R' Yaakov Rachimi - Rebbe at the Chazaq Teens Division

so speaking about making a difference we have embodied right here before us rabbi Rohini robbery Rahimi actually teaches the public school kids and teens who come to the after school programs right so welcome Roberta me thank you for stopping by I know that you're very busy over there making phone calls and helping as well and I want to ask you this this is amazing because you know we heard it from some of the directors we heard from the rabbis but this you're really hands on you know with the kids so tell us a little bit what that's like okay so first of all let me give you a quick history I myself am about sure well there was in the Shiva I was having the time of my life studying nothing you don't miss anything else in the world you have to talk you had friends I'm out I mean accordionist said that everything was going perfect for some reason I moved to Brooklyn whatever was some reason I moved to Brooklyn and before I moved to Brooklyn I always told my wife I have no clue why a Shem said it's gonna be a reason because he didn't made no sense because everything was going well for me only one day we're gonna see the reason I remember everybody told me don't worry the lettuce trim around the world you're gonna see why I moved her over right I waited a few months and then I get a phone call for my old friend Robbie let me Europe that we know each other from that's funny because you were to set Phil and I were to surface or no surface for the books and he tells me Robert Rahimi why don't you come try and give a class in the show I was like listen me Irv I never gave a shear before I'm nervous young he's like no keep on doing it they're like Mahela with his magic words in his craft that he has he convinces you and I came and I gave a class and then went very well after that he tells me we have a public school program after New Zealand public school kids so right away I rejected I said hurry up because we were taught they know going out there you know that they you could go down annual dividend you love off to auction I'm you know you don't do these things but again with his magic words or mayor of is very good at this and he told me no you got to do it this is saving lives he's gonna change people this is what we're living for I tried it out and the first day it was a big fool connected I will crush em I'm still doing it that's more than a year and a half already what happened on the first day first day what happened they were all sitting with them and told them what are we choose for him and then they started friending me back and I started finding that back and then I noticed as I'm talking to them they're really there's so many young people that are learning initiative of the curling they have so much power and then I realized there's so much pan without they're right everybody would give their time to other people just like it's the car everybody knows I should it's obvious do you make money business what do you do with myself you can sticker that's what - that's what today and yesterday was all about giving to the can make a difference it's more pursue that's more obviously people and needs to be also obvious to people but you have to give time other people you know if you realize how much power you have I realized that you split over the main Europe you realize really how much you can do and how much you can save people's lives and I got more and more involved it just lasts about the lake and they loved it and we sing and one guy took a penicillin keep Shabbat another guest a phenomenal feeling is just what we did how many guys want to end the summer coming at 10 guys guy they told their friends oh then if we go there then it's like a snowball nice I'm going but there's so much work in America I can't even imagine so much work so much to do so ever can support economics Aug that's that's that's what this is about and you know you you are you are hands on testimony of the difference and and the turning point for when they come into the sundeck program and when they walked out when they walk out you know they're interested in going to your she vote right that's right so do you help out with that as well as giving an advice in which is you both go ahead let me so that's a good question so you know parents that say that are not religious they're Jewish you know which which most of the United States is you know they're they're unaffiliated you know reform but you have a lot of unaffiliated also so they're not connected and then their kid knows he's Jewish but he doesn't really know much and then he goes to Sunday school and he gets incredibly inspired and he constantly tells them I love it it's great when you approach these parents how do they respond what what happens there most them are right away burnt out from rabbis and things Kazak is not like that because like the staff is very lucky to give to give love and attention you got the kids and you have the parents because I says you have to kind of love automatically it's gonna work because if you show that you love them in the right way I've pulled to you right then you can catch it so every time there right now before you arm it with a parent and the first thing I told her was I love you son that's what I like that's the first thing I haven't discussed the truth and then I proved there a wire lovers son that told there really I could be learning Tommy there's nothing more enjoyable this relate to very much however I close meghamala I close my books in order to come up another jewel it's not worth anything it's not worth the money it's not worth leaving your wife and your kids we're not getting any couple of and I gain their respect for this one I don't if you respect me we're doing it purely because I love you son if I didn't love I want to do this I'm doing what I do for my son is the only reason why I'm doing it right that's why it's important to support Kozak because they do so much work and the soulish immature mind and it's not that we don't have what to show we have what the show there's so many kids going to school yes you own this dolmen right we have the amenities Villa right most of my boys had a skier the grew a beard in public school they go to public school with the beard a lot of guys they listen to music a lot of guys already fast everybody there any fast had a few boys last fast they call me up the month enough to let her brush the teeth on and when they call me I said a shame what a kedusha shame it's unbelievable everybody back right it's all business Kazak that's amazing will be so some people will be so surprised how easy it is to bring on people of Judaism people think you have to be a genius and you have to know how to debate them it's not this is not the case everybody I said it's not the case the case is you have to believe in what we're doing you have to show love Rambam says you were to suffer a meet sport right smack demon the third meet Swami says you have to love a show that the shimmer Lakota says the hambone he says how do you love Hashem by learning Torah now how do we how do you prove you love Hashem Hanuman our personal audition if he goes out of his way to spread to out to other people so our person with the skill when a person who goes after shows he loves a sham it's not possible if you really believe in Hashem enough talk it's not possible so Africa do kill should go to Kabul don't be scared as you drove out there but they'll be surprised how much you can do how much how much how much you can connect and exactly and if you can't be cool [Music] aiming amazing I'm awed by your without Cordish by your holy working by the incredible things that you do and by changing kids and teens lives forever and and keep doing what you're doing I mean it's it's amazing and basically for everybody who's watching as Rob Reider Femi said it's all about love it's all about love it's all about giving love and now we need you to give us your love and the way to do that is by reaching into your pockets and making the difference because at the end of the day as you said also as we heard before and camera and toois we gotta have those funds to keep it going to reach as many kids as possible I've heard the number 10,000 a couple of times over the interviews just in Queens alone 10,000 right so but we're starting really with our backyard you know we're not taking care of kids of care of kids in Brazil this is this is right here right now and that's all we need everybody to make a difference right now and show us your love thank you so much for liking me for everything great