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  • @jojosiwadrillremixmp3141
    @jojosiwadrillremixmp3141 Před 2 lety +423

    i love your vids so much, been binging since i found you recently and i feel like you and wendigoon are the only people rn that deserve sll of your subs and more (if you guys collabed, id die)

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +58

      Thanks Justin! Great compliment. Wendigoon does a great job.

    • @cravenlevay8761
      @cravenlevay8761 Před rokem +5

      There's a bunch of practicing magicians disguised it as a religion.

    • @diychad7268
      @diychad7268 Před rokem +9

      I lije wendigoon and all but why do ppl praise him soon much, he just uses easily found info in the iceberg style videos, which are just like everyone elses iceberg style videos, none of em go into hardly any detail on the topics, or am I just mussing the reason everyone kisses the dudes feet??

    • @misz.tootzipop
      @misz.tootzipop Před rokem +9

      Yes! I'd like to see these guys and Mr. Ballen do something together!

    • @jimiesoteric2417
      @jimiesoteric2417 Před rokem +2

      would be an amazing Collab!!!!

  • @ninjaswordtothehead
    @ninjaswordtothehead Před rokem +76

    The "Get to heaven on a technicality" is a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off.

  • @mattsattler6746
    @mattsattler6746 Před rokem +100

    Imagine a people who have so much hubris, they feel that they can outsmart their god with semantics…

    • @user-nn5ng7lq8y
      @user-nn5ng7lq8y Před 3 měsíci +1

      Don't we all

    • @Faladaena
      @Faladaena Před 3 měsíci +4

      Like, buying off your sins with a donation at Sunday church, or reciting a couple of Hail Marys?!
      Any thoughts on the religiously peaceful Muslims (the #1 protected demographic), btw? Nah, bc that might get a little hairy, they're a pretty 'sensitive' bunch who don't condone being mocked in any way, shape, or form...

    • @rocky-bk5me
      @rocky-bk5me Před 2 měsíci

      Are you being Anti Semantic right now? Oy Vey

    • @zacharycarrier2890
      @zacharycarrier2890 Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@apachehelicopterah64 Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make those of the assembly of Satan who claim to be Jews and are not, but are lying, behold I will make them come and fall prostrate at your feet, and they will realize that I love you.

    • @fernandodominguez9143
      @fernandodominguez9143 Před měsícem +3

      @@FaladaenaI agree but to call a catholic a “Christian” is like calling a bull a cow…

  • @kaihendee1139
    @kaihendee1139 Před rokem +11

    Love "The Big Lebowski" reference from hecklefish! 😂 my all-time favorite movie. Didn't realize how badly I needed to hear him quote Walter! 🙏

  • @kieranhart5776
    @kieranhart5776 Před rokem +74

    I’m a landscaper and was hired To burry a wire around a customers house years ago for religion reasons. I remember there being so many rules like distance from the structure/house and how deep etc.

    • @francisfischer7620
      @francisfischer7620 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Woe!

    • @jadedpigeon5585
      @jadedpigeon5585 Před 10 měsíci +12

      Imagine wasting your hard earned cash on this bunk.

    • @user-io9ie5cs8j
      @user-io9ie5cs8j Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@jadedpigeon5585 It's better than some other stuff, like $1000s a year on video games

    • @ZachKelly-jf4sb
      @ZachKelly-jf4sb Před 8 měsíci +2

      And people say their isn't any Magic in the Bible thats Magix

    • @xanderdean02able
      @xanderdean02able Před 8 měsíci +1

      How do they know you actually bury it.

  • @Andomosity
    @Andomosity Před rokem +422

    This to me proves that no matter how "divine" humans say something is, they will almost certainly always find the loopholes to justify their desires/actions anyways

    • @bozak2320
      @bozak2320 Před rokem +27

      Not a loophole, you mean rebellion against Almighty God. Furthermore, all of those so-called Jewish Sabbath restrictions are man made, not scriptural. This is why it's imperative that one reads the Holy Bible, and becomes familiar with the Word of God that you're not deceived. For example..Jesus Christ on one account gives correction regarding the Sabbath:
      [Luke 14:1-6]
      "One Sabbath, when he went to dine at the house of a ruler of the Pharisees, they were watching him carefully. And behold, there was a man before him who had dropsy. And Jesus responded to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath, or not?” But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away. And he said to them, “Which of you, having a son or an ox that has fallen into a well on a Sabbath day, will not immediately pull him out?"

    • @Andomosity
      @Andomosity Před rokem +19

      @BoZaK Dude, I need the contact for your dealer because that stuff is craaaaaazy

    • @bozak2320
      @bozak2320 Před rokem +24

      @@Andomosity Not crazy, I'm disseminating truth my friend. I don't do drugs, no need for personal attacks. Be respectful.

    • @viadharmawheel
      @viadharmawheel Před rokem +6

      All life is divine. None of this mumbo-jumbo is needed.

    • @elite7329
      @elite7329 Před rokem +3

      I don't know why you are generalizing all human beings when this video is clearly talking about one religious group in particular.

  • @valeriefaabergpitel7356
    @valeriefaabergpitel7356 Před 2 lety +1693

    So, I'm a little confused. Did God say that you could expand your "home" with a giant wire to include a huge city the size of Manhattan to get around the "no walking around rule"? Isn't that cheating?

    • @husbandsonfollowerleader9133
      @husbandsonfollowerleader9133 Před 2 lety +442

      Their God is easily fooled. That's why they chose him.

    • @maxwelljackson9226
      @maxwelljackson9226 Před 2 lety +3

      Good thing God doesn't exist or else we would be in a lot of trouble.

    • @Hcaz1113
      @Hcaz1113 Před 2 lety +491

      if you read the Talmud it's basically them trying to Jew god and thinking they're smart for finding loopholes around his commands.

    • @newsnco
      @newsnco Před rokem +74

      Isreal is called Isreal because Jacob wrestled with God.

    • @husbandsonfollowerleader9133
      @husbandsonfollowerleader9133 Před rokem +31

      @@newsnco Who won?

  • @DG-uh8uv
    @DG-uh8uv Před rokem +16

    I knew about a lot of the rules regarding the Sabbath but I didn’t know about this one. I guess you have to adjust things to make sense for the time and conditions you’re living in. For instance, a lot of buildings in New York, including hospitals on Long Island, have Sabbath elevators. I was in one of the hospitals recently and asked a worker if it stops on every floor on the Sabbath so they don’t have to push the buttons. I got a huge smile and he said “yes, that’s exactly right”.
    You gotta do what you gotta do to make it work.

  • @replexity
    @replexity Před rokem +30

    This reminds me of that jumping on the bed rule for Amish kids. You’re not sleeping with her if your friend is jumping on the bed to keep you from using your hips.

    • @dannydbrown90
      @dannydbrown90 Před 11 měsíci +7

      This is written seemingly in English yet I have no idea what any of that means

    • @replexity
      @replexity Před 11 měsíci +9

      @@dannydbrown90 It’s a joke about Amish people trying to take a detour around sinning by having premarital sex. The guy lays on the bed & the girl “falls” on top of him, then they have a friend who jump up & down on the bed so that they aren’t technically doing the deed.

    • @dannydbrown90
      @dannydbrown90 Před 11 měsíci +3

      @@replexity ohh lmao, ok got you 😂😂

    • @3RAN7ON
      @3RAN7ON Před 8 měsíci

      It's called "soaking" and totally goes against the natural drive to thrust during sex

    • @3RAN7ON
      @3RAN7ON Před 8 měsíci +6

      Oh yeah the Mormons do it too, not just the Amish

  • @OfficialYoutubeSupport
    @OfficialYoutubeSupport Před 2 lety +39

    Hecklefish converted pretty quickly when he found out Saturday is sex day

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +7

      I noticed that!

    • @SAFbikes
      @SAFbikes Před 2 lety +8

      probably the funniest hecklefish bit on the show yet! Shomer MOTHERF****IN Shabbos!!!!

    • @marcsalzman8082
      @marcsalzman8082 Před 2 lety +3

      AJ & Hecklefish remind me of a funny, cliched version of my family.

  • @victoriay6246
    @victoriay6246 Před 2 lety +28

    Had no clue!! Interesting!! My husband works with a CFO that strictly follows this and when they sold a company plane my husband was in charge of handling… I heard him talking to CFO on a Saturday due to urgent deal needs, and all the sudden his wife busts in (later we found out he was in the bathroom) and yells he can’t be working!! ;) that was my introduction to the practice!

    • @Petra44YT
      @Petra44YT Před 5 měsíci +2

      Did you know of the Shabbat elevator? People can't press buttons on a Shabbat, because using electricity counts as "making a fire" which is forbidden. Still, some people need the elevator because of mobility issues. So what they do is, they program an elevator to automatically go up and down all day, and stop at every floor. Needless to say, it is a slow process, but if you are a believer in a wheelchair, I'm sure you'd appreciate that invention. 🙂

  • @frankcavazos5263
    @frankcavazos5263 Před 6 měsíci +5

    I love how there is no topic too large or small for you to talk about, thanks AJ!

  • @sparrsheila
    @sparrsheila Před rokem +7

    So basically they just changed the rules to suit them better. Sounds like a huge waist of money.

  • @TyChee
    @TyChee Před rokem +170

    I worked in Manhattan for the past 30 years and about 20 years ago I was walking down the street and I noticed the wire as the sun was hitting it just right and made it visible down the entire block. Being a technology person, my first thought was that it was some kind of communication antenna. When I got to work I mentioned it to my boss who was Jewish and he told me the real story. Thanks for posting this. I’m sure people who actually noticed the wire were puzzled too.

  • @ChickenCrossedtheRoad105
    @ChickenCrossedtheRoad105 Před rokem +77

    Hecklefish turning into Walter Sobchak is hilarious perfection😅

  • @teefrankenstein4340
    @teefrankenstein4340 Před rokem +2

    Wow never heard of this thanks for sharing!

  • @dawndanielle9948
    @dawndanielle9948 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This was a flashback to Friday nights in Boro Park ,Brooklyn when my neighbors would ask me to come in to turn on their lights as a kid❤

  • @noneyadamnbiznezz
    @noneyadamnbiznezz Před rokem +8

    It is amazing how the religious people around the world will twist or construe words and their meanings in order to make it easier to justify breaking said laws.

    • @doofuscawt
      @doofuscawt Před 9 měsíci +1

      exactly dude, its one of the reasons im atheist

  • @AirWolFPR
    @AirWolFPR Před rokem +292

    Hecklefish gets funnier everytime…gotta love him. Never too much or too little humor Good Job Goldy!

    • @MaxGolden
      @MaxGolden Před rokem +7

      I love the little fish too!

    • @bentonrp
      @bentonrp Před rokem +13

      I like it when AJ and hecklefish spontaneously argue

    • @Tdiehcsluap
      @Tdiehcsluap Před rokem +2

      Hackle fish deserves an Oscar

    • @JuicedMoose
      @JuicedMoose Před rokem +3

      I was thinking he would start an antisemitism rant.

    • @SuperTiger453
      @SuperTiger453 Před rokem +8

      Not really, it’s pretty annoying actually

  • @zinaboulahia9291
    @zinaboulahia9291 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I cannot comprehend that someone gave the authorization to build something like that in a city. Who is paying for that? 🤦‍♀️

  • @bronjames4316
    @bronjames4316 Před rokem +7

    The reason for "eruv" is ancient. 2000 years ago the jewish communities would put this wire in about waist high around their houses so everyone in the community will stay together for Shabbat.
    Today it's meaningless, and is only kept because it's an ancient tradition, written as a law in the bible.

  • @wickedstorm
    @wickedstorm Před rokem +35

    When my husband was a kid, his Jewish neighbor would come over and ask either him or his brother to go over to his house and turn on the radio for him so he could listen to his sports games. He figured as long as he didn't touch the radio, he couldn't be faulted for listening since it was on anyway. This is in a town in New Jersey that now has a very high concentration of othodox jews, there might be a wire there, too.
    LMAO - I just looked it up. There is. It doesn't extend to the road my husband lived on but comes close and seems to cover a good portion of the town. Now I have to go see if there's any near me because apparently, there's a site for that.

    • @bromisovalum8417
      @bromisovalum8417 Před 11 měsíci

      That's pretty common, it's called a shabbos goy, it's a gentile that helps out an orthodox jew on sabbat. Some will even pay for such a service. They also use all sorts of electronics to program switches on sabbat.

    • @danb5357
      @danb5357 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Your husband was a DNJ, or Designated Non Jew

  • @boyblunder8889
    @boyblunder8889 Před rokem +22

    The same thing exists in London UK , in Golders Green, Finchley, Mill Hill and Hendon , a 6 and half mile wire for the same reason.

  • @Daniel0376
    @Daniel0376 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Fascinating. I've saved and shared quite a few. This is definitely on that list. This is one of the ones that'll land me researching in the public library. Thank you!

  • @jacobquinn7342
    @jacobquinn7342 Před 2 lety +132

    "If I were a rich fish" 😂

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +20

      Doobie doobie doobie doo....

    • @lizc6393
      @lizc6393 Před 2 lety +7

      Ugh, that was glorious

    • @Maisygirl1974
      @Maisygirl1974 Před 2 lety +6

      Omigosh, this was fabulous. “Fiddler on the Roof” is my favorite musical and I had to listen to Hecklefish sing that a few times!

    • @studio2165
      @studio2165 Před 2 lety +3

      Wealthy not rich..

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf Před 2 lety +4

      I love the stuff hecklefish says

  • @adamberndt4190
    @adamberndt4190 Před 2 lety +23

    Sounds to me like a thousand years ago a bunch of Jewish rabbis got together made a bunch of Jewish laws that they didn't fully think through then later on decided to make loopholes in their own laws which were stupid laws to begin with!

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +7

      Exactly right.

    • @gutz323
      @gutz323 Před 2 lety +1

      The thing is, thousands of years ago when the laws were wrote, life was much simpler, and the religeos laws now don't fit in with modern society. People didn't have electricity or public transport, or telephones etc.. they probably didn't even have a key on their front door in them times. On the sabat, which is the day of rest, they wouldn't have had the need to go out and do things anyway, and would probably just stay at home and rest. On a normal day, they would only go out to work, buy food and necessities then go home anyway, it's not like they would go and have a game of golf on their day off. The times were obviously much more simple, and the Rabi's didn't realise how much society would change over the next millenia.

    • @arod1766
      @arod1766 Před 2 lety

      The sabbath started when they left Egypt, in the desert with Moses, they literally didn’t left their “house for nothing

    • @chrism8180
      @chrism8180 Před 2 lety +2

      @@gutz323 sounds like rabbis weren't very insightful to perceive life would stay the same for thousands of years

  • @wingnuthut4208
    @wingnuthut4208 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This has become my favorite channel. Thank you and keep it up!

  • @user-xt1we8uy7g
    @user-xt1we8uy7g Před 7 měsíci +1

    I learn the coolest stuff watching your show! Keep them coming!

  • @tiredandretired7137
    @tiredandretired7137 Před 2 lety +7

    Perfect example of why I oppose all established religions. All of them have crazy rules that make no sense.

    • @Hcaz1113
      @Hcaz1113 Před 2 lety +1

      you think this is weird? CZcams metzizah b'peh

    • @coreyihler
      @coreyihler Před měsícem

      That is not very intelligent

  • @two6nine
    @two6nine Před rokem +67

    I really appreciate the combination of mystery, education, and comedy this channel brings. My new favorite sub. Thank you!

  • @oPHILOSORAPTORo
    @oPHILOSORAPTORo Před rokem +3

    What I can't wrap my brain around is, how did we get from "Remember the sabbath to keep it holy", to 'don't work on the sabbath'? Seems to me a lot of this could be avoided.

  • @goodwill_hunting
    @goodwill_hunting Před 9 měsíci +2

    That's pretty cool and great to know. I love learning about people traditions and being able to answer random questions from my kids when they ask or I can tell them random facts.

  • @richardsmusic5577
    @richardsmusic5577 Před 2 lety +74

    This is the funniest episode of hecklefish. I think its great when he gets upset/frustrated or you guys argue. Maybe more of that ? Thanks 😀

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +29

      He was much kinder as a Jew, I have to admit.

    • @richardsmusic5577
      @richardsmusic5577 Před 2 lety +5

      @@TheWhyFiles hahaha
      You guys are great.... hats off to all the hard work , research, the production value is up there with the best I've seen on CZcams.
      High five 👋

    • @brokenangel2224
      @brokenangel2224 Před rokem +4

      I know, I Love it, too, its Hilarious!!

    • @mrheatmiser2
      @mrheatmiser2 Před rokem +4

      I always say you gotta love that fish!

    • @thedeucemonkey2331
      @thedeucemonkey2331 Před rokem +2

      @@TheWhyFiles He was Walter From The Big Lebowski for a moment there...lol

  • @alvaroaugustomeridio
    @alvaroaugustomeridio Před 2 lety +17

    What's the point of having a tradition if you look for any way to break the rules... Ridiculous

  • @joanjetson55
    @joanjetson55 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Great video! Thanks for sharing all of the interesting information that you do.

  • @separator94
    @separator94 Před rokem +2

    Hecklefish quoting Walter almost made me do a spit-take. That was really good.

  • @chriswise6649
    @chriswise6649 Před 2 lety +33

    Always a loop hole somewhere. Seems like it would have been easier to change a rule or two,and cheaper. Putting a wire around a city to signify that your within 4 walls doesn't change the fact that your not. Crazy way of thinking on my end of things. Love your videos. 👍

    • @BlackandWhitecustoms
      @BlackandWhitecustoms Před 2 lety

      Thats the nature of religion. If you think that everything stated in religion is to be taken exactly as said then you will find that its impossible to abide by all the rules. This is why religious people are the biggest hypocrites. They constantly bend the rules and play semantics to make these laws fit into their life instead of understanding what these laws where really pointing to. Words are sloppy and can never hold True but are just pointers to help lead to Truth which can only be experienced not spoken.

    • @akun10years10
      @akun10years10 Před 2 lety +2

      It's weird.

    • @davidlaidig9485
      @davidlaidig9485 Před 2 lety +1

      My range and my fridge both have a sabbath setting.

    • @howlinwulf
      @howlinwulf Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidlaidig9485 crazy lol

    • @davidlaidig9485
      @davidlaidig9485 Před 2 lety +3

      @@howlinwulf yeah the one on the fridge turns off the interior lighting. That's so God can't see that the door is open. No foolin'

  • @crimsoncruze
    @crimsoncruze Před 2 lety +15

    Hahah! Ending is hilarious.

  • @joerarey8496
    @joerarey8496 Před rokem +2

    Hecklefish went full Walter Sobchak there

  • @user-rt1xq2sj3s
    @user-rt1xq2sj3s Před rokem +2

    Love your show you’re doing it and doing it well. Keep it up! ❤

  • @Sputnik_nz6780
    @Sputnik_nz6780 Před rokem +16

    I have a issue i have only found this channel like a week ago but have almost watched all the videos already. We need more content creators like you. Love you're work.
    and do not ever stop EVER

  • @fe.bonetti1537
    @fe.bonetti1537 Před rokem +45

    I absolutely LOVE when AJ and Heckle argue! Cracks me up

    • @catbeck2038
      @catbeck2038 Před rokem +4

      I know me too🌈🌴Heckle is so obnoxious he's funnier and funnier🎶🐟🎵

    • @aikenodubitan5256
      @aikenodubitan5256 Před rokem +1

      😂😂😂

  • @mykyialmaxim3214
    @mykyialmaxim3214 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Informative..thank you😮

  • @Yourstory75
    @Yourstory75 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Very informative factoid! Loved it! Thanks!

  • @1955canuck
    @1955canuck Před rokem +110

    Wow... I'm a 66 year old gentile, and I live in a large city (Vancouver BC) that apparently has an eruv... and I've never ever heard it spoken of previously. Learn something new every day... especially from *this* channel. 😄

    • @Uzi_does_it76
      @Uzi_does_it76 Před rokem +7

      I’m a 46 year old Jew, and this was news to me. 😅

    • @dontdie777
      @dontdie777 Před rokem +3

      Fake profile

    • @majikjuggalo
      @majikjuggalo Před rokem

      Find it and cut it

    • @clinth8284
      @clinth8284 Před rokem +2

      There is one of these wires in Niagara Falls ON as well surrounding the entire tourist area.

    • @suzannahmontreal1051
      @suzannahmontreal1051 Před rokem +1

      I've checked and we have one in Montreal surrounding the Cote-st-Luc/Hampstead/Snowdon area. Well, I've learned something new today.

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    @Anyu31 Před 2 lety +99

    You deserve a heck of a lot more subscribers my friend. This channel is top notch. 👌

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      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +11

      I appreciate that, Misty!

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      @Tolbat Před rokem +1

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      @Anyu31 Před rokem +1

      @@Tolbat this was when they were at like...8 thousand subs. They grew quick!! So proud 😊

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    @user-xm7wp2se4m Před 6 měsíci

    Love and light for ALL! ❤❤❤

  • @mikeadamson1499
    @mikeadamson1499 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Any video that quotes Lebowski is instantly elevated to genius. Nice work ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @tobascoheat6582
    @tobascoheat6582 Před 8 měsíci +1

    That was both interesting and amusing, thanks, AJ!!! ❤

  • @bigmig808
    @bigmig808 Před 2 lety +6

    Been binging this channel for a couple days now. And I gotta say at first I didn’t get the fish. But now the little bigger has grown on me. He’s hilarious. Definitely a keeper.

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +4

      He grows on you like a wart, Big Mig.

  • @Conriocht
    @Conriocht Před 2 lety +10

    So, do these people think they’re pulling a fast one on their god? As if he’s blind to what they’re doing, circumventing the so-called “laws” they have to follow? It’s really kind of arrogant when you think about it, thinking you can outsmart your own god.🤣

    • @justmyopinion3450
      @justmyopinion3450 Před rokem

      You should read the OT. Full of stories of humans trying to pull a fast one.

  • @unicornbaby8588
    @unicornbaby8588 Před 4 měsíci

    Wooow...just wow!! I always learn something on your channel but this video well you nailed it!! Interesting provocative and entertaining. You always give us good stuff ❤!!

  • @mariofeathers4194
    @mariofeathers4194 Před 9 měsíci +8

    Doesn't count. Still cheating.

  • @patrickolson8558
    @patrickolson8558 Před rokem +4

    If you're just trying to put a border to make it a home, couldn't you just use the island's border and call it a day and just use that as your excuse?

  • @josephsolowyk7697
    @josephsolowyk7697 Před rokem +835

    There's literally a fine line between spirituality and stupidity.

    • @DepthFromAbove
      @DepthFromAbove Před rokem +50

      No there isn’t. It’s perfectly see through.

    • @CC-qg6zl
      @CC-qg6zl Před rokem +15

      Clever😃

    • @maximus518774
      @maximus518774 Před rokem +9

      This is accurate.

    • @onecuet
      @onecuet Před rokem +22

      Some of the rules they get around by automated timed lighting. So they don't actually turn on a switch. A crock pot is turned on before Fri sundown & not turned off until after Shabbat is over sundown Sat. Those a just a couple of examples.

    • @robertcarpenter3020
      @robertcarpenter3020 Před rokem +148

      I’ve never seen a people make so many rules to circumvent the rules they think God made for them.

  • @HillaryMeister
    @HillaryMeister Před 10 dny

    I have cousins in Brooklyn and other areas of NY that are Hassidic so have learned about the Eruv from them. Thank you for covering this and letting others know about the story. And the curly locks on Hecklefish are called "payot" - "The sideburns are based on an interpretation of the Tanakh's prohibition against shaving the sides of the head, and the word pe'a literally means 'corner, side, edge'. Jewish men are also forbidden from shaving or removing the hair on their temples in front of their ears, which is the upper part of their sideburns. The sideburns are considered a mitzvah called chukim, which are decrees, but the exact reason for this mitzvah is unknown."

  • @jefforious2000
    @jefforious2000 Před rokem

    Ahhhhh hahahahahaha
    That fish man.....hahahaha.
    I'm soooo glad I found this channel. I have sooooo many more to watch!

  • @hogbodyusmc9987
    @hogbodyusmc9987 Před 2 lety +5

    I love this kinda of learning entertainment !! It helps me after a stroke , I have trouble with focus, this channel helps me thanks.🖖

  • @nelliebronk5722
    @nelliebronk5722 Před 2 lety +8

    ahaha the fish looked super cute

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +2

      He certainly agrees with you, Nellie!

  • @kieranhart5776
    @kieranhart5776 Před rokem

    OMG I laugh so hard when heckle says “checks out”. That fish is too funny. 😂

  • @ruthbircham7340
    @ruthbircham7340 Před rokem

    ❤🎉love all your vids please continue posting as they are very interesting and informative also educational! And you and heckle fish makes my night 🎉❤

  • @camrobie7230
    @camrobie7230 Před 2 lety +9

    Great vid!

  • @starwolf621
    @starwolf621 Před 18 dny

    I didn’t know this, thanks for sharing!

  • @MarkAClarke
    @MarkAClarke Před rokem

    How did I not know about this channel?.. that goldfish character is hilarious 🤣🤣 ahhahaha subscribed !!!

  • @SAFbikes
    @SAFbikes Před 2 lety +126

    Working at a Manhattan gym on the sabbath, one of the guys would always refuse to press the electronic door buzzer system to get inside, he would then turn on an electric treadmill and get his 30 minutes of cardio in... it was a private gym for the building, now I wonder if the hallways were not considered his home but the common area inside the gym was? Another great informative episode!

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +59

      I have a couple of friends that observe and they also have different rules. They pretty much go with "we do the best we can". I think that's OK. God would understand.

    • @bennyrich7361
      @bennyrich7361 Před 2 lety +26

      I don't know if you mean that as a joke or you mightve misunderstood the part when he said within the confinds of your home part, as that part only applies for the carrying objects, but all other rules (38 others) all still apply wherever you are, so at home you wouldn't be able to say turn on your cooker or use electronics etc... What my theory is, that gym friend of yours is conscious of someone from the community seeing him press the button so outside he tries to come across as If he keeps the Shabbat, but once in the gym, then his rabbi or other Jews will be less likely to see him do whatever...

    • @jerseyjuliesaxgal1299
      @jerseyjuliesaxgal1299 Před 2 lety +6

      If the machine/treadmill was already on and plugged in then it would most likely be already considered as something that was already running/functioning and not a buzzer that would create a spark and connection each time you pressed it.

    • @edward9643
      @edward9643 Před 2 lety +19

      @@TheWhyFiles it's all in the interpretation - there are some who believe that listening is work - so a guy i knew and his mates would intentionally walk up to jews on the Sabbath and talk to them- just to enjoy the sight of them running for cover with their ears blocked - ahh the rules that Yahweh comes up with

    • @xenphoton5833
      @xenphoton5833 Před 2 lety +15

      @@bennyrich7361 so, behave one way when others are looking and you might be accountable, but don't worry about it if there are no witnesses. That's just great.😏

  • @mzvampiressx
    @mzvampiressx Před 2 lety +15

    Your videos are always so interesting! Love it!

  • @stephenlee1782
    @stephenlee1782 Před rokem

    Nice Lebowski reference. Love your channel. Well done!

  • @The76ersDude
    @The76ersDude Před 5 měsíci

    OMG this episode is definately THE Hecklefish's Oscar most worthy appearance, I couldn't stop laughing when he got the hat and did the Big Lebowski's Walter Sobchak impression! Shomer F**king Shabbos! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lindakinsey4255
    @lindakinsey4255 Před rokem +22

    Gosh. You help us learn, you help us think and you help us laugh. A day should not go by without a little AJ and Hecklefish. I am planning on adding to my wardrobe with numerous WF clothing, so enchanted am I and so grateful to have found this channel!

  • @kski692
    @kski692 Před 2 lety +9

    I always see that wire at work and may have actually snagged it with a boom lift on occasion. that is not an admission of guilt btw. Heckle Fish killed it on this one🤣😂🤣

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +4

      What the heck is an eruv doing on the ground?? OR... do you fly to work? You fly, don't you? DOES U FLY???

    • @williamweinrich254
      @williamweinrich254 Před 2 lety +1

      @@TheWhyFiles I feel like this was a Hecklefish comment. 🧐🤔😁🤣

  • @Campinberto
    @Campinberto Před 9 měsíci +1

    I really enjoy your channel, all the cool conspiracy content is amazing, but id definitely enjoy more content like this as well!

  • @lovingmayberry307
    @lovingmayberry307 Před 4 měsíci

    Fascinating!
    I freakin' LOVE this channel!

  • @chrishoile7520
    @chrishoile7520 Před rokem +3

    I’m really enjoying each of your info sessions.

  • @adamjh8892
    @adamjh8892 Před 2 lety +8

    thats a new fun fact i learn today. thankyou AJ !

  • @morganminpin
    @morganminpin Před 8 měsíci

    I knew what this was about just from the title, because I lived for many years in Los Angeles and everybody knew about the eruv around the Fairfax area of LA and adjoining residential areas.

  • @1964_AMU
    @1964_AMU Před 8 měsíci +1

    In Antwerp in Belgium, the Jewish community have a painted line on the ground. The City of Antwerp have decided that adding wires in the urban landscape was too messy. They agreed on a painted black, white or grey line. Now, they have an app on Google that tells them where to go or not to go.

  • @dillonblackwood
    @dillonblackwood Před 2 lety +78

    Be safe. Be kind. And know that you are appreciated! Keep up the good work you two 🤙

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +7

      Thanks, Dillon!

    • @GS-uy4xo
      @GS-uy4xo Před rokem +3

      More people need to honor these words - it’s not just a catch phrase.

  • @h.b.hatecraft953
    @h.b.hatecraft953 Před rokem +7

    It's little things like this that makes me reconsider the things Kanye says.

    • @carloscunha8625
      @carloscunha8625 Před rokem +1

      Kanye is not crazy. He knows a lot about deepstate control and he will die soon too!

    • @doofuscawt
      @doofuscawt Před 9 měsíci +1

      yeah but only a LITTLLLEEEEEEE bit of what he says

  • @grabasolo2257
    @grabasolo2257 Před 8 měsíci

    You guys always put up interesting videos…👏🏼

  • @elessarsgirl4883
    @elessarsgirl4883 Před rokem

    Fascinating! I did not know this.

  • @PhilLesh69
    @PhilLesh69 Před rokem +7

    There are all kinds of stories about how some people call a family member before the Sabbath and then leave the line open through the Sabbath so they can talk to each other over the phone during the sabbath, but then without a speaker phone, they needed someone to be nearby to hear the person on the other end. Or they would set the oven on, and leave it on all sabbath. Or buildings in Manhattan that only hired an elevator operator during the Sabbath to push the buttons.
    I learned about the wire in New York city because my sister's building complex on the upper West side is a block or two from one of the edges of the wire and I noticed it one time while walking her dog about fifteen years ago, and looked it up.

    • @kentneumann5209
      @kentneumann5209 Před rokem +1

      Who pays for its maintenance?

    • @csabo1725
      @csabo1725 Před rokem +2

      @@kentneumann5209 It's installed on City property so do the math.

  • @bernierose1114
    @bernierose1114 Před rokem +3

    Very well done as usual. And very interesting tidbit of information you dropped... that you are New Yorker, I always wondered where you were lol

  • @jimlipscomb3236
    @jimlipscomb3236 Před rokem +1

    Hecklefish is like that crazy uncle you have to warn people about before you introduce him. I love steering people to this channel, but hecklefish takes a while to grow on you.

  • @jjaycadaynay
    @jjaycadaynay Před 7 měsíci

    Man I love your little dance at the end of your videos 😂

  • @jakemyers29
    @jakemyers29 Před 2 lety +12

    Man this was interesting. When you think you know alot, BAM why files hits ya with a fact bomb!!!

    • @TheWhyFiles
      @TheWhyFiles  Před 2 lety +1

      When I first heard about this, I thought it was a super cool fact. Glad you agree, Jake!

    • @jakemyers29
      @jakemyers29 Před 2 lety

      @@TheWhyFiles i even went on google to see the eruv around Melbourne, never knew it was there, thanks again :)

  • @youcrew
    @youcrew Před rokem +5

    I cannot think of the word, but this is like the rules they place in front of the rules to keep you from breaking the rules. So legalistic.

    • @deborahgimbel599
      @deborahgimbel599 Před rokem +1

      “fences around fences” is what we used to call it when I used to be an Orthodox Jew…I was never a fan.

  • @jamesdelb6885
    @jamesdelb6885 Před rokem +1

    O always look forward to these videos. It really creates interest.

  • @terrieduncan1861
    @terrieduncan1861 Před rokem

    Love you guys!!!

  • @christinatucker160
    @christinatucker160 Před rokem +30

    Super cool!! I so enjoy hearing something i have not heard before. And btw my favorite part of your videos is when you slowly come down in your office chair...so simple yet it makes me laugh myself silly every single time. Keep up the amazing job you do!!!

  • @Stryker218
    @Stryker218 Před rokem +10

    As a NY City taxpayer, we better not be paying for this lol

    • @bnalive5077
      @bnalive5077 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Guarantee you are

    • @rmi2548
      @rmi2548 Před 7 měsíci +3

      oh dont worry you are :)

  • @wideawake5630
    @wideawake5630 Před rokem

    Tres cool! Never knew that.
    The argument at the end was cute.

  • @gcoffey223
    @gcoffey223 Před rokem

    Daamn, I missed this one. Fantastic

  • @Mr.Robert1
    @Mr.Robert1 Před rokem +85

    I am familiar with this even though I do not follow their religion however I have worked in Manhattan for approximately 35 years of my life I had no idea that they had one running around the island of Manhattan to me that's shocking
    on the other hand nothing surprises me when it comes to religion people will find every loophole possible to make things convenient for their lifestyle hypocritical mostly all religions

    • @michaellash4050
      @michaellash4050 Před rokem

      You sound bitter, though you do rightly call them hypocrites. But to lump all religions and believers together because some Jewish people act this way isn’t fair or right.
      You might read Matthew 23 wherein Jesus had the harshest words for the religious, and also called them hypocrites. But is Jesus Christ or a true Christian a hypocrite because some Jews are? That’s silly.
      That’s like if I found a dumb atheist and used him to make the point that all atheists are dumb. Or if I found a drug addicted atheist and said, “welp, this is where atheism leads”.

    • @lauchlanguddy1004
      @lauchlanguddy1004 Před rokem +4

      hardly went up for public debate. You want to live by weird and wonderful rules,, go to the country that you set up for such things and live there, not enforcing them on us.

    • @elite7329
      @elite7329 Před rokem +4

      Bro stop making this about all religions and generalizing things to all religious groups. This video is about one religious group in particular. Believe it or not but there are plenty of religious people who take their religious code extremely seriously and don't attempt to plqy fast and loose with the rules.

  • @colin3737
    @colin3737 Před rokem +28

    One of the first times I've ever posted a comment, not doing it to incite banter or argument, just acknowledging that you do a great job of informing people with an excellent and unbiased delivery. Bravo sir

  • @ElainefromMaine
    @ElainefromMaine Před 5 měsíci

    I did not know this. Fascinating!

  • @stevenkaygalen
    @stevenkaygalen Před rokem

    The idea to put HeckleFish in your videos is absolutely amazing lmao your videos are great man, keep up the good work ❤

  • @boblong6759
    @boblong6759 Před rokem +197

    It's just another example of this group bending rules. Their own rules in this case.

    • @ianmedford4855
      @ianmedford4855 Před rokem +31

      Maybe I'm merely a gullible Christian, but if I believe that God has given me a command, the LAST thing I'm trying to do is find a work around. That seems like a terrible, terrible idea.

    • @colinhender4647
      @colinhender4647 Před rokem

      @@ianmedford4855 Son of Sam listened to a dog.

    • @kevincrusher2414
      @kevincrusher2414 Před rokem +15

      @@ianmedford4855 Thou shall not kill: has plenty of moral Christian work arounds. War and Justice to name a couple.

    • @ianmedford4855
      @ianmedford4855 Před rokem +13

      @@kevincrusher2414 you deeply misunderstand the nature of God.
      He is both merciful, and wrathful. Many wars are righteous, and sometimes you have to hang some folks.
      "Fuck around and find out" is a deeply Christian/Abrahamic philosophy.

    • @solinvictus6424
      @solinvictus6424 Před rokem +19

      @@kevincrusher2414 wrong translation. Thou shall not murder.

  • @CaptainGanja
    @CaptainGanja Před 6 měsíci

    Hecklefish must've had nothing but vodka in his tank this time. My god was he funny! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @shalomgoldstone9636
    @shalomgoldstone9636 Před 7 měsíci

    w/bro I'm really trying not to watch your content. But it's really thought provoking and entertaining. Yes even with Heckle fish's singing. Keep up the great content. I will try and see a rehab for my WF? addiction.

  • @danielbatten1837
    @danielbatten1837 Před 2 lety +13

    I stumbled across your yout tube channel and just love how it's layer out. Light hearted funny and as factual as you can be... dresses up a good mystery without feeling like it is an attempt to convince all the mysteries are completely proven and therefore fact. Even with that said still activates that childish excitement and wonderment of things in life that are still not fully understood. Keep it up 🙂