Jewish Music (New CDs, hock, and opinions)

[yungermanchik]

YitzyS's filter blocks YouTube, unless it's imbedded in DDF.

I guess it makes sense that the guy who started this thread refers to himself in the 3rd person.

[Euclid]

So that link is the original?

Yup

[YitzyS]

I guess it makes sense that the guy who started this thread refers to himself in the 3rd person.

Is that thread really going to be my DDF legacy? 

[Yo ssi]

Is that thread really going to be my DDF legacy? 

Yup

[Afrages6]

Any chance someone has an English translation of the song?

[Essen est zich]

I'm really enjoying this cd. https://mostlymusic.com/products/aressipro-key-notes

No words just piano

[AsherO]

Is that thread really going to be my DDF legacy? 

Things will just get worse until you join Likaholics Anonymous...

[Yehuda57]

Any chance someone has an English translation of the song?

Courtesy of Google translate with a few edits by yours truly


On the eve of Yom Kippur night
 The crowd awaits
 At the door of the Bardichover Rebbe
 Each person stands
 With money in hand
 To give a pidyon nefesh

 The Rebbe said clearly
  that this year
 He will not let anyone pass
 He does not pay
 A ruble a head
 He must take from each person today
 A very old man, even a child
 A ruble must each give
 The Rebbe will soon erase the sin
 To be inscribed in the Book of Life

 A fear, a fear!  These days are
 The expense is so great
 How can such a thing be done
 A family of ten, twelve children
 But everyone knows
 That when the Rebbe instructs
 No one will object
 One sighs and one worries
 One schemes and one borrows
 To bring it to the Rebbe

 At the table in his place
 The Rebbe is sitting there
 And greets the crowd happily
 A bowl is in place
 Is full already with money
 A list lies of all Jews

 It opens the door
 A woman stands there
 Poor and so torn
 She came there
 With her tiny child
 And wants the Rebbe to know
 A widow alone
 This child is still small
 Always must be with her mother
 Life is hard
 She has no more
 Than one rubel for both together

 A fear, a fear
 The woman falls away
 The Rebbe won't hear of it
 An additional ruble is needed
 Go!  He says sharply
 Because the door I will close here soon

 She runs and she cries
 The congregation gladly helps out
 With a few groshen
 But it is difficult
 To turn those into a rubel

 The streets are already full
 People are already going to shul
 She had given up everything
 She runs with her child
 To the Rebbe quickly
 The door should not be closed yet

 It is already soon night
 The rabbi he waits
 As if he has completely forgotten
 The rebbetzin shouts, "gevald,"
 This food is getting cold
 Soon we will not be able to eat anymore

 The door opens
 She's still standing there
 The woman with terror in her face
 Rabbi, believe me
 I searched without a limit
 I did not find a ruble

 The Rebbe says no
 So it can not go
 Only you, I will write
 Your tiny child
 Has no sin
 Not to worry
 If he is left out

 A fear A fear
 The woman falls away
 Not to be together with her kid?
 She cries Rabbi, no!
 With a great weeping
 You do not feel the heart of a mother

 You know Rebbe, listen
 What I have decided
 I will give you the ruble
 And takes immediately quickly
 Write in my child
 For me, it's my entire life

 The Rebbe jumps up
 His head up high
 He had waited for these words
 Creator, please hear
 You need nothing else
 There is already nothing to think about
 You've seen now
 How a mother for her child
 Gave her life away
 Your people are Your children
 I beg you now
 Have mercy as a mother for her children

[Baruch]

I've heard from some that this story can't possibly be true, as there is no way the Barditchever would torture an almana like that

Why'd you kill her husband? 

[Yehuda57]

Why'd you kill her husband? 

:און וויל אז דער רבי זאל וויסן
אן אלמנה אליין
דאס קינד איז נאך קליין

[Baruch]

:און וויל אז דער רבי זאל וויסן
אן אלמנה אליין
דאס קינד איז נאך קליין

aha, I missed that

[YitzyS]

Any recommendations for a good story album for kids? I have all the classics, plus more, so what I'm really looking for is a good album that somehow fell through the cracks of the mainstream world.

[etech0]

Any recommendations for a good story album for kids? I have all the classics, plus more, so what I'm really looking for is a good album that somehow fell through the cracks of the mainstream world.

Have you seen https://www.storieswithgeshmak.com/ ?

[AsherO]

Any recommendations for a good story album for kids? I have all the classics, plus more, so what I'm really looking for is a good album that somehow fell through the cracks of the mainstream world.

Isn’t it best you offer a list that people can add too, otherwise it’s hard to know what you’re including in “mainstream”.

What about Rabbi Burston’s stories: https://torahdownloads.com/s-158-rabbi-chaim-burston.html
Shlomo Carlebach also has a few albums of kumzitz-style storytelling

[YitzyS]

Have you seen https://www.storieswithgeshmak.com/ ?

Yes, right here on DDF. Great stuff, got my kids through the beginning of the Covid lockdown.

[YitzyS]

Isn’t it best you offer a list that people can add too, otherwise it’s hard to know what you’re including in “mainstream”.

Good point. I'm going to start a new thread with a wiki.

What about Rabbi Burston’s stories: https://torahdownloads.com/s-158-rabbi-chaim-burston.html

Never heard him but I'll check him out. Thanks!

[YitzyS]

Good point. I'm going to start a new thread with a wiki.

https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=126454

[etech0]

Yes, right here on DDF. Great stuff, got my kids through the beginning of the Covid lockdown.

+100

[ushdadude]

Have you seen https://www.storieswithgeshmak.com/ ?

songs also?

[etech0]

music also?

a sprinkling of guitar / piano. not much. most of the stories have a song somewhere in the middle