2 Songs for Yom Kippur: "V'hakohanim" & "Gates" by my brother, Aryeh Kunstler. Two of the most important parts of the Yom Kippur davening are portrayed in these two songs. Aryeh gives us some background into "V'Hakohanim", and the climax of the Yomim Noraim are...
There's no better way to go into selichos then to have a real & personal understanding of the 13 middos harachamim. This is a song I wrote in the middle of the pandemic, after feeling disconnected from Hashem, and isolated from the spirituality around me. We...
Some of you may be old enough to remember this father son showcase on Miami Experience 1. Soon before I left the Miami Boys Choir, Yerachmiel Begun watched my father & I perform this song together at my Bar Mitzvah, and desired it to be sung at the first Miami...
With Elul upon us and the goal to work on bridging our relationship with Hashem before Rosh Hashana, this song expresses everything that our connection with Hashem should be. I reached out to the composer, Jared Lazarus of Derech Achim (who also composed the...
Tzur Mishelo is different from other zemiros sung on Shabbos because it focuses on and is an introduction to benching, as opposed to other zemiros whose focus is more on Shabbos & Hashem's Greatness. Enjoy this new insight into a beautiful zemer....
Another deep & meaningful song from Eita Katz's amazing collection of inspiring niggunim. R' Eitan shares with us the inspiration behind this amazing song, and gives us the appreciation we need as Torah Jews to keep doing what we do. (Thank you to R' Yoel Gold @...
With the 3 weeks coming up, I felt it appropriate to share an idea on how to practically relate to the churban Yerushalayim. There are so many songs composed with the words of Im Eshkacheich, but I chose the one sung by Lev Tahor and composed by R' Mordechai Dov Ber...
Chodesh Tammuz is upon us, which means a stronger focus on the churban and Yerushalayim. I decided to share a specific idea that has helped me personally relate to our hopes and dreams for a rebuilt Yerushalayim. This beautiful song, V'lirushalayim, was composed by...
It's very rare for a song to be composed nowadays for Shabbos zemiros and sung in thousands of Jewish homes on Friday night. I asked Ari Goldwag to give a little bit of insight into what he thinks makes this tune so special. Hopefully it will also give us a deeper...
Produced by Aryeh Kunstler Tatty My King by Dovid Edell has become a go to song for someone struggling and feeling the need to talk to Hashem. With the tragedy this past week, and so many people struggling to understand Hashem's Master Plan, I reached out to Dovid...
This is one of my favorite kumzits songs. Singing the words, which focuses on achdus, while sitting amongst our friends, adds to the special feeling this song holds. I reached out to Yitzchok Rosenthal of Shalsheles to take us behind the scenes of this great song....
This is a song I wrote a few years ago, after observing and being inspired by my talmidim learning for hours on end without stopping. It has since become the theme song of Yeshivat Torat Shraga, where I teach Torah every day, and has started to spread to other...
Everyone knows that slow, meaningful songs are the trademark of so many inspirational Shabbos tables around the globe. But when Shlomo Katz introduced the world to this Shabbos Kodesh niggun it brought an added electricity to the Shabbos tisch. Listen here how Shlomo...
Composed by Baruch Levine on his debut album. I reached out to Baruch to give the meaning and inspiration behind this very popular song, and he did not disappoint. Going back to his days in Yeshiva, Baruch Levine gives us a fresh understanding of the words in the...
Composed by Abie Rotenberg on AISH Vol. 1, Yedid Nefesh is a song we sing every Shabbos at Seudat Shlishit. I reached out to Abie to give the meaning behind the song and he sent such a powerful lesson in music . As he explains, Yedid Nefesh is really a love song...
Composed by Baruch Levine, it is a song of hope and yearning for the return of the Beis Hamikdash and a renewed connection with Hashem. Similarly, Shabbos has the power for that same connection with Hashem. [sonaar_audioplayer playlist_type="feed" artwork_id=""...
The author of this zemer is unknown, but the words are sung at so many Shabbos table around the world towards the beginning of the Friday night meal. It's a long zemer so I highly recommend looking at the English translation of the entire song, but here is a short...
This classic was composed by R' Shmuel Brazil on the Regesh Vol. 3 Shabbos album. It might possibly be the most sung Shabbos song in the world. Legend has it that after the release of this album, Shlomo Carlebach reached out to R' Brazil to thank him for stealing a...
