'm an anthropology grad student and while Hasidic life is unrelated to my field of research, I've read a lot of the papers out there on the topic (Fader's Hidden Heretics etc) and find it fascinating. Love your channel, thank you for taking the time to produce such high quality pieces for us !
This was absolutely fascinating thank you so much for making this video - also it is always a sheer joy to watch your videos because they are so beautiful orchestrated. My Jewish family assimilated fully into London society when they came here at the turn of the last century as such I often ponder what life would have been like if we had arrived in Brooklyn or if we had kept Orthodox. Like you it saddens me greatly to see how the Hassidic community is portrayed online and through media - of course as a Jew who loves her internet I can see the benefits it could do for their community but I also strongly admire how the Hassidic community wishes to preserve tradition and protect their children from the tribulations of a life online
Thanks for a great comment.
I've seen almost all your video and this is one of the best! So thoughtful, so well edited, so thought provoking! Well Done!
Thank you!! I put the most of myself into this video. It was A TON of work and I was a little disappointed that it didn’t get very many views relative to the enormous amount of work. So it’s nice to hear a bit of appreciation.
This is a very high production documentary! Thank you for your hard work, and you have given me food for thought. Lately, I have been considering having my next phone be a simple flip phone after my current one dies. To see you using one makes me feel assured that I can do the same.
Looking forward to this video. Love all your videos!
Thank you for another informative video, Frieda! It's interesting how your community has managed to strike a balance of sorts with regard to the role of the internet and computers.
As a non-Jew i can honestly say not having a Kosher phone really pollutes your mind. Having a smart phone with web browser and internet does expose you to inappropriate material. 😢
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Rarely, in my experience.
Your behavior informs your feed.
@@illinnyan4053- If only it were that simple. Making a statement such as yours shows how much you underestimate &/or are just woefully unaware of the full power of algorithms & the way material finds its way to individual users. There are SO many underhanded ways that material ends up on our devices, that goes far beyond just our browser history.
Thank you as always for educating us on this very misunderstood community. I really appreciate your hard work, I look forward to your new videos. Keep up the good work!
Dear frieda your videos are getting more and more professional the amount of information was fantastic thank you
I have been watching you channel for some time now and have found it very interesting and very well-balanced. This one, I think, is the best one yet. We need to spend more time trying to understand people’s differences, rather than judging each other. Thank you for this.
Thank you Terry. I really appreciate it.
Frieda, I learn so much from your videos and I am deeply appreciative!
Frieda, your observations are well thought out and insightful, as well as entertaining! Kol Hakavod!
This is an in-depth, well explained insight into the development of the ongoing Hasidic response to the massive fast moving multi faceted threat of the internet. I appreciate it and also the approach that mindful use of the internet has many benefits. Really enjoyable too.
Hi Frieda! I am a big fan of your videos. I’m from the frum community in 5 towns. Coming from Williamsburg I would probably be called modern orthodox coming from the secular world I would probably be called ultra orthodox I like to think of myself as Jewish but anyway I wanted to say that I really really appreciate the way you make your content. I love that you are able to share your experience and give over the information without this negativity that usually comes with a person who goes “otd”. Whatever your personal experience was, it means a lot to me and my friends and family that watch your videos that you do everything with such respect and care and ahavat yisroel. As someone who was raised in a very different culture but was exposed to the chasidish world my whole life (although not as chasidish as your world but my father was considered a rebel by his heimishe Boro park family, even though he was actually always frum but he went tzioni) I completely understand the pain and suffering that so many people have experienced with in their personal lives chasidish or not, but I do not understand or feel it is fair when someone turns their personal experience into a chillul Hashem for the rest of the frum world. It’s just not okay and unfortunately it’s usually the way it goes. You are a true example of a person with tremendous midos and at least to me you exemplify what being frum is really about even if you are not necessarily shomer shabbos (I don’t actually know that you aren’t but assuming) any way thank you again for being you and for creating your incredible content on this channel. You are invited to my home for a shabbos or any time it would be a true honor to meet you!!
That is so very kind. THANK YOU. And for sharing about your journey. The first sentence made me laugh!
Frieda, documentaries such as this one should most definitely got to the Library of Congress. Imagine 100yrs from now someone doing research and they come across this story. It's fantastic! Thank you. Also, as a goy from NYC, I actually think that the internet has done more harm than good, and the story keeps getting written.
Shalom Frieda! This video was very eye-opening! It gives me a new appreciation for technology and how technology can affect how other communities interact with it. Especially when I was observing Shabbat when visiting Israel 🇮🇱. Thank you so much for this.
OMG! Freida this amazingly well done! Well done indeed!
I can absolutely relate to the idea of a less connected internet. I am an outsider, but the constantly online nature of life has sped up to the point where I feel an overwhelming need to step back from technology. I may seek out kosher devices myself, as I would appreciate a device that lets me engage with the internet on my own terms. It's a right I feel we should guard.
What a beautiful work of art! So many pros and cons. So many opinions! I love how you presented them!
Who does your video editing? Its becoming really professional. Really really impressive
I really enjoy your videos, Frieda! Keep up the good work!!
Thank you for making this video and showing the history of the Hasidic and Orthodox response to and use of the Internet. although for community’s sake, “rules for everyone” had to be made, it is also ultimately the individual’s responsibility to decide how best to use the internet and other technologies and still be on the right track. And actually, every person with strong morals in or outside of Judaism needs to do that. The issues you describe in this video make that very clear. We all know that the people we spend the most time with will influence us the most, good or bad. And the same is true of the use of the internet. The more time we spend on it, the more it will influence us, which means we really do need to discern good from bad, keep the good, and discard or avoid the bad. What you say in this video, therefore, is really very important.
Rebbeclips has been bringing the world of the Hassidic Rebbes to youtube for 15 years. Just want to put that out here.
czcams.com/video/JsSA23e9TcU/video.html and this chassidic wedding in Williamsburg was posted 17 years ago. Just wanted to put that out there too...
I subscribe to RebbeClips. Thanks.
This was such a well done, professional video that is just as good, if not better, than any documentary on the topic that we might see on a mainstream media channel such as 60 Minutes. The material was comprehensive, organized perfectly & your delivery was beautiful. I can honestly say that there isn’t one video of yours that I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed & learned a great deal at the same time.
As always, thank you!!!
Thank you so much Lise, I poured my heart into this one.
@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn - That was so evident, & you knocked it out of the park!!
I think this is your best video yet! Well done! So interesting.
Thanks so much for this. Fascinating and nuanced. The evolution of societies and technologies is a fantastic area to consider. You have presented your insights with great clarity... As you always do! ❤
WOW this is amazing! its also crazy how i am in the middle of making a video abut the citifield asifa itself which you cover in the first few minutes of the video. Its so nice to see a realistic explanation of the way the enforcement works, that it goes through the schools mostly. i like that this video was specific to your experience and community since i come from yeshivish community which is so similar yet outwardly a little different. I am commenting this in the beginning of my journey
Frida, thanks for your amazing content!
Thank you for watching this video which is very near to my heart
This is excellent. Content, Calmness, Curiosity were well balanced , Thanks a lot Frieda!
Bravo! This is a great vlog! ❤
Great video . Thank you Frieda ❤
Thanks Frida, while there were plenty of similar content out there in the world, you've taught us something new, God Bless You!
What a wonderful video, thank you so much for putting in this work to share with all of us. I enjoyed it very much!
Wow Frida!! This is your best piece so far!!
excellent work Frieda
Thank you for another wonderful video Frieda, so true, it made me think of a poster my old boss had on the wall. Talk to your child not your phone!
That’s a great poster. We should have a variation everywhere that says “talk to people, not your phone!”
great to think about. thanks!!!
Freida! The snippet you reD from your blog? You sounded just like Pearl back then! And that’s a compliment because I think she is a wise woman who knows her purpose and knows that she is the real power in her family and embraces it! This was really interesting so thanks for sharing!
Ha ha, now you made me laugh. I didn't see that.
Your voice is asmr for me, i love listening to relax and wind down at night but still be interested and excited to learn
Ha ha to be honest I used to record myself reading texts I wanted to memorize and it made me fall asleep!
Time with you Frieda, always well spent!
Thank you for spending time with me on this video, where I shared from my heart.
Hi Frieda! You have definitely enticed me to stay until the end!! Wow!but before I forget--I have a question. Have you done anything on the Neturei Karta?? Because THEY are a HUGE danger right now!! We need to educate people!! Any ideas on how to approach that? I am happy to help! (And I have a ton of other links to "The Truth" about Gaza and the Palestinians that people should see!!)
I think Inalso owe you an answer to a question about Pikuach Nefesh and Veterinarians (I finally remembered to ask him your question, but then forgot to write you back with the answer... 😆! And now I've forgotten the question again, lol!)... Be well!!
Great video - I always enjoy your content.
Really enjoyed this Frieda! Thanks for your work
Thank you Frieda!😁👍🏼Please keep making them. I learn something new every time 😁👍🏼🙏
Amazing. Thank you so much for making this insightful video. It reflects everybody's struggle with new things, not just the Hassidic community.
Thank you, yes, I hoped that this would be appreciated as the larger story beyond the Hasidic community!
Very well done Frieda. I am giving you 100 out of 10 !!!
ha ha!
I am a non religious person interested in culture, religion and people. I do feel my time with you was well spent. Your video is informative and balanced. Thank you for sharing with us.
🙏 thanks for watching.
Deat Frida
I absolutely love all of the effort you put into this! It's amazing
I appreciate your work. I have learned so much from your videos. I think there is much to value in the orthodox community. Take what you want, and leave the rest.
Yes, me too!
Now, having come to the end of your video, i have to say that this is an extremely good documentary / cultural commentary.
Well done! Thank you for always educating us with sincerity, directness and clarity. Your balanced approach and good intentions are crystalline clear.
Great video, as always.
I love your videos. They are so informative, as I come from a Reform perspective. I am always curious about another culture within our culture. I like the idea of keeping the internet out of the hands of young kids and allowing them to have fun and play outside. I don't think today's kids know what they are missing.
I am not Jewish. I have heard and seen the same thing in fundamentalist Christian groups and from the pulpit. Thank you for your work!
Fascinating and immensely interesting. Thank you for another wonderful video, as always.
Shalom Frieda! it is an amazing video you made here.
Thank you for doing these videos and introductions and explanatory videos.
Tittle suggestion : "A World Seen Through a Tradition" .
Regards,
Marshall
Brilliant video! So professional, educational, and entertaining!
Thank you for this kind and informative video, Frieda. I really appreciate your non-judgmental approach. 👍
Where I have been living, in Scandinavia, there were no flip phones, only smart-phones. But I still use my cell-phone (smart-phone) the same way that you use your flip phone. I think it's a good way to keep things a little more balanced.
שלם שבת.
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PS. To people who have trauma from being brought up inside certain insular, secterian parts of the Hassidic community, I beg of you to not misunderstand what I wrote above. I understand where you're coming from, and I pray that you may heal and remain strong in your Jewish identity no matter your position towards the life you were once part of - or is still part of and seek to leave.
You are just amazing... thank you so much for putting such time and care and effort into your videos!
Super complex story told wonderfully. I'm sharing this with all three of my frum daughters. Only one of which doesn't have a smartphone; only one still watches movies (though very selectively); .
Sounds like a familiar story! Thanks for commenting and sharing, I really appreciate it.
Another great film thankyou for taking your time to explain 5he hasidic version on the Internet it's sad to see traditions disappear from society's this just been one community
More great work from you. Polished and absorbing. Congratulations…again. Will share on Instagram x
I love this piece. It is a lot to think about.
The North Korea comment was just inflammatory. As an evangelical Christian I can see the thinking behind many of the rules. What surprises me is that the school system seems to rule over children even when they are not in school and over the graduates in adulthood. Lots of food for thought! Thanks.
What a wonderful video! Greetings from Varshe!
This was super interesting and well balanced. I appreciate your work 💕
Thank you for your work and for opening a window to your community. Awesome documentary.
Thank you so much ❤️❤️
Extremely well researched and very informative.
Thank you so much for your video. It helps me to understand the orthodox community that live only a couple blocks away.
My mother's family used to be Sephardic Jewish from France (from a family of Rabbi's) before moving to Canada and ultimately converting a few generations later. I know nothing about that side of my family. Now all my besties are Jewish, maybe genetic? 😊
Happy upcoming holidays to you and your family!
You have such a gift, friend. Thank you for sharing! Every time I see a new one pop up, I think OH YAY NEW CLASS WITH FRIEDA! You are such a star! ❤❤
Thank you for quite an interesting video. It's eye opening to see the evolution of technology. I live where there are quite a few Amish and Mennonites, some of them also use cell phones and I wonder if they have a similar rule structure. Thank you again for a well researched video.
Yes, Frieda...my time spent watching this fantastic documentary was very much worth my time❣️ Very informative and balanced video..and also giving a very personal view into your childhood, motherhood and your first steps with the internet. You do a wonderful job of being a bridge between two worlds.