How much does it say about Hashem’s love for every Yid when He gives us the ability to sanctify Him?
Those words, found in the Sfas Emes on Kapital Nun Beis in Sefer Tehillim, are the lyrics of Maaleh Ani, the fourth track on Benny Friedman’s hit album Yesh Tivka, produced by Avi Newmark, composed by Elimelech Blumstein and arranged by Aryeh Kunstler.
This all new video, produced by Moshe Bree and Sruly Meyer has some real firsts for Jewish music.
But we don’t want to ruin it for you. So turn up the volume, hit play and enjoy.
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GO CUZZIN YONI!!!!!!! FROM UR NEW YORK CUZZINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So awasome fresh and cool
i know its a little bit late but seriosly AMAZING
i love the yash tikvah
SERIOUSLY???????????
do you really think it was computerized that’s sad
Great song and under water cant belive it!
great song and video
cool is not a nice word to use its grob
great video
#62 look closer, no one is wearing shoes
Delightful in every way! I was happily surprised at the richness of the symbolism, besides the good music and good humor, done in good taste. In my view, Geula-dik. 40-odd years ago when I was a new BT and there was no Chasidus translated into English that we could learn on our own (I could never learn Chabad Chassidus without a teacher/perush, still can’t), I wrestled with the Hebrew Sfas Emes and found it very meaningful. Today, Sfas Emes (not to mention Tanya and more) is in a popular song — who would have believed it was possible?! Yasher Koach,… Read more »
The drum set was $50 and all the electronic stuff was already broken.ask the suits were picked up dirt cheap and then discarded.
great! but can’t get past the wet shoes, tie, suit… oy.
Haha your right am number 50..
to explain,,, Mikvah Metaher,,, Mikvah purifies you so that you can now enter the realm of Kedusha,,, It — Mikvah — in itself does not make you holy.. how one conducts his or her thoughts, speech, actions determines if you will be holy.
So in other words Mikvah is a HACHANA – PREPARATION to help you or guide you or enter you in a state of holiness
Thank you for such an amazing C.D!
cant stop listening!
cant stop recommanding to everyone!
finally,i can put on high volume and enjoy!
what a cool ideaaaaa!!!!
most beautiful sceneriessssss!!!
awesomest music video everrrrr
have waited to see it since i knew it was on its way…..
great job benny, keep it up!!!
IT IS REAL!!!!!!!
50 is write but that doesn’t make him holy!
he just knows what hes talking about!
(8th day) SO HOLY….. SO PURE…!
you sound holy!
Everybody has an opinion..
Benny Friedman is AWESOME!!!!!
pittsburgh?
Mikvah doesn’t make you holy,
it prepares you to be in the state of holiness
you really like the word cool don’t ya
king of cool himself
To #42 you’re one of those “cool” people Great performance Benny! Right on target
i loooove your fish and the water.
did the same thing when i was in 12th grade
made video…jumping in water!!
Band members underwater in music videos/ promotional material has been done before.
To 42 youre one of those “cool” ppl the video is certainly right on target
If the mikve was mashke and I was a duck, and go to the bottom and drink my way up
Do the dip chevrah!! Yud shvat
i used to think benny was pretty cool, but now after seeing this jaw-dropping music video i’m convinced benny is the coolest man of all time! there is no one cooler except for maybe all these collive commenters. so many cool people!!!
you can get a cheap old drum kit for a music video…
no man is original… this may seem like an original idea, which id think it is too, but that’s only the case in the jewish world…
Lets chip in and buy him a new suit
the most origanal video yet i think lipa got some compition
Love you! You’re so cute!
I was sure it was just an effect!! LIke from a computer…until I saw the pictures at the end!
So cute! But how did the equipment stay ok?
did any of the instruments or his suit get damaged in the water? 🙂
soo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love it…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great video!!!!! 😉
1) only VERY expensive suits will get ruined from a few minutes in water, i’m sure he just got it dry cleaned.
2) they used a realy cheep junky kit. if it wasnt donated, i’m sure it was very cheep compared to the cost of producing the video. Plus those drum heads only cost about $5 each second hand.
3) same as above. many video’s that dont ruin things costs 10 times more lol
At the beginning of the video, you see Benny running down a path to water with a towel. If you think he is just going swimming, I can understand why you can’t figure out the connection of the song with water. However, if like me, the first thing in mind was “Mikveh Time!”, then the connection is obvious. Mikveh, being holy etc. etc.
it’s called film editing and computerized. in our days we can do anything sophisticated and outrageous and it will look real.
do not believe everything you see!
do you think that when u see a person jumping from a mountain in a film ,…that he really does? . so they
hahahahhahahahhahahahaa
you dont get what water has to do with Hashem telling us if we make ourselves holy? Does anyone go to a mikveh here? lol
interesting but a few questions if anyone can please clarify…
1) benny ruined a beautiful suit?
2) At the end of the video, the drums are draining out, did they ruin a set of drums too?
3) guitars?
4) the light in the back really interfered with the song but
overall…. A!
Very nice video…kewl idea. Not ecstatic bout the actual song tho. It sounds a bit nudgy and repetitive. The same few words over and over and over again with no change. Can’t see it being one of those typical hit wedding songs… But it is geshmak and like the previous commenters I think that it has a eidel/ chasidish touch to it. Benny ur good. On a finishing note. Yesh tivkah is incredible
benny can’t open his eyes under water 🙂
I love the idea, but what do the words have to do with water?
wow
Like the verse seys: kol me-vaser al hehorim…
Your the craziest amongst the normal singers out there!
Never get boring!! 😀
Who’s pool is this?
Fun video! And I thought it was all underwater at the lake or whatever that beach was, then I saw the pictures of the pool, and watched the video again and it looks obvious that it is in a pool.
Very fun video.
Whats with the water?
Is there a connection to the song in any way?
benny great job it reminded me when i was a judge during color war and got thrown into the pool keep up masamach yidin till the coming of moshiach and beyond
Thanks benny and co. Finally a music that I want my kids to see!
love it
Soaking cool
great video!
Herlich!
How were y’all able to stay underwater so long without coming up for air 🙂 :).
Ma Ani Yodaya 🙂
in a pool???!!!
first the jewish gangham style and now the jewish beauty and a beat…
benny, this concept could have gone so many ways wrong, but you somehow made this chassidish? HOW HOW? Kept your yarmulke on, the band is dressed normal. Thansk for not just keeping the Jewish in Jewish music, but the Jewish in Jewish videos! An inspiration to our kids!!
wacky but music nice
benny is great
thanks for the video
me and my kids love it:)
a little wacky but nice
Omg coolest thing ever!!!
So beautiful, good music and fresh…go go go benny friedman!!!
Whether we lose or win the judges go in….
This video is a great example of being very cutting edge and original, yet still not losing the chasidishe underlining Lachluchis!
Kol hakavod!