Give me that fish…if it were you in that sandwich you wouldn’t be laughing at all.
And most important today is I am singing because of a very happy day:
Thank you Hashem on the the engagement of Minna and Nafi!
(Credit Video: Andy Blumenthal)
Singing competition @IsraelFest.
A little of Yom Ha’atzmuet and Eurovision combined.
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So I heard this interesting saying the other day:
If you can’t sing better, sing louder!
It’s funny that people actually do that type of thing all the time.
My colleagues boss told someone I know:
You’re a fake it till you make it type of person
This can apply to all sort of activities and not just singing.
— Public speaking, your job, sports, cooking, etc.
Often, people have to do things that they really just don’t do very well.
– Maybe it’s not their forte.
– Maybe they’re just not into it.
But rather than call it for what it is.
Instead, they pretend and make a show out of it.
They exaggerate what they think they are supposed to do.
Or they try to compensate with something tangential.
Hey, maybe no will notice.
But people eventually catch-on and do know when you’re lip-singing and faking your way through or just screaming out the lyrics to mask how horrible you singing is.
Better to be honest and admit what you can and can’t do.
Take some classes or get some training.
Practice, practice, practice.
Or even consider doing something else that you do enjoy and are good it.
Either way, you don’t want to be the one singing loudly their whole life. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal. Note: this blog is not connected to this or any particular musician)
There is something about stained glass which is so beautiful and amazing.
It’s not only artistic and colorful, but also it’s a magical combination of opaqueness and translucence.
It provides cover and privacy from the outside world, yet it plays with the light that comes in through it to give a wonderful effect to any room.
If I could, I would make every room in every building with stained glass.
I would bask in the light and the color.
It would feel warm and holy–the light of G-d on me.
It’s as if G-d and His holy host are streaming in from the Heavens, and surrounding me all about.
I feel lifted up in space and time stops, all is safe and wonderful in the world.
Beautiful and holy spiritual energy celebrating, dancing, and singing all around me. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Last night, as Tisha B’Av (the commemoration of the destruction of the first and second Holy Temples in Jerusalem) was nearing conclusion, we watched these beautiful videos of:
1) The singing of Ani Ma’Amin at the Kotel yesterday in 2018.
2) An amazing NCSY kumzitz, including at the beginning, the singing of Kol Berama Nishma/Rachel Mivakah at the Kotel a few years ago in 2015.
“A voice is heard in the Heavens, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuseth to be comforted for her children, because they are not. Thus saith the Lord: Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears; for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come back from the land of the enemy. And there is hope for thy future, saith the Lord; and thy children shall return to their own border. “
Both are so beautiful, and we imagined G-d looking down from the Heavens and being moved to rebuild the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and bring his amazing presence closer to us once again on Earth.
Oh let it be! 😉
These folks make some beautiful music together.
Sit back and enjoy!
(Source Video: Andy Blumenthal)
(Source Videos and Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
Thank you to Congregation Magen David for a wonderful end of Passover party.
The family, new friends, music, singing, dancing, and food made for a truly joyous evening.
Happy and thankful for the opportunity to be a part of it.
Now counting up to Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
The Jewish people rock! 😉
(Source Video: Andy Blumenthal)
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