Friday, July 31, 2009

Vintage MBD in the Good Old Days

Old footage of the king in his prime; Mordechai Ben David at a concert in Israel singing some old classics.

The one who uploaded this video claims it's from 1979. i would think it's more like from the early 1980's.

Is that Mona Rosenbloom conducting the orchestra?

Reb Hillel Paley - Ochila

Reb Hillel Paley singing his own composition Ochila. Originally recorded by Lipa Schemltzer on his Posheter YID ALBUM.

Avrahahm Fried Aderaba Music Video

Avrahahm Fried singing Aderaba. The audio sounds like it is straight from the original album. The video was probably done for an Israeli TV channel or something. Judging form his looks and especially his glasses, this has to be at least a good fifteen years back.

MBD Samcheim Medley 1992

Mordechai Ben David at a concert in Israel, singing Samcheim, with Moshe Mona Rosenbloom on the keyboard. Probably around 1992.

Ken Burgess Music Video Bye Bye

A music video of Ken Burgess singing Bye Bye.

Not sure when or where this is from but it's most probably a relatively old video.

Avraham Fried - Acheinu

Avraham Fried singing Abei Rotenberg's Acheinu. Purim 2008.

Reb Hillel Paley - Shuv Na

The composer himself Reb Hillel Paley singing Elokim Tzevokos Shuv na, originally sung by MBD.

MBD Lipa & Shwekey

Mordechai Ben David, Lipa Schmeltzer and Yaakov Shwekey at the finale of a concert, singing Nigush Neshama.

Avraham Fried with Yaakov Shwekey

Avraham Fried with Yaakov Shwekey in concert and in interview with Menachem Toker of Chasiidshkeit.

From an old Chasidishkeit.

MBD Sings Traditional Racheim

Purim 2009 with Mordechai Ben David is Israel

Shloime Cohen - Machnise Rachamim

Chaim Bannet's Machnise Rachamim sung by Shlomo Cohen.

Hillel Paley Sings Torah

The composer himself Reb Hillel Paley singing Torah Hakdosha, originally song by MBD,

MBD Purim 03

Purim 2003 with Mordechai Ben David is Israel.

Aaron Razel on Israeli TV

Aaron Razel sings and does an interview with an Israeli TV channel.

Meydad Tasa Shema Koleinu

מידד טסה - שמע קולנו מלך המלכים

Motzei Tisha B'Av in Belz

Motzei Tisha B'Av in Belz 5769.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

The Lubavitcher Rebbe and Rav Tzvi Kahana

Rav Tzvi Kahana was an Alter Mirrer who later moved to Eretz Yisroel and started his own Yeshivah. It seems like it is a sort of unique Yeshivah, in that it seems to have all types of students there, from modern "Mizrachi" to "Meah Shearim" types. He passed away in 5756.He seemingly didn't buy into the Misnagedisher gibberish he was hearing in Bnei Beraq at the end of the 5740's about the Rebbe and Lubavitch, but some of the supposed Taynes bothered him, so he decided he'll go ask the Rebbe himself. I guess he was in New York anyway, since he had his wife - the daughter of Harav Yitzchok Arieli - with him, and I don't think he would come antagonize the Rebbe with his Rebbetzin at his side. HT: Circus Tent.

Click here for a rough transcript of the conversatin transalated to English.

Announcing: The Event! On Double CD & DVD!

Sheya Mendlowitz and Aderet Music are proud to announce the upcoming release of "The Event." This is a full recording of last years groundbreaking musical experience.

The concert features Lipa Schmeltzer, Surprise Guest MBD, Dedi, Abie Rotenberg, & Pirchei Choir by Eli Gerstner and Yossi Newman. The Double CD and DVD also features special guest stars Acheinu (The Shapiro Brothers), Rabbi Baruch Chait, Sruly Willliger and Shloime Gertner. The concert was orchestrated by Yisroel Lamm and was a musical tribute to Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum ZT"L. Also featuring the entire all star cast in the video "The Life of a True Visionary" by Abie Rotenberg.

The Event on Double CD and DVD will be available next week through Aderet Music and in Israel through Greentec.

Rising from the Ashes

A film about Kever Yosef.

Spinka Rebbe: We've Learned Things the Hard Way

Borough Park, NY - A packed, eclectic audience from all parts of New York was on hand last night for a symposium for the charedi public to discuss the obligation to obey US laws, following the arrests that have unnerved all of US Jewry. In attendance were a number of the figures who had already been released from custody.
Click here for more videos.

News Source: VIN News, click there for more.

Not So Happy Days!

The film is aimed at showing how Sinas Chinam (Baselss Hatred) affects a persons life. The film was shown to many students at Hasmonean High School of North-West London UK, and got a positive response.

Reb Elchonon Halpren - Eli Tzion

Reb Elchonon Halpern Shlita Tisha B'Av, 5769.

Shteigen Over the Sign

What Jewish Dish Would You Like to See?

What Jewish dish would you like to see attempted on MasterChef?

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Ari Goldwag: Ad Ana Bechiya

"Ad Ana Bechiya" are lyrics that come from the Tikkun Chatzot, or Midnight Lamentations. The Jewish people yearn for the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and ask, "How long shall we cry over Zion and eulogize Jerusalem?" This music in this clip is voice only, and permissible to listen to during the Three Weeks.

Al Naharos Bavel By The CDC Choir

Erev Tisha Ba'av at Chaim Day Camp.
Vocals By: Elisha Friedman, Yitzy Engel, Dovid Levin, Yirmi Aryeh, and Shea Solomon
Video By Motty Engel.

Lipa Davening Hallel for the Amud

Lipa Schmeltzer Davening Hallel for the Amud on Rosh Choidesh Menachem Av, 5769.


HT: UnbeLipable.

The Lubavitcher Rebbe Explains a Gemara

Another example of the Rebbe's Gaonos in Ahavas Yisroel and deep understanding of a Yid.

Viznitzer Rebbe During Kinus

A clip of the Viznitzer Rebbe during Kinus on Tishah Bav, 5759/1999, at the house of הרה"ח ר' בעריש לאבין שליט"א. The chazan for kinus is הגה"ח רבי ישראל זילברשלג זצ"ל.

Chazanes Choir Sings Adon Olam

Adon Olam, the Neima Singers and Chaim Dovid Berson.
This took place at the Melava Malka in the Temple Shul in Krakow June 2009

How to Get Free Food at a Restaurant

From Hesh Fried of Frum Satire: "There really isn't much strategy, its more about balls and not having any shame. I don't care what you think about me as long as you leave your half eaten dinner over so I can eat the rest for free".

Jewish Man Sings at Baseball Game

Rabbi Menachem Moscovitz of Camp Dora Golding sings God Bless America at the start of a minor league baseball game in Campbell's Field in NJ.

Pupa Boys Camp Singing For The Pupa Rabbi

Children From The Pupa Boys Camp Welcoming The Pupa Rabbi Swan Lake NY 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Atzeres Tifilla On behlaf The Bochrim Imprisoned in Japan

Thousands have gathered To The Atzeres Tifilla in Williamsburg On behlaf of Bochrim Imprisoned in Japan
Wednesday July 22 2009
Rav Chaim Yosef Dovid Weiss, who had arrived from Antwerp, took the podium. He told the audience chilling details of the bochurim's situation.

Spinka Rabbi Rav Isaac Horowitz Saying Tehilim

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Deal Man Tells News Reporter What to Do!

A man from the Deal NJ community gives a bit of his mind to a news reporter from News 12.

The Kidney Salesman

"The Organ Man" 24 July 2009 - In the United States, the FBI has arrested 44 people, including rabbis and city mayors, as part of a massive corruption case in New Jersey. The arrests were part of a 10-year investigation.

Kol Zimra Sings Acappella for President Bush

After President Bush's speech (3:50) you can see the performance of Kol Zimra led by Benny Amar and Alex Katz. Channukah 2004.

Rabbi Kassin Leavings Federal Court

87 year old Rabbi Saul Kassin Amu"sh, of congregation Shaarei Tzion in Brooklyn, leaves federal court Thursday, July 23, 2009, in Newark, N.J.

The scene on this video is heartrending. Makes me wonder what the arrest of the Baal Hatanya or the Chidushei Harim looked like.

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A Day With The Satmar Rabbi In New Hampshire

Satmar Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum Vacationing In Bethlehem, New Hampshire Summer 2009