What’s the very first Jewish song you heard in real life?

essie14

Wed, May 12 2021, 11:00 am

I've been listening to music since the day I was born, there was always music playing in our home.
My parents loved The Rabbi's Sons, D'veykus, etc and of course Uncle Moishy, Professor Green and the Simcha Machine, 613 Torah Ave. We had every "boy band" record and then tape and all the popular Jewish artists in the 80s and 90s.
But the songs that always touched me were the ones about ארץ ישראל.
Al Kol Eleh
Al Kapav Yavee
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
and this is my favorite Ani Maamin

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Lovable

Wed, May 12 2021, 11:01 am

Crookshanks wrote:

Walk. Walk. Walk. Don't walk. Don't walk. Don't walk. Eliezer. Eliezer. Eliezer.
By the time I listened to it it was a tape not a record Very Happy

Do you or dont you want me to walk
walk walk walk
One of my faves growing up!

Crookshanks

Wed, May 12 2021, 11:05 am

essie14 wrote:

I've been listening to music since the day I was born, there was always music playing in our home.
My parents loved The Rabbi's Sons, D'veykus, etc and of course Uncle Moishy, Professor Green and the Simcha Machine, 613 Torah Ave. We had every "boy band" record and then tape and all the popular Jewish artists in the 80s and 90s.
But the songs that always touched me were the ones about ארץ ישראל.
Al Kol Eleh
Al Kapav Yavoh
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
and this is my favorite Ani Maamin

I love these too.
My mother used to sing 'Birchoveinu Hatzar'
when I was a little girl and had a hard time falling asleep at night.

Goody2shoes

Wed, May 12 2021, 11:06 am

essie14 wrote:

I've been listening to music since the day I was born, there was always music playing in our home.
My parents loved The Rabbi's Sons, D'veykus, etc and of course Uncle Moishy, Professor Green and the Simcha Machine, 613 Torah Ave. We had every "boy band" record and then tape and all the popular Jewish artists in the 80s and 90s.
But the songs that always touched me were the ones about ארץ ישראל.
Al Kol Eleh
Al Kapav Yavoh
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
and this is my favorite Ani Maamin

wow your reminding me of the first time I heard yerushalayim shel zahav. it was an intense moment
im a music lover who plays guitar and piano and a usic addict as well. so I love music
but yerushalayim shel zahav is something else

Crookshanks

Wed, May 12 2021, 11:28 am

alwayssmiling wrote:

Especially when Ofra Haza sings it her voice is so beautiful and crystal clear.

Goody2shoes

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:10 pm

alwayssmiling wrote:

listening to it now and sending love support and hugs to Israel!
im keeping you in my prayers all the time

mommy9

Wed, May 12 2021, 12:42 pm

Or תשתחווי בת-שבע. These are some songs I learned as a child.[/quote]

What are the words to this song? I remember it from when I was very young but never had the words right

zaq

Wed, May 12 2021, 1:47 pm

mommy9 wrote:

What are the words to this song? I remember it from when I was very young but never had the words right

It's a children's activity song, a la "do the hokey pokey."

hishtachavi batsheva--walk towards your partner and curtsey or bow
hishtachavi batsheva--walk back and curtsey or bow
hishtachavi batsheva--walk towards your partner and curtsey or bow
at tihyi chavivati--spin in a circle together and return to starting place

Yad yemin batsheva (3x)--join right hands with partner
at tihyi chavivati

Yad smol batsheva (3x)--join left hands with partner
at tihyi chavivati

then shtei yadayim--join both hands
then gav el gav--do-si-do.

zaq

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:16 pm

essie14 wrote:

and this is my favorite Ani Maamin

Your parents must be my contemporaries, more or less. That Ani Maamin was supposedly the one sung by Holocaust victims on the way to the gas chambers. It was the only Ani Maamin I knew until the Rabbis' Sons reimaged Jewish music, and to me it's not only old-old-old-OLD hat but excruciatingly dreary. Ah, well, they do say everything old is new again.

Raisin

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:18 pm

cbsp wrote:

Mitzvah Tree (the record!) anyone?

As an adult, I think Ishai Ribo's Elul תשע"ט made a huge impact on me - especially when I listened to it again several months later after the world had turned upside down.

Special mention to Uri Davidi's "Mah Sheyesh Lo"

Yes, I was going to say the record of the mitzvah tree, lol. Not sure I remember the songs though...More the cover and we spent a lot of time listening to it.

Rutabaga

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:25 pm

I have no accurate memory of what my first Jewish song was, but I assume it was hamalach hagoel.

I'm dating myself, but I grew up on Journeys, Shlock Rock, Piamentas, Dveykus, Miami Boys Choir, and whoever else was popular in the 80s and 90s.

cbsp

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:33 pm

Raisin wrote:

Yes, I was going to say the record of the mitzvah tree, lol. Not sure I remember the songs though...More the cover and we spent a lot of time listening to it.

One mitzvah, brings another
And before very long
You will have
A mitzvah Tree
With roots so very strong

Now every-one
Both young and old
Can plant a mitzvah tree
So with a smile
Give it a try
Its EASY as can be

Smile

Crookshanks

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:35 pm

zaq wrote:

Another Naomi Shemer fan! Yesssss.

And another Smile

Those are the only two songs I know from her, though. Do you have other favorite songs from her I can look up?

Goody2shoes

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:37 pm

Crookshanks wrote:

And another Smile

Those are the only two songs I know from her, though. Do you have other favorite songs from her I can look up?

al kol ele is hers as well?
talk about talent!

cbsp

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:38 pm

Oh, and Judea. And Amudei Sheish.

And Safam.

(thank you JM in the AM for many years of exposure to diverse Jewish music)

enneamom

Wed, May 12 2021, 2:51 pm

I sing modeh ani to my newborns embarrassed

does no one else do that?

Edited for typo

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mommy9

Wed, May 12 2021, 3:04 pm

zaq wrote:

Thanks! We used to do it in bnos but never had the words straight.