By COLlive reporter
Mordechai Ben David, Avraham Fried, Lipa Schmeltzer and Uncle Moishy walk into a studio.
This is not a beginning of a joke, but a historical moment in Jewish music as the greatest singers of our time united in Crown Heights to record a promo for the annual Lag B’Omer fair, dubbed this year “The Great Parade.”
Instituted by the Rebbe, the May 2, 2010 street celebration in front of Lubavitch Headquarters 770 Eastern Parkway will unite tens of thousands of Jewish children and adults.
Rabbis Sholom Ber Baumgarten and Shimmy Weinbaum used all their influence to unite these entertainers to perform at the parade.
The promo, directed by Yankee Teitelbaum, was recorded at Chony Milecki Studios and musicians included Shaya Lieberman and Moshe Horenstein.
It is based on the known songs Did You Hear the News (Uncle Moishy), No Jew Will Be Left Behind (Avraham Fried), Someday (MBD) and Gelt (Lipa).
The words were written by Avi Web, Dina Gorkin, Ella Wilhelm, Fitzi Rabin, Leibel Baumgarten and Yossi Rosenblum.
The parade is organized by Tzivos Hashem, NCFJE and Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch.
COLlive.com – the leading Lubavitch community website – is a proud Corporate Sponsor of The Great parade.
Reserve a seat today for $5 and get the official parade t-shirt, visit TheGreatParade.com
VIDEO: Offical Promo
Behind the scenes photos by Boruch Ezagui
much better
nice
thanx to ALL the organizers
this is what the rebbe wanted
loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!
the real jewish star! BSB!
sounds like a jewish music all star show.
it sed that ‘the best singers….’ wat ’bout the other singers who r gr8??????????????????????
MBD YOU ARE TH E BEST
GO ELLA WILHELM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u don’t get it.
The video’s great!
Hopefully the parade will also be!
wow wow wow wow wow wow
WOHOOOO!!!! GOOO CHONY!!!! U DID IT AGAIN!!!
WHAT ABOUT SHWEKEY?????
Sounds fishy… I wonder who wrote it?
GO CHONY!!!!
I’m exsited!!!!!:)
not someday sunday
this is takeh such a special day to have a fa rbrengen oheli torah is forbiden to go .
so exited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i hope to see it !!
(someday)
that promo was the best i’ve seen in a long while.
If that was the promo, can’t wait for the real thing!
I wish I could go.
u cant .. peirod =(
how can i sign up to volunteer to be a clown by the parade?
Sholom Ber Baum you’re as usual the best!
Leibel and Yisrolik! Wow! You keep shocking me!!!!!!!
Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!
hahah this yr im gonna be there iy”h
U R THE BEST, HANDS DOWN!!!!!!!!!
Avremel, you have Moshe Lehrs charisma, Choni grunbletts aidelkeit, Rommuma guys voice, Ohayans effort, Sadons emmeskeit, steifels chazzonis, teitelbaums yichuss, brenensons hand motions. you could make it in the top ten!
we are hapey thet all the singers from all the chsitem avremel lubvitchr tht cut bruch from the rabbi and mortechi tht saing bvore the rabbi on לג בעומרthet he cout bruces from the rabbi and and חסיד גורheisand מוסיף והולך and lipe thet is חסיד סקוירא unkle moshe is ike kides משיח נאו
I LOVE THE “GUESS WHO’S COMMING TO TOWN”
You guys really know how to pull things off (with alittle help from others)
AF what’s with the hands??????????
Awesome – I can’t wait!!!!!!!! I”yh this will not be in Crown Heights but in Eretz Yisroel – Yerushalayim with Moshiach Tzidkeinu Bemheira Veyameinu – AMEN!!!!!!!!!
gooooooo!!!! them
Leibel and Yisrolik Baumgarten, first with the incredible 770 album then our monthly Hachayol magazines and now we see how you are involved in so much more. On behalf of the Shcunah and our kids – Yasher Koyach!
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
exited
Awesome stuff!
Adorable idea! Kol Hakavod to everyone involved!
this is a great idea!!!!!MBD Avraham lipa and uncle moishy for the kids!!!!
Yay for Yisrolik. Always working behind the scenes to make sure every detail is just perfect.
#1-They are not in the police station, they are in the second conference room in the j.c.m. to discuss the set up for the parade.
#2-Its called a photo shoot.
#3-if you are talking about the words in the song they are “good old uncle moishe”
#4-those are the screens that will be used by the parade to show rebbe videos. they are day screens.
so and so lost weight
my kid’s loved it
Nice video!!…funny..I can’t watch a clip of Avremel again without thinking…”what’s with the hands!”…..
thats so exiding!!!!!!!!
Go Leibel B! You make us Proudly South African!
Keep up all the good work:)
incredible video!!
I would love to go to this parade- Too bad i don;t live in crown heights 🙁 cuz then i would for sure go. can someone find out if they are going to have it live on a camera or something? becuase i want to see how the even is taking place…….
are they going to have it live i dont want to miss it
#1-WHY ARE THEY IN A POLICE STATION???
#2-WHY IS LIPA ON A BIKE???
#3-SINCE WHEN IS THERE A NEW UNCLE MOISHY???
#4-WHAT ARE THE LAST TWO PICTURES???
those are the screens that will be used by the parade to show rebbe videos. they are day screens.
An equal partner in all the parades all the years (they even have a flag!) was The National Council of Mesibos Shabbos–a division of Merkos
where does uncle moishy come in?
last 2 pictures they explained in an article long time ago- those are screens they will use by the parade- some hi tech one that you can see the video even during day in the sunlight- won’t be dim. real fancy ones bringing to parade for that extra perfection!
THESE SHOLDVE BEEN THE JUDGES FOR THE JEWISH STAR
I have no clue and i was wondering that 2!
Kol Hakovod Shimmy! we know who really made this all happen. Your work does not go unnoticed and is very much appreciated by all of us! You are the real man behind it all!
can anyone please tell me what is the LAST TWO pictures???
Wow, I almost feel like chas vesholom saying that I will UNFORTUNATELY lehavdil be in Meiron this Lag beOimer! I hope the performances will be available on video.
what a promo hope the parade is as good!!
we are joining this great historic lag b’omer parade….
leaving lax Motsay Shabbos coming back monday night ….48 hours… of ruchnios and gashmios b’yachad!!! cost will be aprox $250.00 if intrested please e mail.. [email protected].
organized by the “rebbe’s Diamond Daveners of la”
I can’t thank you all enough for all the amazing things you do for our precious Kinderlach. Your tireless efforts don’t go unnoticed.
Every project seems to surpass the one before. Can’t wait to see what comes next!
YAY ELLA BROH WILHALM!!!!!!!!!!!!
excellent song writing!!!!!!!!
GO SHIMMY, you are the best!
And Rabbi Sholom Ber Baumgarten, you truly always pull these things out of the hat
Avi Webb! nuff said!!!!!
Anyway. it WILL be a major success and the rebbe will smile at his soldiers.
I personally know that Baruch Ezagui had a big part with bringing MBD to the parade . Thanks Boruch & shimmy
i think u guys forgot about him????
just for this Moshiach should come……
Great video, good to see you sharing your great talent beyond chasunas
CANT WAIT FOR LAG!
lets hope its going to be the way the rebbe wants the parades to be and not a concert with the first time in history that avremel lipa and mordichai sing together at aconcert and bez”h the Rebbe will be the parade 5770 in front of 770. like the Rebbe said that WE have to make it happen cause if not us who will.
SHIMMY!!!! you are the greatest
Shimmy is the best! Keep up the great work!
go ella wilhelm!
moshiach NOW!!!
We want the Rebbe there_
in a guf please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
awsome photographer. y t
hopefully will have the rebbe bgashmius visible by this on
shimmy bocose with out you nothing whild happen!!!
He is in a different picture but not the one with all the singers. His presence is missing!
Incredible. No doubt the Rebbe is receiving much Nachas form the efforts being put in to make this parade. the lineup is astounding!
The main thing, of course, is that the Rebbe should come out and join the parade once again!
yes i think in ohel or one of these concerts
There is no doubt anymore who is THE BAND in Crown Heights..
CHONY IS THE MAN you want to do you music stuff, he is the only professional real guy i CH!!!!!!!
Just look where everyone goes when they want to do a professional job!
CHONY YOU DID IT AGAIN!
WOW! i can’t wait for the big day! sounds amazing!
THE GREAT PARADE!!!??
This program is is very special and the Rebbe will be very proud of it.
It would be very important that the ad for this event should have
more emphasis on Lag Baomer (a picture of fire and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai) After all it is his Yohrtzeit.
H’lvai it should be like the parades of old. Moshiach now! Hatzlocha in all the preparations.
MBD too?
Has this ever happened before that Lipa, MBD and Fried did a concert together?