Hidabroot - All About the Jewish You!

what's your name Ricky Ricky what do you think this is a serious question what do you think is the greatest threat to Jewish survival over the last 3,000 years anti-semitism excuse me sir can't take it for mommy I just want to ask you a question what is your name Yankee Yankee what do you think is the greatest threat to Jewish survival over the last 3,000 years the Arabs know that's a good answer but no the internet the Internet you think the Internet is the greatest threat to Jewish survival over the last three thousand years the Internet is the biggest threat to a rich guy today [Music] got it Seinfeld the Seinfeld yeah could you explain that you don't know what off there what do you think is the greatest threat to Jewish survival over the last 3,000 years while the Holocaust naturally no not the Holika no that's not the right answer six million Jews died and is 1/3 of the Jewish population but that's not it that's not it now what is it assimilation do you know that 59% of American Jews are unaffiliated in the United States and it's its projected that with by the year 2040 we will have lost over 10 million Jews to intermarriage it's a silent Holocaust yeah well what can you do look it's the trend that's what's going on today you know I look I have a child that didn't to marry then really and how do you feel yeah listen I'm not happy about it but you know what there's nothing you can do I just came back from a anti-israel rally I was in my dorm room and I got a message on my iPad about Israel so I opened it up I was very involved in anti-israel protests but this was a lecture about Jews and Israel and the connection between that and it opened my eyes as a Jew I now understand what Israel means to the Jewish people it led me on an extraordinary journey and trip to Israel which changed my life we defined my identity its Jewish person I'm now the president of the Hillel at my college I had to study in Israel next semester [Music] now I was hanging out with my friends the other day I'm a grandmother calls me and asks me to set up this box for the TV so knowing my grandmother who can't even set up could barely set up all our clap without my help I head over there once I get there she she tells me that stop it's for the Jewish programming okay Sophia and I'm thinking to myself Jewish programming how many times can even watch her on the roof but anyway I started watching some of them show us on it and it's really good so I've been even started watching some of lectures and it's really getting me to think I am a divorced woman two kids and I found out I was pregnant again and it was totally unexpected he tried to call the dad but he didn't pick up the phone [Music] after a while he changed his number and he just disappeared and banished and the first thing I thought was I cannot do this it's too expensive it's just can't do it by myself so I decided to get an abortion [Music] but then a friend of mine gave me this number to heat up group and they helped me on so many levels an emotional level they cared about me they supported me [Music] they were just one phone call away I remember calling Ellen at 3 in the morning she picked up the phone even before I gave birth they took care of the financial needs like a crib and then baby bath and a stroller they were amazing so then I'd switch it I can do it and I'm not alone and all things to heat up roots everything is possible I was on a flight scene excess young Jewish couple and it was right after I broke up with my girlfriend who is not Jewish and they told me how they met on this Jewish dating service through I was a waiter in a hotel there was a shall atone for he did group and good there was a lecture going on during lunch time was very inspirational even though I don't have much Jewish background but very inspirational for me and I've been on many Peter brood events ever since then the concerts and events and I keep going back to find my Jewish roots it's been really a big big part of my life it abroad is one of the greatest tier of organizations in the world what they do reaches people literally around the world the video presentations that they make the wonderful lectures that they sponsor both in Eric East Royal and in America now at this point they had the biggest Jewish kosher television station and Aris Israel they have over 400 employees in 40 different divisions this seminar is now coming to America and it's going to launch the heat abroad website in English now they have one as we said a people that is watched you would not believe by three and a half million people every month that's amazing it is so is because the content is so fascinating many different lectures many different speakers both men both women and it's for those that are religious and those that are not yet religious and want to be inspired and that's what a dad wants to do in America and throughout all the english-speaking countries in the world [Music] you