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Yom HaShoah ~ Ani Ma’amin – 1942
There is a particular piece of music that has become synonymous with the Holocaust. I would even suggest that if there was one tune that could capture and encapsulate the entirety of our extensive Exile – from beginning to end – this would be the one.
Boruch Hamokom – 1971
Baruch HaMakom – It is here that we refer to Hashem by His attribute of omnipresence. Before we allow ourselves to become absorbed in the mitzvah of Sipur Yetzias Mitzrayim, we must first understand with absolute clarity that Hashem is present in each and every facet of our lives, even when He isn’t explicitly felt or seen.
Mi Ho’ish – (The Rabbis’ Sons)
The Sixties also represented a pivotal period in the history of the Jewish Diaspora as well. There was a real need to cultivate a proud Jewish identity for the new generation of post-war youth, including a contemporary but uncompromising musical expression of its own. It wasn’t long before the void was filled by a fresh, current, and sincere young group that single handedly created an exciting new idiom in the Jewish music world – “Chassidic Folk.”
Min Hameitzar (MBD & Yeedle)
This Shabbos coincides with Rosh Chodesh, and we will recite Hallel to praise and thank Hashem – for the past, present and the future – for redeeming us and sustaining us with His abundant kindness. Kapital 118, for example, speaks prophetically of the Redemption, and describes the praise and thanks that will be sung then by the ingathered exiles. It describes our trust in Hashem, and our firm belief in His salvation regardless of the situation.
Chaverim Kol Yisrael (Journeys)
We find ourselves within the stage of “Someich Geulah l’Geulah.” We have gone from the Yom Tov of Purim – the Yom Tov of giving freely to one another, exchanging gifts and distributing funds to the poor and to “kol haposhet yad nosnim lo.” Now, as we are about to announce the arrival of Chodesh Nissan – the month of Pesach, the month of “kol dichfin yeitzei v’yeichal, kol ditzrich yeitzei v’yifsach” – by doing so we are in fact proclaiming our readiness for the Geulah Shelaimah.
Keli with Aryeh Kunstler
EPISODE FOURTEEN 🎵 Song: Keli✍🏼 Composer: Aryeh Kunstler🎤 Singer: Aryeh Kunstler & Yosef Karduner Special for Purim, the ageless words of "Keli Keli lamah azavtani" by Dovid Hamelech,and echoed by Esther Hamalkah as she entered the chamber of Achashveirosh. Today,...
Chibu (Chili Genuth)
As the word “korban” itself indicates, when we sacrifice ourselves in order to achieve closeness with the Creator, we are elevating our existence and enabling ourselves to reach the highest of levels of d’veykus b’Elokim possible.
V’hareinu with R’ Yonah Weinrib
EPISODE THIRTEEN 🎵 Song: V'hareinu✍🏼 Composer: Rabbi Yonah Weinrib🎤 Singer: Simchatone Composed over 50 years ago, this timeless classic has graced many Shabbos tables and kumzitzes over the years. Tapping into the rebuilding of Yerushalayim as the ultimate...
🕯 Sarah Schenirer – (1883-1935) 26th of Adar 1
Yeshaya HaNavi (2:5) says it clearly, בֵּית יַעֲקֹב לְכוּ וְנֵלְכָה בְּאוֹר ה – Bais Yaakov, come let us walk in the light of Hashem. It is the Bais Yaakov, the women, who lead the way for their husbands and children, and maintain the spiritual light of our people. In the words of Sarah Schenirer, “Bais Yaakov” does not tell the Jewish woman that her place is at home, but that the Jewish woman IS the home.”
AND THE WINNER IS…
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