Y-ah Ribon • Aaron Razel / Shir Tzion

Three things to hear:

The final syllable of each stanza is the first of the refrain "...lihachavaYAH ribon olam..."

"Ovad GIvurteich vitimhaya.." is an identical tenuah to minute 1:37 of Arturo Marquez's Danzon No. 2, conducted exquisitely ad lev hashamayim here by our hero Gustova Dudamel, who deserves an annual mention.

The sound of Shabbos!!!

Hanimtza Ka'zeh? • Aaron Razel

The last pasuk of yesterday's Chitas. One of the first Tenuos that opened me to Razeler Chassidus, c. 1998. (He used to play the Motza'i Shabbos Kumzitz circuit in Tzfas עיה"ק תובב"א.) It took a decade before I became a Chassid.

Tzei Min Hateiva • Aaron Razel

The Chassidic Masters explain: Noach was instructed to board his boat and board it up,rejecting everything that threatened his values. This is what we do all of our lives; we close the door and study; we close the door and pray; we close the door and shut out what does not belong inside our inner inner sanctum.

Then, Noach was instructed to leave the Ark. Not only that he may now stop hiding from the world, but that he must now run into it... him, his wife and his two sons with them; bring out the animals two-by-two and seven-by-seven; let them roam and run free and spread the news of an ark that saves.

I Set My Place Here • Aaron Razel

It's...Terrible Tune TUESDAY!!!



In fairness, of course, this is an excellent tune with creative lyrics. It's just that, I'm Chabad, and yes, "Yesh harbei shluchim laMakom" and all that, but, like, it's just a tiny bit ludicrous, you know, as Chabadies might see it.

Kichitzim Biyad Gibor • Aaron Razel

One more to drive Peretz off the cliff in search of a little solid rhythm. You'll find it at 3:12.

Lihiyot biSIMCHA!!! • Aaron Razel

Nafshenu Katzipor • Aaron Razel

Peretz commented on the non-flow of yesterday's post. It is a family thing.

As I recall, Aaron Razel used to jam on Motza'ei Shabbos in random homes and shuls in Tzfas, 1999. He released a recording that year called "Hasneh bo'er"—the Bush is Burning. It was musically original as an acoustic, Jewish, solo-artist, non-Aderet-distributed act. I think it was also lyrically and conceptually original for its reliance on  story/message scripture in addition to the prayer/praise scripture. Examples are "Tzei min hateiva" "Ha'sneh bo'er" "Hayinu kicholmim."

More recently, Aaron composed "Lev Echad" for Yeedle and "B'inyan hasimcha" for MBD, both "alternative" in music and concept relative to "typical" Super Star Singer Stuff, but always eidel, Jewish and good.

Aaron Razel - Mizmor Ledavid

Jazz.

B'inyan Hasimcha LIVE - MBD/Aaron Razel

Moses - Aaron Razel

Moses: Head Jew, 2368-2488.

Additional relevant info: The words are from the Gemoro describing where Moshe isn't buried.

מפני מה נסתתר קברו של משה? Why was Moshe's burial-place hidden from human discovery? Because Hashem knew well that the Beis Hamikdash was to be destroyed and the Jewish people exiled from their land... Lest they pass by Moshe's grave at that terrible moment and stand with tears flowing, begging Moshe, praying, saying: Moshe Rabbeinu! Stand up in prayer for us! And Moshe would stand up and successfully eradicate the decree.

The הגהות הב"ח concludes: From here we see that a Tzaddik is more cherished (i.e., listened to by Hashem) after his passing than even during his life.

Shwekey.