Here it is Folks
by: Schvach Yid
Ynetnews.com has a news post that’s sort of amusing: Amish Tour Haredi Brooklyn Neighborhood. Actually, in this country, they’re called frum, not hareidi, and the community, to be specific, is Lubavitch - nu, who else does Jewish outreach as well?.
by: Schvach Yid
Ynetnews.com has a news post that’s sort of amusing: Amish Tour Haredi Brooklyn Neighborhood. Actually, in this country, they’re called frum, not hareidi, and the community, to be specific, is Lubavitch - nu, who else does Jewish outreach as well?.
This, of course, was not a campaign of Jewish outreach, but rather (I guess) an attempt at good inter-community relations.
I wonder how the Amish traveled from Lancaster PA. to Brooklyn, NY. It’s a long horse and buggy ride. I don’t think they fly. Buses? Back home, it’s definitely horse and buggies.
Every so often my brother visits the Amish on their home turf in Pennsylvania. He drives, and he’s not Lubavitch.
You can read about it here: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3695558,00.html
7 comments:
[smiles] I love this picture. It tickles the same incongruity-bone as the photo of the little "Saba Sukkot" kids during Purim in Meah Shaarim.
Ruti: I found this item pretty amusing. As a school kid I used to go on field trips with my school, usually museums. One trip was to the Museum of the American Indian. It's almost a deja vu. I hope our visitors were enlightened. Thanks for commenting.
Great picture. It looks almost as if the visitors are paying homage to 'their' Rebbe...
(rutimizrachi, what and who are the little "Saba Sukkot" kids? I never heard of that.)
Lady-Light: Thanks for your comment.
I find the prospect of this exchange between religious communities both amusing and encouraging; just consider the contrast between the agrarian Amish who shun technology and the urban Lubavitchers who embrace and utilize it.
With Schvach's permission, here is a link to Jameel's story about the photo:
http://muqata.blogspot.com/2009/03/post-purim-roundup-return-of-jameel.html
Scroll fairly close to the bottom of the post to catch this cute story.
Well, I just HAVE to comment on this: My mother's family was Amish (she left them; I am a gioret)and Mennonite. There are similarities and differences. One thing for sure: both groups are misrepresented by the secular press, and misunderstood.
Hello Rickismom: Thank you for commenting. I agree with you; even though I enjoy learning about other religious groups, as well as my enthusiasm for inter-community visits and good relations, I immediately saw humor in this event,
choosing to ignore the significance of the visit. What can I say? Also, please accept my belated mazel tov on your joining Klal Yisrael.
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