Samaritan Weddings: Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Al Jazeera World Documentary 

What a lovely documentary Thank you for sharing your country and the Samaritan life and struggles with us. You did it beautifully! 💕

Imagine a Samaritan woman wanting to marry a foreign man. I wonder how that would go?.. Probably not as well.

I really loved this documentary getting a look into another culture is something I really love to do, cannot wait to see more of her movies and documentaries!

I think marrying outside of their small community is a very healthy and positive way to preserve their heritage.

The young people should just be able to choose someone they like in their community, marry and raise a family. That will help ease the population crisis and there will be more brides and grooms to choose from in the future. These strict marriage rules often have unintended negative consequences.

That sister exchange rule is a sure recipe for population decline.

This video gave me a strong sense of peace. The way they structure their family is very warm, familiar, beautiful and intimate. The most wonderful of communities.

Dear Samaritan youth, Marry who you wish to marry and live where ever you wish to live.

The Bible tells the story of the Good Samaritan where a traveler who was stripped of clothing, and left half dead . First a Jewish priest, then a Levite comes by, but both avoid the man. But a Samaritan took pity, bandaged his wounds, put him on his donkey, took him to an inn, gave the innkeeper money to care for him. He even said he would reimburse the innkeeper for any extra expenses. Lu 10:25-37 Question is - which of these 3 was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? (rhetorical) How we all can learn from this community of peace loving and compassionate people ! ❤️

Sad they have to go all the way to Ukraine to get a wife and they can't marry their own Palestinian brothers and sisters in order to keep them separated and divided

Lovely documentary, I wish there were more Samaritan men in the World.Women deserve a husband who's sweet and kind, not the kind some of us end up with....

The young couple are cute and appear to be in love.

It has been a very good documentary! Congratulations from my heart! Also, i want to express my admiration for the samaritan people. How nice they are, so spontaneous even with an innocent look and how they are integrated somewhat into arab culture. May God protects them, their marriages too.

I wish them all love, happiness and success! ❤💕

They make marriage look so simple and straight forward

I enjoyed that so much very interesting thank you

Now that I am as old as dirt and a widow I can truly understand why they still do this. It's a Family commitment for a future line of children. You have to value your tradition's and trust that your religious leaders are honest with you. Looks to me it is pretty straight forward with these Sumerians and I respect that.

This is still partially arranged. It isn’t left up to chance to “fall in love.”

*Imagine watching this video as a single 🙂.*

These are the good samaritans i need in my life

Loved this documentary! I think Ukrainian women & their culture can adapt more easily into the Samaritan culture because the cultural norms & values of both societies are more closely aligned. Many American men have not achieved the same success because many don’t understand the Ukrainian culture. I have a financially successful cousin who twice went to the Ukraine and has not achieve success in marriage. I believe it is because the women whom he chose expected to have a more family values than he could provide simply because he didn’t understand what was important to those women. Thus both marriages didn’t survive. Both marriages ended in divorce and the women returned home to the Ukraine. I felt sorry for my cousin as I know he is a good man of character. Obviously he has insecurities about himself because I didn’t understand how he couldn’t find an American woman . I found that sad for him. I hope that the couples and families highlighted in this documentary are still enjoying the fruit of their marriages! I have always loved the story related in the Bible of The Good Samaritan. And that resonated in listening to the elder Samaritan grandfather sitting with his granddaughter doing lessons together! If it is proper for this 🇺🇸 grandmother I wish you “Shalom”!

Samaritans Ethnicity Description Samaritans or Samaritan people are members of an ethnoreligious group originating from the Israelites of historical Israel and Judah. They are native to the Levant and adhere to Samaritanism, an Abrahamic, monotheistic and ethnic religion in the Holy Land. Samaritans are mentioned in the Bible and we saw them mentioned as sharing the same lineage of Abraham as the the other Judaic groups..they appeared to be looked down on...but good people.

when men treasure women, they work harder. the samaritan homes all look very lavish. obviously the men know they have to bring their A game if they are to find a wife. that part really impressed me. in some parts of the world where the men feel like they are doing women a favor by marrying them, you can see how shoddy their lives are coz women still throw themselves at men regardless. even if they are lazy or drug addicts, or players/adulterous.. the last couple in the film are very beautiful together i hope they have a lovely life too

These Samaritan's living good. Inside there homes are beautiful

What a beautiful community!!

Samaritan! They exist? I thought Samaritans exist only in the New Testament! Wow! Thank you for this video!

Having watched this and other RU-vid pieces on the Samaritans, I have but one word, an adjective, that springs to mind: noble. Their nobility is palpable. May G-d bless them and their brides.

LOL Aunty at 38:05 throwing shade, going on about "men who aren't popular or are a bit overweight..."

Wow, really enjoyed watching this documentary an the picture quality was superb

Wow. I can't imagine how they withstand uncertainties and uphold their unique culture. I've only read Samaritans from the Bible.

I'm guessing that this community is where "the good Samaritan on the road, " came from. I am sorry they have such difficulty finding a mate but they have found a brillant way to address their needs. It's a shame they don't look to other ethnic groups but, whatever works. As long as everyone is happy and their unions are successful, that's what matters♥

I don't think it will be difficult for Ukranian women to adjust to life in Samaritan communities, because there are many Jewish families in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.

The good Samaritans. 🌸🙏🌸 Beautiful production. Thank you.

To few young women ? This is already terminal decline for such a special community. We will miss the Samaritans in the coming decades.

Why can’t they marry fellow Palestinians or whoever they like from their community,,,, Why such secret living ,,, I feel sad for them,,,

wow beautiful pictures amazing

So you acknowledge the West Bank is Judaea and Samaria

"The Good Samaritan as written in the Bible....lol all we know is that they are good😁💗 Thank you for sharing with us an udate after 2,000 year's

Samartian are original indegenoius jeews,not mixed with others

Thanks for sharing

This was a very good documentary. I hope the whole world gets to see it.

Thank you so much for sharing this lovely looking hidden culture. Never ever had seen even a Picture of a Samaritan I've heard thru the bible N when Vhrist use them in a parable. Of how a man had fallen by the rd nd of his country men who passed by stopped n help, But then came s long the What Christ called The Good Samaertian who stopped helped nd paid for his addtional care n gave him food. They appear to be a simplicity n warm n a sense a unity in communtiy

I'm confused here...brothers sister has to find him a bride!? Feel sorry for these people to be forced to marry somebody they don't love😢

Very interesting! I enjoyed this documentary very much and learned a lot of new things.🌺

I don’t understand the “sister exchange” or why the men are better off getting married if they have a sister?? 🤔 Someone please explain

Hard to join two entirely different cultures. People are offended by things that are not meant to be offensive but in their culture it means something different. I lived in an area where people were from several different states. Constant problems. When I checked it out and heard both sides, as they were my employees, I discovered it was just a misunderstanding do to different culture meanings.

How lucky you are to ba a Samaritan, The good Samaritan in the Bible, God be with us all, greetings from Manila, Philippines

Ukrainian women are beautiful ❤️♥️

Beautiful beautiful community!

God bless them all in the life they choose

Can anyone else notice that all the women at the 7 min mark look like sisters 🥺

Before Islam that place used to call Judea and Samaria. They language ancient Hebrew near Aramean

There is a lot of similarities between samaritan and africa , enjoyed it very much ...in africa there are more women than men.....you can imagine the rush i have learnt alot

Just imagining what would happen of one of the guys bring home an African,

What a beautifully made documentary! I especially liked the ending, in the way it was edited - good work! 👍♥️ And the journalist's (narrator) voice is so soothing, awesome story-telling. This could've been a PhD dissertation!

ugly or old or poor men marrying even poorer young women? If it had anything to do with love or necessity or community, they would be marrying someone their own age

What a delightful documentary. I am shocked - but in a good way like the lady Vera Petrak says at 41:37

Did i hear commenters say GENETIC DISORDER..mmm

So beautiful documentary 😍

Seems to me like there’s a bit of ‘featurism ‘ considered before choosing a foreign bride. Ukraine seems so far away considering there are far closer ethnic groups around them.

If there is only 1 son & many daughters, who will the daughters marry? Are there enough Samaritan men?

*I really need to know what is the name of this matrimonial agency. Bro seriously how are they doing this?*

i know someone will go to a dating website now and look specifically for samaritan men lol wanting a piece of the cake

This is very beautiful documentary. Thank you so much

Beautiful inspiring story and documentary

Thank a lot for this documentary,its greatly helps me to gather information.

It doesn't matter how a couple meet. What matters is their ability to stay true to their vows and work well together at home.

Very interesting,I really didn't know anything about this community.Thank you for enlightening us🔆🔆🔆

What is the significance of the fruit hanging from the ceiling ?

Nice documentary. Cool to learn more about Samaria.

Simple solution: the women should marry up to 4 men.

Great documentary.. enjoying more than any best movies

She forgot to mention why they moved to Mount Gerizim and there used to be about 1 million Samaritans

Interesting documentary. Why don't the men find brides from the middle East, Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish etc communities? And what of the young Samaritan women, are they allowed to marry put? How do they feel? The Jews have succeeded as a people because over the centuries you can see they did marry outside the community. Also, Jewishness is passed on through the mother. Maybe the Samaritan need to give their women more freedom too if they wish to grow as a community.

The Western culture needs to be reformed within the context of marriage the DIVORCE RATE is ALARMING . 🙂🙂🙂

I never knew about these people either. Wow, very Nice. I have to ask. Is marriage for main purpose of having children? What about if a women wants to marry a Samaritan but she is unable to became pregnant, would a Samaritan man still marry with her mabe?

I'd wish to marry a samaritan man. If housework duties are being shared I'd be willing to risk relocating to a complete foreign land so long as I am being treated witb respect.

Greetings from Chile, please put subtitles.

I wish all members of this community peace love and prosperity. ❤

Question: what’s driving so ma y of these Ukrainian women to seek a partner outside of their country?

Is there anyone who doesn't know the story of the Good Samaritan?

But why women from Ukraine? What's the reason?

I am a Dutch gay, and I would love to marry a Samaritan 👦

If, this is life I’m really from Mars

You can tell by their faces the tribe has been inbred to much. This happened with the Amish community in America so they took brides from outside the community. The only way to save your tribe is by bringing in fresh blood. Remember in the old testimont raids were made and woman from other tribes were brought into the community.

Why only Ukraine

What about the girls? What choice do they have?

The Sumars are closer to thier roots than any Ashkenazi or sefardi, they do thier rituals exactly the same way as 3000 years ago nothing has changed except population numbers

I gave up. Would love to hear the story

When love is in the air, everything happens..

Waaw

Thank you super interesting

Love old fashioned ways 😍🤩

Our bodies our lives our choices

Yes. Saturday is special. I wish the majority of the Christian world did not apostasize.

Turkish cap are they using?

Hate to understand what she is saying

Child-Forced marriage presented as something "lovely" and "unique". The terrible effect of religion.

I watched this with a keen interest

so so sad and controlled