The Best Trip Of My Life - MOROCCO #whataday EP. 37 | English

We are going to a very unique place. [music] JFK airport terminal 1. We are going to a very unique place. [music] I just arrived in Kazablanca, Morocco. This is going to be an awesome trip. I'm loving the sun. I'm loving the breeze. >> [music] >> Okay, let me explain what just happened. We just arrived into the van. Everybody got their seat. The narabang in the back by the shukranum. This words that I just learned on the way. Let me show you the first welcome box. We got to eat good food. a corissant mint ay and >> mayonnaise >> something good mayonnaise do it hotly mayonnaise they this this was do but I'm most excited about this thing by the way this is really good if they don't take it out of my hands I'm probably going to be do it on my own says that the that the bank of the flight was the same as his baba's chabas >> [music] >> Welcome to the beautiful city of Marakekesh. This is the length of the hotel and this is what we see from the hotel. So real experience. Never had this before. And by the way, this is the water I'm drinking. Don't ask me. And this is the pack that MDY gave each one. So, there's a very very rich things over here. Everything you'll you can think of, including something lotion. And then they customized a t-shirt for each and everyone. My cap you saw already. This is the logo of the trip, Morocco. And then we have a water bottle with the logo as well. Uh cooler heater, you know what I mean? I don't know what to call this. And this is very important. And then a sida with the niss requested. And then a very very handy backpack, very comfortable. Um and many more things that Yosi Klein arranged for us. The first thing by entering the room, we get some cheese snacks. I guess it's a cheesecake and some kind of fruits and chocolates and pretzels, which I don't know when we're going to use it because the lunch downstairs is already ready. >> Right now they're preparing the shear for Hebrew. >> This is Rabbi Dave. >> He's setting up the the screen for Rebelli. This is his for the Gimur. This is his camera when he's in the USA. Rabbi >> Mark is here and he's setting up the zoom probably. >> That's the hotel. And this is all the horse and boogies. Look at these. >> Yeah. This is the way they did it back in the day. The spices. Look at this. Look how nice. Look at all these spices. Not sure what's going on, but there's a Muslim tour guide that's teaching us >> literally. Okay, >> how do you negotiate prices? >> So, his name is Ysef and he said, "We finally made it to the market of Marakesha. That's it. So there's the Z. It's were walking around in Marrakesh market and it's pretty noisy. >> What would you say is the most interesting so far? >> The monkey. >> Wow. >> [music] >> I want everybody to understand. So, the first question is, why do donors need a trip? >> 35 people giving $30,000. What's the number? $1.2 million. >> Okay, >> that's better than any charity campaign. and >> and it's covering and they pay for the trip because we don't want the dollar to come out from the organization's pocket. So that is the best strategy >> a strategy for for for fundraising >> instead of a charity campaign that's going to cost a lot of psycho and time from not only you also from the shear it's going to take away the people exactly >> and make your people feel mad or whatever with the links and the >> exactly and harassment now charity became a trip to Morocco then donors feel invested that even it goes months by they know they're invested they became like more like like like there's family and there is like close mishba right they become like >> personal time with but all the other don't you saw shabas >> everybody's hanging out I'm not talking when we were sitting in the spa together and then in the jacuzzi with the >> we're getting like real real real close that people share their experience I was sending with somebody we were sharing like deep experience from how people grew up and everything like >> even me myself and I I'm not clearly from the 30 and I also had these deep conversations with people around the world >> yes we want to welcome Welcome everybody to the third annual donor appreciation trip [applause] and it is 9:48 p.m. No, we did not sleep since Sunday morning yet. And soon in about 10 minutes, the shir in English will start. [singing] [music] [singing] You >> ready to go live? Right now, we're being escorted to the shield. [music] [singing] [music] >> [music and singing] >> Good morning. [singing] >> Okay, everyone. So, uh today we are going to discover the Jewish neighborhood. Good morning, MOROCCO. [singing] I will for you. >> Just finished the cemetery. We're on the way to the airport now. Security guards. This is Ysef the tour guide. Yousef. >> Yousef. He knows everything. >> He knows better than me. >> He knows everything. Say something Jewish. >> Yaldi. Okay. He said enough for today. I have a status for him. I have to put it up. And we're going to the airport to Rashidia. And then from Rashidia 4x4, we go to Mera Sahara Sahara. >> We go to Rashidia. And from Rashidia airport we go with 4x4 >> to Sahara desert. >> So guys are finding us. [music] >> Oh, Rebelli is actually preparing for the shield right now in the airport. We're flying 50minute flight to >> desert. >> Mark, come into the shot. Come in here. Stand over here. Say hello. The guy behind. >> Hello. Hello. Hello. >> I I am an aid, a witness to all that it takes. I saw a Yila Yasi Klein and his whole staff putting in weeks and weeks and weeks and Gar has been beautiful. the attention to detail. But one of the things I did not show you yesterday, there was a seven course meal. >> It was insane. It was so good. >> Y when it comes to food, it goes all bunker. >> So far, no words. Bame bamett. Every part of it, the unity, the gishmak. And I love the combo of Relli that he brings in the joy in the Toyota. And to me, it's brilliant. And I see that the whole trip goes on that Nissa, you know. Now, >> now you go like this. What >> if somebody checks some chabas? You're allowed to use the but >> Okay, just landed in the Sahara Desert. This one is going to be very different and a lot of fun. >> [music] >> What's the name of the city? >> Airport. >> Rashidia airport. We just arrived and we have over here 13 of these jeeps that everybody's loading in right now. And we're going to go straight into the desert in the middle of nowhere. Amazing wonderful [music] moment. We are >> the way from the airport to the location that we're going to for the dunes is about an hour and a half and change. So, we made a stop at this unique location that I'll show you in a second. And what's happening right now live is Rebelli is getting prepared for the Hebrew shear. And since we are a little concerned that it might rain, so we went into the Zula over here. Get close so you can see Rebelli preparing for the shoot. [music] [singing] >> [music] [music] >> So the question is, how can you take this feeling of serenity that you have with you when you're away and bring it to your family, bring it to your day-to-day life? That's the question. Stop way since I came here. The reason I look like this is because here we need to [music] be protected from the wind and the sand in our eyes in our mouth. So this right there camel's ready sitting and waiting for us. [laughter] Turn around. See how nice this place is. Heat. Heat. >> [music] >> It's time for another great shooi. We never give up. It is at night. We're going to give Shia right now. This is what we set up over here. We have a beautiful live Shia. This is Mark's computer. [singing] [music] Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Wow. Wow. First of all, we got some sleep. This, you can see, is the line of the tents. We're going to go ATV soon. Shak is first. Of course, >> when I'm in Phoenix on Friday, first the Israelis go dark, then, you know, then New York goes dark and it's still >> These are the ATVs that we're going to go soon with me. It's Hashem. >> He's a good morning. Good morning. >> Okay. Okay. So, those are the welcomes. This is like the cafeteria/shia room slash uh shakress room. Okay. This is the main entrance sign. And here's the main seating area. Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Okay. So, we just arrived in the small town. >> A lot of Jewish people, they know it as the the the city of Babasari. We're in this little these tunnels and every little kid that lives here and they're all Muslim. They know Abu Hatasali. Yeah. >> Abu Hassalas. They all know where he lives. They all know where to go and they're all directing us kind of like here. Here. >> Look at the house. >> This is how they live here. >> This is the windows of the house. >> These are the windows. They have a fridge. >> These are the doors. >> These are doors. There's a bunch of kids coming up. >> This is the house of the Babasali >> where he was born. >> And the place is empty right now. >> Look at this support beam. Look at this support beam. Look, look, >> look, look at this. Look at this. This is tied with some metal and then it goes up. Trees are holding this up. No. >> When one of the most incredible Yinton that Cla has ever seen in our generation. [singing] [music] And I'm finally sitting next to Benny and Sadik and Dave. >> The air condition is not on yet. It feels like about 200°. And we just got our lunch bags >> and some cold water bottles, which right now is like a bar of gold. And now we're going to Selika. >> No, where we going? To the airport. >> To the airport. Private jet. >> Private jet. >> You finally bought the private jet for MDY. >> No, we bought Golf Spring. >> Golf spring. It's coming soon. It's coming soon. So, we just arrived at the airport. If you can see, I think you can see the airplane there. It's a beautiful airport. And over there, you can see Rebelli is preparing a shear. I'll take you right over there. One second. Uh, we have about 15 minutes. He's starting the Hebrew shear within the airport. Ysef is prepar preparing with the next few songs. >> And that's the airplane [music] [music and singing] having a coffee together on a park bench and just smooing about their lives. Why does that feel so good? It feels so good because of the meaning and the purpose in me giving to this person and this person giving to me and this pull and push and [music] I think his name is ina is running around with a list. Everybody should choose their activity for tomorrow between Jet ski, scuba diving, >> spa, >> horseback riding. >> I can't choose. I hope they choose for me. [music] >> [music] >> You don't realize what goes into creating these churim. Sometimes we have to sit and wait. The program is not downloading and everybody's sweating bullets here, but nobody's moving. 11:38 p.m. and tomorrow 7:00 a.m. at Shak is because we got to leave on time after breakfast. Okay, check out is at 9:00. These people are still sitting here after a full full full day and snes technical difficulties. >> Unbelievable. >> People don't realize what goes into the year. They don't realize we're sitting here sweating for the half hour almost 40 minutes singing another niggan. You see rebell I can't explain how much so many times that we were doing stuff and he was sitting in the corner learning sai fats early early morning and sai very late night sitting and learning the daf and the Hebrew shir and the English he doesn't give up he doesn't care about anything else he does everything for to and this entire trip is that the donors should continue supporting he doesn't want it he doesn't need it but you have to do what you have to do all for to I [singing] to [singing and music] rebell the git to cover each one and have time with each one. But that's the value of it. >> Exactly. >> Because rebell himself would never want to do it. He would want to sit at home and prepare the sh and everything should run smoothly. >> Exactly. Exactly. But he does it because he knows that medafine. >> Exactly. Exactly. He told me even you know every every ceda he wants to there was many cedas not talking about here talking during the week also >> every time we had sab I'm sitting between like this donor I'm going to spit with this and we sit with them and I'm going to leave who >> oh who I didn't speak here but and I want to give some time and give them whatever time they need. Gavaldi, >> we were going to slap him into the spa, but he had to give she but but again it's it's it's it's real close close not not only just spending time and having a conversation. It's more it's eating fun, experiencing together all the funs together. It's like like going on a family trip, call it. >> Yeah. Yeah. And it bonds them. It always bonds them. Yeah. >> Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. Look how nice this is. Shh, I can't get enough of this. I can sit here. By the way, he's asking how do we survive this that we had four flights in 4 days and we just arrived. Finally took B-roll of the place. We're already packing again. I'm already running with my He's asking me how I'm surviving it. He's the chef, by the way. He's working in the kitchen. One of the chefs. And yeah, what can I say? I don't think I'm surviving it. The fact to see all these in galat, okay, half are listening to the Shia in Hebrew and half are listening to the Shia in English, but all of them are makit no matter how tired they are and what long of a day they went through. Oh, we're in the middle of kick. No matter how tired they are, they sit through the shear and they're ready by sh. They all be [singing and music] >> [music] [singing] >> Yik, I got to tell you one thing. I just watched the sh of last night, okay? It's probably in my eyes the most beautiful Shia I've seen. I'm not kidding, okay? Not exaggerating. And I want to tell you that we was maybe because we waited 45 minutes for the technical difficulty. Maybe because of that was it was so um emotional and the two angles with the music it's like a whole music video and it's a vim and everybody sitting with the porm hats. I'm telling you this is going to bring more people to toilet cuz a person that sees that and and he's struggling with idea either either should I join MDY or not and then he sees that he says I want part of this I want to be part of such a group I'm telling you right now yesterday she was a hit >> if you didn't join the daf yet now is your time can I help you >> yes go ahead >> I just want to tell you one more thing that whoever makes a trip and doesn't take Ari for photography and videography on the way is >> together with Penny. Together with >> together with Penny is >> okay. Best choice I ever done. >> Oh, thank you so much. >> You're not just a photographer. You're giving a vibe for the giving. I appreciate >> you given uh uh besides the thousands of pictures that you took from us. Thousands. I had many photographers in the serious. >> We are over almost 4,000 now. >> 4,000 right now. Almost. >> I'm very happy I took this choice. Thank you so much. I really really appreciate it. Thank you so much. >> You I I expected this. You gave me this. >> Oh, that's what I wanted to hear. Vinnie the >> So, first things we are going to visit is the the leather factory. The story of Laasa. He has the name of each of the judges. >> So I'm trying to express how crazy it is in my mind that we have on the itinerary to go to Laasulika this amazing. He just told you the story by the way. Yes, he's an Arab and he knows details about the Jewish history more than some of us. We arrive at the same day happens to be of her site. How amazing is that? >> Kiss from Mashem. A kiss. Rebelli would say no. He would say, >> I would say galdic. [singing] [music] [singing] [singing and music] >> I don't know why we're all feeling an emotion right now. And so, let your ina shine. Let do its thing. It's been hidden in our guff LONG ENOUGH. LET FEEL SPEAK TO THE ABOUT EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD. SPEAK TO HIM. [singing] [music] I love you. [singing] [music and singing] [singing] [music] Okay. 1987. >> 1987, the the Vietnam War. 1987. God. Oh God. [singing and music] Amen. [singing and music] The cave of Rabbi Amram Ben Diwan Benwan was Muhammad Benim 1700 cemetery and there's a lot of gdole here is very very and his mamaish po is over here. The main place of that look. This is the big big famous olive tree for the [music] good morning. >> [music] [music] >> So we are Zoh to go to the blue city which is uh like Ysef said and we just finished the which was absolutely and amazing. Ysef, do you know what means? >> Yes. >> Ysef learned one more Yiddish word. So that's the last Yiddish word he didn't know and now he knows complete Yiddish, Arabic, Hebrew. And oh, look at the donkey and the child. He is schmuck. [music] [singing and music] the king. I [singing] will again. [music and singing] [music] >> So, we are going to the hotel finally. They say it's about a 1 and a half to two hour trip. Let's do this. But but they mentioned that this hotel it's all worth it. I hope so. See you there. What do you feel? >> Yeah. Oh, what do you feel? >> Come. I'm going to I'm going to drink. Well, >> it's good to have you on camera. So, tell me, you know, it's 1:30 in the morning. What do you feel of the trip so far? >> The tea is very good. >> It's 1:30 a.m. Climb the climb. The climb >> 710 71 three >> and then we will go to the other 6 for the chita. It's really not far away from your villas. Both of you maybe one or two minutes on your villa. Welcome to your villa sir. Please [sighs] welcome >> watch your step. >> What? from this side also and off also from here. Watch out with this step because it's really hard. Okay, I already tested once. I don't want to test it twice. >> Okay, >> here you have the B. By the way, this one is made with hand. Okay, and made with Ma. You can just feel it and then it's ready. So, we call it the masterpiece which is >> the masterpiece. >> Yes, the private pool. >> The private pool. >> YOU CAN HAVE >> WHAT IS GOING ON? >> What is going on? So here you can have your private pool. And by the way, you can have access to it from the saloon, from the bedroom, and also from the bathroom. >> Tis it symbolizes this whole trip. Okay. >> Yeah. 2:47 a.m. >> This sadic bought me this piece that I forgot on the bus. I would never find it. He actually after every single stop he goes through thoroughly everywhere around the bus, in the bus, off the bus, in the lobbies, everywhere we leave, he makes sure that nobody forgot anything. And that is not part of his job. I believe he gives the extra push. >> No, no. He keeps running around with water and cokes and somebody requested a z a coke zero and pink. He went and he bought a bag and he bought for all these special yo. >> Yeah, >> my official agrees. This is superb. Nia travel. [singing] >> [singing] >> Venboy [music and singing] [music and singing] 9:00 I fell asleep at 4:00 because I was uploading all the footages. Boy, this place is beautiful. Now we can see the ocean and I heard that the shiflli is on the background of the ocean. So, let me try to catch it. uh the comedic relief that we had last night in the >> I didn't say what we discussed. I didn't say Morocco stays in Morocco. [laughter] [music] [singing] Baby [music] get there. [music] >> [music] >> I give you from the depth of my heart. You should continue helping yeen like me learn to connect to to be invested in to elevate their entire life together. >> Amen. And to speak about there's a lot of motorbike that can use panosis. [music] [singing] >> [singing] [music] [singing] >> How did you become involved and now you're CEO? How does the biggest in the world? How does it work? >> It's a very good question and it's probably my most common question that I get. How how does get aidan that barely speaks English and [snorts] being so involved in the it's my most common question that I get is it fit in. I'll tell you what, and I'll tell you even more. When I started, there were very few them doing during this year. Very few. They didn't feel they fit in the box. They have to. And we are very used to be in a box. >> And to exactly you have to fit in. >> I'm going to be in a Shabasa spending with a person that doesn't eat my uh gapilta fish and my salmon fish. >> Doesn't It's not fit. It doesn't fit in. And the idea that how I came in is one reason I came in for a kudis. But when I came in here, I saw that everything around it that we judge people by the cover is plain and that's not >> that's the truth. >> And it's nothing more than >> and we get blocked by it and we're not moving on in life. We're not continuing in life because we judge people throughout their outside look and it's a very fundamental mistake that a lot of people do because we get blocked but how can you do because he was once going to the co >> how did you snap out of it how are you to to to see it and feel >> I think to does it I think the toy does it >> so you started the sh because of the story with the labal right >> yeah it's a separate story yeah >> separate story but how did you become CEO when did it click what happened >> I made a phone call to Nisan Gans back then and I asked him he was doing the marketing >> he was doing the market said Nisan was brus beginning when we started the sh I said I'm feeling such a that that on the sh are you I want to give a ad to advertise the she I'm going to sponsor the ad it was costing $300 he told me then to make the ad and then another $1,400 to put it in and and and put in an ad about the she just ad in army magazine the first ad was uh made uh just with some a little just a little exposure nothing crazy just a ad and and >> right >> just because I felt like I have a curat then made a group between me and a belly and we constantly were like oh what can we do to bring more people we didn't have an organization we didn't have an account we didn't have nothing and we wanted to give out so one day we came up with the idea I think I it was after uh my father had a fire in the grocery everybody joins this year is getting a free gimmura and but I needed money. >> But you [snorts] didn't realize how big it's going to be. You thought 10 gimuras >> 10 gimuras. Yeah. I And then I needed money for this also. So Ben Schwarz came over to me. I reached out and said, "I want to give freez." So he gave me a check from $1,800, but we didn't have a bank account to deposit the check. >> Wow. >> So I have a check. >> So I'm going to write it out to Artscrow, >> right? >> Called up art. I have a check. So basically we gave them $1,800. We got freest now we have to ship it. >> Yeah. >> And then came all over the world where it had to go. So it became a crazy operation which this is a separate subject. >> When was the time he said okay we need a CEO for this whole thing. And who said it? >> So first we opened up a bank account and we we started getting involved and I guess I was so involved that more and more and more. So automatically Reveli said you know what >> we have to have a pilot. >> Yeah. and whatever co-pilots whatever you call it because otherwise it's not gonna I have a lot of new friends Jamie's one of them guys >> and Arya is also one of them coming around we just finished out the most incredible shabas I had in my entire life literally legit and we are standing here before seconds before rebell is going to start the English year we had Abdullah we're going to have a musical malava mala and it was led by Rabios and Rabbari Shushan Ben Shushan and uh you want to add something. We >> came for the trip we stay for the people. >> Ah he said we came for the trip we stayed for the people. >> I want to say this in my little speech I right now kusas is a friend which is just gosh kabus is all of us that's pronounced spiritual friends. So that's what that's all connected. >> Amen. I'm telling you, I made friendships here for a lifetime. Bamas for a lifetime. And it's a real deep level. It's not like >> and and and you know what? It was a good thing my wife wasn't here cuz that's how I was able to connect the people. Otherwise, I would be walking with her on the beach. >> Both our wife was supposed to come because we have babies. We couldn't come. >> Yeah. My wife was also supposed to come and she couldn't because of the babies. But this is this [music] is when we really got to connect. Now we're going to go back and reconnect with our wives. Oh yes, >> it was beautiful. >> Let me show them now how they start the [music] >> So let's see the rebell is going to happen in a few seconds right over here. This is from the festing throughout Chabas. And this is how we set up for the sh. Mark is getting ready. Some of the crowds are already sitting. Dave is right there in action. And Rebelli's setup is right here. Let me go to the other side to give you a glimpse. Do is revel and do is my official with the oil. >> Oh, look at he's a tremendous tremendous hearing Simon. for [music] the last [music] [music] [singing] rebell. It is 3 I want to give an exact 3:38 a.m. We just finished the whole shabas, all the guests, all the mice and this and you sit down for a sh how and why? >> There's so many yidden that need this. It's their oxygen. So what? We're not going to give them the oxygen. >> We'll we'll sleep later. >> When there's a lot of time to sleep, >> we'll be mim all the hours. We'll be learning then. We got to Yeah, exactly. Impact got the impact. That's the impact to make an impact. >> Impact make an impact today. >> So having the biggest sh in the world comes with a big big big operation that how much you will imagine you will never >> exactly the kosha tablets he made more >> we're selling every day almost every single day goes on about two three tablets out of my office. Well, kosher tablets mean that the tablet is limited to only just rebellion and it has all the >> exactly there's no excuse for in a single individual. I can't learn. Oh, it's internet. We have an excuse for that. I don't have I have a phone. I don't want to even have a tablet. We have kalution for that. >> Wow. >> Every single person should not have an excuse to come up to sham. I couldn't learn every single day. >> What are you going to answer? Listen, I can talk to you for the rest of the night, but the problem is >> I'm sorry. >> We belly starting a she and we have to go. >> It's very late. >> I want to say I just because I want to finish. I need to say what a week. What a journey. But I'm going to say what a day.