The great chazan mesmerized those fortunate to hear him, and continues to carry us in his role as shliach tzibbur, leading us through our tefilos and zemiros ad bi’as goel tzedek, bimheira v’yameinu.
In the early hours of the 6th of Tammuz, 5736 (July 4, 1976), Israeli commandos executed a daring and precise rescue mission at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Inspired by the incredible heroism and precision of the Entebbe raid, Yerachmiel Begun and his newly formed “Miami Choir Boys” released “Victory Entebbe,” the title track of their 1977 debut record.
“I am a Chabad chossid, and I come from a family of shluchim. Our Rebbe’s motto is that the geulah won’t happen until every single Yid comes along with Moshiach. In other words, no Jew gets left behind.” I turned around on the stool, I put my fingers on the keys and sang, 🎵“No Jew will be left behind….”🎵
The great chazan mesmerized those fortunate to hear him, and continues to carry us in his role as shliach tzibbur, leading us through our tefilos and zemiros ad bi’as goel tzedek, bimheira v’yameinu.
He was a gifted songwriter who lived and breathed the awesome days of Elul and the Yomim Nora’im all year round. Beginning Shabbos Mevorchim Chodesh Elul – and perhaps even before then – his home would be enveloped by the palpable mood of the season. There, you could find him sitting at his table, turning his machzor’s well-worn pages with a trembling hand, humming its hallowed tunes with tears streaming down his cheeks.
His music moved us, his stories inspired us, and his love for life and for those who lived it obligated all who knew him to live a life worth living – to make a difference in the world with the gifts that we were given.
Ninety years after his passing, Yossele Rosenblatt’s impact on chazzanus, in particular, and Jewish music, in general, continues to be felt.
When Shabbos arrives, the secret of song is revealed and together, we rejoice in the harmony of the Master Conductor.
Imagine – this is the place where Avraham davened and was answered, thereby elevating and transforming its ground to the place most conducive for prayer and repentance – a place to which his children would forever flock to perform these spiritual feats…
Yisro couldn’t bring himself to sing songs of thanksgiving. The news gave him the chills! However, he was able to see that this was all the Yad Hashem, and it is for this reason that it is specifically through Yisro that we are shown the importance and significant implication of saying “Baruch Hashem.”