MAZEL TOV TO COMPOSER MOTTY ILOWITZ ON THE BRITH OF A BABY GIRL!
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lipa schmeltzer by sruly green`s wedding WHO IS A GOOD SINGER
Mendy Jacobson sings in Morristown
Mendy Jacobson is a new name that is starting to build his carer in the Jewish Music world. Mendy will slowly be seen more and more around the music scene and hopes to one day make an album. Jacobson is from the famed Jacobson in family Crown Heights which has relations to some of today's well known musical names including Yitzy Waldner, Yisrael Willerger, and Eli Gerstner. SEE ANOTHER VIDEO HERE
The Official EvanAl Orchestra Experience!!
Welcome to EvanAl Orchestra's demo. EvanAl Orchestra was created one year ago. Unlike most orchestras today on the Jewish scene, EvanAl is a group of musicians who play together on a nightly basis. The group has weekly rehearsals and practices for its upcoming events. This being said, it's no wonder that the music that is produced is of much greater quality than the standard "5 piece band" (Orchestra) which consists of many different players on any given night. The end result of all the practices and rehearsals has brought out the "tightest sounding group" in Jewish music. So much so that even the most untrained ear will be able to comprehend that there is something extraordinary with this music. EvanAl takes pride in its quality of great sounding music. Therefore, EvanAl provides a sound company including a sound engineer on every one of its events. The difference can be heard by even the most non musical individual. We have had such great success in such a short period of time. Our biggest fans are our past clients that have been fortunate enough to have had EvanAl enhance their Simcha. So right about now you may be thinking to yourself that this product must be extremely pricy. On the contrary, the fact that we are extremely competitive with our pricing is well known. The price you get from us is the price you will pay. You won’t find any hidden fees or fine print in our contracts. To find out more, feel free to call Chaim Rosenblatt at 347-733-2034.
Send a Kivitel to Rebbe EliMelech of Lizensk
Today is the Yohrtzeit of Rebbe EliMelech of Lizensk . In honor of his Yohrtzeit you can send a free prayer or kvitel to his kever. To do so Visit www.Lizensk.com
Sparks Release Pomo Clip
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After the recent merge between R' Yossi Goldstein's Tmimin with the Danny Finkelman's Sparks - A new single "Shuvah" from their upcoming Chabbad Niggunim album has been released along with a sample Video clip.
"The Sparks" which is a special "Darchai Menachem" after school program hosts over 18 boys from all Crown Heights yeshivos, and provides the boys with musical knowledge, tools, and practice to express their talents, and enhance their self esteem. The Choir has combined the latest electronic grooves with live acoustic music - all to inspire by adding an original flavor to Chassidic music.
"Shuvah" was originally compsed especially for the Rebbe's 89th birthday, and is now arranged and mixed by DJ Shemtov, with musicians Israel Edelson, Yoni Lober, and Moshe Okunov.
Bechatzros Kodsheinu: Adar 5770 #39 Preview
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The Yetzias Mitzrayim Haggadah
The Haggadah tells us: "In every generation, it is one's duty to regard himself as though he personally had gone out of Egypt." As we sit around our sparkling Seder tables, thousands of miles and thousands of years separate us from our brethren suffering beneath the burning Egyptian sun; from our ancestors marching triumphantly out of slavery.
How, then, can we fulfill the Haggadah's words? How can we, like our ancestors, go out of Egypt?
The Yetzias Mitzrayim Haggadah brings the Exodus to life by drawing upon the wisdom and words of the Sages. We see the slavery, the ten plagues, and the final Exodus through the eyes and ears of Chazal and later commentators.The Yetzias Mitzrayim Haggadah is based on more than 150 sources, from Midrash to Malbim, from the Zohar to Rambam to Rav Moshe Feinstein, and every entry adds to our understanding of the actual Pesach story.
Designed for maximum impact at the Seder, the entries are short, graphic, and unusually detailed. As we move through our Seder we can envision the rigors of slavery, Pharaoh's diabolical schemes, the miraculous plagues, the glorious redemption, and the unforgettable moment as the Jewish People cross the Sea.
Based on the highly-successful Haggadah V'Aggadata, The Yetzias Mitzrayim Haggadah is a unique, innovative haggadah that will enable us to experience the Exodus at our own Seder, just as we are meant to do.
The Exodus from Egypt. Feel the captivity. Experience the triumph.The Yetzias Mitzrayim Haggadah
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Yehuda Green has released his brand new CD, Yearning. This CD will leave you amazed and inspired. The title track draws from Yehuda's childhood growing up in Eretz Yisroel. The album features 12 songs including 4 brand new songs, with compositions by Yehuda Green that will outdo the success of Nishmas. The title track, a Yiddish recounting of Yehuda's childhood in Israel was composed by Lipa Schmeltzer.
There are also 8 songs from Reb Shlomo Carlebach, including some rare gems which will leave you dancing and singing along in no time.
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Marching For Moshiach Lag B'omer
Lag B'Omer Parade and song "I'm Not Afraid" by The Freeman's and friends.
Menucha 2
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TheCoolJew.com spoke with Eli Gerstner and Avi Schachter to talk about the upcoming release of Menucha 2. We all know that this CD has been pushed off for a long while due to technical issues. Finally, however this album is set to be released next week. Avi Schachter (one of the 3 menucha singers) told TheCoolJew.com that “It's just great to go through such a long creative process and finally see it become something after all that time. It is something amazing.” Avi continued, “It has been a very long wait between the first album and this one. Since last album I got married and had two kids!”. The album which features 10 brand new songs, composed and arranged by Eli Gerstner, (with some arrangements by Yisroel Lamm) is sure to amaze all the Menucha fans. The all new album also holds guest appearances from other Famous EG production stars including a track with Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner & The Yeshiva Boys Choir, one with Dovid Stein, and of course one with Eli Gerstner. Gerstner told TheCoolJew, "In my whole career I never spent this long on any album." Eli explained further that his biggest hits was when the album took longer than expected. Like when he first started YBC and Chevra the process took an exceedingly long time however it became clear that the time was well worth it. "This album has taken over five years of actual work (over 6 years between albums) and I hope people will feel it was worth the wait," Eli says. The album is due out IYH sometime next week.
1 Sh’ma Yisroel 2 Shiru Lashem 3 Racheim Al Tzion (featuring Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner & The Yeshiva Boys Choir) 4 Kodosh (featuring Dovid Stein) 5 T’chias Hameisim 6 V’yizku 7 V’zakeinu (featurng Eli Gerstner) 8 Y’hi Hachodesh 9 Loolay 10 V’hagisa 11 Sh’ma Unplugged (Bonus Track)
TheCoolJew.com spoke with Eli Gerstner and Avi Schachter to talk about the upcoming release of Menucha 2. We all know that this CD has been pushed off for a long while due to technical issues. Finally, however this album is set to be released next week. Avi Schachter (one of the 3 menucha singers) told TheCoolJew.com that “It's just great to go through such a long creative process and finally see it become something after all that time. It is something amazing.” Avi continued, “It has been a very long wait between the first album and this one. Since last album I got married and had two kids!”. The album which features 10 brand new songs, composed and arranged by Eli Gerstner, (with some arrangements by Yisroel Lamm) is sure to amaze all the Menucha fans. The all new album also holds guest appearances from other Famous EG production stars including a track with Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner & The Yeshiva Boys Choir, one with Dovid Stein, and of course one with Eli Gerstner. Gerstner told TheCoolJew, "In my whole career I never spent this long on any album." Eli explained further that his biggest hits was when the album took longer than expected. Like when he first started YBC and Chevra the process took an exceedingly long time however it became clear that the time was well worth it. "This album has taken over five years of actual work (over 6 years between albums) and I hope people will feel it was worth the wait," Eli says. The album is due out IYH sometime next week.
1 Sh’ma Yisroel 2 Shiru Lashem 3 Racheim Al Tzion (featuring Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner & The Yeshiva Boys Choir) 4 Kodosh (featuring Dovid Stein) 5 T’chias Hameisim 6 V’yizku 7 V’zakeinu (featurng Eli Gerstner) 8 Y’hi Hachodesh 9 Loolay 10 V’hagisa 11 Sh’ma Unplugged (Bonus Track)
Lipa at Your Seder Table
Yes It is not a purim Joke. This is real people. Aderet is soon going to release a full color haggadah put together by Lipa Shmeltzer. This haggadah will enable you to bring Lipa to your seder table with full explanations! Stay tuned for more information!
"A Rosenblatt Production"
Check out some cool videos of "A Rosenblatt Production".
(Clip shot by "CJ STUDIOS")
Dovid Stein Singing Hagomel. Check Out Double Base By Gal Gershovsky
Niggun Moshe From Yehudah Green
(Clip shot by "CJ STUDIOS")
Dovid Stein Singing Hagomel. Check Out Double Base By Gal Gershovsky
Niggun Moshe From Yehudah Green
Purim with 8th Day
Los Alamitos, CA : chabad rabbis rock out for purim joy in california. Lenny Levy of Cypress said this was the night of his life. "im still buzzing 2 days later" said shaya green from Redondo Beach The Purim ball with 8th Day drew a crowed of at least five hundred. The band 8th Day is one of today's hottest sounds in Jewish music.
Full pictorial review on www.jewishcypress.com
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Kumzing in Moscow
Shalom Vagshol the producer of Kumzing Album and the head of hamingnim orchestra preofremd in Moscow Russia on Purim day for the Chabad.
Dovid Stein - Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner - Eli Go Wild at YU!
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In honor of the month of adar TheCoolJew.com present Dovid Stein ,Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner, and Eli going a little crazy at the Yeshiva University Sefarim Sale.
In honor of the month of adar TheCoolJew.com present Dovid Stein ,Yaakov Mordechai Gerstner, and Eli going a little crazy at the Yeshiva University Sefarim Sale.
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MIAMI BOYS PESACH 2010 - WIN TWO FREE TICKETS!
This Chol Hamoed Pesach, The All-New Miami Experience 2 at Brooklyn College!
Coming off the heels of their smash hit CD YAVOH, and the followup YAVOH DVD, MIAMI will be taking the New Experience to an even higher level. Also, included in this year's performance will be new songs from their upcoming album next year, PLUS special English song presentations in honor of the upcoming release of ULTIMATE MIAMI - THE ENGLISH COLLECTION, coming soon.
Also starring, FOR THE FIRST SHOW EVER IN NY - SHLOIME GERTNER! His recently released new CD SAY-ASAY has topped the charts, and together with his first hit album, NISIM, make him one of the most popular singers today.
In addition, The MIAMI ALUMNI will accompany MIAMI on selected songs, and also present new material from their upcoming album. New singing sensation YONI ZIGELBOUM, heard at simchas throughout NY/NJ will make his Brooklyn College debut.
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GO TO MIAMIBOYSCHOIR.COM see the ad, click on buy tickets, select a ticket price and choose your own seats in the hall.
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Chol Hamoed Pesach Thurs. April 1, 745pm. Be there.
Artscroll: It Could Have Been You
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Payback Time
A True Story By Nachman Seltzer
Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf, runs a tight educational ship in Chicago. A wonderful school, designed from top to bottom with the advancement of his many, many students in mind. His school is full of happy kids, who love spending their days at the Cheder Lubavitch Hebrew Day School of Chicago. Sometimes he thinks back to the early days when they'd been a small operation with tens of students instead of hundreds. But those days were long in the past. Now there were students galore. But he had a problem. They had been using a very spacious building for the girls high school which fitted his student body with ease. But the lease for the building was almost up and now he was stuck at an impasse. They needed another building, it was that simple.
Obviously, this was easier said then done. Buying a new building meant entering a new fund raising phase and who in their right mind was anxious to go there? Fund raising for a new project, meant a foray into endless hours of creative thinking, coming up with a concept, davening, advertisements, key donors, locations, planning a dinner, making a dinner journal, calling tons of old donors, graphics arts, davening, visiting the future sight of the building, meeting with architects, and a million and one other things that escaped his mind right then. He wasn't looking forward, but he didn't really see any other alternative.
He was telling all this to an old friend of his, just sharing the situation as it were. His friend listened quietly, nodding his head from time to time to show that he was paying close attention. When Rabbi Wolf reached his conclusion, the friend shook his head ever so slightly; implication that he might have another idea.
"What?" Rabbi Wolf asked him, "you have a different idea?"
"I might," came the carefully, neutral response.
"Well then, share," said Rabbi Wolf.
"Before I tell you what I have in mind," his friend continued, "I need to speak with my son. You remember my son right? I've told you about him, haven't I?"
"Yes, the lawyer, right?"
"Yes, the lawyer. A really top class act. Anyway, I need to speak with him first and then I'll get back to you. But in the meantime, don't do anything yet. Don't look into any new buildings, don't speak to any potential donors or new friends. Just put everything on hold for a short while, until I get back to you. Can you do that?"
"I can do that," said Rabbi Wolf.
"Great," said the man. "I'll get back to you soon about this."
And so he did.
......
"We have a meeting with my son if you're interested," the man told Rabbi Wolf. I'm hoping for good news for you. I think there's a strong possibility that you'll walk out of this meeting thrilled."
"Tell me more," Rabbi Wolf said.
"You'll find out everything at the meeting," the man insisted.
Rabbi Wolf was intrigued. He had never met the man's son and didn't understand what connection they had, or why the man would be motivated to come to his assistance when they had never met, or been introduced. On the other hand, this could be it. If there was anything that Rabbi Wolf had learned over the years; it was that you just never knew from where your assistance would come. This could be everything. It could be nothing. Hopefully his friend would come through for him.
......
They walked through the halls of the law firm until they reached the office. A tastefully appointed office, with classic art on the walls and piped in music in the elevator. He had never met the man's son and wondered what type of personality he had. Well, he would find out soon enough. They turned a corner, went through another hallway and emerged before a thick wooden door. The older man swung opened the door and they entered the office.
A suite with several rooms. An office off to the side. A small kitchenette. A table in front for the secretary. She motioned them to go on, past all the rooms and on towards the conference room, cordoned off with a glass wall secluded by venetian blinds. The man knocked and they entered the room. The lawyer was seated at a conference table, bleached blond wood, with shiny finish. The entire room screamed of professionalism, of five hundred dollars an hour, of results. The lawyer was talking to two other men, motioning with his hands, speaking quickly. They said something in response. Back and forth, back and forth. Rabbi Wolf didn't know what they were talking about. Suddenly, the lawyer moved away from the table and he noticed that the man was in a wheel chair, that he seemed to be paralyzed from the waist down! Yet he seemed almost unaware of his limitations, at home in the boardroom, with the big businessmen and their multi million dollar problems.
The older man spoke to his son, "Mitch," he said. "This is Rabbi Wolf. Rabbi Wolf, Mitch." They were shaking hands.
"I would stand up Rabbi," Mitch said, "but as you can see, I can't. But it's nice to meet you. My father's told me a lot about you. Anyway, when he explained the background of your current situation to me, I thought about what I could do to help. Ran through a list of some business partners and associates and came up with a few names that were possibilities. Rabbi Wolf," he said, spreading his arms and pointing them at the two men sitting across the table, "I would like you to meet your benefactors; *Bill and Paul Ascapolous, friends from the Greek neighborhood here in Chicago. Businessmen who have long been involved with the right institutions. They feel that your educational institutions are exactly the type of places they would like to assist. In short Rabbi, the Ascapolous brothers would like to donate a building for you to use as you see fit! How does that sound?
How did that sound? That sounded like a gift from heaven. He had one question though. Why on earth would these two fine Greek gentlemen want to donate a building for him? What was in it for them?
"Gentlemen," Rabbi Wolf broke in. "Nick, George, I'm afraid I don't understand. Why are you gentlemen even considering this? Not that I'm not overjoyed by your proposal, I'm just curious as to what caused you to consider myself as a beneficiary."
The two brothers looked at one another. Both had bushy eyebrows, both were stocky and on the shortish side. Both had swarthy skin. In short Greeks. They were shrewd, their eyes wise. The older one spoke up.
"Rabbi Wolf," he said. "Allow me to explain. We are in the real estate business. Been part of it for years. We own property all over the city. There have been many good years and lean times as well, but in our business a person has to be on the lookout for change. It so happens to be that my brother and I have owned a giant theater set on a huge plot of land in Chicago for many years. It was a profitable venture for decades. Recently however, it became much less profitable what with all the copying that people do on their computers. Simply put, people aren't going out to the movies as much anymore and we found that our theater was becoming a burden to us."
He paused for breath, took a drink of water.
"Anyway," he went on, "we were here in the office talking to our good friend Mitch, who happens to be our lawyer and he mentioned that his father had told him about a man, a truly deserving man who ran an educational institution for religious Jewish kidss. Mitch's father informed him that he knew this Chabad rabbi who was in desperate need for funding so he could keep up with the needs of his institution. It was crucial that he buy a new building for the high school. Well, when we heard this bit of information we knew what we wanted to do with the theater. We were going to donate it to you to renovate according to your needs and then to use as a new building. It will be a good thing for us; we can write it for tax purposes, and it will be a great thing for you because now you have just received an extensive piece of property in a very expensive neighborhood for absolutely free. How great is that Rabbi? So what do you say? Are you in, are we going to do this?"
Rabbi Wolf thought it over. It made sense. He had just received the gift of a lifetime. He was full of gratitude to the Ribono Shel Oilam for sending him Mitch's father, who had told Mitch, who had then made it his business to convince two Greek strangers to donate an incredible property to the school for nothing!! It was wonderful. Like a dream. They shook hands. The Greeks were exuberant. They liked this rabbi and were impressed with the information they had heard about the school. They drank a l'chaim, there were thank you's all around and then the Greeks had to go to another meeting, leaving Rabbi Wolf alone with the father and son.
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"Okay Mitch," said Rabbi Wolf when they were alone, "what's going on here? I don't understand. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall ever having the pleasure of meeting you."
"That is correct," Mitch the lawyer said, "we never met before today."
"Well then," Rabbi Wolf said, "I would love if you cared to enlighten me as to why you decided to do this grand favor for me?"
The lawyer leaned back in his seat, loosened his tie, took a drink of water. Almost as if he was fortifying himself before he was able to relate his motivation.
Finally he spoke. "It's like this rabbi," he began. "In my line of work, you get the opportunity to meet lots of people; some of good, honest, hard working individuals, while others are corrupt, cruel or just plain crooked. One of my clients needed an acquittal desperately. But there was a problem; the man was guilty as charged. In the end, the jury recognized this despite my defense. They sentenced him to some jail time. He was frothing mad, angry in a way that made me very nervous. But what could I do? This is part of the job, isn't it?
Anyway," Mitch went on, "a few days after the sentencing, but before my client went to jail, I was sitting in my office, when there was a knock on the door and who should walk inside but this client. I wanted to scream and run the other way, maybe jump out the window, but I couldn't do anything. I was glued to my seat. The man walked into the office, and the next thing I knew, he pulled a loaded revolver out of his pocket. I didn't have time to think, to wonder whether he was really going to shoot, because before I had a chance to react, he opened fire on me; shooting me four times in the upper chest. Four times! Four bullets! Then he left me, probably thinking there was no way I could survive such an encounter. But he'd left too early. I could survive and I did. Miraculously, none of the bullets had done me any fatal damage, and an ambulance drove me off to the hospital, where I would remain for the better part of the coming year."
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"I had a really difficult time in the hospital Rabbi Wolf," Mitch said. "Although I know many people, almost none of them came to see me, to visit me, to give me flowers, a card or just a kind word. Nobody could be bothered. Almost nobody other than my father. Besides for his visits, I was very lonely. But there it was. There was nothing I could do about it. So I laid in the hospital bed and felt sorry for myself and grew depressed and complained and felt grievously wronged by a cold and uncaring world. And then Friday afternoon arrived and suddenly things began to change.
Rabbi Wolf," Mitch said, kind of sheepishly, "I'm not really a religious man, but a few hours before Shabbos, a bunch of ladies, ladies who were clearly Orthodox women came through the halls of the hospital. They were on a mission; a mission to change the lives of the people holed up in the many wards of the hospital. They handed out challos and grape juice and candles and cookies; an entire world of Shabbos joy, and suddenly I knew that I was a person and that maybe I could be loved, for hadn't I just been granted a beautiful gift by people whom I didn't even know? Things weren't so bad after all. I set the candles by my bedside, lit them and watched their glow flickering in the evening light. I ate the challos and drank the kiddush and felt the joy and serenity of Shabbos invade my soul. All from people, who didn't even know me.
I looked forward to their visit the next week as well and they didn't disappoint me. Once again, the arrived bringing the glow of Shabbos into the depressing wards of the hospital. Once again I enjoyed the freshly baked challos and wine, the cookies and other treats. I realized that this was something to look forward to every week and that was exactly what I started to do. When I asked those special women who they were; all they replied was; "we are from N'shei Chabad, the women of Chabad."
I appreciated what they did so much. They saved my life with their kindness and grace, with their smiles and gifts of Shabbos love. And I promised myself that I would repay them for the good deeds they had done."
Mitch looked Rabbi Wolf straight in the eye. "Now do you understand why I convinced my clients to give you the building?" he asked. "When my father told me about you, he also mentioned that you, Rabbi Wolf, are the principal of the Chabad institutions of Chicago. That meant the world to me. I knew there and then that I was going to find the means to repay Chabad for what they had done for me, and you, you Rabbi Wolf, were going to be the recipient on behalf of Chabad. Now do you understand?"
Rabbi Wolf understood. Mitzva gorerres mitzva; one good deed leads to another. N'shei Chabad had done their best and Hashem had repayed them gloriously for their actions.
As heard from Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf
pre purim bash at Yeshiva Derchi Mencahem in Crown Heights
pre purim bash at Yeshiva Derchi Mencahem in Crown Heights
HamZamrim Choir Rehearsal
HamZamrim Choir Rehearsing at the Satmar Kuf Alef Kislev in Western Plaza 2009 Conducted by: Chilu Posen Solo: Yissocher Gutman Keyboard: Goldberge
Oorah’s 2010 DVD
Below and In The Full Article Are Samples of Oorah’s 2010 DVD! They are asking for a $36 Donation for you to receive this DVD! oorah.org/auction
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Shira Chadasha Boys Choir Pre-Purim Concert
Nachman Seltzer and Shira Chadasha Boys Choir
Beit Shemesh pre-Purim concert held at Kibbutz Tzora on February 24, 2010. The boys come from Jerusalem and Ramat Beit Shemesh.
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