Binyamin Moshe, 20, was declared the winner of ‘A Jewish Star’ singing competition Sunday, at the finals which were held at the Soul II Soul 5770 concert in Brooklyn’s School of Music.
Each of the finalists stepped out on stage to roaring applause from the audience and delivered strong performances. But ultimately, the Israeli born Moshe, who learns in the 770 Yeshiva in Crown Heights, impressed judges Avraham Fried, Michael Sojcher and Mendy Pellin and swayed an exuberant crowd of 1,300.
Equipped with a guitar and sparkling personality, Moshe performed his own composition “Romemo” which he recorded for his audition in the contest.
“I called my parents immediately,” Moshe told COLlive.com after receiving the first A Jewish Star trophy. “They were awake and ran to wake up my 6 brothers with the news.”
Comedian Pellin noted: “You got what it takes, although at first I thought that guitar was an Uzi gun.”
Sojcher of Neshoma Orchestra explained: “People enjoy innovation, and his song had a 2010 sound to it. There are a lot of good singers, but then a ‘chidush’ comes along.”
Moshe’s first competitor, Avraham Ohayon, 24, a newlywed from Strasbourg, France, sang the hit song ‘Ale Katan’ in what Sojcher called a “fearless performance.”
The second finalist, Shuky Sadon, 20, from Paris and now Brooklyn, dedicated a heartfelt ‘Machnisei Rachamim’ to his brother Mendel OBM. Fried praised his “crisp voice.”
Jewish singer Benny Friedman was the surprise emcee for the finals, who bantered with contestants and judges alike, keeping the mood upbeat.
As part of his prize, Moshe sang Yossi Green‘s Tanya with Fried. He also received a $500 cash prize sponsored by Duddy Farkash of the Farkash Financial Group.
Soul II Soul’s 8th annual concert featured Fried as the lead singer accompanied by the Chassidishe Kapelye conducted by chazzan Berel Zucker. Fried gave a rousing performance of familiar and beloved niggunim, encouraging the crowd to join in and sing along with him.
Faithful to the theme Rak Chabad, only Lubavitch niggunim were sung and Musical Director Avremi G and his musicians were all in fedora hats and untucked white shirts (a Lubavitch staple).
Throughout the concert, video footage by Yankee Teitelbaum of life in the Crown Heights shtetel were projected. Gan Israel images were shown while Fried sang a medley of popular Lubavitch camp songs.
The concert, benefiting the education of children with special needs, was produced by Shmuel and Tzirl Goldman and Naftali Olivestone of NO/IT Productions.
The Goldmans, directors of Chasdei Soul II Soul, surprised Yossi and Mica Soffer, owners of COLlive and producers of ‘A Jewish Star,’ with a gift, thanking them for their efforts on behalf of Soul II Soul.
“I give the concert 5 stars,” said Rabbi Ari Raskin, Director of Chabad of Brooklyn Heights. “It was truly phenomenal.”
Thousands of out-of-towners kept track of the concert via live tweets by COLlive’s Editor Yehuda Ceitlin.
you rock.BINYAMIN MOSHE IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE LOVED YOUR SONG AND YOU SHOULD KEEP IT UP!!!!!
sochjer said: ouaaawwww !!!
yes ouaaaaaaaauuuwwwww!!
OHAYON i think you re definitly the best one…u rock!!
i think that shuky should have win,
AVRAHAM OHAYON MAKE A CD, I WILL BE THE FIRT TO BUY ITTTTTTT LOVE YOUR VOICE
I REALLY WANTED TO GO BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TOO I HOPE I GET TOO SEE IT ONLINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How is it possible that shuki did not win? I am confused
To Numbers27, 63, 64, 66, 71, 81, 84, 101: You all are 100% right, Shuki is the best
Shuki! No Question you are the best, if you make a cd i guarentee you it will be a success. You are better Than Moshe and Ohayan, I am 100% sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
binyomin all the way since he came on the concert! my man binyomin! cant wait for an album
I went for Avraham Ohayon he is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PALEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASE
COULD YOU MAKE A DVD?
come on avrom ohayon and benyamin moshe ithink shuky your the best ya shuky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and the other 2 you were going to win?! with shuhy aruond no way!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and good by!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
shuky should win he had the best voice
shuky sadon should have won!!!!
I THINK SHUKY WAS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
we want to see a video!!!!!
you totaly rock the house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the show rocked it start off with a bang till the end
the main part i loved the most the jewish star i hope you do it again next year iy”h i think avrohom, shuki,and of course the real winner binyamin moshe. thank you collive and shumly tzierl goldman
WOW!!!!!!
i whent to the conncert
Uplifting! Amazing! Inspirational! Everyone last night was a WINNER!
Go binuyamon moshe awesome voise! keep it up!!! :):):):)
Avraham ohayon great job!!!!!
Shuky sadon good job!!!!!!
SHUKI REALLY SHOULD HAVE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
however its not up to col, the organizers of the event probably will not allow it, I guess they feel that ppl wont pay to go to the concert if they know they can see it on video. But its true, we were all there and voted from day one. we do have a right to see the 2 finalists performance.
We are so proud of you!
We wish you good luck and we are waiting for you cd!
keep sharing your talent and bring joy to Am Israel.
Can’t wait to see the video!
Love you from the family in Israel, Bareqet!
specialy savta mazal! 🙂
All your family
I loved BM and his song, but personally of the three he was the least in my mind as the winner. But thats how things go when they’re not chosen by the public, I think the audience should have voted. So Shuky, and Abraham, I just want you to know that you are not at a loss for fans, and it would be horrible if your music career ended here. Use this opportunity to become famous, and ill be the first to buy your cd!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU HE IS THE BEST!!!!!!!
benyamin moshe
Yeah, can you make a DVD? Please? Is there going to be one?
Hey AC, Tzem and uncles! Great to see you and even happier to know that you had such an amazing time!
I understand that this was one of the very first concerts that was entertaining from beginning to end! No yawning during any of the parts!! Good for you!
I think that Shuki Sadan should of won
Binyomin moshe rocks he was one of my top 3
I pray that the concert was recorded.
Does anyone have any info.
What is Sholom Wilhem wearing on his hand? Yelow bands?
frenchies are ZE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!1
תמיד ידענו שאתה מספר 1
תעלה מעלה מעלה ותצליח בהמשך הדרך
חולים עליך!
מפלורידה
WOW that must have been hard!!!
Nice picture
yay!!! i think the right guy won!! but the the other two finalists – continue singing, perfoming, u guys certainly have talent – after all avraham freid did like ur voice 🙂 so guys go for it cant wait for your cd’s – ohayon and sadon and moshe – u guys have the greatest voices in the world (besides fried)
go BM!!!
The concert was trully amazing. Avram Fried sounded great!The three finalist gave amazing performances. The choir was the cherry on the cake and it was fun to see former contestants in the choir (intentional?). Chazzan Tzucker did a great job. all in all very nice. Thank you Soul II Soul
I hope I am not the only one who’s got your message….. I am completely on your side and support you….. VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO…..
What does the yellow band that Rabbi Sholom Wilhelm is wearing on his wrist signify? I think it may have to do with Cancer Support from Lance Armstrong’s LIVESTRONG Foundation. Wow, nice.
we looooooooove you!!!!!!
you were awesome!
כל הכבוד
well for me anyway – SADON has all what it takes…now he needs a good promoter.B’hatzlacha
“Faithful to the theme Rak Chabad, only Lubavitch niggunim were sung?” Actually the 4 mentioned in the post are all non-chabad nigunim. As for the contest, however, I have to say the right huy won. He has it all. He not only has the ability to “fit in” with the Jewish artists of today – but even better, the ability to take Jewish music to the new level that Jewish music listeners deserve. Yashe Koach COL and S2S – well done contest, thanks for bringing us this new talent – both B Moshe as well as the others who seem… Read more »
For those who are asking for video, if you live in the area you should come to the concert. These shows are amazing every year and you wouldn’t experience the same thing online on by video. For those who do not live in the area, unfortunately producing a DVD is incredibly expensive and concert DVDs do not make money in the Jewish Music world. So I wouldn’t hold out for a DVD. Streaming the concert online is also a problem because a concert is nothing without a crowd, and if the show was streamed online less people would care about… Read more »
Shuky Sadon has a GREAT voice!!
as far as voices he won by-far, but he was to nervous, you should continue singing and practise on stage performance. You definitely have a future.
To post a complete video, I could understand why not. After all that’s why there is a paid concert. But maybe a video of ‘a jewish star’ should be posted, after we (the readers) were all involved in it. Please col, we ask of you, have mercy, and post a video of a jewish star performing. May hashem bless you 10 times for every view of the video.
Avremi G and his musicians were all in fedora hats and untucked white shirts “(a Lubavitch staple”. excuse me but since when was beign a slob considered lubavitch
VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEO VIDEOVIDEO VIDEO VIDEO
I THINK U GOT THE MESSAGE……..
did sh. zarchi farbreng?
i knew it would be binyomin moshe i guess i was right. were is the video i want to see it please post the video of jewish star because i want to hear binyomin moshe`s voice. is there another concert of jewish star next year i`m just wondering.
please post video 4 those who couldnt come!
בנימין משה אתה הווינר שלנו
גאים בך ב-ה-כ-ל
עלה והצלח!
המשפחה המורחבת.
go chaim gutleizer keep up the chayas
May this be the last concert in golus may we greet moshiach very very soon!!!
i wanted shuky to win
b.m is a good performer but ohayon has the best voice and this is a voice competition
LOL
wow the forkas gang
this is not right, Ohayon is much better. Just listen to the voice
ANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMINANI MAAMIN! ANI MAAMIN
its not fair,shuky you are the only one
Shuki should have won. Binyomin Moshe is good but Shuky is better!
shuky sadon – hope you go on to make it BIG anyway
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That was a great concert. Azkir al hatzion
binymin yishar koach ,geaa becha
achotcha oshrat
B”H
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If found please call 718-930-1662
Does he get an Oscar?
Binyamin Moshe, you were awesome! You took the house down! Your winning was well deserved
Binyomin Moshe had a better performance (on his duet with AF he was a bit shvach).
It was also in did great to see the sportsmanship of teh contestants appearing in the choir. They did a great job!
this is why i think binyamion moshe won. the other 2, i find, have better voices than him, but not the same stage presence.
i wish binyamin moshe lots of luck and I hope that the other will make a cd and sing at events.
it was also nice to see some of the other contestants in the choir!
i love how it seems like it really was a farbrengen.
all the videos and special touches made it a lot more than a concert!
WHAT ABOUT SHMULI STIEFEL?!!!
bm u were awesoooomeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the concert was a lot of fun!!
really amazing
ohayon is so much better
life’s just not always fair…!
What they could have done was stream it online, with a fee to be able to watch it. This way they would be bringing in money, and people out of town would be able to watch (they’ll probably make more money on a dvd, though!)
i loved the concert
this is why i pay the big bucks, to see mobil pics?
binyomin moshe! anachnu gi’im bicha!
I would pay to see it live. I can’t make it to the concert. So why can’t they sell tickets to see it live?
i knew it since i heard his first addition!!!!!!
you are the best!!!
i am soooooooo happy!!
may you have much hatzlacha!!
מזל טוב! שיהיה בהצלחה! מחכים לדיסק בקרוב!!!!
omg he sooooooooooo goooooood
Is this the MPAA? making a live stream (or at least short video clips post-concert) generates more interest in buying any DVD. I would want to see it before buying.
congratulations 2 everyone!
we r so happy for u,becuz as soon as u sung the wiining song months ago we knew deep down that u were going to win ! so happy for u –
to nuber 9.
#9
Your’e supposed to buy a ticket and be there live!
It would be nice to watch it live as it happens, but hey,
THATS NOT WHAT A CONCERT IS ALL ABOUT
binyamin moshe won!
you post some clips of the concert
Binyamin Moshe is the winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
GO BINYAMIN MOSHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he’s young and composed his own song… get it? so duh they wud make him win!!!!!! oh well everyone was gr8…. kol hakavod!
thanx for posting all thats going on
ey Yehuda atleast a short little video with ur phone of whats going on there now…….just like u did with the pictures!
SHUKY BETTER WIN 😀 HE IS THE KING!
ROMEMO HASHEM ELOKINO VHISTACHAVO LEHDOM RAGLAV KIMKADOSH KADOSH
thank you so much for twittering! i feel like i was there!
i hope they will show videos of it. i really want to see the j star! too bad its not live:( but maybe they should update pics too
They are the real stars of the Soul to Soul concert!
May you be blessed for all that you do!
Your #1 fan
Guys, of course we can’t watch it live–then lots of people wouldn’t buy tickets to go the concert! maybe afterwards they’ll post a vid??
Its a concert !Why would they show it live? if they woouldve shown it live then less ppl would show up to the concert! I would want a dvd though. . .
cant wait 2 find out the winner!:
i want to see it live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then y would pple pay to go see the concert if it would be live online?! this is a tzedakah org. trying to bring $!! Hopefullly though they will produce a DVD of the event!! it will only bring in more $ 🙂
Go Mendy Freund!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is this gonna B updated?
i thought it would be live i want to C it but i cant B there!!!
i also thought we would be able to watch online it’s not fair i really want to watch it but i can’t go IT’S NOT FAIR!
go shuky sadon,avraham ohayon and binyomin moshe.
I THOUGHT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IT LIVE!
i want shuky to win i like his singing a fan
is it spossed to be live
Can we {abroad}be able to watch it live online????
whos the winner
PLEASE OH PLEASE MAKE A DVD FOR US WHO CANNOT BE THERE TO WATCH?
i want a video!~~~~`
cool
cant wait 2 find out the winner!:)