The Hasidic Community's Fascinating Mom-n-Pop Shop Economy

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It is well known that most Hasidim in Williamsburg do not go to college, and get very little secular education. How then, do they earn a living?
A large part of the answer is, that many Hasidim are successful entrepreneurs.
This video is a small part of the story of the Hasidic economy, but it is a great one. It is the story of the mom-n-pop shop culture at the heart of the neighborhood.
How can a community retain a mom-n-pop shop culture in a globalized age?
Let me take you through the streets and show you how. You'll learn that there are many specific religious needs that drive unique economic needs, and you'll get a sense of how the two come together to coalesce into a very unique economy. Not only are the businesses local, but the items sold are mostly manufactured by Hasidic companies.
We'll visit many shops, including kosher eateries, clothing, toys, tech, and more.
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See more of my research at friedavizel.com/blog
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Filmed and edited by Beka Namicheishvili / biaproduction.com/

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@RM-tj7qn Год назад

It's so nice to see these communities explained in a respectful was instead of the usual condescending manner in which the presenter looks down on the chasidm and haredim

@MartianInDisguise 7 месяцев назад

I think she’s able to present the community this way because she grew up in it.

@cjoneillj 11 месяцев назад

I'm not jewish, not religious at all but I love your videos, they are so fun to watch and learn from. Awesome job! 🙌🏼

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 11 месяцев назад

Thank you friend!

@cflhighlights9370 5 месяцев назад

Being a rabbi who supervises Snickers production sounds like an awesome job!

@00Katie00 Год назад

The stores are stocked way better than my local walmart and target

@andreaf7886 Год назад

In many ways, so much of what you showed used to be in all communities. Not too long ago, a similar hardware store closed in Seattle. The store was known for carrying items like fuses or hardware for old window, doors, etc. The need still exists but too many people opt for the “big box” stores. Oh, the handwork on the men’s religious garments was amazing. I had to laugh when you said the men were speaking in Yiddish, unaware that you understood every word. People are people. I also understand why they might not realize how respectful you are and we’re afraid you might be making fun of them. Well, another video watched. I’m working through your catalogue! 😊

@sabraeast 4 месяца назад

I’m not sure why I’ve just recently discovered your channel! During these difficult times, your videos remind me of who we are and why we persevere( not religious, just traditional Jewish woman)

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 4 месяца назад

❤️

@lindasheldon7147 Год назад

Thank you for educating those of us who are not Jewish on the Hasidic values and life style. I especially appreciate that you do this in such a loving way. I admire their values and dedication.

@shelleyshub3593 Год назад

Frieda, I adore your videos! Please tell us more about YOUR story?

@laurendamasoruiz 15 дней назад

I love the escape from big National companies and the prevalence of shop keepers. That’s the real American dream right there! I would love to live in a community like this… I do have a few independent corner shops and farms near by but for it to be the norm… ah wonderful!

@gerriebell2128 Год назад

I love how you explain things in a respectful way.

@pedinurse1 Год назад

Frieda you do such a marvelous job with these videos. When I worked at NYU Medical Center I worked with a lot of Ashkenazi Jews, whose children had the dysautonomia syndrome. Can you talk about this and what progress has been made in this field. i know Dr Axelrod at NYU was the authority in this field. I think she is still there after many decades of ground breaking work. I believe you mentioned there is genetic counseling available now

@tiffanyb6420 Год назад

As a Catholic in the Caribbean, I’ve always been so intrigued by Judaism and Jewish lifestyle because it’s such an esoteric religion and lifestyle. So I wholly appreciate your insightful and fascinating videos that show this very sheltered and veiled world. It’s eye-opening.

@carolinerayoflight786 4 месяца назад

How wonderful to live a life centered on God and family,it is beautiful,thank you for teaching me ,thank you.❤

@marijke57 Год назад

So very interesting, and brought in an inspiring way. Keep on making these video’s, Frieda.

@chanelle4706 Год назад

Thank you so much, Frieda! I’m not jewish but I (and many others) love your culture and appreciate it so much. I hope you know that I support and admire Jewish people. ❤

@hillcountrycottage Год назад

As someone who is not Jewish, I can honestly say that I really admire and appreciate this Hasidic communtiy. While I know it's not right for everyone, there's something very endearing about how they try to insulate themselves from the secular world and live true to their values. I find it very inspiring. I also love how necessity has caused them to have a local economy....how refreshing! Again, I know this life is not for everyone, and every community has their challenges. But there's just something so comforting and appealing about it! Thank you so much for sharing this with us!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

This is how I feel too.

@adela1528 Год назад

I understand the attraction of the security that a close knit community could bring - but - I have just watched Netflix miniseries: ' Unorthodox'. This community meets the criteria for being labelled a cult.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

@@adela1528 Unorthodox was made by people who are not from the community (Germans, in fact) and I would not take it as a documentary at all. I wrote extensively on my blog about the problems with that show. friedavizel.com/2020/03/28/sorta-live-tweeting-watching-unorthodox/

@deborah393 Год назад

@@adela1528 It is rather sad that you would judge an entire community from a single fictionalized television show. I'm pretty sure you would not judge Colombian culture based on Narcos.

@janecoe9407 Год назад

@@adela1528 AGREE!

@kham6006 Год назад

I love how it’s still mom and pops stores

@gabriellaszigethy69 Год назад

as a Hungarian who also happens to be a bit Jewish (this is very Eastern-European, a lot of us have Jewish ancestry in these parts) did I hear 'rakott krumpli' in the dairy restaurant?? It really is a common dish in Hungary up to this day: sliced boiled potatoes with hard-boiled eggs (also sliced into circles) with oil of your choice, sour cream, salt and pepper layered in a dish pan, add a lot of grated cheese on top and put back in the oven for 30 minutes. Thanks for your videos, I've been binge-watching them all afternoon:)

@anrato3866 Год назад

I grew up eating rakatkumpli as a kid, my mother learned preparing that dish as a maid for a hungarian doctor, love it!

@pyenygren2299 2 месяца назад

It is always a pleasure to hear you talk with and about the citizens. 🥰

@billducker7404 3 месяца назад

Hope you are well Received one of your Williamsburg T shirts thank you so much. Bill. Uk

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 3 месяца назад

Send a picture!!

@laceystovall8828 Год назад

Mitzvah Land ❤....super interesting little tour!

@martinelanglois3158 10 месяцев назад

I enjoy these tours where you bring the neighborhood to us so much. 💙 Thanks!

@jewishstuff5256 Год назад

Really enjoying all your videos. I appreciate how respectful and honest you are in depicting Torah Jews. A real kiddush Hashem. Your parents should be proud of you.

@carinetang776 Год назад

Thanks Frieda, you are a fantastic tour guide! From Adelaide, South Australia.

@izzyposen2092 2 года назад

Thanks Frieda!

@karins2200 Год назад

You are doing an extremely good job !!

@susanharris8626 Год назад

Love these videos, its good to leaarn why being orthodox Jewish is so wonderful!

@salty-t8183 Год назад

i absolutely love learning about this community and you do so well being a informative spokeswoman 🥰

@krih8212 Год назад

Thank you for doing these videos!! You do a great job. You are a very good teacher, and I would never have learned about this culture without your videos. Well done, and thank you!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Mindy56743 Год назад

I live on a farm and the thought of living in a city is not something I ever thought I would want to do, watching your video about the community is like going back in time for me to the small town that I grew up in when life was much simpler. I have completely changed many things in my life because of the Creator and removed tv and many other items. For me this would be amazing just to visit. I believe that G-d has called you to do this because you are showing the world a different lifestyle in a positive manner, a manner that the mainstream world has painted with a sloppy and dishonest view. Thank you and may Yah bless you

@T_WC123 Год назад

That guy calling you a good woman even if you’re dressed like that 🤣🤦‍♀️ - I assumed he was talking about your red coat because Pearl mentioned not wearing red. I’m learning so much from your amazing videos!!!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Yes, ha ha. He's a sweet man, he didn't judge the coat too harshly!

@T_WC123 Год назад

@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn felt like such a genuine sweet funny moment that one doesn’t usually get to catch on camera!!

@shanakarlsen3952 Год назад

I think what he mostly objected to, was that u were wearing pants. Orthodox women are NEVER allowed to wear pants, even in their own home

@hershelkarpen9369 2 года назад

The needs of the community adds opportunity, but the chasidim are the entrepreneurial type, these shops are a small part of our economy people are selling on Amazon, real estate, construction, insurance, accounting, payroll, program designers, medical industry, the chasidim have this hustle and bustle within them go getters and this why wherever there is an opportunity a few will make sure to make a living out it

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 2 года назад

This is absolutely correct. Thanks Hershel.

@chayukykenig3055 Год назад

So true

@chanaselka Год назад

Some chassidish groups are go getters, like satmar... now if you look at viznitz, oy vey!

@user-fz9qv2yl5d 7 месяцев назад

This is an amazing presentation. We, as consumers, deserve choice as to where we spend our money. Second, its not fun to wander in Walmart because every store has the same stuff and in some cities there is a Walmart on almost every street corner. Fist pump and High five to Brooklyn and Hasidim !

@geritavares6031 Год назад

Excellent thank you for sharing

@carolinospelt2932 Год назад

Love you channel, great work!

@cathyquirk950 Год назад

I so enjoy your productions. Thank you!

@doctzbt Год назад

What an amazing segment!

@stevenikitas8170 Год назад

Great video... and leaving the children outside of the stores in 2022 while the mother shops - that says everything.

@patsyc229 Год назад

Absolutely fascinating, thank you for such an amazing look at this interesting community.

@JewishLife 2 года назад

Nice! i love the way you bringing out your nostalgy to the place and upbringing you came from! its a good sign! you can always come BACK! BTW, amazing video for the outsiders, you should go work for the News Media

@sah10406 2 года назад

As one of those outsiders who is looking to understand more about the Hasidic community in my own city (London), I agree this is a fantastic video. You don't meet folks from this community in the the usual ways we meet people from other backgrounds in daily life: as colleagues, at the school gates, at the gym or the coffee shop, dating, etc. Even as neighbours it tends to be pretty distant. So mingling with shoppers and shop owners, and understanding the dynamics and the economy is one of the few ways in. Thanks Frieda!

@nvater1 Год назад

Great video!! More please!

@shannsimms9072 Год назад

I’m from Philly and there’s a Jewish bakery in my neighborhood that’s been there over a 100 years. I remember going with my Gram when I was young, we are not Jewish though. Just a good bakery.

@beverlyjohnson846 Год назад

I loved this!!!! I want to come shopping with you.

@elizabethhamilton1166 Год назад

Thank you, Frieda, for another excellent video! Your videos are almost like being on one of your tours! If someone reads this who is living in or visiting the New York area, I highly recommend your tours to them!

@andrebraun2891 Год назад

Thank you! Amazing insight

@pamelacrowell2007 Год назад

Love your channel and am interested in everything! I think what you do is so interesting. I am going back to beginning and watching from there. Would also love to see your actual tours as people are different each time!

@gj6209 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed this very informative video! I’d love to see more on your stores, clothing and culture! 🌹👍❤️😁

@jenniferchurley617 2 года назад

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing this!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@victoriaperkins7219 Год назад

Excellent video, perfectly explained. Thank-you for sharing.

@HarryWeisskaimu 2 года назад

Frieda another great video of my old Williamsburg neighborhood.

@barrypaul4199 Год назад

Fascinating tour. Thank you!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@jennyzoliver6718 Год назад

Your. Ideas are very interesting and enjoyable.

@lynneuribeross2695 Год назад

As a Christian, I would buy some of the clothing!

@sheilagadde5975 Год назад

So interesting. Thank you.

@ejeanroh377 4 месяца назад

Be sure to ‘like’ and ‘subscribe’... this is wonderful influence information... Education is the key to ending bigotry against ALL people.... Blessings...

@HelloNewMoon Год назад

I think its cute the kiddos have dolls that look like them. Any minority child knows how it sometimes feels to go to a toy store and not see a baby that looks like you or a doll who has your hair color. I imagine it would feel even more othering to dress so differently and never see a doll that looked as if they were dressed like you and the people you know. Seeing the little play school style Hasidic dolls was cute and I’m glad the children have those to play with.

@phrababushkath2350 Год назад

No Orthodox mother would ever ever buy a doll which reflected mainstream ideals - like Barbie - if there were no proper dolls available she would sew her own for her daughters

@kathymclain2632 Год назад

So very interesting. Thank you for sharing.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Thanks Kathy!

@ellenraysmith4391 Год назад

Frieda, I am not Jewish but I CERTAINLY hope no one is mocking or making fun of this very old, insular culture. It is such a blessing to have someone like you be able to introduce outsiders to the history and meaning of these many Judaic traditions. You are a gift.

@meredithlynn Год назад

Thank you for showing us the unique shops specializing in kosher life. It’s great that the communities take operation to find ways to help families live a more Jewish righteous life.

@lauralutz4538 Год назад

Frieda, another informative & fun video! The attributes that make you a successful, Tour Guide help you get your camera into the businesses in, Williamsburg! Thanks ❤️

@TheSiobhan12 Год назад

Fascinating. Thx

@sl4983 Год назад

I'm a new subber and these are so fascinating.

@wendygardener2316 Год назад

Very informative!

@sidnijones1669 Год назад

Thank you. So very interesting!

@NancyCronk Год назад

This was fascinating!

@sl4983 Год назад

Agree!

@elizabethfairlie8296 11 месяцев назад

Always wonderful. Thankyou

@sha-lyn Год назад

This is a great video! Found a new channel to subscribe to 😊

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Welcome aboard!

@jeanrobinson9704 Год назад

So interesting!

@soulfoodsmama2980 Год назад

Ok so Kosher candy + chips are definitely my new favorite because I have zero need for pork and cheese in my junk food please and thank you. 🖤

@judithbutler9695 Год назад

Great video!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@richardarrow369 Год назад

Kosher tools! Best Dollar stores in all of America. Hoping Eichler's will buy my next book.

@tamararutland-mills9530 Год назад

I just ❤️ your channel. For me, it’s so insightful bc mt family hid their Eastern European Jewish roots. There was always some “great family secret” that they talked about, certain I would figure out as time went on. And, I did, but that is a very special story.

@electric_spacecats Год назад

@tamara I feel seen! My great-grandma left Judaism behind and I always felt like I had a big hole inside that needed to get filled. definitely spent time in lubavitch but always was on the outside/edge, happy to leave it behind, felt like a lost child, it def felt culty. Now i occasionally watch videos like this and wonder if I'm the only person out there w/ my experience and it feels surreal. G-Grandma started yelling when I was 3 yo and put a napkin on my head, look I made a yarmulke ... she was upset bc I was not supposed to know what that was. A strange sense of peace & pride just now watching this, like damn it's cool this is in my genes but I wouldn't want to live that way?

@Audioobscure 3 месяца назад

@@electric_spacecatsone great grandma? My entire family left judaism behind.

@coolmotion7340 Год назад

Beautiful.

@sariahmarier42 Год назад

I Love the Everything Store!! Every neighborhood should have an everything store!

@franceslock1662 Год назад

The neighborhood I grew up in had an everything store, now long gone. It was next to a deli, a pharmacy, and a butcher.

@MaryWehmeier 11 месяцев назад

The embroidery for the Tallis is absolutely breathtaking. I’d love to see them up close.

@maril1379 Год назад

So what I have observed in Lubavitch circles pictures of women are okay. I would not be surprised if there were people who do get smart phones but hide them. I spend part of my time in the Catskills and there are Hasidim who go into the public library and use computers. I belonged to a coed gym in Midtown Manhattan and there was a Hasidic man there using a step machine. I knew this man did not belong there if anyone from his group knew he would have had problems. He did not bother anybody and nobody cared. I think different sects handle certain things differently. I have seen Hasidim involved in secular activities away from their communities. Williamsburg, Boro Park and Crown Heights are very different. A very good video.

@susansilverstream3811 Год назад

Ms Frieda! Youre such a good tour guide! I also really enjoy your interviews! Even though you left the sect you wete born into, you meet the peoole yoir interviw with sincere interest and respect, so that people who live i. such insular communities actually share their philopsphies, fath and experiences with you! Really great! ✨️💜🌹💜✨️

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Thank you so much! I enjoy it :)

@ghgs4667 Год назад

You mentioned the boutique not being high end. It would be interesting for you to touch on the high end shops, as it suggests there is a hierarchy relating to women’s clothing. Also, what are the children’s shoe shops like? With so many kids I imagine the shoe shops are interesting as well. Thanks for the videos

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

You are giving me great ideas. I will try to pursue them. I wish to do many more videos on clothing but it's a bit hard.

@torgostheme 2 года назад

Great video. The next time you talk about food in the Hasidic community, can you talk more about how their standards in kashrus differ from the rest of the Orthodox community?

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 2 года назад

This is a good idea. I'll get to work on it!

@birtanorman5932 Год назад

Can you do a video dedicated just to fashion/dress in the Orthodox Jewish community?

@jeanrobinson9704 Год назад

Yes! Would love to watch that.

@jeannette7126 Год назад

That would be very interesting 🤔

@Samantha-zu3qe Год назад

You mentioned that on the bus, men and women sit separately. If a family were all traveling on the bus together (husband & wife, or husband, wife, and children) how would that work? Would they sit as a family? Would they sit separately? Where would the children sit? In some ways it seems like it would be nice to have women’s only spaces, especially that feel safe from harassment. At the same time, separating as a family unit while traveling on public transportation sounds daunting.

@TheThriftyGma Год назад

I find this so fascinating. I love the toy store. Great video.. thanks for sharing. 💖

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Thanks for watching Thrify G'ma. Hasidic toys are my favorite. If I could, I'd do a whole channel of just unboxing toys. I just can't afford to buy them!

@zevbitman3661 5 месяцев назад

The best places to shop,… every one is welcomed Esther b from askylon Israel,I lived in ny for 65 yrs. My best friends lived There..I was welcomed being modern wearing red nail polish and red boots. Went shopping in all the stores. ….i speak Yiddish ..and am modern very frum

@iheggis86 Год назад

I’d love to see a video about crime & punishment and healthcare in Hasidic community.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Maybe one day.

@pallor17 Год назад

I'm a secular, Orthodox Jew and I never would have thought that the topic of an older sibling getting married would be one that would be of concern to a younger sibling. It's both wonderful and interesting to see books of that nature. The idea never would have occurred to me. But it is so important to talk about, I realize this now.

@Audioobscure 3 месяца назад

How can you be secular and orthodox? Its an oxymoron

@yaelsenegalaleman8328 Год назад

Shalom Todah rabah

@MrTime-wm1ir 2 года назад

Frieda- your report was very informative. It also comes off as very endearing towards the Hasidic community. Can you tell us why you left? Thanks.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 2 года назад

I have written a lot about why I left on my blog. But perhaps one day I'll do a video about it.

@mirjanapucarevic2105 Год назад

@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn what's your blog

@anonymousanonymous-qx7mv Год назад

Informatve but not always accurate. There's lots of high fashion designer stuff...burburry ferragamo etc etc that lace and adorn these people...you are underestimating them....big time

@nat101yt Год назад

@@FriedaVizelBrooklyn When you want back - don't hesitate. And ignore the critics.

@ChampagneandWaffles Год назад

@@anonymousanonymous-qx7mv Chasids are wearing these high fashion designers?

@joemoore9066 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 10 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness, Joe, you made my day. This is an old video, and it means so much to me that it gets some love! ❤️❤️

@elz.eggos. Год назад

Jiddish is so beautyful. I am from Germany and can understand it, it sunds like some old fashioned German accent.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

indeed!

@arinorellana5852 Год назад

Same here

@anrato3866 Год назад

I don't know why, but that 'Hatzollah Rush' game made me chuckle ... I guess there is no 'Ezras Nashim' version for girls ...?

@lynnzupan8474 Год назад

Love your videos Can challah be purchased for shabbat or does it have to be baked in house?

@franceslock1662 Год назад

Either, you can bake it yourself or you can buy it.

@pianoman551000 Год назад

Will these Hasidic business establishments allow non-Jewish customers to browse or purchase their products/goods? BTW, your videos are so interesting and very informative!!

@Audioobscure 3 месяца назад

Of course they absolutely want non Jews money

@balogbea82 Год назад

Rakott krumpli is that hungarian dish, we cook it with a lot of onion and paprika.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

sounds delicious!

@anrato3866 Год назад

My mother worked for a Hungarian doctor in Austria some 45 years ago and learned to cook rakatkumpli ... I've had it a lot as a kid, with the sour cream and paprika baked on top, very fond childhood memories!

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

@@anrato3866 Me too, just don't love the sour cream.

@BCThunderthud 11 месяцев назад

I lived in Borough Park for a short time and walking down 13th Ave is almost like going back in time to the 70s, in the way you can walk for blocks and blocks without really seeing any chain stores, except a few banks and pharmacies. Obviously more furriers, tailors and Judaica shops than most neighborhoods but it's similar to watching an old movie like The French Connection in how starkly different it is from the rest of the country.

@bettymaines6305 4 месяца назад

It is so nice to see locally owned businesses. The mega corp has its place, ( after all I a loyal Costco customer ) , but I do hate to see them totally take over. I am very curious if kosher food tastes better. Or maybe it is a matter of what your taste buds are accustomed to.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn 4 месяца назад

Lots of kosher pastries are made with margarine instead of butter so it'll taste different but not necessarily better. Hasidic Hungarians are known to be amazing chefs/bakers.

@ejeanroh377 4 месяца назад

Margarine is not made with milk...

@rachelklein8276 Год назад

You should do a video in Monsey. It's a newer and up and coming Jewish community. The stores here are much more modern and beautiful. The restaurants too..and the food supermarkets. It's quite impressive. I Lakewood too..the stores and restaurants there are on another level. They would compete with any major fancy brand. The stores in Williamsburg were founded maybe 30-40 years ago..many of them..and so they are very old fashioned looking. In addition the space there is very limited therefore the stores are very small and cramped. Whereas in the suburbs there is much more more space and new stores are constantly opening with beautiful modern decor and beautiful new merchandise. The homes here are much more spacious and beautiful too.

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

Deeper in Williamsburg, in the newer section, the stores get more like Monsey. It's much newer and there is that very fancy shine to everything. I also once filmed in Boro Park's shops but that didn't come to anything (sometimes a video falls apart when I start to edit it). I used to live in Monsey so I get what you are saying!

@franceslock1662 Год назад

Sometimes less is more.

@Redrose148 Год назад

Fascinating content! How did you learn Yiddish?

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn Год назад

I grew up Hasidic. It's my first language.

@MartianInDisguise 7 месяцев назад

@FriedaVizelBrooklyn could you share the name of the toy shop where you can buy the Monopoly game about good deeds?

@SuperFredAZ Год назад

60 years ago my father worked at a bagel bakery in Williamsburg. I guess it was Kosher, no meat or animal products at all, but I don't think they had rabbinical supervision. We were "secular Orthodox", probably would be called reformed today.

@elisabethm9655 Год назад

I’m pretty sure all the products in the stores you visited were kosher. Many common products like liqueurs and potato chips are manufactured under supervision and come with a Hechsher. (Kosher symbol).