You Won't Believe What Hasidic Jewish Sect Did To Me 

Can you believe how religious sects try to take children away from people who leave? Hit the like, and comment below.

I too am Chavi. Not her. But a woman who went through what she did. I had my 11 year old daughter kidnapped by my own siblings after leaving the hasidic community in 2015… and I’m in London. This is worldwide. Thank you for sharing your story. You are a true inspiration ❤

Great interview. She's such a lovely genuine person. 😀

Very proud of Chavie and her courage. My great grandfather (9 times over) founded the chassidim in the 1700's so I understand the world she lived in well. There are crushing complexities involved. Footsteps is a wonderful program and does great work for her and so many others.

What a beautiful person. Dealing with her own trauma but still being kind towards her former community and understanding everyones own experience. ❤

I watch every interview with Chavie that comes up. I love how self-aware she is - all the 'I don't know', 'I'm still figuring out', etc. Very inspiring way to be.

Great intellectual discussion. Chavie Weisberger could edify the world at large with her eloquent and intelligent knowledge of the Chassidic community/religion. She is compassionate, compelling, highly knowledgeable and easy to listen to. Kudos to this really great activist.

I've watched the first video you've done with her so I'm glad we have an update. I'm so incredibly happy for her and her children. She is insanely brave and strong. I have such immense respect and appreciation for her. Oh, I have to add- I think Chavie is a fantastic mum. She's raising her kids in an amazing way. They are so lucky to have her. Also for you, Andrew. You're talking about such important topics. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Greetings from Croatia P.S. I would really appreciate if you could update us on what's happening with Jacob. He is so young, yet so brave. I'm just worried about him...

My husband bought me a 23and me test for Christmas last year and I finally did it. Backstory, my grandma was a genealogy whizz before computers and everything we use now and I saw that we had alot of Jewish sounding last names in the family tree. I asked my grandma if our family was originally Jewish but somewhere down the line we changed religions. At first she just outright told me no but later on she admitted she wondered the same thing and her father who actually died the day I was born told her no. Now I know you can never go off of looks but my grandma looked Jewish. She had dark hair, olive to tan skin and her facial features resembled many of the characteristics I saw of my Jewish friends parents and grandparents. Fast forward to now and I wish my grandma was here bc I am Ashkenazi Jewish per the 23 and me test and it is definitely inherited from my grandma as my cousins on that side of the family are Ashkenazi Jewish too. I wonder what relative left Judaism and why? I also wonder were we hasidic, orthodox.....I wonder if someone married in and did not disclose their background and took on the religion of their spouse. So many questions that are lost with time and I will never know. I only bring this up as who knows what my life could have been if one person would have made a different decision.

27:26 just because you weren't happy doesn't mean that they are not happy, almost every hasidic guy is happy that they are who they are, why are you pushing this narrative that it's not good for them?

There are unregulated Hasidic schools in London, where students spend 12 hours a day in religious learning. Some students have left, they can't speak English, have no education, can't read or write, know nothing of maths, the sciences & are unable to function in modern society. The Hasidics do this to tie the kids to the community & ensure they stay there.

A judge in family court can do anything! I was told where I could live. If I tried to live a few miles from there then I would automatically lose my children. Their father could live wherever he wanted. Women who- fight- in a divorce case, are considered uppity or confrontational, a big negative. I do not live in the Deep South, but sort of close. It is worse for women here. We need to be obedient and sweet and not make waves.

Lots of people take kids away sadly regardless of their religion 😕

Lovely interview, thank you for sharing.

Really interesting comment about beauty standards. I remember when Frida Vizel interviewed Pearl (a Hasidic grandmother) on her channel, Pearl mentioned in passing how it's difficult to pull off a simple kerchief as a woman if you don't have a naturally beautiful face and bone structure, which is partly why she chooses to wear a wig. It makes me wonder if there are married Hasidic women who choose a kerchief over a wig not necessarily out of piety, but as a display of attractiveness?

Love these interviews. Desperately need to get these religious trauma victims voices heard and these stories told.

0:12: 💔 Javi Weisberger, a former member of the Hasidic community, shares her journey of leaving her religious community, coming out as queer, and fighting for custody of her children. 6:39: 😔 The speaker discusses the power dynamics and struggles within the Hasidic Jewish community, including issues related to custody battles, religious practices, and LGBTQ+ acceptance. 13:07: 🤔 The speaker discusses the challenges of fitting into a traditional belief system and the lack of opportunities for those who don't conform. 18:48: 👥 The speaker discusses the importance of parenting in different ways and finding meaningful ways to mark time in a secular world. 24:49: 😔 The speaker was unhappy in her arranged marriage and feels disconnected from her family. 30:19: 🗣 Leaving a religious community and rebuilding a new world is a challenging process, but finding new communities and aspects of identity can help. 36:09: ✨ Leaving a religious community and adjusting to a new culture can be challenging, but there are resources available to support individuals in their journey. 42:10: 🌈 The speaker is currently on a paid sabbatical and is involved in meaningful work supporting vulnerable individuals, particularly in the LGBTQ community. 48:51: 🌈 Javier is proud of their children who have thrived and found their own identities, while they themselves have found clarity and comfort in their own journey. 55:40: 🗣 Abby Weisberger discusses the importance of fixing issues in our own lives and the potential harm of misguided help in distant communities. Recap by Tammy AI

14:30 Turning on electric light during Shabbat is prohibited. Rules like this and the Muslim insistance on women wearing head coverings just prove how controlling religion is.

It is heartbreaking that you have lost your sister Chasi. 💔 The repercussion for them may make it very difficult to openly embrace you. Prayers for you and for them

I feel we haven't lost storytelling. we've lost listening.

How was this even legal in the US? To be treated so badly. Im so happy you prevailed!

I just dont see this extremeness in my Orthodox Jewish life. Glad I was raised in a more open minded community and home.

Listening to this woman is so educational (for me, who is not religious at all) and enjoyable. Thank very much ❤🔯

She has been through so much but she isn´t bitter at all, never trashing anyone or anything. What a kind, smart, wonderful woman she is! I feel inspired.

Thank you Chavie, love hearing you speak.

Doesn't doing what you think is right apply to hassidic Jews as well or only secular individuals?

I don't know why this was in my feed BUT I have to say this woman has and IS doing all the work and whoever the interviewer is needs to just listen more. I LOVE how many times she corrected him, lol. Take the lesson, Andrew. ;)

I am Jewish, vegetarian, smoker, non Democrat (yes, I voted for Trump), artistically and creativly, gay (not queer, not LGBTQAIA.......). My question. Why di you find it necessary to address the world by your 'queer' lifestyle every third sentence? If someone finds out I'm gay, fine. I don't wear a queer nametag insisting that my lifestyle is somehow more meaningful than theirs. If you move into the world of lesbianism, you have only laterally moved from the cult of Hasidim to the cult of queerness. There's no evolution going on there. I'm a 70 yr old male. If there's one thing I've learned in this non-redemptive world, it's that the world is made out out of cults, and those that break out find themselves hopelessly isolated, bitter, and cynical. Just mentioning. Live your life as you wish, but there will always be consequences

Acting Jewish doesn't make you religious. If you don't believe in the 13 principles....

Something is wrong here. A New York court does not take away children just because the mother is a lesbian. It is VERY difficult for a mother to lose custody if she provides a safe home for the child. The court especially does not like to change the status quo. Usually something is happening like in her “exploration” the woman is bringing in a parade of overnight strangers, partying, drugs, exposing children to adult sexual material, etc. Independent to and unrelated to her sexuality she could be made to share custody with a father who comes back into a child’s life especially if the man now has a stable family. That’s not a punishment to her that is in the best interest of the child. She said in passing she only got them three nights a week that sounds like joint custody not lost custody. No way children in NY of all places get taken away from a safe, stable home just because the mother is a lesbian.

I didn't hear about anything that the Hasidic Sect did to her... nor what the video thumbnail is about. Kind of boring.

Another interesting interview. Thank you Andrew. I'm curious as to the reasons people say that they're disappointed in you? 😂

In a few years she'll be covering her hear again

Would you be comfortable if one of your children chose to join a hassidic community if it was their choice as an adult?

Thankyou for this interview, great questions ❤

She might just be the best person on the planet? or at least on the internet. She could solve wars with her wisdom

Very good. When I first saw her, i thought oi vey, but listening to her speak, she is impressive and well spoken, unfortunately still naive about ever changing the Chasidic community.

Hi Andrew, I see a lot of your content is Jewish based and specifically focuses on the ultra orthodox community. I think it would be very interesting to talk with someone in the community who deals with the sexual abuse, cover ups, and other terrible things done to people. Someone who is in that community and can speak against it but also explain the positive and beautiful aspects of religion. Also the fact that many Jews are living happy, fulfilling, and loving lives with their families. That isn’t to say that some families aren’t sick and abusive. But you have that in every culture. Anyway this rabbis name is Rabbi YY Jacobson. I recommend that would be a interesting and enlightening conversation and he would be able to shed some light on many of the things you discuss in your videos.

Footsteps is its own cult though. I think project makom is more helpful and reliable and actually cares to do what's in your best interest.

this community is not so bad that you think

It would be awesome to see you interview Daat Emet, he's a former head of a kolel and now an atheist activist. His english is pretty bad but he would love to talk about what haredi jews actually believe.

most of the hasidic sad stories I've heard come from people that have left the Monsie community, is there a difference of doctrine between Monsie, Williamsburgh and Boro Park?

RU-vid feed ran on after the Dan Wooton video. So glad it did, this was a brilliant watch, best wishes to the lady.

I saw her documentary years ago and I admire her fortitude and her utter stubbornness to not be apologetic about who she was, what she was going through, and that she was being discriminated against for the ideal situation of a "status quo" type of mentality. And that mentality is horseshit when it comes to a cult type of "status quo". I don't know if that made sense, but to me all of these types of communities are cults, doesn't matter what they believe or why they formed, they are cults, period and to have backing from a court that is suppose to help mainly the children in these situations is utterly baffling to me. How can you back a cult mentality? Speaking of conspiracy theories, George Carlin did an interview and he talked about how conspiracies are not just all wack jobs talking about lizard people, it's that all the " higher ups" know each other and everything they do is to benefit themselves and their "friends" and everyone else gets the scraps. He said it more eloquently than I just paraphrased here, but look it up, it's a compelling interview. Anyways, great interview Andrew. I love Chavie so much and I hope she and her children are happy and healthy today. Love to you, Chavie and my fellow humans 💕🥰🤗🥂🦄🌈🍭💜💞🤘🥳

Even the judge was siding for the voting block, I think.

She never believed in g-d as she said...

Their souls aren't less important their role is different.

Why divorcing parents throw their sexuality in their kids faces will be unfathomable to me until the day I die. I remember back in 1984 like it was today sitting at Williams pub in uptown Minneapolis with some friends having breakfast watching a table nearby where two men and three children were sitting. the children were uncomfortable and the men were affectionate with each other. eventually I overheard that one of the men was the father of the children and had come to breakfast with his boyfriend. 10 years earlier I remember feeling uncomfortable as my father brought a date on one of his custodial visits, all kids want is parental normalcy, don't add adult themes to that and you'll do less wrong.

I am reminded of the movie A Price Above Rubies.

As a Messianic Jew “On The Edge” with my Hasidic community: I’m in the closet with Christ, or rather I have placed Christ in the closet for a while - until the right time comes up where I can discuss with Rabbi all of the scriptural evidence that demands a verdict - all of the prophesies that have stamped Christ throughout the Old Testament. I know when I “come out” I will get THROWN OUT, but I am prepared for that moment. What people don’t understand is that the true Messiah can and will change the human heart to make it loving where there was hate. Where there was envy, lust, and unbelief, one can find peace, patience and faith. When I listen to stories like this: I usually think, well good for them. They did something that took a lot of courage and belief in their own values. I just can’t see the good and virtue in going from a belief in Almighty God (and living like their is one) to atheism. And, if atheists do not believe in God: why do they even bother to say his name, especially when they are dying? I look at it this way: IF I AM WRONG, I WILL HAVE LOST NOTHING. I WILL SIMPLY FALL ONTO THE PLATFORM THAT THE ATHEISTS HAVE BUILT, BUT IF THEY ARE WRONG, THEY HAVE LOST EVERYTHING!

Chavi you are very great looking the great looks is a present from God you do not have to chasidish you must keep gods law there are many good Jews who follow gods law and are not chasidish

Thank you having Chavi on - love ‘em!

Seeing her i understand why she left chassidim. She cares more about herself than gd and her family.

This is interesting to me in the more general sense that this fundamentalist community tried to tell this person that their life experiences and thoughts were not authentic. I see that all the time from a more secular but culturally Jewish background where religious extremists from multiple religions, and even some people who deem themselves not very religious, try to label my experiences and beliefs as not being authentic, like say when I point out that certain words and behaviors are antisemitic. We're seeing a lot of that now in more moderate and secular Jewish communities being attacked by antisemitic people trying to unauthenticated our existence. I'm not trying to say my experiences were anywhere near as rough or extreme as this person's were, just that a lot of people discount others on account of religion.

ANDREW 20 OUT OF 250K PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED ? YOU ARE BEING UNNECESSARILY SENSITIVE ❤

I know this is off topic but I love your hairstyle 😊❣️(you too Andrew🤣)

Lovely interview , she is so genuine. It’s Insightful and thought provoking, for me as I did not know a lot about the Jewish religion.

I fully support Chavie's choice to leave and live as she wants to, but her story is incoherent in one way: She believes in her right as a parent to be herself and raise her children according to her own values, truth and ideology. But then she criticizes her own parents for doing the exact same thing "to" her. If her parents are guilty of "brainwashing" her with "their" views, then she's guilty of the same thing because she has embraced western Feminist and gender ideology. Those are instructive worldviews with beliefs and absolutes exactly the same as a religious world view. She feels the father's religion would have "harmed" her kids. Okay. But he believes that her ideology will "harm" his kids. So...?? She's literally doing the exact same thing that she's criticizing but in a different reality. There is no fact that she's "right" and what she left is "wrong." It's all opinion and culture... so essentially she's arrogant. "I will control how my kids are raised and what they are exposed to, but it's wrong when my parents did it." Hypocrite.

She seems nice but I can understand why her ex-husband would want custody of their children.

Hi Andrew. This is a brave lady. Life has been tough for her but she kept going. Fancy losing custody of children who needed her. And she got them back! This sort of person is what might make me subscribe. Important work and opposite to Wooton and Sussex's irrelevancy. Keep it up. Please do something on Andrew Tate. We need to work out if he is bad or harmless. You can help with that. I'm not sure. Cheers.

Chavie is this right for your children?

When youll reach 80, youll look back at yourself...let us know how you feel then.

They should never of taken the kids off you,absolutley absurb.........

Where was the smoking gun?

The nature that God made in thise world is that a man when he sees a woman he thinks of how to have children with her I am saying those in clean way

Very brave woman

I’m a fundamentally Christian and still learning, but I see nothing in my believe that condones forcing people against their will to agree or take basic rights away. This is not what I hear or read, and I don’t hear GOD of the Bible forcing people to believe or condoning abuse. But people’s natural down fall causes these things in all communities? History of humanity? But forcing anyone is dishonest and wrong, If you choose to follow your feelings or … it’s on you. And my choice is my responsibility too. History is filled with human corruption? Roman history huge gay community as well as pedophile community, as well as multi gods community. I didn’t work out well 😢 Truth is important

The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it's warmth

She is dead weong. The law is very clesr sbout it and its o ly fair: if you got married and decided with your husband thst your future joint children will be raised a certain wsy, the one who lesves that wsy cannt claom to raisd them. Si ce its like breaching a contract. You chose to change yoyr own religion,but cant take along the kids with you on this ride

My mother made me a homosexual....if you send her the wool she will make you one too.

I've watched a diffent video of your story it's an amazing story I admire your strength an courage ❤ your hair beautiful hair has gone though 😢

She was my daughter’s teacher , her students are very traumatized how she came out, and her standards look very misleading .

Chavi ...we heard your story over and over again...all you kids going on the circuit is humiliating yourself , not us...

Wow this blows my mind that this could have happened in modern day. We have really let the LGBTQ community down thinking we advanced and were all accepting once marriage laws changed and being gay was normalized.

Anyone negatively criticising "The Sound of Freedom" needs to follow all these stories until they know just how endemic sexual abuse is. We are a horrifically long way from equality.

I completely understand where she is coming from. Someone that I used to work for the people that I was working for they tried to convert me to being Jewish and I refused to be converted to their religion

Your marriage is no one’s business but you and your spouse

God gives us free air free taste lets you walk talk think feel great looks no ed so why go against HIS law

If God would not have made that in nature there would not people in the world think about it a woman in her front part is a vat of b and the back side is a vat of s but the man want to go between the womens feet

I find it interesting that outsiders are more judgemental of differences than people inside.

Check your leaders know what you believe and why, how will we know when we are being abused in the name of anyone or any thing. It’s on the individual to do their homework.

Whoever doesn’t believe tho is true of what goes on in this sect try living in it

What a shame there are so many judgmental people in this world who would boil down an entire human's existence to the color of their hair... it's really absurd. You really think hair color is a marker of mental capacity or moral aptitude?? What a sad way to navigate the world. Normally wouldn't comment on a video like this seeing what has already been said, I feel I must stand for some sense of reason! Whatever happened to the old saying... don't judge a book by its cover... and maybe try some critical thinking too while you're at it ;))) Peace and Love to you all!

I don't know much about your guest but there is more to the story than is being told. In New York State, custody of the children is almost automatically given to the wife unless it is demonstrated that she is an unfit parent. This is a very high bar for that definition. Then she states that she fought and fought to get her children back but has not spoken at all to her husband in years. So that her children don't seem to have any connection with their father. I sounds like a very self centered way of looking at your life.

Please pardon my ignorance….. How does it work if a woman is unable to get pregnant or has fertility issues?? What happens then? Or are fertility issues almost nonexistent due to no years and years of birth control?

Andrew for goodness sake … you must read the plot of a shakespearian work before going to watch it , But even my kids have watched it without and although they didn’t understand each word , they did get the main meaning out of the play. By the way you can watch Shakespeare 10 times and there are always new things to notice!!! I hope you were 😮exaggerating !

I would have ran not walked away

Curious that she's engaged to a man after her gay revelations ?

No one owns words

terrific lady.

Just interested; what are the 'core values' Chavi mentions? Just do whatever you like as the fancy hits you? Great values 😂

I can’t stand that sect

Jew and blue hair

I really like Chavie 🥺

If she's engaged to a man, she needs to stop trying to rep the gay community.

This sect scars me

Hi Jesse❤

Man she used to be pretty before she liberal'd her appearance 🤣

Children are not toys. I grew up in a society of broken marriages with the exception of my dear parents. Kids would shelter at our house; there would be at least three kids at breakfast. That taught me well how raise my own child. Once you have them they're with you until adulthood despite your desire to abandon yourself to hedonism and experimentation. Then you can run about 'discovering' yourself afterwards knowing that. Despite the fact that you've transitioned into, a lesbian-dog, multi-organed Seksiboi, or whatermahavyew, it won't get them beaten and tortured in the playground on a daily basis. Think on it.

Omg the amount of people trying to call her bad.but u all hide abusers u atand up for them. U ars an abuser if u judge her but not the oppressers