Mimkomcha • Shlomo Simcha (Nussach)

Plus, here's some Jewsic® for Shabbos.

Good Shabbos!

Pe'ero Alai • Shlomo Simcha (Carlebach)

From the "Shir Hakavod"--An'im Zemiros--recited responsively by Ashkenaz congregations after Shabbos davening:

פארו עלי ופארי עליו, וקרוב אלי בקראי אליו

His beauty is on me and my beauty is on Him

[alt., He adorns Himself for me and I adorn myself for Him];
He is close to me when I call

HENCE, we are alive and playing that ShirShelShabbos!

Good Shabbos, friend.

Monday Matchup :: Asay • Chaim Dovid/Shlomo Simcha

Question: Is the more devoted talmid the one who sounds as if he is the rav, or the one who sounds like himself, thereby spreading the voice of the rav? Stam.

Days Are Coming • Shlomo Simcha

Several of the cantorial blockbusters from R' Shlomo Carlebach were not mainstreamed by him but by his young friend and admirer, R' Shlomo Simcha Sufrin. Included in the several: Keser Yitnu Lecha and Moshe v'aharon.

Last year, Shlomo Simcha teamed up with the Nafshenu Orchestra for a wedding-style-album* of all Carlebach songs. Typically a recipe for mediocrity, this formula works very, very well, when the "wedding singer" happens to be Shlomo Simcha, and the "wedding" is Shlomo Carlebach.

My so far favorite. Hinei Yamim Ba'im:

*This is when a collection of well-known songs are recorded with over-the-top arrangements by one of the popular wedding orchestras, usually as a means of promoting said orchestra to girls' in high school productions and middle-aged men in Kosher Gyms.

Uvashofar Gadol • Shlomo Simcha

Let the horn blow and the New Year ring,
Let your eyes see just sunshine and day,
Let you be healthy and happy to sing,
Let your work feel like well-paying play.

A gut yohr,
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That Special Melody • Shlomo Simcha

When it doubt, Shlomo Simcha.

Ein Aroch • Abie Rotenberg/Shlomo Simcha

From "Made in Canada", a collection of compositions, arrangements and performances by Abie Rotenberg, Shlomo Simcha, Yaakov Motzin, Harvey Ehrlich.



I don't know that any of them are Canadian, but you know how Jewish music is, eh? Oh, you don't? It's like this:



And, the Shabbos Mix is LIVE!

B'sheim Hashem • Monday Match-up

Benny Friedman, Yesh Tikva



Shlomo Simcha, Aneini



I'm in the mood of the Monday Mellows. Both of these qualify. The rest is up to you.

Yerushalayim • Abie Rotenberg

It's Monday Match-up!

The idea generally, is two singers or songs with similar lyrical content that you may compare using any metric you desire. This match-up in particular pits two different channels of the same singer with similar lyrical content. What do you think of each and why?

Abie Rotenberg and Journeys.



Abie Rotenberg and Shlomo Simcha.


May we sing these and many more, right away, in Yerushalayim eternally!

Shades of Acapella • Yossi Green - Shades of Green

This track was naturally selected by the 9 Days themselves, which have proved surprisingly resilient in rejecting any *NSYNC, Bon Jovi or Mariah Perry in Jewish drag, a.k.a., AKA Pella. Grrrr.



And then there is the beauty of the two songs selected for acapella treatment: 1) Min Hameitzar composed for Shlomo Simcha, and 2) Ki Chilatzta, which I had not heard before and do not know from outside of this track. Do You?

Ufrois Oleinu - Shlomo Simcha

From Solid Gold 2. The last tnuah "...ushmor tzeiseinu, uvo'einu, lichaim ulishalom..." has been playing through my head for the last two days. Now in yours!

National Day of Al Kein Tzion - Cuz Ber Made Me

Shlomo Simcha - "Aneini"

Avraham Fried- "Around the Year II"

MBD - "MBD & Shira"

Uvashofar Gadol Yitakah - Shlomo Simcha

B'Motzai Menucha

Retzai Asirosom - Rosenblatt


Machnisei Rachamim - Shlomo Simcha


Moron Di V'shmayo - זאנוויל קווארטין

Meloch - Shlomo Simcha

I came across this for the first time today. Your thoughts?

Nishba Hashem - Shlomo Simcha

There was a time when I was really in love with this song, I still am.

Who Does It Best? - Machnisei Rachamim

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National Day of Mimkomcha 2010

ממקומך מלכינו תופיע – From Your place, our King, reveal Yourself and reign over us, for we wait for You. When will You reign in Zion? Let it be soon in our days, [and may it last] forever and ever. May You dwell and be exalted and hallowed within Jerusalem Your city for all generations and to all eternity. May our eyes behold Your kingship as it is said in the songs to Your majesty by David, Your righteous anointed: ימלך ה' לעולם, אלקיך ציון לדור ודור, הללו'ה!

Abie Rotenberg - Lev v'Nefesh I


Shlomo Carlebach - Hitoriri version (also on others)


MBD - HASC version (also on Solid MBD)


Yeedle - Shiru Lamelech


Yaakov Shwekey - Ad Bli Dai


Shlomo Simcha - Simchas Yom Tov*


D'veykus - Dov Levine & Rivie Schwebel*


Mendy Wald - LeChaim


*6/29/11 - CORRECTION: Thanks Moishe S. for noting that the previously labeled "Shlomo Simcha" was actually a D'veykus of some sort; Dov Levine, Rivie Schwebel and Co. Shlomo Simcha has been added...

Min Hameitzar - Shlomo Simcha

Pretty pretty.

Oidcha - Shlomo Simcha

My dad sang Kol Mekadesh Shevi'i to this. I tend to sing it with Mimkomach on R"H/Y"K. Still looking for the source. If you have it, give it to me. Song posted at the request of and on inspiration from MM.

UPDATE: It is a Modzitzer Niggun to the words "Omar Hashem l'Yaakov (Al Tira Avdi Yaakov)" - L. Purec