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(By the way, if the sound goes out in parts, that happened to me too. It comes back on quickly enough. And I'm unable to post videos on my website, so you need to go there to watch it.)
Initially, I thought this was Toldos Avraham Yitzchak, but someone pointed out my mistake.
Toldos Avraham Yitzchak holds many similarities to Gerrer Chassidus as you can read in the post there:
Toldos Avraham Yitzchak, Jerusalem
Down the street from Toldos Aharon, in a giant sukkah (it takes a few minutes to notice that you are in a Sukkah and not an actual building) on Salant St., a breakaway sect called Toldos Avraham Yitzchak holds its nightly celebrations. Like its older brother, Toldos Avraham Yitzchak is also highly insular, and here, too, members ask that guests refrain from using cellular devices and photography of any kind while on the premises. During the party, revelers line up on high bleachers surrounding a long table, at the head of which sits the grand rabbi. The music at Toldos Avraham Yitzchak is loud with a strong bass that gets all present moving.
Where: Large sukkah on Rabbi Shmuel Salant St.
When: Approximately 7:00-10:00 PM
What is So Compelling about This Video?
His divrei Torah in both Hebrew and Yiddish are interspersed throughout and I listened to his first given in Hebrew, about why we start building a sukkah right after the fast of Yom Kippur and found it inspiring.
(It is characteristic of a great many real Torah leaders that their faces convey a certain sweetness and they act like nice, normal people and don't seem aware of the high esteem in which others hold them. In fact, Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky, a great Torah woman, acted more like your favorite neighbor, aunt, sister, or friend, rather than the exalted holy woman she was.)
Furthermore, the organization and attention to safety was impressive. One of the gentlemen on the stage supervised the behavior of the crowd, issuing warnings like "Please, no pushing on the bleachers" or "Keep the aisles clear — the aisles must be kept clear!" or "Ushers, please remove the chairs" or before the dancing started, a preventative warning: "Please don't go out [to the dance area] together at a run — that's very dangerous...let's continue dancing, let's continuing dancing joyfully — and SAFELY!"
And everything ran so smoothly.
I must admit, I enjoy watching "bleacher dancing," like what happens at major chassidish weddings and events like this.
My heart gives a little leap when the music switches to the "bouncing beat" and then everyone starts hopping and down in place (like at 0:25).
I don't know why, but there is something very enjoyable about watching it.
But what captivated me was the dancing, which starts at 1:24:56.
Torah-Based Diversity & Inclusivity Beloved by Hashem
There is even redhead guy wearing a light blue polo shirt and rainbow tie-dyed pants.
And no one blinks an eye.
The really beautiful dancing starts at 1:30:35. Tremendous achvah (brotherhood, chein (inner grace that affects the outer), and very heart-stirring.
At 1:31:09, a Chassidish bachur and Litvish bachur dance together with such graceful joy. And in a group at 1:33:30.
You'll also see older white-bearded Chassidish men dancing with youthful energy and pleasure. (I think they're actually very chashuv Chassidim in their community, but I'm unfortunately not familiar enough to know who is who.)
At 1:49:47, you'll see a seriously disabled little boy in a wheelchair brought into the dancing. The entire time, he's accompanied by 3 Chassidim: one Chassidish man pushing the wheelchair while dancing, another Chassidish man holding the boy's hand while dancing (and keeps bending down to the child to speak with him tenderly and encouragingly, and remains attentive toward him throughout) and a Chassidish boy holding his other hand while dancing.
I'm assuming it's the disabled boy's father and brother, while the man pushing the chair is another family member or close friend.
But their joyful determination for this child to also share in the Simchat Beit HaSho'eva demonstrates true inclusivity and valuing the worth of the human soul, the tzelem Elokim imprinted on every human being, and the Jewish soul.
The mainstream world pontificates about inclusivity and diversity and compassion, but at the same time, calls for people like this to be aborted or euthanized.
Also, I think it shows the value of Torah-based insularity and getting back to certain basics by banning cell phones and cameras, plus they showed refinement with the kind of music they allowed.
The event burst with joy and high energy — without being rowdy or wild.
And rather than seeing a group littered with raised cell phones and digital cameras to film an event that will, at best, find a moment of fame on someone's video channel or social media feed before never being watched again, you see a group of frum Jews actively living the beautiful event rather than passively filming it, which forces one to watch at a distance through a tiny screen (so limiting) rather than being a physical and emotional part of it.
When I watched all this spiritually healthy dancing until the end, I felt uplifted and centered.
This is the truth right here. It's all there and you can see it in their dancing.
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