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Video: 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Jew

After watching a video of a woman experiencing over 100 instances of verbal harassment during a 10 hour period walking the streets of New York City, comedian Scott Rogowsky decided to show what it’s like to walk the streets of NYC as a Jewish man.

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31 Comments

  • Hillarious

    Can’t figure out if this has a positive or negative connotation or if it’s just plain Hillarious.
    Either way I enjoyed

  • Ok...

    Clearly inappropriate. People who aren’t Lubavitchers attempting to ridicule Chabad. Some of the humor is off-color and not fit to share with impressionable minds.

    • Jerusalem Gal

      \I thought this a ridiculous and desperate attempt to try to make jokes, at the expense of well-meaning Chabad people who go out of their way to reach and touch the hearts of Jews everywhere. In addition, there were many disgusting off-color comments. Whoever made this video is rather sick!

  • Chossid

    I recognize 2 of the actors, their father is Lubavitch, a relative of mine, in fact.
    All be it they consider themselves Lubavitch. They have never learned in a any Lubavitch Moised, or camp, I can attest to it they, are quite uneducated, about Lubavitch and the bad taste of their acting…

  • Tasteless and unethical.

    Perhaps only humor was intended… However it is tasteless and silly.
    Chabad does not have a monopoly on Torah and Mitzvas. Especially the Mitzvah of helping another Jew do a mitzvah. They were only the Nachson Ben Aminodov.

  • funny

    lighten up everyone, this was not an attempt to make fun of chabad. It was a spoof on last weeks new story. Very funny!

  • Oy Vey

    This video is a very poor depiction of how people are approach day to day on the streets by Lubavitchers. That being said, as someone who works at a Chabad on Campus, I know for a fact that people find it obnoxious and unsettling to even be asked “Are you Jewish?” while walking down the street.

  • so unimpressed

    How stupid, I didn’t even smile once, never mind , laugh. Totally ridiculing lubavitch, whats it all meant to be? awful! so unimpressed!

  • beyond poor taste

    A poor take-off of a video made by a woman to demonstrate the unwelcome and unprovoked comments made to women in the in streets of Manhattan. Women everywhere recognize the disgust and fear raised by the comments, looks and actions she recorded. This video is an insult because it trivializes her video and it crudely insults Jews and Lubavitchers. It is anti-Lubavitch, anti-semetic and anti-women. Please take it off your website.

  • Don Yosef Ha Levi

    This video took a great act of loving your fellow Jew & doing a mitzvah into a ridicule of either last week’s video of a women walking through Manhattan or making fun of something that is serious by nature.
    I have a sense of humor if this is joke. If it isn’t than
    You all should be a shamed of your selves. Your Ignorance is not bliss.

  • LA MORAH

    I clicked on the website #14 mentions. In the interview the creator of the video is very clear about his anti-Chabad feelings-please take it down.

  • Awful

    This is clearly made by someone who dislikes Chabad. Not to give it any kind of legitimacy; still, let us be mindful,sensitive, and dignified as go on mivtzoim and approach people. Moms, discuss this with your sons before they go out on Friday.

  • eliezer meyer

    Disgustingly vulgar and offensive to all Jews and especially the Chabad Jews who are trying to help other Jews connect with their heritage. Obviously Scott Rogowsky is a self-hating Jew ashamed of other Jews who care about spirituality. In addition, he shows no sensitivity to the issue of actual harassment displayed in the original video. Shame on you sir and shame on all those you tricked into being a part of this who had no idea of your end goal in trying to embarrass your own heritage.

  • Cmb

    The person who did this by video said that he made the video because “People actually feel harassed by the Lubavitchers who come up to them on the street,” he says. “It can be uncomfortable, especially if you are not Jewish. It’s racial profiling and it rubs me the wrong way,”

    So clearly this is not appropriate, in response it would be great if someone can put together a video of people actually appreciating the opportunity to hear the shofar when they coudnt go to shul or pay membership and other mitzvos etc.. To show the tremendous positive impact those “harassments” really make.

  • TO #3 - 6 - and 10

    NUMBER 3 I wholeheartedly agree with you.
    NUMBER 6 No matter how you want to slice it, the jerk is making fun of people (call them chabad or otherwise) who are trying to help another fellow Jew who might be straving spiritually!
    and NUMBER 10 Anyone who is bothered by being asked if they are Jewish obviously desperately needs to be asked that question. A Jew who is proud of his heritage – regardless of his adherence level would be proud to be able to answer YES I AM A JEW. and would be happy that he is identified as such.

  • FromOneJewToAnother

    This is a stupid worthless unimaginative satire of a unique comment about harassment. You have succeeded in creating more anti-Jewish sentiments at a time when we really need more positive and intelligent ideas to promote the faith.

  • Simcha YIDDEN

    the world is funnier becasue of people like this and thanks for sharing. brialliant

  • unfairly duped

    As someone who took part in this video I will tell you that the intentions of the producer we’re unknown to myself and, I’m sure, some of the other actors.
    As far as I am concerned there was no malicious intention whatsoever. It was, in my eyes, a joke, albeit, a not so funny one.
    In the way of being offensive I apologize there was no offense intended.
    As for the lightening of the way women are treated, I firmly believe that women need to be treated better in general, whether on the street, or the confines of their own home.