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Haredi Chabad scion wins Arabic audiences with Jewish explainers
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
Shalom Dovber Kobesh, a 24-year-old son of a Chabad emissary in Hungary, has gained large audiences with short Arabic videos explaining Judaism. The project, launched after he studied Hebrew and Arabic and recognized strong curiosity among Arab speakers, is drawing hundreds of thousands to nearly one million views per clip.
- 01Shalom Dovber Kobesh posts Arabic videos explaining Judaism to Muslim audiences.
- 02Some clips have reached nearly one million views and sparked thousands of comments.
- 03He learned Arabic after studying in Hungary, Belgium, Kiryat Gat, and Hebron.
- 04He says understanding the other side became crucial after the October 7 massacre.
- 05The videos cover tefillin, Shabbat, Gemara, mikveh, and modesty, not politics.
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