Just seven months after the release of his debut album “Heart is Alive,” Chassidic singer-songwriter Moshe Hecht will be performing in two New York events celebrating the Holy Land.

When the New York Mets host “Celebrate Israel Night” on May 30th, Hecht and his band will be performing for scores of fans and Israel supporters in a pre-game jam. Then, on Sunday June 3rd, Hecht and his band will perform on the main float (hosted by event organizers JCRC – NY) at the Israeli Day Parade.

“I’m humbled,” says Hecht about being chosen to perform at these large-scale New York events,”Not only do we get to perform at CitiField and on a float of all things, we get to help our city celebrate and support Israel by simply doing what we love.”

To purchase tickets to the game, go to Mets.com/Israel.
To sit together with friends and fans of Moshe email tickets@moshehecht.com
For more information visit www.moshehecht.com

Dirshu kollel is the world’s largest organization with over one hundred thousand men are tested weekly throughout the world on Shas. Some of their programs include “Kinyan Shas”: goal achieving proficiency in the Talmuid Bavli. “Limud Halacha”: with Mishna Berura and many other programs.

Several months ago, the organization turned to the 13 composers and asked them to create songs with words from the following texts:
First: “אמר להם הקב”ה לישראל: בני, מה שמחה יש לו לאדם בעולם הזה, אלא בדברי תורה בלבד”
Second: “מבקש אתה לראות את השכינה בעולם הזה, עסוק בתורה בא”י שנאמר דרשו ה’ ועוזו בקשו פניו תמיד“

Many composers created spectacular songs. However at the end of the day they picked two of Moshe Laufer compositions to be anthems of the siyum hashas.

The other two songs were written by Rav Dovid Hofstadter of Toronto President of “Dirshu”.

Moshe Laufer arranged and conducted musical album, which features chassidic superstars Reb Isaac Honig, Reb Shloimy Daskal and Reb Yermiah Damen (it’s unusual for him to participate in productions outside those of Belz, or rather this is the first cooperation of his with Moshe Laufer after more thirty years where he worked with Mona Rosenblum), Eli Laufer and Ephraim Menas. The choirs were arranged by Eli Laufer.

The album will be sent to all members to Dirshu and eventually will be available in stores worldwide.

Meanwhile we received one of the songs a hit that is going to be the anthem of the summer in the yeshiva world, performed by Isaac Honig.

Click PLAY below to hear the song Tzomo sung by Isaac Honig

The production company of singer Elyokum Buta just released a new single which has a very rhythmic and bouncing feel.

“Haosher“, is the fourth single from his upcoming album which is slated for release in the next few months. Elyokum himself composed and wrote the lyrics to the song while Amos Cohen created the arrangements.

Buta hit the big time when he released the song “Achoti Kallah”, which instantly was played at weddings and radio stations becoming a hit and starting his rise to stardom.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

News Source: VIN News by Sandy Eller

New York – The lyrics of a recently released song by superstar Avraham Fried have become the subject of internet buzz in recent days as word comes that the lyrics in question were actually brought to one of today’s foremost gedolim in order to ascertain their origin.

According to Israeli news source B’Chadrei Chareidim, a Bnei Brak school was planning on basing its end of year production on the words of the song Kach Es Sheli from Avraham Fried’s recently released Keep Climbing album. School officials questioned the source of the lyrics, which state that the third Bais Hamikdash will be built by the tears of Klal Yisroel, and elected to take their question to Reb Chaim Kanievsky, asking him if the lyrics were of midrashic origin.

While R’ Kanievsky responded that the words did not come from any midrash, he suggested that perhaps they were brought out by some other individual.

In an effort to shed light on the matter, VIN News reached out to Fried to find out more about Kach Es Sheli, which was composed by, and features the lyrics of, Yuval Shtupel and was originally recorded by Israeli singer Yisroel Parnes.

In fact, the lyrics are based on the words of the Chasam Sofer as quoted in Sefer Ohel Moshe, according to Fried.

“A friend of mine sent me a quote in the name of the Chasam Sofer, where he writes that every tear we shed helps build the Bais Hamikdosh,” Fried told VIN News.

Ohel Moshe brings down a question in the name of the Chasam Sofer asking if all the tears that have been shed over the Churban Bais Hamikdash over the past 2000 years have been wasted, given that we are still waiting for the coming of Moshiach. The Chasam Sofer replies that although we know that the third Bais Hamikdash will be constructed out of fire and will descend from the heavens, it is our tears that create each and every stone of the celestial Bais Hamikdash, so clearly the tears that have been shed over the last 2000 years have not gone to waste.

Additionally, Fried pointed to another source that brings out the concept of our tears being the literal building blocks of the Bais Hamikdash.

“There is also a quote in the same Sefer from the Shla Hakadosh who writes that the reason that we push Tisha B’Av off to Sunday if it falls out on Shabbos is because it is our tears that build the Mikdosh. Since Tisha B’Av is a time for tears and the melacha of building (boneh) is forbidden on Shabbos, Tisha B’Av cannot be observed on Shabbos because the tears that we shed are the literal building blocks of the Bais Hamikdash,” explained Fried.

Chicago-based vocal band, Listen Up!, performs a Matisyahu’s “One Day” and Jason Mraz (“I’m Yours”) mash-up at the historic Skokie Theatre. For booking information, contact steve@jewishsong.com. Listen Up! is online at http://www.jewishsong.com and http://www.facebook.com/jewishsong.

Aryeh Kunstler, has released two full length albums, “From the Depths“, and “Our Eyes Are On You“, plus two singles, “Nachamu Unplugged” and “Gam: The Remix“, his 3rd single is FINALLY HERE!.

The new single is a cover of the Moshav Band’s “Don’t Give Up” which was first released on the “DAYS” album, and then later on its BEST OF CD.

Click PLAY below to hear a sample of the song

Click the link below to purchase the song on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-give-up-single/id525842518

Click the link below to purchase the song on Mostly Music:
http://www.mostlymusic.com/don-t-give-up.html

Rabbi Yehoshua Liff “Rosh Yeshiva’s Ner Jake” is releasing his first album of original niggunim. 11 beautiful songs thank you will be humming to yourself during Chanukah like the hit song “yivanim” that Ner Jake alumni and JM star Aryeh Kunstler recorded with the Rav and Hits like Tov Lehodos , Shoshanas Yakov , Esah Einai. Produced by Ner Jake Alumni Yerachmiel Ziegler
http://www.rabbiliff.com/
http://www.neryaakov.org/
http://www.littleapplestudio.net/

The album is available for purchase on CD Baby

In honor of Lag Baomer Radio Kol Chai invited the top artists in Jewish music to participate in releasing new songs from the word “Bar Yochai.” Itzik Dadya, Yossi Green, Gilead Potolsky, Singers, Yehuda Dym, Baryo Chakshur, Shaul Hayon and Elad Cohen. This historic project could issue a series of original performance that will take place.
Due to high demand, the songs “Bar Yochai” have just been made available to us and now to our visitors/viewers. Remember where you heard them FIRST in the USA.

The project was produced by: David Kliger, Baruch Indig and Estee Haddad

Elad Cohen created “Shnayim Betzohoroyim”, in which you have the first house of Bar Yochai, with an existing tune, an instrumental which is the work of Amiran Dvir. The result sounds as if the melody was born for the song “Bar Yochai“.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת קֹדֶשׁ
נִמְשַׁחְתָּ מִמִּדַּת הַקֹּדֶשׁ
נָשָׂאתָ צִיץ נֵזֶר הַקֹּדֶשׁ
חָבוּשׁ עַל רֹאשְׁךָ פְּאֵרֶךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Baryo Chakshur composed and sang the “Bar Yochai” while accompanying himself with keyboards, the result, high-quality original music.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים עוֹמְדִים
לִמּוּדֵי יְיָ הֵם לוֹמְדִים
אוֹר מֻפְלֶא אוֹר הַיְקוֹד הֵם יוֹקְדִים
הֲלֹא הֵמָּה יוֹרוּךָ מוֹרֶיךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Yehuda Dym entered the new studio of Daniel Vensmian in Petach Tikva and recorded a unique creation with a pop sound. You are invited to listen carefully and sing it on Saturday.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי וְלִשְׂדֵה תַפּוּחִים
עָלִיתָ לִלְקוֹט בּוֹ מֶרְקָחִים
סוֹד תּוֹרָה כְּצִיצִים וּפְרָחִים
נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם נֶאֱמַר בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

The Singers, the new group from David Fadida’s production company FDD Productions, perform the sixth house of “Bar Yochai” in perfect harmony. Composed and arranged by Eli Cohen and Yitzy Berry.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
ר יוֹחַאי לִמְקוֹם אַבְנֵי שַׁיִשׁ
הִגַּעְתָּ לִפְנֵי אַרְיֵה לַיִשׁ
גַּם גֻּלַּת כּוֹתֶרֶת עַל עַיִשׁ
תָּשׁוּרִי וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Shaul Hayon also surprised familiar melody sing “Bar Yochai“. The shadchan this time was not Saul himself, he tells what music select and why, then you will hear the performance.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי בְּקֹדֶשׁ הַקֳּדָשִׁים
קַו יָרוֹק מְחַדֵּשׁ חֳדָשִׁים
שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת סוֹד חֲמִשִּׁים
קָשַׁרְתָּ קִשְׁרֵי שִׁי”ן קְשָׁרֶיךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Itzik Dadya another rising star from David Fadida’s FDD Productions. Dadya took the song “Bar Yochai” to a wonderful places in only the way Dadya can.
The cool melody and arrangements were the genius of Eli Cohen and Yitzy Berry.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי אוֹר מֻפְלֶא רוּם מַעְלָה
יָרֵאתָ מִלְהַבִּיט כִּי רַב לָהּ
תַּעֲלוּמָה וְאַיִן קוֹרָא לָהּ
נַמְתָּ עַיִן לֹא תְשׁוּרֶךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

Gilead Potolsky of the Shalhevet Orchestra has chosen to make the last house of “Bar Yochai“. The special effect you can also hear and download now free from application of Shalhevet.

Click PLAY below to hear the song

Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי אַשְׁרֵי יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ
אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם הֵם לוֹמְדֶךָ
וְאַשְׁרֵי הָעוֹמְדִים עַל סוֹדֶךָ
לְבוּשֵׁי חשֶׁן תֻּמֶּיךָ וְאוּרֶיךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

And for dessert, composer extraordinaire Yossi Green. Yossi Green sat at the piano, singing and accompanying himself on an exciting performance of the last house of “Bar Yochai“.

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Lyrics:
בַּר יוֹחַאי אַשְׁרֵי יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ
אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם הֵם לוֹמְדֶךָ
וְאַשְׁרֵי הָעוֹמְדִים עַל סוֹדֶךָ
לְבוּשֵׁי חשֶׁן תֻּמֶּיךָ וְאוּרֶיךָ

בַּר יוֹחַאי נִמְשַׁחְתָּ אַשְׁרֶיךָ
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ

We are thrilled to announce the debut single from newcomer Micha Gamerman from BRAZIL!!! This single is just the first taste of Micha’s debut album which will be released in the next few months. Micha’s debut album will feature 11 hits produced by Eli Cohen and Yitzy Berry, who have both been leaving their mark in Jewish music in the last few years. The album will also feature guest vocalists including Ohad and Dedi Graucher. Micha Gamerman is a singer very well known in the local community in Brazil and has performed by many prestigious events. Gamerman has decided that it was time to show the world not just Brazil what he can do.

Lyrics: Songs for Shabbat – Composed by: Eli Cohen – Arranged by: Eli Cohen & Yitzy Berry

Click PLAY below to hear the single

Binghamton University’s Kaskeset has been setting the bar for excellence among collegiate Jewish a cappella groups for 15 years. To celebrate this milestone, over 50 of the group’s alumni came together at a special 15th Anniversary concert this May, where they debuted a new song, Josh Nelson’s L’dor Vador, together.

This exciting collaboration of past and present also went into the studio to create an moving, emotional recording of the song, arranged and produced by Kaskeset alumnus and Jewish a cappella guru Mike Boxer of Six13 fame. The track, featuring alumni spanning the group’s 15-year history — from the class of 2000 all the way to the class of 2015 — is a testament to the power of tradition, of the human voice, and of every Jew’s connection through Hashem to one another all at once.

THIS GROUP HAS BOTH MALE & FEMALE VOCALISTS

http://jewi.sh/ldor