By Ari Goldwag
Inspiration in music and words
This song was composed by Elli Kranzler and sung by Mordechai Ben David on his album Hineni. The words are כי לא יטוש ה' עמו ונחלתו לא יעזוב. ה' הושיעה המלך יעננו ביום קראנו - Hashem will not push...
This song was composed by Rav Shmuel Brazil, and the words are attributed to Sefer Charedim. The words are בלבבי משכן אבנה להדר כבודו ולמשכן מזבח אשים לקרני הודו ולנר תמיד אקח לי את אש העקידה ולקרבן אקריב לו את...
This Chassidic song testifies to the great joy that unity brings. The words are הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד - how good and how nice is it when brothers sit together. When we look for the...
This song was composed by Rabbi Baruch Chait, and is probably one of the most well known Chassidic songs in Jewish and Israeli culture today. The words are from Rabbi Nachman - כל העולם כולו גשר צר מאד והעיקר לא...
The words to this song were said by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, and they are so foundational. מצוה גדולה להיות בשמחה תמיד - it is imperative to always be joyous! When we appreciate what we do and the spiritual gains...
This song, composed by Shlomo Carlebach, contains the secret to living a meaningful life. It is the recognition that in order to be masters of ourselves, we must make ourselves subservient to Hashem's Will. This in turn frees us from...
