More then 200 rabbis on Monday March 24th 2014 commemorated the 70th anniversary of the extermination of Hungarian Jewry by the Nazis, during a memorial in Budapest.
The commemoration was organized in the framework of the two-day annual conference of the Rabbinical Center of Europe, (RCE), an organization dedicated to assist rabbis across the continent. The conference brought more then 200 rabbis from across Europe and Israel in the Hungarian capital in order to discuss issues relating to assimilation and communal attrition. The Rabbis marched several blocks along the banks of the Danube River to the Shoes on the Danube Promenade, a Holocaust memorial site. The memorial is the site of a massacre by Hungarian fascists who lined Jews up along the river, made them remove their shoes and shot them, allowing their bodies to land in the Danube.
According to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, some 568,000 Hungarian Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.
Holocaust survivor Chief Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub, the ‘’Kaliver Rebbe’’ were also in attendance. The Kaliver Rebbe, who was born in Transylvania, returned on Monday to the country that expelled him and his family to Auschwitz, which he left alone at the end of the war after serious torture. "The SS took us from the bunker, 20 people," he said. "They didn't bring us any food or drink for two days. We had a small pocket with breadcrumbs, and each of us took our the crumbs and put them on the floor, so that if someone was already starving to death, they would still have something to live on."
Rebbe Isaac Taub of Kalov, zy"a, (1751-1821) overheard this Hungarian song being sung by a gentile shepherd boy. He recognized the tune to be from the ancient Holy Temple in Jerusalem. He "bought" the song from the boy, and the boy immediately forgot the song once the Rebbe learned it. He added the words in Hebrew about Temple, recognizing the story of the bird to actually be a parable of the exile of the Jewish people, and the importance of waiting for God to take us home, and not to take matters into our own hands.
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Saturday, April 05, 2014
Friday, April 04, 2014
Young Brothers Duo "Penguin Dance"
The now popular penguin dance by a three-year-old while a fellow young man is on the keys.
SUV Slammed by Train
The two adults and the children in the Jeep were taken to a hospital, but are expected to be okay.
Happy Chasunah A Matisyahu Parody
A parody of Matisyahu's "Happy Hanukkah" created by a group of Yeshiva Bochurem from Baltimore, for their friend's wedding.
Thursday, April 03, 2014
The Pesach Blues from Oorah's Shmorg
Put some humor in your Pesach preparations. Watch "The Pesach Blues" from Oorah's Shmorg 5 DVD, and see Abie Rottenberg's work come to life with this cute video.
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Sung by Moshe Yess OBM.
Get this year's Shmorg today at www.oorahauction.org
Sung by Moshe Yess OBM.
Chazan Dovid Werdyger OBM Singing in 2010
VIN News - Dovid Werdyger, Jewish music icon who is considered to be the pioneer of Jewish music as we know it today was Niftar on Thursday morning at age 94.
A legendary chazan and singer and the founder of the Aderet music label, Werdyger was the scion of one of today's most prolific music families and was the father of superstar Mordechai ben David and grandfather of singers Yeedle and Yisroel Werdyger.
The video below is of a Kumzitz program arranged at Scharf's Ateret Avot, a Jewish retirement facility in Brooklyn. Leading the Kumzitz is Chazzan Reb Dovid Werdyger who was a member of the facility. He’s accompanied by Mr. Moshe Y. Scharf proprietor of Scharf’s Ateret Avot.
Video by Eli Scharf administrator at the facility.
A legendary chazan and singer and the founder of the Aderet music label, Werdyger was the scion of one of today's most prolific music families and was the father of superstar Mordechai ben David and grandfather of singers Yeedle and Yisroel Werdyger.
The video below is of a Kumzitz program arranged at Scharf's Ateret Avot, a Jewish retirement facility in Brooklyn. Leading the Kumzitz is Chazzan Reb Dovid Werdyger who was a member of the facility. He’s accompanied by Mr. Moshe Y. Scharf proprietor of Scharf’s Ateret Avot.
Video by Eli Scharf administrator at the facility.
Dudu Fisher - A Yiddishe Mame - 1988
A Yiddishe Mame Song by Dudu Fisher live in Tel Aviv in 1988 at a celebration of 40 years of Israeli independence
Purim Without Sweets?!
An Oral-B toothpaste commercial.
Throughout the year it's recommended to reduce sweets. But on Purim, let the children enjoy the Mishloach Manos. And with Oral-B you'l be keeping their teeth healthy too.
Throughout the year it's recommended to reduce sweets. But on Purim, let the children enjoy the Mishloach Manos. And with Oral-B you'l be keeping their teeth healthy too.
Yaancha by Yosi & Avi Piamenta Feat: Naftali Kalfa
Upon learning of Yossi Piamenta’s current medical situation, Naftali Kalfa composed the song “Yaancha." When Naftali went to visit Yossi in NY, they soon found themselves in familiar settings, a recording studio making music.
This song is produced & arranged by Yosi Piamenta, may he merit a long life until 120!
The song is dedicated to the speedy recovery of “Yoseph ben Genia” (Yosi Piamenta) and all the sick amongst Israel.
The brothers Piamenta first started their careers back in the 70’s when they were the first pioneers of their genre and created a rock band with heavy Chasidic and Middle Eastern influences which swept up the youth of that generation and ours. Since then they have been collaborating with big names in music and have performed all over the world.
Naftali Kalfa has released 2 albums. The first was a joint project with the Piamenta brothers, “Yehyu Leratzon”. The second album, released in 2013, “The Naftali Kalfa Project” is a double album. In it Naftali hosts Yosi Piamenta among others
Yaancha by Yosi & Avi Piamenta feat: Naftali Kalfa
Composed by Naftali Kalfa
Arranged by Yosi Piamenta
Produced & directed by Moni Piamenta
Vocals :Naftali Kalfa & Avi Piamenta
This song is produced & arranged by Yosi Piamenta, may he merit a long life until 120!
The song is dedicated to the speedy recovery of “Yoseph ben Genia” (Yosi Piamenta) and all the sick amongst Israel.
The brothers Piamenta first started their careers back in the 70’s when they were the first pioneers of their genre and created a rock band with heavy Chasidic and Middle Eastern influences which swept up the youth of that generation and ours. Since then they have been collaborating with big names in music and have performed all over the world.
Naftali Kalfa has released 2 albums. The first was a joint project with the Piamenta brothers, “Yehyu Leratzon”. The second album, released in 2013, “The Naftali Kalfa Project” is a double album. In it Naftali hosts Yosi Piamenta among others
Yaancha by Yosi & Avi Piamenta feat: Naftali Kalfa
Composed by Naftali Kalfa
Arranged by Yosi Piamenta
Produced & directed by Moni Piamenta
Vocals :Naftali Kalfa & Avi Piamenta
Canada Border Services Arrests 7 Lev Tahor Members
Seven members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish group Lev Tahor were arrested yesterday over immigration issues.
The Canadian Press writes that Stephen Doig, executive director of Chatham-Kent Children’s Services, stated they worked with the CBSA and that the seven members arrested have a combined 28 children.
Doig said that children whose parents are both in custody are now in the care of the children’s services. It is not known how long the children will be in their care.
Eight Lev Tahor children were detained last month after leaving Canada with their families before a scheduled hearing. Six were stopped at Trinidad and Tobago trying to head to Guatemala and two others were found in Calgary. Six more children – also part of the custody battle – remain in Guatemala.
The Canadian Press writes that Stephen Doig, executive director of Chatham-Kent Children’s Services, stated they worked with the CBSA and that the seven members arrested have a combined 28 children.
Doig said that children whose parents are both in custody are now in the care of the children’s services. It is not known how long the children will be in their care.
Eight Lev Tahor children were detained last month after leaving Canada with their families before a scheduled hearing. Six were stopped at Trinidad and Tobago trying to head to Guatemala and two others were found in Calgary. Six more children – also part of the custody battle – remain in Guatemala.
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Nail Biting Climb Of Ukraine Bridge And Back Flip
Only for it to end badly, though not the "badly" you were expecting.
A British 'freerunner' scaled the top of a bridge and performed a back-flip while hundreds of feet in the air. James Kingston, who describes himself as a 'professional adventurer', climbed 380 feet to the top of the Moscow bridge in Kiev along with friend Mustang Wanted. The pair are then seen dangling each other over the edge of the bridge, before the nail biting footage shows Mr Kingston do a back flip without wearing any safety gear. But despite nailing his landing, the end of the stunt doesn't quite go as planned.
A British 'freerunner' scaled the top of a bridge and performed a back-flip while hundreds of feet in the air. James Kingston, who describes himself as a 'professional adventurer', climbed 380 feet to the top of the Moscow bridge in Kiev along with friend Mustang Wanted. The pair are then seen dangling each other over the edge of the bridge, before the nail biting footage shows Mr Kingston do a back flip without wearing any safety gear. But despite nailing his landing, the end of the stunt doesn't quite go as planned.
Shea Berko & Yedidim With Yedidim Boys Choir
Shea Berko & Yedidim Choir With Yedidim Boys Choir Sing "Ani Ma'amin" Composed by Dudi Kalish & At Belz Yearly Fundraising Dinner in Boro Park Motzei Shabbos February 8 2014. Avrumi Berko on the Keys
Messing with a Lightsaber at Toys 'R' Us
Daniel Hashimoto, an artist who work at DreamWorks of Glendale, California, with another video of his young son.
Click Here for more about Daniel.
"We're back at our local Toys 'R' Us."
Click Here for more about Daniel.
"We're back at our local Toys 'R' Us."
Avi's Cancer Fight - Chai Lifeline Canada
Avi's Cancer Fight - Gryfe & Silver Honorees - Chai Lifeline Canada - Chai Lifeline Canada's Sing for the Children honored Dena and Daniel Gryfe with the Community Leadership Award & Bracha Silver with the Pillar of Strength Award.
Click Here for a song composed by Abie Rotenberg especially for Avi.
Click Here and Here for video of the inspiration concert with Avi.
Click Here for a song composed by Abie Rotenberg especially for Avi.
Click Here and Here for video of the inspiration concert with Avi.
School Creates Video Promoting Fundraising
Yeshiva Darchai Menachem of Brooklyn made this video, promoting a 24 hours fundraiser hosted by www.Charidy.com/
Pesach Music Video by Aish "Let it Go"
Aish.com's parody from Disney's Frozen.
Written and Produced by Aish.com
Musical Production and Performance by Chanan Elias
With thanks to the Schichman Family, and Disney's Frozen
And thanks to Bryna and Chaim Aster, Avital Macales, Arye Dobuler and Elana Kronenberg & her kids: Natanel, Gilad, Maayan, Amichai, Adina, Yair & David
Let It Go: Passover Edition
Written and Produced by Aish.com
Musical Production and Performance by Chanan Elias
With thanks to the Schichman Family, and Disney's Frozen
And thanks to Bryna and Chaim Aster, Avital Macales, Arye Dobuler and Elana Kronenberg & her kids: Natanel, Gilad, Maayan, Amichai, Adina, Yair & David
Let It Go: Passover Edition
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Ohad, Lemmer, Roth & Abramson At Carlebach Concert
Ohad Moskowitz, Yaakov Lemmer, Avrumi Roth, Shai Abramson, and Yitzchak Meir sing Shlomo Carlebach's Lecha Dodi at a recant Concert, with a Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Conducted by Dr. Mordechai Sobol
Carlebach Medley
Carlebach Medley
Israeli PM Netanyahu Visits Matzah Bakery
Israeli PM Netanyahu Visits Matzah Bakery In Kfar Chabad Israel Tuesday April 1 2014
Gross Bros. Welcomed Back to School with New Song
The tragedy that occurred in the Givat Mordechai neighborhood of Yerushalayim on Wednesday 21 Shevat, 5774 had the country horrified. The Gross family became ill, apparently the result of having an exterminator work in their apartment a day earlier. As a result, two children R"L died in Shaare Zedek Hospital, sisters, Yaal and Avigail OBM, one 18-months-old and the second 4-years-old. Two other children Chaim Michael Shlomo and Rafael Yitzhak Isaac, ages 5 and 7, remained hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit struggling for their lives.
Two months later, after a miraculous recovery, the young Gross brothers returned to their school "Talmud Torah Achiezer" . There they were welcomed back by hundreds of fellow school children and together with their parents celebrated with singing and dancing, thanking Hashem.
Singer Shlomo Cohen and keyboard player Ami Cohen found it appropriate to teach the children a new song "Rofa" and the children in a particular, immediately caught on and sang along.
כי קל מלך נאמן ורחמן אתה
ברוך אתה השם
רופא חולי עמו ישראל
Two months later, after a miraculous recovery, the young Gross brothers returned to their school "Talmud Torah Achiezer" . There they were welcomed back by hundreds of fellow school children and together with their parents celebrated with singing and dancing, thanking Hashem.
Singer Shlomo Cohen and keyboard player Ami Cohen found it appropriate to teach the children a new song "Rofa" and the children in a particular, immediately caught on and sang along.
כי קל מלך נאמן ורחמן אתה
ברוך אתה השם
רופא חולי עמו ישראל
Yeshiva of Flatbush Color War Green Team Dance
Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman high school color war 2014. Boys dance by the green team.
Zrili Berger and Yanky Lemmer Sing Old Yiddish Tune
Chazan Yanky Lemmer with child soloist Zrili Berger singing "Nisht Vat Tzi Gein." By the dinner for the KJ Kollel. A Gershy Moskowitz production.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Infrared Surveillance on Bald Eagle & Her Three Eggs
Eagle-Eye View: Pennsylvania Game Commission works to protect bald eagles nesting along Pittsburgh's rivers.
Recess at a Yerushalmi Cheder
Not much learning got done the day the cement truck showed up at this Cheider in Jerusalem.
Yisroel Werdyger and Shira Choir - MBD's Rachem
Yisroel Werdyger accompanied by the Shira Choir at a wedding with a nostalgic rendition of MBD's famous "Racheim" from his 1980's album "Moshiach is coming soon" Musical performance by Yanky Briskman, Sound by Lipa Meisels/Supersound Studio
Inside the Phone Call Between Obama and Putin
Russian President Putin phones President Obama to discuss possible "diplomatic solutions."
"Chad Gadya" The Music Video
לחן ושירה: יוחאי בן אב"י
קאסט-שחקני עלילות ארץ גושן: עופר בן שבת, עומרי לוי, שרוליק פניאל, אלון מרגלית, יאיר להמן, אור אדרי, נועם לוי.
גיטרה: אשר אזואלוס
תופים: מתן אחיטוב
סקסופון: עמירם גרנות
קלידים ומידי: עמרי מראד
עיבוד: יוחאי בן אב"י ועמרי מראד
הקלטה מיקס ומאסטרינג: עמרי מראד
הוקלט באולפני O.M. טבריה
קאסט-שחקני עלילות ארץ גושן: עופר בן שבת, עומרי לוי, שרוליק פניאל, אלון מרגלית, יאיר להמן, אור אדרי, נועם לוי.
גיטרה: אשר אזואלוס
תופים: מתן אחיטוב
סקסופון: עמירם גרנות
קלידים ומידי: עמרי מראד
עיבוד: יוחאי בן אב"י ועמרי מראד
הקלטה מיקס ומאסטרינג: עמרי מראד
הוקלט באולפני O.M. טבריה
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Archaeologists Find Treblinka Gas Chambers
Dig at Nazi death camp yields first physical evidence of gas chambers, 'massive amounts of human bone.'
The first-ever archaeological excavations at the Nazi death camp Treblinka in Poland have revealed new mass graves, as well as the first physical evidence that this camp held gas chambers. The camp had been bulldozed in 1943. To cover their tracks, the Nazis went so far as to plant crops and build a farmhouse on the leveled ground.
Presented in a new documentary, "Treblinka: Hitler's Killing Machine," which aired Saturday on the Smithsonian Channel, the excavations revealed brick walls and foundations from the gas chambers, as well as mass graves and massive amounts of human bone, some of which was close to the ground's surface or exposed to the elements.
Historians estimate that about 900,000 Jews were murdered at the camp over just 16 months.
The Nazis began deporting Jews to Treblinka in July 1942, mostly from the ghettos of Warsaw and Radom. There were two camps: Treblinka I was a forced-labor camp where prisoners were made to manufacture gravel for the Nazi war effort. A little more than a mile (2 kilometers) away was Treblinka II, the death camp, where Jews were sent on trains.
The victims were told that they were going to a transit camp before being sent on to a new life in eastern Europe. The deception was elaborate: Nazis erected a fake train station in the remote spot, complete with false ticket-counter and clock.
The gas chamber was the subject of the teams' second dig. The excavations revealed a brick wall and foundation. There were two sets of gas chambers built at Treblinka, the first with a capacity of about 600 people, the second able to hold about 5,000. The gas chambers were the only brick buildings in the camp, Colls said. The digs also revealed orange tiles that matched eyewitness descriptions of the floor of the gas chambers. Each tile was stamped with a Star of David, apparently in order to fool the victims into believing that the building was “a Jewish-style bathhouse.”
The Jewish deportees were split into two groups, one of men and the other of women and children, and ordered to undress for "delousing." After handing over their valuables and documents, the victims were sent to the gas chambers, which were pumped full of exhaust fumes from tank engines. “Within about 20 minutes, some 5,000 people inside would be killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Corpses were initially buried in mass graves, but later in 1942 and 1943, Jewish slave laborers were forced to reopen the graves and cremate the bodies on enormous pyres,” adds Live Science.
After the war, Treblinka was turned into a memorial. Out of respect for the victims, no excavation was allowed there, until Colls and her colleagues won approval from Polish authorities as well as Jewish religious leaders to conduct a limited dig.
The first-ever archaeological excavations at the Nazi death camp Treblinka in Poland have revealed new mass graves, as well as the first physical evidence that this camp held gas chambers. The camp had been bulldozed in 1943. To cover their tracks, the Nazis went so far as to plant crops and build a farmhouse on the leveled ground.
Presented in a new documentary, "Treblinka: Hitler's Killing Machine," which aired Saturday on the Smithsonian Channel, the excavations revealed brick walls and foundations from the gas chambers, as well as mass graves and massive amounts of human bone, some of which was close to the ground's surface or exposed to the elements.
Historians estimate that about 900,000 Jews were murdered at the camp over just 16 months.
The Nazis began deporting Jews to Treblinka in July 1942, mostly from the ghettos of Warsaw and Radom. There were two camps: Treblinka I was a forced-labor camp where prisoners were made to manufacture gravel for the Nazi war effort. A little more than a mile (2 kilometers) away was Treblinka II, the death camp, where Jews were sent on trains.
The victims were told that they were going to a transit camp before being sent on to a new life in eastern Europe. The deception was elaborate: Nazis erected a fake train station in the remote spot, complete with false ticket-counter and clock.
The gas chamber was the subject of the teams' second dig. The excavations revealed a brick wall and foundation. There were two sets of gas chambers built at Treblinka, the first with a capacity of about 600 people, the second able to hold about 5,000. The gas chambers were the only brick buildings in the camp, Colls said. The digs also revealed orange tiles that matched eyewitness descriptions of the floor of the gas chambers. Each tile was stamped with a Star of David, apparently in order to fool the victims into believing that the building was “a Jewish-style bathhouse.”
The Jewish deportees were split into two groups, one of men and the other of women and children, and ordered to undress for "delousing." After handing over their valuables and documents, the victims were sent to the gas chambers, which were pumped full of exhaust fumes from tank engines. “Within about 20 minutes, some 5,000 people inside would be killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Corpses were initially buried in mass graves, but later in 1942 and 1943, Jewish slave laborers were forced to reopen the graves and cremate the bodies on enormous pyres,” adds Live Science.
After the war, Treblinka was turned into a memorial. Out of respect for the victims, no excavation was allowed there, until Colls and her colleagues won approval from Polish authorities as well as Jewish religious leaders to conduct a limited dig.
Awesome Way to Peel Apple
Just in time for Pesach, creative way to peel apple fast. Make sure your drill is Kosherized for Pesach.
Freilach with MBD & Shira - Proik
MBD on an old classic from the old Rebbe of Modzitz titled Proik, with backup vocals by Shira. Music by Freilach. At the Keren Simchas Chosson V'Kallah event, several weeks ago, in Crown Heights.
What's in the Bag?
Puppy Black Labrador gets a surprise when he goes to take a look in a shopping bag.
Dovid Gabay - Borei Olam - Official Music Video
Dovid Gabay has released an all new single, titled, "Borei Olam". The song was composed by Yitzy Waldner, and arranged by Ian Freitor.
The new single is available for a free download at DovidGabay.net
Borei Olam
Artist: Dovid Gabay
Composed by: Yitzy Waldner
Musical Production: Ian Freitor
Music Video Produced by: C.D. Eichler
Filmed & Edited by: Mordy Gilden
The new single is available for a free download at DovidGabay.net
Borei Olam
Artist: Dovid Gabay
Composed by: Yitzy Waldner
Musical Production: Ian Freitor
Music Video Produced by: C.D. Eichler
Filmed & Edited by: Mordy Gilden
Isaac Honig & Yedidim - Chupah - AT Production
Isaac Honig & Yedidim Choir Singing "Mi Adir & Mi Bon Siach" Conducted by Yisroel Lamm On March 19 2014, At Ateres Chaya Hall In Boro Park - An Aaron Teitelbaum Production
When Your Dad is an Animator
Daniel Hashimoto, an artist who work at DreamWorks of Glendale, California, brought his son's imagination to life.
From the author: "Ah, Puddle Jumping - Splashing in puddles at the OSH Garden Center. Don't worry, I found him in the plumbing section later."
Report by ABC News, on the story.
From the author: "Ah, Puddle Jumping - Splashing in puddles at the OSH Garden Center. Don't worry, I found him in the plumbing section later."
Report by ABC News, on the story.
Road Rage Revenge
A woman had revenge after a pickup truck driver aggressively tailgated her, flipped her off and then sped in front of her - before losing control and smashing into a pole. And even better for the woman, Tracy Lynn Sloan, she caught the whole thing on camera - which allowed police to swiftly arrest the driver, 33-year-old Jeffrey Travis White. The women was driving along US 41 in Tampa, Florida on Monday morning when the 2008 Ford pickup truck neared her.
Blizzard Blows Reporters Off Camera
Two reporters with The Weather Network were giving an update on a blizzard sweeping through Nova Scotia, Canada last week they were blown off their feet. The winds are so strong, the two disappear off-camera before popping back on-screen. winds were gusting to 100 mph
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