Ep. 100 - How Zionism stole Jewish Identity with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro

The Empty Wagon: Zionism's journey from identity crisis to identity theft Hardcover – January 1, 2018

I am an Armenian born in Iran Teheran in 1971 and I moved to Los Angeles when I was 12 years old. I respect and love this Rabbi because back home when I was kid till I moved to America, we had a older Jewish couple as our next door neighbor and for me they were Grandparents that I never had from my mothers side, and as a 7 years old till 12 till we moved out of the country I use to come home from school and they will take care of me till my parents will get home from work, and they were real Jewish people with the same ideology as this rabbi. The zionists have really caused a lot of pain and suffering for the real jewish people.

I am a Muslim of African heritage and living in the Middle East, this was by far the most educating YouTube video I’ve ever watched. Amazing

I'm moroccan Jewish we grow up together we never felt any different we married from each other until recently we are ❤❤❤

As ethiopian jews found out , all full citizens' rights weren't granted to them because they weren't jews right jews that isreal wanted . The Mizrahi Jews had to start a black panther Civil right movement for their right to be the right kind of jew for isreal.

Whatever one’s religion, or not… It must not take away one’s humanity. Wonderful to hear such intelligence and logic.

Thank you Rabbi Shapiro for clarifying this subject! After more than a century's worth of propaganda it is impossible to make any sense of it without looking into the root of the matter. Rabbi Shapiro does it brilliantly. Read his book "The Empty Wagon" for further details.

Thank you Rabbi Shapiro. Magnificent interview which clinically answers many questions.

My daughter converted to Judaism and we have been talking about the difference between the faith and the Zionist beliefs. This video is really enlightening.

Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro is preeminent in teaching sbout this controversial issue. His book, "how Zionism hijacked Judaism " is a must read.

The events are unfolding and the world is becoming more aware of the Truth that this Blessed Rabbi is telling us. May Allah SWT forgive us all.

I really like Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro, he has a gift in the ability to tell stories and teach at the same time.

Wish this had more views, this is so important.

As far as I know, the commandments were given to the 12 tribes of Israel. The so called Jews, terminology didn’t exist at the time of Moses.

Appreciate this Rabbi's voice on all the stuff he has been on as a Muslim. His knowledge and approach to the situation is perfect and something we should all adopt.

Well articulated, thanks for enlighting us, Rabbi Shapiro!

I was a Zionist sympathiser for a few decades; until i began asking questions, more fundamental questions. In the last over a year, i have gradually begun to understand the issues. Thank you for this podcast. It provides more clarity and further affirms my original convictions.

I really like this Rabbi. WHEN he spoke about the sacredness of the land, my ears really perked up because I have written in my comments that that's ONE thing no one ever discusses. THIS SACRED LAND is being desecrated with bombs and hate and cruelty. I do believe in the power of the land and the sacredness of land. I was there in the 80s when there was relative peace and I could still feel the Holiness of place. I do NOT want to go back as long as it is a Zionist State-- full of violence and hate and killing and sadistic treatment of another group of people because it will no longer be holy. I actually do have a very great degree of spiritual sensitivity-- if you will-- to the land. One place that stands out in my mind where I could feel the land was happy and holy is Hawaii. In their philosophy and way of being, they HONOR their land, just as the Native American peoples honored their land. The zionists have desecrated the Holy Land and it is a Holy Land of THREE faiths and as a Christian I feel violated. AND I also feel angry because I CANNOT go back and it is being destroyed while Christians do NOTHING. I am a Roman Catholic and when I found out that Catholics are NOT in favor of the creation of the zionist state,I thought-- YES, SO IT IS. AND yet I'm told as an American Christian, I am supposed to be. I also felt guilty when I learned that the Christians were 30 to 1 in terms of numbers vis-a-vis the Jews and without the millions of Christians giving money and forcing their legislators to vote always in favor of the zionist state, it would NOT be. After reading Miko Peled's book THE GENERALS SON, I REALLY learned the power of language as regards this problem and that we need to take back the language. He calls it the "zionist state" and the people who live there "zionists". I do NOT use the word Jews and I do NOT use the word Israel, hence I actually am in solidarity with Palestinians before they were forced to recognize the zionists state, the so-called Israel, because I do NOT. Recently the American Congress passed a law that if YOU'RE anti-zionist you are anti-semitic and I have realized now-- after writing this comment -that if I went to court, I would prevail because I would say I am a Roman Catholic and we do NOT and we NEVER did recognize a Zionist State because OUR holy book does not. I just realized I am safe in my own country- which I haven't felt for some time --because it is a land of law & the law is behind Catholics who can say with impunity: I do not recognize the state of Israel. I do not recognize a zionist state. Yesterday I tried to make an appointment with my local priest but I could tell from the receptionist's response to what I've just said which was why I wanted to see the priest, ie to get it confirmed, she did NOT have a clue what i wa talking about. This means he is acting like a sheep and NOT telling his parishioners that Catholics do NOT recognize the zionists state of Israel and we base that on our holy book & our country of birth America allows us to practice our faith. It is so interesting that in this terrible time, it is mostly but not exclusively but mostly the Jews who are educating me, although there are some Palestinians as well. Right now, I am reading books by Edward Said, a Palestinian who sufered greatly for his thoughts and beliefs but managed to prevail due to his brilliance and due to the-- not yet acknowledged fact-- that America had NOT yet turned from a DEMOCRACY to a AUTOCRACY.

Much love ❤️ and respect to Rabbi Shapiro, Lara and Michael for exposing Zionism and speaking the truth. Many blessings to you and your families.

I’m an atheist (a Marxist) but I can say that the world would be a better place with more Rabbi Shapiro and less Ben Shapiro. (I would have liked to hear his opinion on the different strands of Judaism. From my superficial understanding and what he said, the differences in their religious practices is irrelevant so long as they follow the 613 commandments. Is that right?)