It's amazing how you engage ur crowd and it's almost impossible not to comment .. lol.. I never comment on videos .. and with you I'm commenting on so many!!! Keep it up!!
I love how you come to your reaction videos open-minded and with no preconceptions. However, for this performance it might've been meaningful to know in advance: this isn't a conventional song. As others pointed out, it's a liturgical passage from the opening prayer to the Yom Kippur services, and is probably, bar none, the most legendary of all Jewish prayers. Kol Nidre is really a chant rather than a song. Not only are the words ancient, but the chant itself goes back to medieval (possibly even pre-medieval) times. (While they're very different sounds, synagogue chants have some overlap with Gregorian chants, in that they're a) monophonic, b) liturgical, c) formed in similar eras in Europe >1000 years ago.) But that's not the only thing that makes this special. In this rendition of Kol Nidre, you can hear the repeating motif that appears in almost every prayer service of the Jewish High Holy Days (aka "Yamim hanora'im," or Days of Awe). That motif makes up the opening and closing notes to the entire season, and they're embedded deep in the psyche of any regular synagogue-goer. It's this motif that makes it so stirring - which, according to scholars, goes back to the earliest days of what would become the 1000-year-old Ashkenazi civilization. MBD giving a stunning performance of it and adding some modern musical twists and his own signature style is was makes it so enchanting.
@PortuguesePai MBD is not necessarily known for the greatest voice of all time. He’s arguably considered (king) of Jewish music for his many many beautiful songs that he’s sung and composed throughout the years (FYI he’s 71 now). We all grew up listening to his music as there weren’t many other choices as we have today. MBD and Abraham Fried we’re almost the only ones then. Hi songs are amazing and he’s got a unique voice and unique/pleasant way of singing his songs. When we hear him it’s very nostalgic! Hope this explains it in a nutshell😊
He came before Avraham Fried. He is older than him. He also started this particular style of music. Hence he is the king.... also there are many more amazing videos of him that prove that he is the king. :)
Makes sense that you're not blown away by MBD's voice. Vocally he he doesn't have the range of other Jewish music stars. However he has very good power and control and always had phenomenal songs
One of the most serious prayers on the Jewish calendar. There are much more recent that you would be interested in and are better for getting to really know him.
You gotta listen to the song called UNITY for Rubashkim. Its a real milestone in the evolution of jewish music... Listen to V'zekeiny by Boruch Levien & Benny friedman. Its a huge one too. And 8f you wsnt anithe MBD, you gotta try Someday we will all be together. I have to link some HASC great moments.. HASC is a huge anual proformance that all of the income goes to a summer camp for Down Syndrome kids.. you'll love it!
Mike! you would love to go to the hasc concert, it's the biggest Jewish concert of the year with all the biggest stars. Its taking place this January and I would love to bring you along!
Yes, he is saying "Yom Kippurim." In Hebrew, the suffix "im" makes a word plural. "Yom" means day, and "kippur" means atonement. The day colloquially known as "Yom Kippur" is actually usually referred to as "Yom Kippurim" in the older Jewish literature, because multiple atonements occur on that day. This style of music is known as "khazzanus" or "khazzanut" (sometimes spelled chazzanut). It's the tone used in the actual services in the synagogue. On holidays this is recited/performed without any musical instruments at all. A "khazan" is the term for a cantor who leads the prayers in synagogue. "Kol nidrei" literally means "all vows." The prayer continues listing all the other forms of vows each of which has a slightly different meaning and set of rules under halakha, the Jewish religious law. The paragraph is essentially declaring every one of them to be null and void. There are multiple reasons given for this throughout the sefarim (set of traditional Jewish literature) but the most basic one is that Judaism places a high importance on keeping one's word. Since Yom Kippur is a time to absolve oneself of sins, removing vows and reminding the congregation not to make any that won't be kept in the future is considered an essential step towards true repentance. Jewish music is really wonderful and it's great to see non-jews enjoying it too! Thanks for your content, I thoroughly enjoy it
Wow, awesome comment Issac! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all that. I'm really learning so much from everyone in this community, and it's all so fascinating. Glad you're enjoying the videos as much as I am 🙂.
@@PortuguesePai Also just to clarify something (but not disagreeing), In the past accusations were made against our people that if we annul our vows that means that we can't be trusted to fulfill promises for example to pay back loans or fulfill a contract. However the type of viw being anulled here has nothing to do with Legal obligations to our fellow human beings. In moments of religious passion people sometimes make vows that are unrealistic And therefore remain unfulfilled. Apparently this was much more common in The medieval ages when this prayer was instituted. For example someone might vow to never taste wine again, or to always fast on Mondays and Thursdays,...... And broken vows are treated extremely seriously in Judaism because honesty is such a high value. So especially as we gather all together to be Judged, We realize that some people may have Broken vows and that sin would reflect poorly on all of us..... Which by the way is the reason that Immediately before this prayer, we publicly declare that we are aware that some of the group were praying with us must be sinners..... And that is why this prayer developed to annul religious vows.... Some people still accept on themselves various strict religious practices, but Typically do so with the words bli neder, Which means they are explicitly saying that this is not a vow and is therefore non-binding.
Growing up, there where 2 great Jewish singers, who produced new albums every year. MBD and Avraham Fried. Since MBD was the first, he was king and Avraham the prince. Over the years others followed and produced great music, but they’ve held the title from the 80s still. My brother and me had an ongoing debate over who is better. I preferred Mordechai, yet he preferred Avraham
Not this nor the previous video from MBD does justice to his talent. Besides for his beautiful voice he is an amazing composer. There are so many original song from MBD that are so much better.
Hey, loving your reactions to Jewish music. here's MBD and Avraham Fried singing together (Live) only 2 years ago: ruclips.net/video/_jMXBGYQTqc/видео.html it's a bit longer but really good. It's a medley of many songs and styles throughout the years. It also has the Shira Choir as backup.
The debate who Avraham Fried or MBD is king of Jewish music is a big one, as you mentioned in your replies to many other comments that it is probably a matter of taste & it is totally fine if you are from the people who like Avraham more. And 6:42 your comment about phone ringing, I think that it was a certain note of the piano that you heard that sounded cool & close to that ring 😊. Thank you again for all your reaction videos, I'm a big fan. P.s why do I no longer see the reaction video to 'Chazan Shtark' on your channel? That waa such a nice heart-warming one.
No, I think he’s right about the phone. You gotta listen really closely, but there is a very quiet sound that’s either some sort of cymbal, something jingling, or a phone.
I think it is a phone, the video was from a telethon I believe...and the Stark video had some audio glitches, I'll be reposting it shortly once it's fixed. Just taking a while 🙂😵💫
His father (David Werdiger) was a popular cantor. Mordechai only occasionally sang in the Cantor style. (His singing name Mordechai ben David means Mordechai son of David. It's his shout out to his dad)
I’m glad you mentioned his father ob”m cantor David Werdyger. Not many people are aware that he survived the Holocaust due to his incredible voice. He was about to be executed and the nazi soldier granted him a last wish. He requested to be allowed to sing to HaShem for the very last time. When he was done singing the nazi said he couldn’t kill him after what he had just heard and allowed him to live!!! The song he sang was the cantorial piece “Av Harachamim” that is usually part of the Shabbos Mussaf Prayer. It is on one of cantor David’s early LP’s. I will try find the link to it here on RUclips
@@arthurjones3131 wow, didn't know that. Amazing how we've gone from tiktok mbc videos to PortuguesePai, And this RUclips channel has become such a great place to hear all these great stories.
Fyi: the pianist here is Yaron Gershovsky, who is currently touring with Manhattan Transfer. Yaron is a WORLD-CLASS musician, and has done many, many Jewish music recordings. You should check him out.
FYI. MBD was king before Avraham came out with his first album I think they debut around 8 years apart or more besides that MBD was singing prior to that on his fathers albums His viberations are so smooth and natural not so with avraham
_Kol Nidrei_ is the opening paragraph of the Yom Kippur liturgy, sung or chanted by the Cantor or Rabbi at the beginning of services on Yom Kippur eve. The words (with minute variances) are at least 1000 to 1500 years old, in the Hebrew-Aramaic style of the Talmud. This is MBD's rendition of the traditional European melody, which is also several hundred years old, perhaps more. (I don't know which tune they use in Sefardi, i.e. Middle East and North African communities.) There is compositions for Kol Nidrei from Max Bruch, which uses this tune as a template and incorporates many of its elements. FWIW, Kol Nidre (with this spelling) has its own Wikipedia page.
I maintain, that despite its relative lack of popularity compared to some of his other songs, Bird of Hope is MBDs best song. Couldn't find any video or live performance of it but here's an audio only clip ruclips.net/video/zWSaROxoB_4/видео.html It's in English and also a very moving/uplifting song which discusses the emotions felt during the services on Yom Kippur as the Jewish people are praying for G-d's forgiveness. I highly recommend giving it a listen.
there are quite a few videos of Avraham Fried and MBD together on one stage. they are great! the deal with the king and prince - there was never a competition between them MBD is one of the first ever to sing popular jewish music in the world, there were very very few known jewish singers who didn't only sing Chazanut, so he somehow was called the king, not by himself, but by some producers or so... Avraham Fried came about a decade later, it was still pretty rare to have popular Jewish music. they have both matured amazingly in my eyes (I'm an 80's - 90's child), when there was only ONE non-secular - right winged -Jewish Radio station in Israel (established half a year after I was born and forcefully closed by the Israeli High court for political reasons in 2004) that broadcasted Jewish music, so this is the basic background to their titles, they are good friends apparently and they are great together. personally I grew tired of their type of music when I was a teenager while the new-age Jewish music started thriving thank goodness, but lately, I started going back to the older type, appreciating it more musically and spiritually. and also, because I want my own child to get to know it. Yom Kippur- I guess someone already answered you 🙂
If you want to compare Mordecai and Avraham frid in long term, i will recommend HASC 26 (the biggest Jewish music event). It actually a long video but the part i'm taking about starts at minute 1:32 for nearly 16 minutes. very very nice part so i will highly recommend for you.
Mike!! Do you have insta?? Kol nidrei is a prayer which is said in the synagogues just before or as the most serious day of the Jewish calander comes in YOM KIPPUR! ( Day of atonement). Yom kipper is also a fast day. This is why this prayer is sang in such a serious and meaningful way!!!
You asked what Kol Nidrei means.. It translates to "all promises", and it is Hebrew in Aramaic structure. Its kind of hard to explain the translation, because it doesn't make sense out of context. But il give it a go: It is written in the Torah that one must upkeep their verbal commitments. The Talmud writes that since the Torah writes it, it takes on the structure of legal prohibition that is applied to any Torah rule. Thus its not just a moral obligation, its now a legal obligation. The Talmud also writes that what emerges from this is that one who verbally commits to something thoughtlessly is committing a legal violation, besides for the moral implications. Therefore one would be careful not to enter commitments thoughtlessly. The question is: how do you work with the fact of human nature that gets the better of oneself? and how do you know how many thoughtless commitments you might have made that you might not be able to account for? So the Rabbis of the Talmud made a very cool solution to this, which is that once a year, on the day that most jews appear in synagogue we comunally state a stipulation on the coming year that anything we might enter into thoughtlessly will never count for anything. The reason it has to be a communal statement is because it helps to account for people who are too embarrassed or too uncertain to go to a Rabbi for help, and thus might suffer from the ensuing worry. Therefore it enters into a list of things that are obligatory of the community, for the sake of the community members who are suffering in some way. However since it is meant to avoid embarrassing situations, the solution itself can be embarrassing, if one at a time people were to come forward and state their problems, and it would then be not only counterproductive, but also discouraging and eventually not happen. So the custom was installed as a communal song, this way its positive and relaxing and not stressful and discouraging. Its not your typical prayer, but there is alot of practical purpose to it, as well as many tunes.
Did you just take a side in the mbd vs avraham freid this is one of the most important fights that we have I'm a mbd over avraham yes avraham has a much greater range but mbd's control and dynamic and the way he takes a song and does what ever he wants with it just listen how he goes down to the low notes without losing any quality in his voice
I get why you think of Fried as king. His voice travels much higher than MBD. I think the reason MBD was dubbed "king of Jewish music" is because of the energy he tends to put into his songs. I guess fried does that also, so I'm not sure why he isn't also called king. Maybe its because MBD is ahead by a decade and had more time to already be crowned.
All those videos of MBD were already past his prime. (He's been singing since 1970.) Also, they're old which will always make the voice sound worse, especially on live recordings. You'd really have to check out some the old studio recordings to get a feel for what he was all about. Anyway, here's some live recordings from the early 80's to give you a taste of his voice, energy, and raw emotion. You should probably cover some parts of each of these in one video instead of separate videos. This will bring up the level of your work tremendously. Also, this way you can give a true, full analysis. Also included are 3 studio recorded songs, chosen for their different styles. I'll include a short description of each one. ruclips.net/video/t_vilothl3U/видео.html ruclips.net/video/Y5FXgxyBB_I/видео.html ruclips.net/video/1ClxkHwZPuc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/ESczov5Vajg/видео.html ruclips.net/video/MBkqTz6hoJY/видео.html ruclips.net/video/KJYrGfDCeIg/видео.html This next song is a studio recorded political song calling on the USSR to release Refuseniks. It's in the style of 80's rock. It was recorded in 1985. ruclips.net/video/PKn6p8Ka9os/видео.html This one is one of his most famous songs; a Yiddish rock song to the tune of Ghenghis Khan by the German group Ghenghis Khan. It was recorded in 1986 on his album Jerusalem Not For Sale. ruclips.net/video/LaVvG8c1t6M/видео.html This one is a song recorded in 1975 after the Israeli Yom Kippur war. Spirits were low and he did a concert for the army to boost the morale. This is a song he recorded in an Israeli studio at the same time. ruclips.net/video/j8JrpUNvZBs/видео.html Keep up your good work. Can't wait to see your thorough analysis!
He is considered the king bc he was first of his kind on the Jewish music scene. Sadly, his voice did not keep , and he doesn't sound so good today. Avraham's did keep. Avraham is more of a soprano.
Not off base at all about "Yom Kipuri". The song is traditionally chanted in synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur, and is referencing the day by its longer name "Yom Kipurim". The difference is basically grammar and nuance, but they refer to the same thing.
You should check out "memories" composed by Abie Rottenberg and sung by Mordecai Ben David and Avraham Fried... It's an incredible song in English. ruclips.net/video/cNF73L8QEtQ/видео.html (I don't know if you'll want the link I posted as it doesn't show them singing.)
You should try this one: ruclips.net/video/EB-pQXtHbZk/видео.html The quality of the video and the sound is very good, and it can give you a perspective about how Mordechai sounds today at age of 70+
I don't think the distinction you're making between him singing in Hebrew versus English is valid. He's a native English speaker, and can sound his best in English, as for example in the song linked below. I think the previous video you saw in English was simply very poor quality. Though, for what it's worth, I think his voice is quite overrated. He only got called "the king" because he dominated the Jewish music industry for decades when there was virtually no competition, and he released an enormous amount of music, which many people (not I) enjoy. ruclips.net/video/diYSpkw9FPE/видео.html
I'll definitely have to check out that video. I know quite a lot of people have requested this video as well. In terms of the English VS Hebrew I think it might be the small inflections or accents I hear when sung. I can't fully pin point it, but there's been a few of these videos that the singer has gone from Hebrew to English, or vice versa and the Hebrew singing always just sounds better. Again, at least IMO.
It could be that those singers were not native English speakers. Alternatively, English lyrics in Jewish songs are very often poetically quite bad. Perhaps it wasn't so much the vocals that seemed worse to you but the overall musicality? I've just listened to this music all my life and never noticed a pattern of English speakers sounding better in Hebrew.
@@jedimmj11 I think you have a super valid point about the Poetic part of the music. That is probably what I'm enjoying more of. And you're probably right, the version i heard him singing in English was super poor quality, so maybe that link you sent will change my mind!
It's a very odd thing to be honest. With the exception of 8th Day, there are hardly any Jewish songs released in the last 15 years which have quality English lyrics. However there is a fair bit of older music in English which is perfectly decent.
Abraham fried and Mordechai Ben David are very different. Abraham definitely has the objectively better voice. Mordechai though was the original rockstar of Jewish Music (when this video was filmed Abraham was still in rabbinic college), and sings more hearty then Abraham’s robotic perfection. Therefore Mordechai is known widely as the King of Jewish Music. He’s like the Elvis and Abraham is like michael Jackson. Elvis didn’t have a superior voice but he is still known as the King.
That's a cool way to look at it. And although that's probably true, not everyone I'm sure liked Elvis, and not everyone liked Michael...so even though they're both arguably great/fantastic, one might shine over another in someone's eyes. MBD for sure has a great voice
@@PortuguesePai I’ve seen both of them live and imo Mordechai is better in a campfire like setting while Abraham is better as a solo act on stage. But absolutely, some people don’t like either of them. But I was just explaining why a lot of commenters call Mordechai the King of Jewish music. It is an industry wide monicker that Mordechai has (similar to Elvis)
@@PortuguesePai and I’ll give you an inside story about Abraham. When someone’s immediate family member passes away, it is the tradition for a male relative to lead the prayer services for the entire year afterwards. When Abraham’s father passed away, he made sure to always pray in the same Syangogue as his brother so that his brother would lead the prayers and he wouldn’t have to do it himself, thereby saving his voice for performances. Just shows his commitment to perfecting his voice. He has worked with scientific coaches etc. Mordechai meanwhile is more just his natural voice (Mordechai’s dad was a famous cantor in the 1960s-70s)
@@PortuguesePai I'm pretty sure that the king of Jewish music moniker Started right at that time in the early eighties that people started calling Michael Jackson the king of pop. It was just what the concert producers started calling Mordechai ben David.
I think you have the wrong impression from MBD he has some song that will blow your mind He hes songs with lyrics out of very special prayers and out of book of Psalms... oh man. His voice makes the meaning of the words so real
I mean my impression has only be formed from the 2-3 video's I've reacted to/heard of his. So I wouldn't take my impression or opinion of MBD to heart. I'm not here to shoot down anyone's Hero, or favorite singer, Etc.....I'm simply voicing my view/reaction to what I hear/see. This for sure was a much better vocal performance than the other 2 I heard IMO, however everyone also has different tastes and I may never have my mind blown. But I enjoy the music/singing regardless, so I think in the end, THAT is what is important :). Thanks for your comment, appreciate you taking the time to voice yourself
@@PortuguesePai im sorry I sounded hursh, its only because lack of language on my part... I was not criticizing you sir I meant that you have seen not only bad quality videos, but also not very good preformences from non professional productions of MBD All in good spirit Thank you for the videos
@@adshwartz No need to apologize my friend! I was not retaliating or attacking you by any means, simply just answering your point. This is the problem we face today with technology, you can never really understand the undertones that people have through visual text haha. I really do appreciate your input, and I agree with the video selections probably not showcasing his real talents. Thanks again for reaching out!
This song is sung in synagogue on the highest holy Jewish holiday. It's an extremely serious song. Every vowel n letter has a certain pronunciation. Extremely difficult to sing. He has been one of my favorite singers growing up. N he's saying yom Kippur.
This is sung in synagogue Yom Kippur eve to get everyone into the spirit of the day, as it is the holiest day of the year in the Jewish tradition.
It's amazing how you engage ur crowd and it's almost impossible not to comment .. lol.. I never comment on videos .. and with you I'm commenting on so many!!! Keep it up!!
I love how you come to your reaction videos open-minded and with no preconceptions. However, for this performance it might've been meaningful to know in advance: this isn't a conventional song.
As others pointed out, it's a liturgical passage from the opening prayer to the Yom Kippur services, and is probably, bar none, the most legendary of all Jewish prayers. Kol Nidre is really a chant rather than a song. Not only are the words ancient, but the chant itself goes back to medieval (possibly even pre-medieval) times. (While they're very different sounds, synagogue chants have some overlap with Gregorian chants, in that they're a) monophonic, b) liturgical, c) formed in similar eras in Europe >1000 years ago.)
But that's not the only thing that makes this special. In this rendition of Kol Nidre, you can hear the repeating motif that appears in almost every prayer service of the Jewish High Holy Days (aka "Yamim hanora'im," or Days of Awe). That motif makes up the opening and closing notes to the entire season, and they're embedded deep in the psyche of any regular synagogue-goer. It's this motif that makes it so stirring - which, according to scholars, goes back to the earliest days of what would become the 1000-year-old Ashkenazi civilization. MBD giving a stunning performance of it and adding some modern musical twists and his own signature style is was makes it so enchanting.
An interesting point:
MBD was an "assistant producer" on Avraham Fried's first album😉
@PortuguesePai MBD is not necessarily known for the greatest voice of all time. He’s arguably considered (king) of Jewish music for his many many beautiful songs that he’s sung and composed throughout the years (FYI he’s 71 now). We all grew up listening to his music as there weren’t many other choices as we have today. MBD and Abraham Fried we’re almost the only ones then. Hi songs are amazing and he’s got a unique voice and unique/pleasant way of singing his songs. When we hear him it’s very nostalgic! Hope this explains it in a nutshell😊
He came before Avraham Fried. He is older than him. He also started this particular style of music. Hence he is the king.... also there are many more amazing videos of him that prove that he is the king. :)
Makes sense that you're not blown away by MBD's voice. Vocally he he doesn't have the range of other Jewish music stars. However he has very good power and control and always had phenomenal songs
I love hearing your reactions! Because I grew up on all this so I'm so used to it a barely notice any of the unusual stuff
One of the most serious prayers on the Jewish calendar. There are much more recent that you would be interested in and are better for getting to really know him.
You gotta listen to the song called UNITY for Rubashkim. Its a real milestone in the evolution of jewish music...
Listen to V'zekeiny by Boruch Levien & Benny friedman. Its a huge one too.
And 8f you wsnt anithe MBD, you gotta try Someday we will all be together.
I have to link some HASC great moments.. HASC is a huge anual proformance that all of the income goes to a summer camp for Down Syndrome kids.. you'll love it!
Mike! you would love to go to the hasc concert, it's the biggest Jewish concert of the year with all the biggest stars. Its taking place this January and I would love to bring you along!
This is tune is liturgical, sung at the start of Yom kippur, setting solemn tone for next day.
Yes, he is saying "Yom Kippurim." In Hebrew, the suffix "im" makes a word plural. "Yom" means day, and "kippur" means atonement. The day colloquially known as "Yom Kippur" is actually usually referred to as "Yom Kippurim" in the older Jewish literature, because multiple atonements occur on that day.
This style of music is known as "khazzanus" or "khazzanut" (sometimes spelled chazzanut). It's the tone used in the actual services in the synagogue. On holidays this is recited/performed without any musical instruments at all. A "khazan" is the term for a cantor who leads the prayers in synagogue.
"Kol nidrei" literally means "all vows." The prayer continues listing all the other forms of vows each of which has a slightly different meaning and set of rules under halakha, the Jewish religious law. The paragraph is essentially declaring every one of them to be null and void.
There are multiple reasons given for this throughout the sefarim (set of traditional Jewish literature) but the most basic one is that Judaism places a high importance on keeping one's word. Since Yom Kippur is a time to absolve oneself of sins, removing vows and reminding the congregation not to make any that won't be kept in the future is considered an essential step towards true repentance.
Jewish music is really wonderful and it's great to see non-jews enjoying it too! Thanks for your content, I thoroughly enjoy it
Wow, awesome comment Issac! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain all that. I'm really learning so much from everyone in this community, and it's all so fascinating.
Glad you're enjoying the videos as much as I am 🙂.
@@PortuguesePai any chance you have Jewish DNA?? You gotta do an ancestry test. You seem to be drawn to us.
@@PortuguesePai Also just to clarify something (but not disagreeing), In the past accusations were made against our people that if we annul our vows that means that we can't be trusted to fulfill promises for example to pay back loans or fulfill a contract. However the type of viw being anulled here has nothing to do with Legal obligations to our fellow human beings. In moments of religious passion people sometimes make vows that are unrealistic And therefore remain unfulfilled. Apparently this was much more common in The medieval ages when this prayer was instituted. For example someone might vow to never taste wine again, or to always fast on Mondays and Thursdays,...... And broken vows are treated extremely seriously in Judaism because honesty is such a high value. So especially as we gather all together to be Judged, We realize that some people may have Broken vows and that sin would reflect poorly on all of us..... Which by the way is the reason that Immediately before this prayer, we publicly declare that we are aware that some of the group were praying with us must be sinners..... And that is why this prayer developed to annul religious vows.... Some people still accept on themselves various strict religious practices, but Typically do so with the words bli neder, Which means they are explicitly saying that this is not a vow and is therefore non-binding.
I see you are enjoying the daf
Growing up, there where 2 great Jewish singers, who produced new albums every year. MBD and Avraham Fried. Since MBD was the first, he was king and Avraham the prince. Over the years others followed and produced great music, but they’ve held the title from the 80s still. My brother and me had an ongoing debate over who is better. I preferred Mordechai, yet he preferred Avraham
Not this nor the previous video from MBD does justice to his talent.
Besides for his beautiful voice he is an amazing composer.
There are so many original song from MBD that are so much better.
Hey, loving your reactions to Jewish music.
here's MBD and Avraham Fried singing together (Live) only 2 years ago: ruclips.net/video/_jMXBGYQTqc/видео.html
it's a bit longer but really good. It's a medley of many songs and styles throughout the years. It also has the Shira Choir as backup.
Yeah this is awesome, pleas review it!
The debate who Avraham Fried or MBD is king of Jewish music is a big one, as you mentioned in your replies to many other comments that it is probably a matter of taste & it is totally fine if you are from the people who like Avraham more.
And 6:42 your comment about phone ringing, I think that it was a certain note of the piano that you heard that sounded cool & close to that ring 😊.
Thank you again for all your reaction videos, I'm a big fan.
P.s why do I no longer see the reaction video to 'Chazan Shtark' on your channel? That waa such a nice heart-warming one.
No, I think he’s right about the phone. You gotta listen really closely, but there is a very quiet sound that’s either some sort of cymbal, something jingling, or a phone.
I think it is a phone, the video was from a telethon I believe...and the Stark video had some audio glitches, I'll be reposting it shortly once it's fixed. Just taking a while 🙂😵💫
His father (David Werdiger) was a popular cantor. Mordechai only occasionally sang in the Cantor style. (His singing name Mordechai ben David means Mordechai son of David. It's his shout out to his dad)
I’m glad you mentioned his father ob”m cantor David Werdyger.
Not many people are aware that he survived the Holocaust due to his incredible voice.
He was about to be executed and the nazi soldier granted him a last wish.
He requested to be allowed to sing to HaShem for the very last time.
When he was done singing the nazi said he couldn’t kill him after what he had just heard and allowed him to live!!!
The song he sang was the cantorial piece “Av Harachamim” that is usually part of the Shabbos Mussaf Prayer.
It is on one of cantor David’s early LP’s. I will try find the link to it here on RUclips
@@arthurjones3131 yes. I read his book. Songs of hope
@@arthurjones3131 wow, didn't know that. Amazing how we've gone from tiktok mbc videos to PortuguesePai, And this RUclips channel has become such a great place to hear all these great stories.
Fyi: the pianist here is Yaron Gershovsky, who is currently touring with Manhattan Transfer. Yaron is a WORLD-CLASS musician, and has done many, many Jewish music recordings. You should check him out.
FYI. MBD was king before Avraham came out with his first album I think they debut around 8 years apart or more besides that MBD was singing prior to that on his fathers albums
His viberations are so smooth and natural not so with avraham
_Kol Nidrei_ is the opening paragraph of the Yom Kippur liturgy, sung or chanted by the Cantor or Rabbi at the beginning of services on Yom Kippur eve. The words (with minute variances) are at least 1000 to 1500 years old, in the Hebrew-Aramaic style of the Talmud. This is MBD's rendition of the traditional European melody, which is also several hundred years old, perhaps more. (I don't know which tune they use in Sefardi, i.e. Middle East and North African communities.)
There is compositions for Kol Nidrei from Max Bruch, which uses this tune as a template and incorporates many of its elements. FWIW, Kol Nidre (with this spelling) has its own Wikipedia page.
6:15 niceeee 😂 he can sing too!
With you on that one! Avraham is the king! MBD is good but Avraham is next level
It's an ancient tune
This is actually from the chabad telethon
I maintain, that despite its relative lack of popularity compared to some of his other songs, Bird of Hope is MBDs best song. Couldn't find any video or live performance of it but here's an audio only clip ruclips.net/video/zWSaROxoB_4/видео.html
It's in English and also a very moving/uplifting song which discusses the emotions felt during the services on Yom Kippur as the Jewish people are praying for G-d's forgiveness. I highly recommend giving it a listen.
there are quite a few videos of Avraham Fried and MBD together on one stage.
they are great!
the deal with the king and prince - there was never a competition between them
MBD is one of the first ever to sing popular jewish music in the world, there were very very few known jewish singers who didn't only sing Chazanut, so he somehow was called the king, not by himself, but by some producers or so...
Avraham Fried came about a decade later, it was still pretty rare to have popular Jewish music.
they have both matured amazingly in my eyes (I'm an 80's - 90's child), when there was only ONE non-secular - right winged -Jewish Radio station in Israel (established half a year after I was born and forcefully closed by the Israeli High court for political reasons in 2004) that broadcasted Jewish music, so this is the basic background to their titles, they are good friends apparently and they are great together.
personally I grew tired of their type of music when I was a teenager while the new-age Jewish music started thriving thank goodness, but lately, I started going back to the older type, appreciating it more musically and spiritually. and also, because I want my own child to get to know it.
Yom Kippur- I guess someone already answered you 🙂
If you want to compare Mordecai and Avraham frid in long term, i will recommend HASC 26 (the biggest Jewish music event). It actually a long video but the part i'm taking about starts at minute 1:32 for nearly 16 minutes. very very nice part so i will highly recommend for you.
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Kol nidrei is a prayer which is said in the synagogues just before or as the most serious day of the Jewish calander comes in YOM KIPPUR! ( Day of atonement). Yom kipper is also a fast day. This is why this prayer is sang in such a serious and meaningful way!!!
I did at one time in my life have Insta, but it's been probly like 7yrs since than haha. Pretty sure my account it deactivated/deleted.
Check out the song “just one shabbas” from him
You asked what Kol Nidrei means..
It translates to "all promises", and it is Hebrew in Aramaic structure.
Its kind of hard to explain the translation, because it doesn't make sense out of context.
But il give it a go:
It is written in the Torah that one must upkeep their verbal commitments. The Talmud writes that since the Torah writes it, it takes on the structure of legal prohibition that is applied to any Torah rule.
Thus its not just a moral obligation, its now a legal obligation.
The Talmud also writes that what emerges from this is that one who verbally commits to something thoughtlessly is committing a legal violation, besides for the moral implications.
Therefore one would be careful not to enter commitments thoughtlessly.
The question is: how do you work with the fact of human nature that gets the better of oneself? and how do you know how many thoughtless commitments you might have made that you might not be able to account for?
So the Rabbis of the Talmud made a very cool solution to this, which is that once a year, on the day that most jews appear in synagogue we comunally state a stipulation on the coming year that anything we might enter into thoughtlessly will never count for anything. The reason it has to be a communal statement is because it helps to account for people who are too embarrassed or too uncertain to go to a Rabbi for help, and thus might suffer from the ensuing worry. Therefore it enters into a list of things that are obligatory of the community, for the sake of the community members who are suffering in some way. However since it is meant to avoid embarrassing situations, the solution itself can be embarrassing, if one at a time people were to come forward and state their problems, and it would then be not only counterproductive, but also discouraging and eventually not happen. So the custom was installed as a communal song, this way its positive and relaxing and not stressful and discouraging.
Its not your typical prayer, but there is alot of practical purpose to it, as well as many tunes.
Did you just take a side in the mbd vs avraham freid this is one of the most important fights that we have I'm a mbd over avraham yes avraham has a much greater range but mbd's control and dynamic and the way he takes a song and does what ever he wants with it just listen how he goes down to the low notes without losing any quality in his voice
I get why you think of Fried as king. His voice travels much higher than MBD. I think the reason MBD was dubbed "king of Jewish music" is because of the energy he tends to put into his songs. I guess fried does that also, so I'm not sure why he isn't also called king. Maybe its because MBD is ahead by a decade and had more time to already be crowned.
Reaja à יחד שבטי ישראל, אנחנו מאמינים, veja também Roy Golan, Ofra Haza, Avraham Fried, Meydad Tasa, Yitzik Eshel, e muitos outros!
U need a newer video of him
All those videos of MBD were already past his prime. (He's been singing since 1970.) Also, they're old which will always make the voice sound worse, especially on live recordings. You'd really have to check out some the old studio recordings to get a feel for what he was all about.
Anyway, here's some live recordings from the early 80's to give you a taste of his voice, energy, and raw emotion. You should probably cover some parts of each of these in one video instead of separate videos. This will bring up the level of your work tremendously. Also, this way you can give a true, full analysis. Also included are 3 studio recorded songs, chosen for their different styles. I'll include a short description of each one.
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This next song is a studio recorded political song calling on the USSR to release Refuseniks. It's in the style of 80's rock. It was recorded in 1985.
ruclips.net/video/PKn6p8Ka9os/видео.html
This one is one of his most famous songs; a Yiddish rock song to the tune of Ghenghis Khan by the German group Ghenghis Khan. It was recorded in 1986 on his album Jerusalem Not For Sale.
ruclips.net/video/LaVvG8c1t6M/видео.html
This one is a song recorded in 1975 after the Israeli Yom Kippur war. Spirits were low and he did a concert for the army to boost the morale.
This is a song he recorded in an Israeli studio at the same time.
ruclips.net/video/j8JrpUNvZBs/видео.html
Keep up your good work. Can't wait to see your thorough analysis!
more mbd please
He is considered the king bc he was first of his kind on the Jewish music scene. Sadly, his voice did not keep , and he doesn't sound so good today. Avraham's did keep. Avraham is more of a soprano.
Undisputed King of Jewish Music
Not off base at all about "Yom Kipuri". The song is traditionally chanted in synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur, and is referencing the day by its longer name "Yom Kipurim". The difference is basically grammar and nuance, but they refer to the same thing.
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You should check out "memories" composed by Abie Rottenberg and sung by Mordecai Ben David and Avraham Fried... It's an incredible song in English.
ruclips.net/video/cNF73L8QEtQ/видео.html
(I don't know if you'll want the link I posted as it doesn't show them singing.)
He did this already
@@rbtm35 oh, you're right... Now I have to go watch it
Fried and mbd
Mbd is the king of jewish music. avraham fried is the queen of jewish music. shlomo carlebach is the g-d of jewish music.
It's Aramaic not Hebrew
Thanks for the clarification, I'm still trying to get a grasp of all the difference's!
@@PortuguesePai 👍
You you really pick songs that do not represent MBD an yes this video is very old you go by he date it's posted it's actually from 1992
You should try this one:
ruclips.net/video/EB-pQXtHbZk/видео.html
The quality of the video and the sound is very good, and it can give you a perspective about how Mordechai sounds today at age of 70+
Mbd is the best jewish singer
Here's a video from not as far back, MBD doing a duet with Motty Steinmetz ruclips.net/video/IKMFDzRP9Rg/видео.html
I don't think the distinction you're making between him singing in Hebrew versus English is valid. He's a native English speaker, and can sound his best in English, as for example in the song linked below. I think the previous video you saw in English was simply very poor quality. Though, for what it's worth, I think his voice is quite overrated. He only got called "the king" because he dominated the Jewish music industry for decades when there was virtually no competition, and he released an enormous amount of music, which many people (not I) enjoy.
ruclips.net/video/diYSpkw9FPE/видео.html
I'll definitely have to check out that video. I know quite a lot of people have requested this video as well. In terms of the English VS Hebrew I think it might be the small inflections or accents I hear when sung. I can't fully pin point it, but there's been a few of these videos that the singer has gone from Hebrew to English, or vice versa and the Hebrew singing always just sounds better. Again, at least IMO.
It could be that those singers were not native English speakers. Alternatively, English lyrics in Jewish songs are very often poetically quite bad. Perhaps it wasn't so much the vocals that seemed worse to you but the overall musicality? I've just listened to this music all my life and never noticed a pattern of English speakers sounding better in Hebrew.
@@jedimmj11 I think you have a super valid point about the Poetic part of the music. That is probably what I'm enjoying more of. And you're probably right, the version i heard him singing in English was super poor quality, so maybe that link you sent will change my mind!
It's a very odd thing to be honest. With the exception of 8th Day, there are hardly any Jewish songs released in the last 15 years which have quality English lyrics. However there is a fair bit of older music in English which is perfectly decent.
yes, this link is great, has a very good message and has been my favorite growing up, please do it!!!
Mbd is the king 🤴 🙌 he has A lot better songs then this 1
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This is prayer chant. Not really a song.
Abraham fried and Mordechai Ben David are very different. Abraham definitely has the objectively better voice. Mordechai though was the original rockstar of Jewish Music (when this video was filmed Abraham was still in rabbinic college), and sings more hearty then Abraham’s robotic perfection. Therefore Mordechai is known widely as the King of Jewish Music. He’s like the Elvis and Abraham is like michael Jackson. Elvis didn’t have a superior voice but he is still known as the King.
That's a cool way to look at it. And although that's probably true, not everyone I'm sure liked Elvis, and not everyone liked Michael...so even though they're both arguably great/fantastic, one might shine over another in someone's eyes. MBD for sure has a great voice
@@PortuguesePai I’ve seen both of them live and imo Mordechai is better in a campfire like setting while Abraham is better as a solo act on stage. But absolutely, some people don’t like either of them. But I was just explaining why a lot of commenters call Mordechai the King of Jewish music. It is an industry wide monicker that Mordechai has (similar to Elvis)
@@PortuguesePai and I’ll give you an inside story about Abraham. When someone’s immediate family member passes away, it is the tradition for a male relative to lead the prayer services for the entire year afterwards. When Abraham’s father passed away, he made sure to always pray in the same Syangogue as his brother so that his brother would lead the prayers and he wouldn’t have to do it himself, thereby saving his voice for performances. Just shows his commitment to perfecting his voice. He has worked with scientific coaches etc. Mordechai meanwhile is more just his natural voice (Mordechai’s dad was a famous cantor in the 1960s-70s)
@@PortuguesePai I'm pretty sure that the king of Jewish music moniker Started right at that time in the early eighties that people started calling Michael Jackson the king of pop. It was just what the concert producers started calling Mordechai ben David.
I think you have the wrong impression from MBD
he has some song that will blow your mind
He hes songs with lyrics out of very special prayers and out of book of Psalms... oh man. His voice makes the meaning of the words so real
I mean my impression has only be formed from the 2-3 video's I've reacted to/heard of his. So I wouldn't take my impression or opinion of MBD to heart. I'm not here to shoot down anyone's Hero, or favorite singer, Etc.....I'm simply voicing my view/reaction to what I hear/see.
This for sure was a much better vocal performance than the other 2 I heard IMO, however everyone also has different tastes and I may never have my mind blown. But I enjoy the music/singing regardless, so I think in the end, THAT is what is important :).
Thanks for your comment, appreciate you taking the time to voice yourself
Please review this MBD English Medley from 2015 ruclips.net/video/T7RxRjm4A4k/видео.html
@@PortuguesePai im sorry I sounded hursh, its only because lack of language on my part... I was not criticizing you sir
I meant that you have seen not only bad quality videos, but also not very good preformences from non professional productions of MBD
All in good spirit
Thank you for the videos
@@adshwartz No need to apologize my friend! I was not retaliating or attacking you by any means, simply just answering your point.
This is the problem we face today with technology, you can never really understand the undertones that people have through visual text haha. I really do appreciate your input, and I agree with the video selections probably not showcasing his real talents.
Thanks again for reaching out!
This song is sung in synagogue on the highest holy Jewish holiday. It's an extremely serious song. Every vowel n letter has a certain pronunciation. Extremely difficult to sing. He has been one of my favorite singers growing up. N he's saying yom Kippur.