just imagine how our world would be if there were more sensitive, open-minded, authentic people like you in it... thanks so much for all these "reactions"!

I was actually at this event. As mentioned, it was to honor those who dedicate themselves to learn Torah, and the event was made by the largest Torah school in the US (perhaps the world). As such, that multi tiered dais that you commented on, held the cream of the crop of the American Litvishe Torah world, with some Israeli and Chassidishe rabbis seated there as well. As others have said, this is a prayer said on behalf of dead persons, and thus you would not expect to hear clapping afterwards. This singer is well known for spoken/sung ryhmes that have multiple layers of meaning. He's been hired by many prestigious Rabbi's entourages to sing these rhymes at moments of religious significance. (My personal favorite is kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hd9xiq903K2YZI0.html - watched multiple times.) As well, he has a world class voice and is the son of a well known Israeli cantor.

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It’s in Philadelphia. Majority of the participants are from Lakewood, NJ. It was an event to celebrate and acknowledge the dedication of the multitudes there and elsewhere who study Torah full-time in yeshiva post high-school.

This wouldn’t have clapping because it wasn’t a performance song. The words are a memorial for those who have passed on. It’s solemn.

This is an event to honor Rabbis who are in rabbinical college. The many tables on the dais are the leadership of the most popular rabbinical colleges in the USA. This song is a commemoration to those killed in the holocaust and given its more somber nature is the reason why there was no clapping at the end of the song.

This is a Cantoral piece of a prayer said for the deceased, the part where he sounds like he is just talking, he is saying 2 people's names and their parents names.

Ok, so if you could say in the beginning that this is a "Dirshu style event", you really have already a good understanding of the Jewish music world... 🤣

I was actually by this event in person, this performance was UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

el male rachamim- God full of mercy is a prayer that is said in memory of people who have passed away.

I have never heard someone like this. His high notes are crazy.

I never saw this before! It's beautiful! No people would not clap. It's a solemn prayer said for the deceased. It's about G-d and the the souls of the deceased and giving charity in honir of their memory. This is recited at funeral services and grave sites as well as memorials. Very often Torah portion or Mushnayos (Talmud) is learned in honor and memory of the deceased in order to bring their souls to a higher level in their resting place near G-d. The concept is that as long as one is alive they can do good deeds to bring them more rights to rewards in the world to come but once someone has left the physical world he is no longer capable of collecting "zchutim". Then we people that are still alive can do good deeds in their honor.(Or studying the Torah in their honor) I hope that helps you understand the concepts here.

Your reactions to his runs and range crack me up! He does have quite strong control. This sort of recitation (doesn’t register as a song for me personally) is similar to how prayer services are led on the High Holidays in synagogues that have “cantor” style leaders of the prayers. Also appreciated your explanation of your accent saying cantor. I wondered why you always said it like you do, and it makes perfect sense! Very funny analogy of a surfer dude speaking Spanish with absolutely no Spanish accent lol. Keep up the great videos!!

This is a prayer (rather than a song) that is said to in memory of someone who has died. The text is generic, but from 6:43-6:57 (which you refer to as an interesting section) he is saying the names of two deceased rabbis, whose names also appear on the screen.

"Ola, komo estaws" 🤣🤣🤣 1) generally at these kind of events, the men you see sitting on the dais or at the head table are the leading Rabbis, Torah leaders and community leaders in attendance. 2) the song is actually a prayer said for the souls of those who have passed away. It is recited at funerals and sometimes at these public events they will recite it as well. The part that you caught that sounded a little different was actually when he was saying the names of those whom they were saying it for.

Your reaction from 4:15-4:30 as he ascended was wonderful. That bit of singing really is quite remarkable and it showed in your reaction. It's great to see you appreciate and enjoy this man's prodigious talent

Wow such an incredible voice. Thanks for introducing to me. I think from a musical perspective, crescendo actually refers to raising gradually in volume and dynamic but not actually going higher in notes.

Not sure if you check comments from older videos, but this event (Adirei Hatorah - The "Mighty Ones" of Torah - an event to honor the commitment of those who dedicate their entire lives to studying Torah via studying in Kollel, as well as to show appreciation to those who assist financially) seems to be becoming an annual event and took place again this evening in the Wells Fargo center in Philadelphia. Almost had to be moved if the 76ers made it into the NBA Conference finals. Stay tuned for videos....the building was literally shaking.

By the way the exact word That he was singing when you said wow what an ascension is 'ma-a-los"..... Which literally translate as ASCENSIONS. ( A reference to The levels of the heavenly after life).

Here is my prediction. The next time PortuguesePai goes to church, At the parts where everybody stands and the priest is saying something in Latin, He'll be shockling back-and-forth, wearing a fedora. And the next time he shows up for confession, Instead of kneeling, He'll hit the left side of his chest with his right hand the way we do. ( Assuming there's a video that covers that...... BTW we do not confess to other human beings, We confess directly to G-d. Of course it's true that sometimes someone may want to discuss something they did with a spiritual mentor or rabbi, To get advice on the next steps, But actual confessional act is directly to G-d)

Its so funny how you picked up that he was saying something (rather then signing) in middle of the song, he was mentioning names that he was dedicating the prayer to...

Finally I got in early enough to help out with some of your questions. As to who sits up on the dais at these functions. It is usually reserved for the grand rabbis of various hasidic sects as well as the heads of various schools(roshei=heads hayeshiva=of the academies, known as yeshivas which is the plural of yeshiva=school or academy)of higher learning. Like all venues the more you pay for your seat in the audience the better seat you get. As for the song God full of mercy. Or as it is pronounced in Hebrew Eyl maleh rachamim, is a prayer for the deceased. It is usually recited at the end of a funeral to the tune to which is being sung at this event. The part approximately 7:10 on the video where they panned a video screen with some Hebrew and he ran through a bunch of words quickly was the names of 2 individuals who had previously passed on, in whose honor this event was taking place. Hope all this is helpful

I suggested this! Thank you for watching it. Knew you'd be impressed by his vocal ability so I'm glad it delivered. I hope you take my other suggestion to watch Yidi Bialostozky: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMBpbNh1yNmRfps.html To answer your question: being that this was a memorial prayer for people who had passed away I imagine there was no applause afterwards even though people probably had to restrain themselves after such a performance!

really is gorgeous...would never have listened to this if not for you because not usually my genre of choice. thank you!

What a voice!! Wow!

Here’s a direct translation of the prayer recited; “Merciful God who dwells above, provide a sure rest on the wings of the Divine Presence, amongst the holy and pure who shine as brightly as the sky, [4] to the soul of (Hebrew name of deceased) daughter of (Hebrew name of her father), who has gone on to her eternity. For the sake of the charity which they gave to commemorate her soul, let her rest be in the Garden of Eden. Hence, the Merciful One will shade her forever with his wings, and will bind her in the bundle of life. The LORD is her heritage, and she shall rest peacefully on her bed. So let us say, Amen.” There’s no clapping due to this being a particularly solemn prayer recited in remembrance of deceased and to mourn their passing as well as inspire their souls so rise onto gods presence. It is usually sung with a somber tone and to inspire the feeling of the presence of the holy spirit of god. Having worked at such events as a audio technician and heard him live I can tell you this is a deeply spiritual experience and i considered it a privilege to be there.

I'm really enjoying "your reaction" to your watching and learning about the Jewish people you have a real insight and open mindedness about everything. I think you would really enjoy the music video "Hava Nagila" by Gad Elbaz it's a mixture of old times and new times it takes place in France

2:47 Ranking sort of fits. The term in Hebrew is “Choshuv”, literally translated as valuable or respected status.

You need to partner up with Peter and go check out Lakewood 😂

He lives in Israel Giving a prayer for a deceased great person

You have a great laugh ☺️

Definitely kerp saying Kantorrrrr the way you do!

This was awesome. I just came across another clip of Yisroel Adler together with Zanvil Weinberger just the other day and it was the first time I've ever heard of him. So beautiful. This is a prayer for the departed Holocaust survivors , often said by these large events . ( I'm not sure why , and would love to learn and know the reason , so if someone can chime in). There is one of Yitzchak Helfgot the cantor singing this prayer with the few remaining holocaust survivors at the siyum hashas. It's a very moving moment, since those elderly people shed tears for their family members who were lost and you can see how the cantor Yitzchak Helfgott stirs something deep in their hearts. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rKhlrMR11b_Fpps.html

Because of your intro please continue pronouncing it as you did. I liked it even though I thought it was a mispronounciation. And now that I know it is not I like it even more.

Your comparison of the pronunciation of the word Cantor to the surfer dude’s from California made me burst out laughing😂

Love your cantor shtickle torah

You got to do more of him I know him personally he can straight with out making a face for about 20 seconds you should watch him and his father

Love the Surfer Spanish! ROFL.

Wow! Thanks I've actually requested a couple of times for you to check him out & I'm glad you did, & in regards to your question if he is new to the scene, no he's been around for years but is probably one of the most underrated chassidic singer's out there & not really considered a big star don't know why but I absolutely love him & if you would like to check out more of my recommendations check out those kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a56Eq6iKsLGwqKs.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLpdfqmkp7qwgn0.html

Clapping is often typical, but in this case the song was in memorium (the "speaking" part was him reading the names of the people that it was in memory of), so I guess they didn't clap because that would be making a statement that it's about the performer when it should be about the people it is in memory of. I'm not saying this as a Jewish thing in particular - this is just a general guess.

@PortuguesePai Have you ever thought about doing a live stream on Twitch? I think it would be fun for people in chat to suggest videos for you to watch and we can discuss it on stream.

I would love to see you react to yossele rosenblatt, you won't find anything with great recordings because he passed away in the 1930, but that gets outweighed by his sheer talent, he is on NPRs top 50 voices in history. m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/epZhm9uE15u5c30.html This is a decent video (for it's time) of a live performance.

Please do yakov shweky latest music video Boruch Hashem it’s shabbos it’s amazing

He’s a cantor and typically preforms the services in synagogue. You will find them every now and then preform on stage, but not in the same fashion as your typical singer. Check out him and his dad, they’re awesome together. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mclndtBp39CVeJs.html

This kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g7Vipcqotqiqgmw.html is the newest clip by the Freilach band... You'll love this. It features Benny Friedman, Shulem Lemmer & Itzik Dadya someone who you didn't react yet too but is definitely worth for you to check out. Thank you for all your reactions so far, I'm loving this (& every music + other) one.

And I'm from Montreal, so when I hear Cantor I think of a bakery chain

Thank you for posting this video. Here is a link to a live video, a doat of him and his father. Also a well known Cantor. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mclndtBp39CVeJs.html

1:20 😂 7:26 Most of your audience collectively flinched and squirmed, and not because of your voice

I keep on asking you to check out Skulen Medley, there he sings like out of this world, check it out you won't regret it.

I think you need to correct the title. This is G- full of mercy - excuse the IS. It is a prayer in direct address

As mentioned, this is one of the most solemn and intense prayers that we have, said for the soul of someone (or many) of who has passed away. You can read more about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Malei_Rachamim

Rabbis of great stature are at the dais. That’s called a dais.

Just a piece of advice you can view all latest Jewish music videos on kikar Shabbat you translate it to English and you click on music videos

Check out this cantorial piece by Helfgot- kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gN56mrtpts2whqM.html

I wouldn't translate "Adirei Torah" as "Warriors" or Torah. Adirei doesn't quite mean warrior. Maybe "Heroes of Torah"?

Love your stuff! Still waiting for you to check out Motty Illowitz'z "Yiddishe Taavos"! Very beautiful! It's a peak into the idiosyncrasies of the Chassidic daily life! Very cute lyrics in Yiddish! It's a bit different. He makes up his own songs and it's cute how he describes a Jew's inner desires with acute twist. I really think you'll enjoy it.

Can you react to THAT JEWISH FAMILY-Hasidic Jewish wedding

Here he is with his father. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mclndtBp39CVeJs.html

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mclndtBp39CVeJs.html thats him and his father

first!! Check out sloimys chanal with Eli beer

Don't love these no name singers never hered of this guy in my life.

tyvvvm. prayer transliteration and translation here: www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/367837/jewish/Kel-Maleh-Rachamim.htm