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Bochur Wins Dance Contest

Video: A Chabad bochur takes on a dance contest in Shenzhen, China, "just for fun," and wins the prize over weeks of contestants' practice, and is wildly applauded. Video

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#88
October 26, 2012 3:34 pm

funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZASH!
October 26, 2012 11:32 am

What a legend!

#1 fan
October 25, 2012 5:42 pm

awesome so cool i like money going to china

#1 fan
October 25, 2012 5:42 pm

awesome so cool i like money going to china

#83
October 25, 2012 11:24 am

I soo agree!!

to #26
October 24, 2012 10:50 pm

it is soooo not chassidesh to drink beer or scotch just to chill

Omg awesome!!
October 24, 2012 6:07 pm

It was just great and fun, cmon all these negative comments…
Just chill out guys hes just dancing at a rabbi nachman song…!
Smile and enjoy your life!! 🙂

Go ZASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 24, 2012 5:21 am

You’re the BEST!! do you still say “basically” all the time. We had the best Shabbos ever with you about six years ago, in South Africa

A TOTAL KIDDUSH HASHEM !!
October 23, 2012 10:06 pm

The complete joy and energy radiating from a guy who is not dressed for “putting on an act”! Total Chasidishe young man in the most authentic clothing of a regular Lubavitcher Yeshiva bochur, expressing his joy of being exactly who he is!

very funny
October 23, 2012 9:26 am

he,s got talent

Hilarious!
October 23, 2012 12:40 am

Why are there so many negative comments? Just enjoy it for the fun it is. Everyone is entitled to have some fun in their life. And if you can, win a contest while your at it! =) This video seriously made my day! I hope it made yours too!

Make life a dance floor!!
October 23, 2012 12:24 am

Everyone who has nothing nice to say. Don’t waste your time commenting!

74!
October 22, 2012 9:42 pm

You are wise! You say it like it is Brotha 😉

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
October 22, 2012 9:02 pm

Hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very enthusiastic!

#70
October 22, 2012 8:59 pm

HA HA, you silly fools, he didn’t exactly try to be part of any competition, he did it on a whim.. there was no professional acting involved. Kinda bad? compared to you,,,,? This video wasn’t even meant to be online.. it’s like someone getting a hold of your personal home video footage, posting it online as you sing and hum in your own home, and then get judged by the whole bored world as if you were in a singing competition… you just are pathetic, and to everyone else who wrote something negative.. You are making as if it was… Read more »

my friend
October 22, 2012 8:23 pm

im not seeing the comment dear…..

lol
October 22, 2012 7:07 pm

tooo funny!!

to 11
October 22, 2012 6:49 pm

he isnt a shlich in china

ummm
October 22, 2012 6:30 pm

he was kinda bad

to 68
October 22, 2012 6:15 pm

Your’e right. Maybe I felt the need to explain to myself why I was crying…. !!! it must have been because of the same reason as 67…

to 53
October 22, 2012 3:15 pm

communism is diff in China than in former USSR. There is no Yevsektsia (jew hating Jews that are worse than the Russians.) For your info. Gosh- where is Millhouse?

I Cried too
October 22, 2012 2:08 pm

This is so pure, t’mimas and deeply moving.

I Want what he's got
October 22, 2012 2:03 pm

This is fully expressed unbridled joy… no need to impress….
completely spontaneous. Love It!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To 53
October 22, 2012 9:09 am

good point there

awesome
October 21, 2012 11:40 pm

if i was there and hadnt put on tfilin i’d go up to ask him whether i could borrow his- that is absolutely golden!

haha
October 21, 2012 11:12 pm

what a kiddush hashem! and being funny too

Hillarious!
October 21, 2012 10:20 pm

come on, if he was dancing in front of a chassan llike this, would you complain? The audience loved him. My vote = Kiddush HaShem for sure!
I sure got some heart-healthy deep belly laughs from this.

now 15000 views!
October 21, 2012 9:00 pm

now 15000 views! and going up and up

מגניב מגניב לא משנה !
October 21, 2012 8:51 pm

זה קידוש שם רבי נחמן לא שם ליוובאוויטש

wow so cool !
October 21, 2012 8:31 pm

This guy dances so well!
Attention shluchim! Hire this talented top performer for your events!
I saw this post yesterday and in youtube was in the 4000 views ,now is already in the 13500 views !

to # 57 #28 #45 #88 #33 # 88 #97
October 21, 2012 8:00 pm

you all suck! 🙂 how messed up is these narrow minded fools! enjoy the video, and move on… life moves on…

dear 54
October 21, 2012 7:14 pm

exuse me, is ur comment positive or negative? because i wasnt able to fully chap `the deaper meaning and escence’ of ur spoken words even though they were typed. i have somone u can call abt this whole ‘run on senetence’ sitution. as my teacher once told me “america iz nisandrisht” also i have someone for u 2 go out with so give me a ring and ill set u up… so call me maybe…(!)

That was really fun to watch...
October 21, 2012 6:45 pm

U rocked china, they were loving u.
It’s obvious u love dancing and it makes people happy, good for you:)

wow
October 21, 2012 5:31 pm

cool cool

omg
October 21, 2012 4:07 pm

#24 that’s no mean nothing,If the Rebbe was her he would

I CRIED..
October 21, 2012 11:39 am

Yes, it sounds funny,but I actually cried when I saw this. I cried because only in Moshiach times can you have a Communist country allow a Chassid to enter a competition, dressed as a Chossid, proud to be a Chossid, dancing to Chassidic music and …… …. WIN!

SO AWESOME
October 21, 2012 11:29 am

you make me proud. I love seeing chassidish people who express themselves. beautiful and inspiring. thank you.

Ok Ok
October 21, 2012 11:20 am

Lets stop the negative! Great Simchas Torah Dancing!

Good on him!
October 21, 2012 8:16 am

I can kinda tell why he woulda won. This would’ve been VERY unique in china. Not the typical. And it’s so fun and cute. When did it happen and what did he win?

lol
October 21, 2012 7:44 am

too funny

ahhhhhh
October 21, 2012 6:34 am

we know him!!!!
Hes amazing!!!!
this is so funny
wahooooo! amazinggg!!

To 11
October 21, 2012 3:54 am

He was Going out for a daily Jog, And he had no idea that if he danced you would come with your Judgment+ Haughty gavo! + pessimism, and tell your special Story with Shamil, and how many people came back to Yeshiva with you, he also wasnt on shlichus he was at a factory showing them how to build the Kosher Mobile phones for haredi Israel! OOOOOFFFF!!!!!!!1

To 19
October 21, 2012 3:51 am

Ay ay yay ya ya yay Ay yay ya ya! Grazie mille!

Chabad of Shenzen ...
October 21, 2012 2:27 am

A wake up call . for parents and Mashpiyim, do U know where your son /talmid is?

Is he
October 21, 2012 1:57 am

Is he zalman shimon wurtzburg? Is this an old video he’s no longer a bochur

sheesh.
October 21, 2012 1:49 am

thats just pathetic they musta really had bad competition.

LOL. chill out peeps if u dont like it dont watch it
October 21, 2012 1:28 am

dont watch things just to negatively comment

Of course there's only one Zash!!!
October 21, 2012 1:27 am

There will only ever be one Zash!! This video is from a few years ago.

LOL
October 21, 2012 1:21 am

that was awesome

To # 11 - He's AMAZING + definitely a kiddush Hashem
October 21, 2012 12:45 am

How do you know he won’t have 40 people following him to Yeshiva/local Chabad house?!?!? He was great – dancing with hat and jacket, white shirt and tzitzis flying. If my son did that, I’d definitely be proud of him. Why is the chabad telethon dancing with starts any better? there’s nothing wrong with what he did and thousands in china probably see this on tv and say hey, these Jews are cool despite their ‘levush’ and being that some of the viewers are probably Jewish tourists….. you actually sound jealous – good for you and your friends and the… Read more »

Menachem mendel.kosovo
October 21, 2012 12:36 am

zashis amazoing, difference.btwn him and the naysayers: he’s actually doing something to brkng honlr.to the.chasidims s he’s actually being a kiddish hashem, about it what are you guys doing

Who is he?
October 21, 2012 12:33 am

What did he win?

Recent
October 21, 2012 12:22 am

This is Zash with Matisyahu at a recent concert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FnWK-eBe6I

Who is he
October 21, 2012 12:16 am

Does anyone know his name I’d like to hire him to be misameyach a very depressed person but I need to know his name and contact info

dad 770
October 21, 2012 12:12 am

beautiful chabad on breslover niggun interested…………….

Zash
October 21, 2012 12:04 am

Isn’t zash married with a kid???
this is titled bochur.
Or it a different zash.

not necesserily chassidish
October 20, 2012 11:57 pm

but definitely funny!

Kiddush Hashem!!!
October 20, 2012 11:49 pm

Kiddush Hashem
Kiddush Lubavitch!!!!
Thank youu!!!!

good for him
October 20, 2012 11:17 pm

chabad racks

Great!
October 20, 2012 11:06 pm

It goes to show that you can be successful and even win contests and you don’t have to change your Levushim or drop your standards.

Great Job!

nay-sayers
October 20, 2012 11:04 pm

Why must people find the negative in things…why arent people allowed to have a good time in life, while keeping in accordance with halacha? was he dancing with women? was he dressed wrongly? goodness gracious…oh, and to the guy who brought up if parents would be proud…dang right I would be!!! Cause look how he did it!

Yes!
October 20, 2012 10:58 pm

Agree with #26

shayna
October 20, 2012 10:51 pm

#11 lighten up not so bad maybe have a scotch or some beer

lol
October 20, 2012 10:39 pm

this made my evening!!!!!!

hes cray awesome!

This is made my day!
October 20, 2012 10:38 pm

I heard this guy knows the whole Tehllim by heart!

What a Chossid!
October 20, 2012 10:37 pm

I shep Nachas from this guy! Anyone who has anything negative to say can go have a pity party for himself that he not as great of a Chossid as this young man!

whats his name
October 20, 2012 10:16 pm

?

YES number 3!
October 20, 2012 10:13 pm

He made it up as he went along!
LOL!

haah
October 20, 2012 9:48 pm

love this its sooo funny!!
hahahahahaha

Very funny
October 20, 2012 9:43 pm

Chatzky wheres your luggage????

wow!!
October 20, 2012 9:33 pm

i know this chassid a really funny guy good for him!!!!

lol in CH
October 20, 2012 9:30 pm

OMG how funny thanks for sharing – who was this kid?

to number 9
October 20, 2012 9:23 pm

would you like me to help you take that chip off your shoulder?

I’d venture to say that they obviously liked it, so it might have even been a kidush hashem. and he did nothing wrong. and his jacket was closed right on left. and he kept his hat on.

shmuel chaim
October 20, 2012 9:22 pm

Shmuel Chaim, wish you got up there and showed them your talent!

its a Bushah
October 20, 2012 9:02 pm

this is NOT chassidish, Not a way one would dance in front of the rebbe, and whoever he is, shold know whether he likes it or not – The Rebbe and Lubavitch is what he represents!

Real Talent!
October 20, 2012 8:59 pm

Zash was a dancer for Matisyahu at his concerts.

He has the Lubavitch attitude of not being ‘Nispoel’ from anything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h6eloBOlsA

Go Zash!
October 20, 2012 8:56 pm

Here he is dancing with Matisyahu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDjPaZ7dzCA

to #4
October 20, 2012 8:56 pm

Is this really a kiddush Hashem? I don’t think I would be proud if this kid were my son. If he is in China, most probably he is on shlichus. The purpose of which is to mekariv Yidden.

As a bochur in Yeshiva, I once had an opportunity to perform in front of 5000 people at a local folk festival. There were four bochurim. Two played instruments, the other acted out the shemiel nigun. Four young men came back to yeshiva with us.

How many people are closer to Yiddishkeit because of this badchan?

You can't make this stuff up!
October 20, 2012 8:28 pm

This was hilarious! I guess the Chinese appreciate diversity. If this was America’s Got Talent they would have been throwing rotton tomatoes on him. But it was funny!

great story
October 20, 2012 8:27 pm

but i fail to see the kidush Hashem.

Awesome Video
October 20, 2012 8:27 pm

Funny guy.

wow
October 20, 2012 8:15 pm

Great!
mazal tov!!
kiddush Hashem!

LOL!!!
October 20, 2012 8:05 pm

Omg! This is the funniest thing evvveer!! What did he win

Great!
October 20, 2012 7:58 pm

Does anyone have a link where he wins?

classic
October 20, 2012 7:49 pm

cant wait till the close minded critics get a hold of this one…they will have a field day!

WOW
October 20, 2012 7:49 pm

the other contestants must have sucked

too funny!!!
October 20, 2012 7:43 pm

well choreographed HA

lol!
October 20, 2012 7:37 pm

This is hilarious! good for him!
thanks for the entertainment!

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