Israel Matzav

Friday, January 31, 2014

Video: Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

This ought to keep you here for a while. It's a rare video of a Shlomo Carlebach concert!

Let's go to the videotape.

Shabbat Shalom everyone!

Labels: Sabbath music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Overnight music video

It's Elul, and here's Binyamin Steinberg performing Shlomo Carlebach's Lulei He'emanti (But for my belief) from Psalm 27. Psalm 27 is said twice daily from the beginning of the month of Elul through Hoshana Rabba (in Israel) or Shmini Atzereth (everyplace else).

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: Binyamin Steinberg, Lulei He'emanti, overnight music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Overnight music video

Here's Shlomo Carlebach z"l (of blessed memory) telling the Great Esrog Story of Succos.

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: etrog, overnight music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Friday, August 26, 2011

Sabbath music video

This Sabbath we bless the coming new month of Elul, which we will welcome on Tuesday and Wednesday of the coming week. It is said that in the synagogue of Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, the preeminent Musarist, when the Cantor started to bless the New Moon of Elul, the entire congregation would burst into tears due to the coming judgment days that follow Elul. Elul is meant to be a month of introspection and repentance.

During the month of Elul, we add Psalm 27 at the end of the service in the morning and evening (morning and afternoon in the Sphardic and Hasidic traditions). This song comes from Psalm 27. It's called Achath Sha'alti (One thing I asked from God, this is my request, to dwell in God's House all the days of my life and to visit His sanctuary).

The tune was written by R. Shlomo Carlebach z"l (of blessed memory) and it's sung by Binyamin Steinberg.

Let's go to the videotape.

Shabbat Shalom everyone.

Labels: Achath Sha'alti, Binyamin Steinberg, Sabbath music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Thursday, June 09, 2011

Overnight music video

On Wednesday we said the Hallel prayer as part of the holiday prayers. Here's Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach z"l (of blessed memory) singing Ma Ashiv (What can I answer) from the Hallel prayer.

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: Mah Ashiv, overnight music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Overnight music video

Here's a classic: Reb Shlomo Carlebach singing HaMavdil Bein Kodesh l'Chol (He who distinguishes between the Holy and the profane), which is sung immediately after the Havdala service on Saturday night.

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: HaMavdil Bein Kodesh l'Chol, overnight music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Overnight music video

Here's Yitzchak Miller singing Shlomo Carlebach's Adir Hu (He is awesome), a song that is sung toward the end of the Haggadah.

Let's go to the videotape.

Labels: Adir Hu, overnight music video, Shlomo Carlebach, Yitzchak Miller

Sunday, November 07, 2010

Overnight music video

Here's Shlomo Carlebach z"l in a live concert from 1993 singing Barchi Nafshi (Let my soul praise God), which is from Psalm 103, which is said on the date of the New Moon each month (this month there are actually two days - Sunday and Monday).

Let's go to the videotape.

Chodesh Tov, a good month to everyone.

Labels: Barchi Nafshi, overnight music video, Shlomo Carlebach

Friday, November 05, 2010

Sabbath music video

Saturday night is Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of the new month, which means that this Sabbath is the one where we bless the new month in anticipation of its arrival.

Here's Yehuda Green singing Shlomo Carlebach's rendition of Birkath HaChodesh (blessing the new month).

Let's go to the videotape.