{"id":398437,"date":"2025-07-06T15:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/news\/new-video-on-the-menorah-channel-if-you-dont-bring-joy-youre-not-a-man\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T15:40:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T13:40:00","slug":"new-video-on-the-menorah-channel-if-you-dont-bring-joy-youre-not-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/djc.com.ua\/en\/news\/new-video-on-the-menorah-channel-if-you-dont-bring-joy-youre-not-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"New Video on the \u201cMenorah\u201d Channel: \u201cIf You Don\u2019t Bring Joy \u2013 You\u2019re Not a Man!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A special new video has just been released on the \u201cMenorah\u201d YouTube channel \u2014 a deep, honest, and profoundly personal conversation between Chief Rabbi of Dnipro, Shmuel Kaminezki, and his son, Mendel Kaminezki, about what it truly means to be a Jewish man.<\/p>

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This video is not about stereotypes. Not just about payot, beards, or a kippah. It\u2019s a conversation about choice \u2014 the kind that defines who you are. About responsibility \u2014 to your wife, to your family, to your people. About a covenant with G-d that goes beyond belief and finds expression in action \u2014 sometimes painful, always intentional. <\/p>

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Why do grown men willingly undergo circumcision? Why are beards, payot, and a kippah not just about appearance, but a visible sign of commitment? How does the fear of \u201clooking Jewish\u201d prevent one from being authentic? And what really makes you a man \u2014 regardless of your age, background, or past? <\/p>

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This is a conversation about pain and faith, growth and courage, shame and overcoming, and the decisions that shape your true identity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Share in the comments what being a man means to you \u2014 let\u2019s talk about it together.
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