| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Fascinating
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| Sun, Jun 22, 08 10:00 AM |
larenzo1947 |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We got so much more than we expected. I thought the tour might be "interesting" but it was much more than that. It was a real eye-opener for us on the religion |
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a wonderful experience!
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| Sun, Jun 22, 08 10:00 AM |
orellana |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Other |
| We spent the day with Y'Israel and moved ourselves from being in New York to the Lubuvich life. It was absolutely fabulous and a tour that I would highly recommend for all walks of life. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgable, excited about what he was teaching, patient and understanding of our questions and gave us a memory of a lifetime!
The time he spent with us you could see his commitment and pride of showing us a glimps of Jewish life.
We all walked away at the end of the day different, better and more tolerant.
Thank you so much for a FABULOUS experience. |
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Informative
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| Sun, Jun 22, 08 10:00 AM |
chiachia |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Other |
| The tour was very very informative. The tour guide was always very enthusiastic and eager to make sure that we had the very best explanation and appreciation for his culture and religion. I came away knowing and wanting to know more.
What I would suggest would be that the tour guide not talk as much without at the same time taking and showing the group the many aspects of the culture and religion. The talking about the culture took too much time and so the tour was tooooo long and we were very very hungry . So hungry that I could not concentrate as well as I would have wanted to.
Lunch should be at a specific time--maybe 12:30 or so before continuing the tour. Split it up- some in the morning and some in the afternoon.
With that said, I would definitely recommend it to my friends and family. Great Job!! |
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Rare opportunity
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| Thu, Jun 12, 08 10:00 AM |
maria1976 |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This is a rare opportunity to get an inside look in the Chassidic world. You get to see a number of very important places in the Jewish religion. The guides are very friendly and willing to answer all your questions. The tour has enhanced my understanding of the Chassidic ideas and beliefs. |
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Excellent tour!
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| Sun, Jun 8, 08 10:00 AM |
ldanley |
Female |
Unspecified |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Even though it was an extremely hot day, I really enjoyed the tour and hardly noticed the heat. There were many different and interesting stops on the tour. The guide was very friendly and informative and was more than willing to answer all of my questions. It was a great way to learn more about the Chassidic life. |
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Rabbi Beryl is fantastic!
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| Sun, Jun 8, 08 10:00 AM |
jcorker |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| A friend and I were the only 2 people on the tour on a very hot Sunday but we thoroughly enjoyed our time. We had ample time to look around, the Rabbi answered all of our questions honestly and enthusiastically (and there were lots of questions!). All in all, a very worthwhile day to see a side of Brooklyn and a side of Judaism seldom seen. |
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Educational, honest, provided understanding
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| Sun, Jun 1, 08 10:00 AM |
KarenHiller |
Female |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Our group was very interested in learning about the Chassidic way of life. We were all very impressed with both of the rabbis. The knowledge, honesty, explanations, and interpretations brought us new understanding about the intensity of this religious group. I walked away with a totally changed outlook about the Orthodox and Chassidic differences. So many customs, marriage requirements as well as background were discussed. The experience of being in 770 was overwhelming. We were in awe of the restoration of the Torahs, and the incredible artistic talents of a religious artist. We enjoyed the humor and unending patience of both rabbis. We fed our brains and ended the tour feeding our stomachs with a tasty lunch. We all would recommend this tour highly to anyone of any faith or background...expand your horizons!
Most sincerely,
Karen & Wolfgang Hiller
Brenda & Phil DeCicco
Long Island, NY |
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Amazing Tour
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| Thu, May 29, 08 10:00 AM |
snowbunny74 |
Female |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The best part of our NY trip. We missed the tour on Wednesday and decided to stay in NY for an extra day just so that we could do the tour. The extra day in NY was worth every single penny. Rabbi Kaplan was amazing-he answered all 1000 questions that I asked! Got home and told the boss about the tour-He is planning a trip to NY next month just to go on the tour. |
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Recommended introduction to a different lifestyle
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| Wed, May 28, 08 10:00 AM |
MartinKirst |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour gave us a very interesting introduction to a lifestyle that is quite different from ours. Despite those differences the Chassidic Jews can learn us busy people a lot. They do not try to convert us (in fact they discourage people of non Jewish faith to convert as they do not belive that being Jewish is the only way to salvation) but their dedication leaves a strong impression. Visiting the Chassidic Jews was definately the highlight of our trip to New York. We hope to be able to repeat this experience some time in the future and can highly recommend this tour to everybody. |
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Ver Interesting Tour
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| Mon, May 26, 08 10:00 AM |
calhaddad |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I learned a lot. The tour guide was very interesting. He did use a number of terms that were not familiar to me - some of which he explained. Overall - it was an excellent tour, one that I would recommend to friends. |
