Thank you Hashem! הפעם אודה את ה.
A beautiful concept, and way to live. An attitude of gratitude, as the phrase coined by some clever person describes it.
When I first learned of this and saw their signature music video, I was quite impressed. They seemed to be doing good work, spreading a great message.
But then, over time, I saw more of what they were putting out, and started wondering more and more where they were coming from. Gradually, it dawned upon me, and I discovered more and more evidence to that effect, that it was another neo-Chasidus endeavor from the Five Towns area of NY, that hotbed of the movement.
A few illustrations.
1) In a recent video, a member of the family which started the TYH nation movement admits openly that it is about spreading Chasidus.
2) The singer Joey Newcomb, who is quite involved with them, seems to be quite involved with neo-Chasidus, at times with neo-Hasidic leader R. Yussi Zakutinsky (himself a close associate of senior neo-Hasidic leader Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Woodmere, whose kollel he learns in).
3) A while ago they put out a song promoting the Chabad-Lubavitch doctrine that 'every Yid is a Chelek Eloka mimaal mamash', a doctrine that is outside of mainstream Orthodox theology, frequently misunderstood, and bordering on (if not outright) apikorsus R"L (for more on this important inyan, see this discussion online a while back).
4) Just a few days ago, they released a new music video "Every Yid's a Big Tzadik", based on a song and teaching of a Chasidic fellow from Brooklyn, NY, who is a Pre-1A Rebbe in a yeshiva there for many years, who some people call 'the Nikelsburger Rebbe'. The problem is, that it just ain't so, and is dangerously naive and misleading (it also goes against the Chabad-Lubavitch sefer Tanya, which says (AIUI) that most people are beinonim).
Anyway, based on the above, it is clear, that despite some cute songs and swag, caution is warranted and advised with regard to the TYH nation movement, שומר נפשו ירחק מהם, people concerned about their souls should keep a distance.
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