Join in to the Live virtual kumzitz with Fitch Benshimon & Eli Marcus! Tonight's program is a tribute to Reb Bentzion Shenker.
Update: The Live stream has ended. You can watch a replay of the event, below.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Friday, November 25, 2016
It's A Wonderful Week Episode 5 - Chayei Sarah
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Episode 5 - Chayei Sarah
Build a basketball hoop, find out the winners of episode 4, and challenge yourself with the Question of the Week to enter this week’s raffle. (Prize will be shipped within USA only)
Episode 5 - Chayei Sarah
Build a basketball hoop, find out the winners of episode 4, and challenge yourself with the Question of the Week to enter this week’s raffle. (Prize will be shipped within USA only)
Reb Yomtov Ehrlich famous "YAkob" Hearful Plea!
Reb Yomtov Ehrlich's Grandson , Yitzchok , soon to be married , composes a song based on his grandfather Reb Yom Tov Ehrlich Z"l famous song "Yakob."
Yitzchok describes in his composition his feelings of walking down to his own Chuppa ALONE after both of his parents Reb Moshe and Liba Ehrlich were both Niftar during the last few years.
To read more and help him out please Click Here
Yitzchok describes in his composition his feelings of walking down to his own Chuppa ALONE after both of his parents Reb Moshe and Liba Ehrlich were both Niftar during the last few years.
To read more and help him out please Click Here
Dvar Torah Parshas Chayei Sarah 5777
Gruntig Exclusive Dvar Torah Parshas Chayei Sarah - Bitachon with Rabbi Zalman Goldberg
The Gift of Life - Parshas Chayei Sarah - By JLI
The Gift of Life - Parshas Chayei Sarah - By JLI
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Benny - Fill the World With Light - Test Drive
It's been two years since Benny Friedman released Kol Haneshama Sheli, and the time has come for something brand new! That something is "Fill The World With Light," Benny's 4th studio album.
Fill The World With Light features songs composed by Yitzy Waldner, Yitzy Berry & Eli Klein, R' Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz, Ari Goldwag, Elimelech Blumstein, and for the first time on Benny's CD, songs composed by Boruch Sholom Blesofsky, Elie Schwab and newcomer Moshe Shmeel Deutsch, and two songs by Yossi Green!
The album includes arrangements by Ian Freitor, Eli Lishinsky, Tzvi Blumenfeld, Naftali Schnitzler, Mendy Hershkowitz, Yitzy Berry & Eli Klein and Udi Damari. Original lyrics by Miriam Israeli, Shmuel Marcus, Eli Schwab, Yitzy Berry and Eli Klein.
The beautiful album cover features original artwork by artist Marc Lumer, and the jacket includes art by Yitzchok Moully, Yiddy Lebovitz and Sruly Meyer.
Fill The World With Light was produced and directed by Sruly Meyer and is distributed in the diaspora by Mendy Werdyger of Aderet & Mostly Music, and in Israel by Shanky's. The CD will be available in stores and online for download next week, B'ezrat Hashem.
Pre-Order Fill The World With Light at MostlyMusic.com!
Fill The World With Light features songs composed by Yitzy Waldner, Yitzy Berry & Eli Klein, R' Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz, Ari Goldwag, Elimelech Blumstein, and for the first time on Benny's CD, songs composed by Boruch Sholom Blesofsky, Elie Schwab and newcomer Moshe Shmeel Deutsch, and two songs by Yossi Green!
The album includes arrangements by Ian Freitor, Eli Lishinsky, Tzvi Blumenfeld, Naftali Schnitzler, Mendy Hershkowitz, Yitzy Berry & Eli Klein and Udi Damari. Original lyrics by Miriam Israeli, Shmuel Marcus, Eli Schwab, Yitzy Berry and Eli Klein.
The beautiful album cover features original artwork by artist Marc Lumer, and the jacket includes art by Yitzchok Moully, Yiddy Lebovitz and Sruly Meyer.
Fill The World With Light was produced and directed by Sruly Meyer and is distributed in the diaspora by Mendy Werdyger of Aderet & Mostly Music, and in Israel by Shanky's. The CD will be available in stores and online for download next week, B'ezrat Hashem.
Pre-Order Fill The World With Light at MostlyMusic.com!
New Exercise Video For Kids!
Introducing the first exercise workout video for kids of all ages. An educational, entertaining and interactive animation DVD For Children! www.MendyMusic.com
Thousands Evacuate as Wildfires Spreads in Israel
Some sixty thousand people were evacuated from their homes in Haifa Thursday November 24 2016. as a wave of wildfires threatened the bay metropolis, bolstered by high winds and dry conditions that have contributed to a spate of blazes across the country this week.
Residents of a total of 11 neighborhoods in the city were told to leave their homes, as fires in at least five locations consumed homes and businesses. By late afternoon, more than 100 people in the Haifa area had been treated for fire-related injuries, mostly smoke inhalation.
National police chief Roni Alsheich said some of the fires were set by arsonists, “presumably with nationalist motives,” but most were not. He said some suspects were in custody. Top Arab MK Ayman Odeh called the arsonists “enemies of us all.”
Greece, Russia, Cyprus and Turkey were among the nations that sent firefighting planes and other equipment to help fight the fires.
“The fire is not under control; residents should quickly evacuate,” the Haifa fire chief said, as eyewitnesses described firefighters having little success in checking the onslaught of the flames.
Residents of a total of 11 neighborhoods in the city were told to leave their homes, as fires in at least five locations consumed homes and businesses. By late afternoon, more than 100 people in the Haifa area had been treated for fire-related injuries, mostly smoke inhalation.
National police chief Roni Alsheich said some of the fires were set by arsonists, “presumably with nationalist motives,” but most were not. He said some suspects were in custody. Top Arab MK Ayman Odeh called the arsonists “enemies of us all.”
Greece, Russia, Cyprus and Turkey were among the nations that sent firefighting planes and other equipment to help fight the fires.
“The fire is not under control; residents should quickly evacuate,” the Haifa fire chief said, as eyewitnesses described firefighters having little success in checking the onslaught of the flames.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
A Quest for Oiz - The Most Powerful Army In The World
A Quest for Oiz- The Most Powerful Army In The World. An educational video for children. By the Chabad organization Tzivos Hashem. Recorded in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY.
Wolf Blitzer will Moderate your Dinner
Comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres introduces "Mobile Moderator," a new service that will allow CNN's news anchor Wolf Blitzer to moderate your Thanksgiving dinner and keep post-election peace.
Nissim ft. Yisroel Laub "A Million Years"
Executive Producer: Yisroel Laub
Filmed & Produced by: Olam Media
Directed by: Aharon Orian
Cinematography & Edited by: David Orian
Music Credits:
Written By: Yosef Brown & Nissim Black
Produced By: Yosef Brown
Keys By: Yisroel Laub
Recorded By: Yisroel Laub at LittleBox Records
Mixed By: Oren Emmanuel
Filmed & Produced by: Olam Media
Directed by: Aharon Orian
Cinematography & Edited by: David Orian
Music Credits:
Written By: Yosef Brown & Nissim Black
Produced By: Yosef Brown
Keys By: Yisroel Laub
Recorded By: Yisroel Laub at LittleBox Records
Mixed By: Oren Emmanuel
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Grandma Puts Baby Into Crib
A grandmother in Huntsville, Alabama, who tried putting a baby to bed has tripped into viral infamy.
Last Friday, Valerie Routh Sharp was putting her granddaughter to sleep in her crib. Since Sharp is only 5 feet tall, she required a step stool to get up high enough to put the child down.
A baby monitor filmed Sharp falling into the crib head first, never letting go of the baby girl.
Luckily, Sharp, 61, and the baby were OK.
Last Friday, Valerie Routh Sharp was putting her granddaughter to sleep in her crib. Since Sharp is only 5 feet tall, she required a step stool to get up high enough to put the child down.
A baby monitor filmed Sharp falling into the crib head first, never letting go of the baby girl.
Luckily, Sharp, 61, and the baby were OK.
World Record Basketball Shot 593 Feet
The greatest height from which a basketball is shot is 593.73 ft and was achieved by Brett Stanford, Derek Herron and Scott Gaunson from 'How Ridiculous' (Australia), at Mauvoisin Dam, Valais, Switzerland, on 26 September 2016. Derek Herron achieved this record on his third attempt.
Giant Sinkhole Repaired In Two Minutes
Of course these Japanese street workers needed a little longer than two minutes, but for this really gigantic sinkhole in the street, even the seven days the work really lasted are incredibly fast. And it is always beautiful to watch worker bees in time-lapse!
A gigantic sinkhole has opened in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka, swallowing huge sections of road near underground work to extend a subway tunnel.
A 7-to 8-meter-wide hole was first reported early Tuesday 2 weeks ago, according to Motohisa Oda, a crisis management officer from the city of Fukuoka.
Nearby residents were evacuated, and five major roads cordoned off in Hakata ward in Fukuoka's business district. The gaping hole -- which started off as two smaller ones before merging into the larger cavity appeared 300 meters from the JR Hakata railway station.
The sinkhole was a whopping 27 meters wide, 30 meters long and 15 meters deep.
It is filled with water that seeped in from sewage pipes destroyed by collapsing sections of road.
A gigantic sinkhole has opened in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka, swallowing huge sections of road near underground work to extend a subway tunnel.
A 7-to 8-meter-wide hole was first reported early Tuesday 2 weeks ago, according to Motohisa Oda, a crisis management officer from the city of Fukuoka.
Nearby residents were evacuated, and five major roads cordoned off in Hakata ward in Fukuoka's business district. The gaping hole -- which started off as two smaller ones before merging into the larger cavity appeared 300 meters from the JR Hakata railway station.
The sinkhole was a whopping 27 meters wide, 30 meters long and 15 meters deep.
It is filled with water that seeped in from sewage pipes destroyed by collapsing sections of road.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Biggest Crashing Waves Ever Filmed?!
Petrifying Massive 75 Ft Waves as Typhoon Megi Slammed into Taiwan in September.
Concert Stage Turns into Wedding Chupa
When performer Gad Elbaz took the stage at a recent concert in Brooklyn, the crowd was primed for his upbeat popular songs such as "Hashem Melech" and others.
Elbaz's voice then accompanied the transformation of the stage into a setting of a wedding ceremony. It came as a complete surprise to many in the crowd when a white Chuppah canopy was placed center stage.
The Chosson Pesach Charni and Kalah Avigail Chazin, descendants of Holocaust survivors, agreed to share their special day and the joy of their wedding with the thousands in attendance, highlighting Jewish survival and continuity.
While getting married on stage is not what Avigail and Pesach had planned, when they heard that the show's producers wanted to have a wedding during the show, "It just all came together," the bride said.
Click Here for more info and pictures.
Elbaz's voice then accompanied the transformation of the stage into a setting of a wedding ceremony. It came as a complete surprise to many in the crowd when a white Chuppah canopy was placed center stage.
The Chosson Pesach Charni and Kalah Avigail Chazin, descendants of Holocaust survivors, agreed to share their special day and the joy of their wedding with the thousands in attendance, highlighting Jewish survival and continuity.
While getting married on stage is not what Avigail and Pesach had planned, when they heard that the show's producers wanted to have a wedding during the show, "It just all came together," the bride said.
Click Here for more info and pictures.
Trump Israel the Iran Deal & Other Political Videos
Eric Shawn reports: Israel in the Trump era - Amb. James Woolsey on what will change in U.S. policy
Speculation Grows Over Possibility of Mitt Romney Joining the Trump Administration - The former Massachusetts governor met with the president-elect to discuss various issues facing the United States.
Speculation Grows Over Possibility of Mitt Romney Joining the Trump Administration - The former Massachusetts governor met with the president-elect to discuss various issues facing the United States.
Agudas Yisroel of America 94th National Convention
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Legendary Composer Reb Ben Zion Shenker Passes Away
VIN News - One of the most gifted and inspired composers of Hassidic niggunim Rabbi Ben Tzion Shknker has passed away this morning Sunday November 20 2016. at the age of 91.
Shenker was born in Williamsburg in 1925, four years after his parents arrived in America. He unknowing embarked on his musical career even before his fifth birthday when his mother would play recorded cantorial albums for him for hours at a time, giving him an appreciation for Jewish music and exposure to often complex pieces of music.
With his innate talent, Shenker developed an unusual aptitude for cantorial music at a very young age and by the time he was 12 he had been hand picked to become part of a children’s choir.
One year later, he had his own 15 minute radio program on Sunday afternoons and as a student at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath he got permission from Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz to do the show as long as he returned promptly for second seder.
Shenker’s long association with Modzitz began at age 15 when he happened to spend a Shabbos meal with the Modzitzer Rebbe. Picking up a book on Chasidic music, which included a chapter on the Modzitzer Rebbe and musical notations of some of his compositions, Shenker began singing the notes to himself.
Noticing Shenker, the Rebbe was surprised to discover that the yeshiva student was able to read and write music and over time he became the Modzitzer Rebbe’s musical secretary.
In his lifetime, Shenker is believed to charted approximately 100 Modzitzer niggunim and to have composed approximately 500 original songs. He also served as the chazan in the Modzitzer synagogue in Brooklyn for five decades.
Click here a collection of videos we posted of Reb Ben Zion Shenker
Here is a in depth interview of Reb Ben Zion Shenker from Wexler Oral History Project in July 3, 2012
Shenker was born in Williamsburg in 1925, four years after his parents arrived in America. He unknowing embarked on his musical career even before his fifth birthday when his mother would play recorded cantorial albums for him for hours at a time, giving him an appreciation for Jewish music and exposure to often complex pieces of music.
With his innate talent, Shenker developed an unusual aptitude for cantorial music at a very young age and by the time he was 12 he had been hand picked to become part of a children’s choir.
One year later, he had his own 15 minute radio program on Sunday afternoons and as a student at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath he got permission from Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz to do the show as long as he returned promptly for second seder.
Shenker’s long association with Modzitz began at age 15 when he happened to spend a Shabbos meal with the Modzitzer Rebbe. Picking up a book on Chasidic music, which included a chapter on the Modzitzer Rebbe and musical notations of some of his compositions, Shenker began singing the notes to himself.
Noticing Shenker, the Rebbe was surprised to discover that the yeshiva student was able to read and write music and over time he became the Modzitzer Rebbe’s musical secretary.
In his lifetime, Shenker is believed to charted approximately 100 Modzitzer niggunim and to have composed approximately 500 original songs. He also served as the chazan in the Modzitzer synagogue in Brooklyn for five decades.
Click here a collection of videos we posted of Reb Ben Zion Shenker
Here is a in depth interview of Reb Ben Zion Shenker from Wexler Oral History Project in July 3, 2012
Gentle Giant
They make an odd couple, but a big-bodied polar bear and diminutive dog threw caution to the tundra winds and cuddled up in northern Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada over the weekend.
"I had no idea what was going to happen, and then sure enough he started petting that dog, acted like he was a friend," David De Meulles said. "I just so happen to catch a video of a lifetime."
De Meulles recorded a video over the weekend that shows one of the Arctic predators towering over a dog, tenderly petting it
"I had no idea what was going to happen, and then sure enough he started petting that dog, acted like he was a friend," David De Meulles said. "I just so happen to catch a video of a lifetime."
De Meulles recorded a video over the weekend that shows one of the Arctic predators towering over a dog, tenderly petting it
Hundreds at Kever of Shlomo Carlebach Upon his Yahrtzeit
Kumzitz at the graveside of Reb Shlomo Carlebach upon his 22nd Yahrtzeit.
Annual Concert in memory of Shlomo Carlebach, at the Benyanei HaUma arena in Jerusalem. Performers included Ahron Razel, Yitzchak Meir, Udi Davidi, Chezki Sofer, Avi Miller and others. Motzie Shabbos Vayeira.
Annual Concert in memory of Shlomo Carlebach, at the Benyanei HaUma arena in Jerusalem. Performers included Ahron Razel, Yitzchak Meir, Udi Davidi, Chezki Sofer, Avi Miller and others. Motzie Shabbos Vayeira.
Levi Niasoff Releases Debut Album - “Mipi Olelim”
Thirteen-year-old Australian singing sensation, Levi Niasoff, has just launched his debut Kumzitz album, “Mipi Olelim” – a collection of soulful, heartfelt melodies.
Mipi Olelim showcases a pure voice that is a true gift. It is the consensus of leading Jewish musicians around the globe that this album is exceptional. According to Avraham Fried, this, “Raises the roof both spiritually and musically!” And Benny Friedman added, “This is G-d-given vocal talent that must be heard!”
Levi has grown up in a world immersed in music. Team Niasoff includes his father, Chazzan Yehoshua Niasoff, a talented, popular chazzan loyally serving one of the largest communities in Sydney, Australia. His mother, Nissa, who lives and breathes all-things-music and personally composed the title song and several others. And his older brother, Aron Niasoff, a gifted musician who arranged, recorded and produced this unique debut album.
Levi already has a worldwide YouTube following - one performance alone has received almost 20,000 hits and counting! He has chosen to incorporate many favorite ballads into his first album, each cleverly re-interpreted with his signature sensitive style. “This one is special. He is Australian and I love him! His voice is from the heavens above and will lift each and every Neshama – Levi brings joy to all who hear him,” said a smiling Yehuda Glantz. Not to be outdone, Bentzi Marcus of 8th Day adds, “Get ready to be wowed and inspired by this incredible young singer!”
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For more information please contact:
Yehoshua Niasoff @ Yniasoff1@gmail.com
Aron Niasoff @ aronniasoff@gmail.com
Mipi Olelim is currently available for download at:
iTunes
Google Play
Amazon
Mostly Music
And hard copies available at Judaica World & Mostly Music Brooklyn.
Mipi Olelim showcases a pure voice that is a true gift. It is the consensus of leading Jewish musicians around the globe that this album is exceptional. According to Avraham Fried, this, “Raises the roof both spiritually and musically!” And Benny Friedman added, “This is G-d-given vocal talent that must be heard!”
Levi has grown up in a world immersed in music. Team Niasoff includes his father, Chazzan Yehoshua Niasoff, a talented, popular chazzan loyally serving one of the largest communities in Sydney, Australia. His mother, Nissa, who lives and breathes all-things-music and personally composed the title song and several others. And his older brother, Aron Niasoff, a gifted musician who arranged, recorded and produced this unique debut album.
Levi already has a worldwide YouTube following - one performance alone has received almost 20,000 hits and counting! He has chosen to incorporate many favorite ballads into his first album, each cleverly re-interpreted with his signature sensitive style. “This one is special. He is Australian and I love him! His voice is from the heavens above and will lift each and every Neshama – Levi brings joy to all who hear him,” said a smiling Yehuda Glantz. Not to be outdone, Bentzi Marcus of 8th Day adds, “Get ready to be wowed and inspired by this incredible young singer!”
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For more information please contact:
Yehoshua Niasoff @ Yniasoff1@gmail.com
Aron Niasoff @ aronniasoff@gmail.com
Mipi Olelim is currently available for download at:
iTunes
Google Play
Amazon
Mostly Music
And hard copies available at Judaica World & Mostly Music Brooklyn.
Laser at News Helicopter and Gets Arrested
A man was arrested early Thursday November 3, 2016. after authorities say he pointed a high-powered construction laser several times at an overhead media helicopter in Denver.
There were three people aboard the aircraft, including a pilot, a camera operator and a radio traffic reporter. The crew was not hurt. They zoomed the on-board camera to get the suspect's vehicle information and location and called police. In less than an hour, police had arrested a suspect.
According to the FAA, a law signed in 2012 makes it a federal crime to aim a laser pointer at an aircraft.
There were three people aboard the aircraft, including a pilot, a camera operator and a radio traffic reporter. The crew was not hurt. They zoomed the on-board camera to get the suspect's vehicle information and location and called police. In less than an hour, police had arrested a suspect.
According to the FAA, a law signed in 2012 makes it a federal crime to aim a laser pointer at an aircraft.
Levi Lesin Production ft. Boruch Sholom & Meshorerim
This clip of Boruch Sholom & Levi Lesin, accompanied by the Meshorerim choir was performed this past summer at a wedding in NY. Enjoy
Music arranged by: Levi Lesin
Choir led by: Aba Berkowitz
Video by: Motty Engel
Mixed by: Ruli Ezrachi
Music arranged by: Levi Lesin
Choir led by: Aba Berkowitz
Video by: Motty Engel
Mixed by: Ruli Ezrachi
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