I’m tired of big YouTubers conflating all Hasidic groups as one.
They are so different.
The community in Crown Heights is really different from the communities in Williamsburg.
I visited both Brooklyn neighborhoods in order to show you how they are different.
Credits:
*Videography*
Cristian Delvalle / https://www.instagram.com/cristiandelvallecaicedo/
Max
*Edit*
Steve Milligan / https://www.instagram.com/shootitsteve/
Lee Kupac / https://www.instagram.com/alice.kpc & https://readymag.website/u3245558506/6471652/
*Outsourced Videos (in order of appearance):*
@collivedotcom , @ruhicenetdocs , @RebbeDrive , @strollingthecity , @ShloimeZionce , @WION , @TNAMCOT , @Chabadoncampus , @chabadkorea , @ChabadServingNYU , @koshadillztv , @WithMendy , @jozsefhosszu1046 , @ביתחבד770-ד8צ
0:00 Getting kicked out of Williamsburg
1:09 Introduction to Hasidic groups
3:00 1. Insularity versus outreach
7:58 2. Women’s spaces and feminism
11:46 3. Clothing differences
14:10 4. A sense of themselves in relation to others
15:50 5. Population size
16:55 6. The neighborhood look
17:48 7. “The rebbe”
18:50 8. Fights and feuds
20:46 9. Israel and zionism
21:33 10. Neighborhood aesthetics
22:22 11. Yiddish, Hebrew, French, English, etc.
22:52 12. Conflict between Chabad and Satmar
24:55 13. FOOD!
25:38 BONUS: Marathon and parade
Want to better understand Hasidic sects?
Watch these videos:
-Hasidic sects 2-minute explainer: https://youtu.be/j26jMM6iYYI
-A longer introduction to Hasidism: https://youtu.be/ywWcEMPALlM
-The many types of garbs: https://youtu.be/CFoYXieKnAc
-More on other Hasidic groups with prof Sam Heilman: https://youtu.be/abp4BF1G1FE
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