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The Call of the Puppet

Entertainer Yossi Berktin presents a spoof on the Call of the Shofar: An interview with Ben Oyveiski, founder of the Tent of Avraham therapy spa. Full Story, Video

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To44, Logotherapy is nothing better
January 15, 2014 10:57 pm

Yes the rebbe encouraged Victor Frankel,

But the rebbe also once quoted a “Torah” from Sigmund Freud, “The mind comprehends what the heart cannot endure”

Brilliant !
January 10, 2014 12:45 pm

Job well done, and very funny.

Taking Freud To The Extreme
January 9, 2014 12:39 pm

#44

You’re reading way too much into what you reference, which is only used to satirically point out that the guru is an an un-trained, un-licensed, self-appointed, whacked-out therapist masquerading as an “educator.”

nice!
January 9, 2014 5:31 am

nice! five stars! end cults! moshiach now!

Sigmund Freud?
January 9, 2014 1:03 am

The interviewer seemed to convey that a knowledge of Sigmund Freud’s theories and methodology is essential for the success of any therapist. Now, I don’t want to negate every theory proposed by Freud, but at the same time I would be almost as concerned if COTS was employing some of the methods suggested by Freud as I am that they are using methods rooted in AZ. Some of his ideas are totally antithetical to Torah. The Rebbe himself encouraged Victor Frankl to develop logotherapy, a theory in psychology which rivals Freud’s, and suggests that man is driven primarily by a… Read more »

PART 2??
January 8, 2014 2:49 pm

Will there be a second part of this stuff??? its really funny
keep up the great work!!!!!!!!

Boruch N. Hoffinger 'HaKohaine ' BS"D
January 8, 2014 1:18 pm

Wonderfully done! Painful subject…good to laugh. Continued success.

To #35
January 8, 2014 12:50 pm

Great comment, very funny (but not for the people that paid 750.00)

TO#19
January 8, 2014 10:19 am

SAY WHAT!!!!

You went to Avoda Zara because you feel that the mashpiem in CH weren’t able to fill a void in your life!!!!
Going to Avoda Zara is AGAINST halacha.
You could have gone to a card reader for $5 if you wanted to get advise.
You got suckered into paying $750….

This is a great video showing the brainwashing they made you believe..

to#35
January 8, 2014 10:06 am

His comment is almost as funny as the video lol

Yossi
January 8, 2014 9:18 am

Awesome work! Really funny and clever. Keep em coming!!!

This is a disgrace
January 8, 2014 9:16 am

Call of the shofer is NOT a cult. This guy has obviously never been to COTS

#32
January 8, 2014 9:11 am

Hilarious!

Not Funny!
January 8, 2014 9:08 am

You are obviously coming from a place of fear. Your negative judgments are a result of old patterns of thought. You need to become an individual. Release your inner potential and experience true joy. Spend 3 days with me, blindfolded, screaming at your parents, your wife, your rabbi, expressing your deepest fantasies locked down with other sleep deprived men as you stare lovingly into each others eyes, hands on hearts, legs locked together, the drone of hypnotic music in the background will release your inner potential so that YOU CAN TRULY LIVE LIKE AN ENLIGHTENED ONE!

Great
January 8, 2014 8:34 am

Keep them coming

Lets stir the pot again
January 8, 2014 8:10 am

This is more than just satire. It is a way to revive a dead story and pit one Jew against another Jew. Hopefully, Yossi has researched this issue thoroughly. Otherwise, it will just create it will propagate more sinas chinam between Jews. But hey, I guess one Jew’s satire is another Jew’s propaganda. Well, boys and girls, the last statement is what is called sarcasm.

This is not a cult
January 8, 2014 7:31 am

I went to the tent of Abraham. And It change my life forever.

five stars
January 8, 2014 7:26 am

Kudos…very funny.

beyond nerdy
January 8, 2014 12:53 am

Dont quit your day job

Better than Berry!
January 7, 2014 11:17 pm

double satire!

corny
January 7, 2014 10:44 pm

😛

Hilarious
January 7, 2014 10:41 pm

This is just what we needed. It diffuses the seriousness and awkwardness of the whole debate.
Now we can all move on with our lives.
Great job!

Thanks
January 7, 2014 10:26 pm

We laughed, loved and learned.
Well done!!!!

woooow
January 7, 2014 9:59 pm

Rabbi B I love you man you are so awesome!!

huh?
January 7, 2014 9:32 pm

seriously?

what
January 7, 2014 9:31 pm

this isn’t a joking matter. stop making light of what by is happening here.

Great job
January 7, 2014 8:56 pm

Very funny and right on target

I disagree, number 15
January 7, 2014 8:45 pm

This hilarious video is the DEFINITION of satire.
Great job! Loved it!
Thanks for a good laugh!

Satire
January 7, 2014 8:25 pm

And I quote: Satire –
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Its a perfect caricature of the arguments.

funny BUT
January 7, 2014 8:20 pm

its funny but I bet the guys that made this have not been to COTS, I went to COTS and it was great for me and far from a cult or anything like it. Let the leaders create assistance to the youth today from Chassidus and then we wont need COTS but for now they shouldn’t knock it if it has helped thousands of frum people!

detox please
January 7, 2014 7:54 pm

change of topic is waaaaay overdue. we need some time away, please.

very funny
January 7, 2014 7:52 pm

very creative!!! Berktin is amazing.

COL you got the COTS' number
January 7, 2014 7:49 pm

you sure got it alright!!
Thanks for posting this and whoever put this together good on ya!! I can’t believe there are still some that argue whether it is or isn’t treif. A safik is enough of a reason to walk away..no run away and as fast you can run!!

meh
January 7, 2014 7:47 pm

this isn’t satire. it’s the argument verbatim. which makes it not funny. could we get some real humor here?

MARK MY WORDS
January 7, 2014 7:45 pm

Yossi Berktin (Rabbi B) will be a household name very soon!
Great job Yossi!

Loved it!!!!
January 7, 2014 7:17 pm

Perfectly describes COTS

bravo
January 7, 2014 6:58 pm

yasher koach

This is the real thing!
January 7, 2014 6:53 pm

Not bad, I enjoyed it and now I know what cots is all about!!

Quite entertaining!
January 7, 2014 6:48 pm

This video is great! You rock Rabbi B!

wow dead on
January 7, 2014 6:47 pm

Funniest thing ever. Was on the floor. Dala lama with a beard

Mushky

go yossi
January 7, 2014 6:46 pm

your the best

amazing
January 7, 2014 6:44 pm

Haha was sooo funny. This guy is the next big thing in entettainment.

haha!
January 7, 2014 6:33 pm

Yos! That was awesome.

LOL! Great stuff!
January 7, 2014 6:19 pm

You hit the nail on the head! Love how he says everything is ‘not true’ but doesn’t explain. Just ‘not true.’ Hilarious!

that was great!!
January 7, 2014 5:22 pm

Couldn’t stop laughing!

AMAZING!
January 7, 2014 5:19 pm

LOVED IT. GOOD JOB!!

Hillarious!
January 7, 2014 5:11 pm
Clever
January 7, 2014 4:59 pm

I enjoyed it!

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