Lipa Schmeltzer released a music video that uses one of his songs to promote solidarity among Jews worldwide, no matter what their background or religious leanings.
The video features the dance song Mizrach, one of the tracks from Lipa's recent Leap of Faith album and shows Lipa singing and dancing with a group of Israeli soldiers, members of the noted Netzah Yehuda Battalion of the Nahal Haredi. Part of the Kfir Brigade of the Israeli Defense forces, Netzah Yehuda was created to give religious Israeli soldiers the opportunity to serve in the army while maintaining a strict adherence to their religious convictions.
With the expiration of the Tal Law one month ago, the Israeli army has been the subject of much media scrutiny as yeshiva students who were previously exempted from military service are now facing the possibility of joining their fellow countrymen in the army. Thousands of Israeli yeshiva students are expecting to receive draft notices in the upcoming future, further widening the division between Israel's secular and ultra-Orthodox communities.
With the release of the new video which clocks in at just under five minutes long, Lipa hopes to help bridge the gap between the two groups, with the clear message of unity amongst all Jews expressed in the lyrics of the song.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
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this is NOT directed at anyone in paticular, so its not loshon hora, but am i the only one who HATES the current direction of jewish music? what hapened to the passionate mbd styles?? gone in place of `being cool and hip`? UGH!
If its going to include all jews what does the song say for those who don't speak ivrit?
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR SAYING BUT YOU HAVE THE CHOISE NOT TO LISTEN TO IT SORRY BUT I DONT THINK YOU WILL B ABLE TO STOP WERE ITS GOING AND ITS 2012 EVRYTHING CHANGES
Passionate MBD Style? don't you remember the rabbunim asserd MBD back in the days just like they asserd Lipa
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