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But who could move people like few could? Who continues to elicit such a visceral, soulful reaction from his music, years after his passing? There could only be one answer: the one and only Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, of blessed memory—one of the most universally loved, unconventional and effective Jewish leaders of this past century.
The actual yahrtzeit, or anniversary of his death, is marked today, Tuesday, the 16th of the Jewish month of Cheshvan. Rabbi Carlebach died of a heart attack at the age of 69 while flying to visit relatives in Canada, and was buried in the Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem.
To listen live online to Shlomos music click here 
The importance and impact of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach on today’s Orthodox world, particularly in the otherwise disparate fields of kiruv and Jewish music, are indelible. Rabbi Carlebach reached out to Jews in his trademark loving way, a method that brought thousands of Jewish souls back to Torah and mitzvos.
To mark the significant day, VIN presents an exclusive, fascinating full-length video interview (click below) with Neshama Carlebach, R’ Shlomo’s daughter, conducted by the Z Report’s for Vos Iz NeaisYossi Zweig . Neshama reveals for the first time of rare undiscovered music that is going to be released soon, and many surprises coming
Most significantly, with his simple, basic and uncluttered guitar chords (most of his songs used only two or three), he laid the foundation for Jewish music as we know it today. There is hardly any Jewish wedding today at which a Carlebach, or Carlebach-style, melody is not played.
Shlomo Carlebach began using his guitar as a kiruv method in the late 1940s and early 1950s, realizing that he could attract Yidden to Yiddishkeit with it. Over the course of over four decades, he literally made thousands of Jews frum in the course of composing and performing his trademark simply-constructed, soulful melodies and storytellings.
Fascinating music and interview with Shlomoh many years ago
Legendary Jewish-music producer Sheya Mendlowitz, a close personal friend of Rabbi Carlebach, relates a personal experience of getting lost while driving in Manhattan and encountering a hungry homeless beggar. “Do you know my rabbi?” asked the beggar. It turns out that Shlomo had been feeding the man. “He tells me I’m his favorite homeless person,” the beggar told the astounded Mendlowitz. “You never know,” Mendlowitz says. “Like Shlomo himself used to say.”
At another occasion, Rabbi Carlebach gave all the money he had just earned performing in concert--several thousand dollars, apparently--to a woman backstage who needed funding for her daughter's operation and had nowhere to turn.
Last night at a Kumzits in Israel to celebrate the 15th anniversary A New song By Shlomoh never revealed before can be heard at Min. 1:50. Video Credit: Haredim.co.il
According to Mendlowitz, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach’s legacy was to always look for the good in everyone. “There has to be good in everybody—he felt that was his mission,” remembers Mendlowitz.
“I miss him and the world misses him big time,” he adds. “We should thank Hashem that we had such people.”
Former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau eulogy at his funereal in 1994 of Shlomo Carlebach can be read here .
For Archive Nigunim Torahs and More here
A vast otzer of music and story's by Reb Shlomoh
Video footage of the Levy'a of Reb Shlomah in 1994
Some of Shlomo Carlebach's YouTube videos
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Nov 03, 2009 at 10:30 AM This dor needs him Says:
He was mechazek so many people! We need more like him who love every jew REGARDLESS of what color their skin is or what they look like and their level of observance is. He was and is an inspiration. May we carry on his message of love and bring the geulah with our achdus.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 10:40 AM Anonymous Says:
While perhaps not at the level of lamdus as other great rabbonim of our generation, in terms of bringing alienated yiddeshe neshamas to yiddishkeit and being mechazek the emunah of som many yidden, Rav Sholom is among the gadolim of the 20th century as compared to other so called gadolim who were perhaps more knowledgeable in the nuts and bolts of halacha but failed to provide the desparately needed leadership and achdus the klal yisroel in the first and second generations after the shoah and creation of eretz yisroel. Rav Sholom, we miss you but look forward to being reunited b'zman moishiach where I know the malachim will be singing your nigunim.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 10:58 AM Anonymous Says:
“ While perhaps not at the level of lamdus as other great rabbonim of our generation, in terms of bringing alienated yiddeshe neshamas to yiddishkeit and being mechazek the emunah of som many yidden, Rav Sholom is among the gadolim of the 20th century as compared to other so called gadolim who were perhaps more knowledgeable in the nuts and bolts of halacha but failed to provide the desparately needed leadership and achdus the klal yisroel in the first and second generations after the shoah and creation of eretz yisroel. Rav Sholom, we miss you but look forward to being reunited b'zman moishiach where I know the malachim will be singing your nigunim. ”
Correction: I keep saying Rav Sholom...its obviously Rav Shlomo....I do such injustice the beauty of his nigunnim; at least I can his name right.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 10:54 AM power up Says:
There is no question that he had gevaldiga things, but to idolize him is bad, he struggeled a lot with his own problems, and to some extend he was no supermodel, its not the place and time to talk, he was and still continues to inspire thousands of people, but that does not change the hard facts, we should rather idolize and tell stories of reb amrom chasida or reb leib bal yesirim, which their yurzteit is also today
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:28 AM Anonymous Says:
has anyone ever raised the question if he was yotze puting on tefilin with such long hair?
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:34 AM to #4 Says:
Hey, let his fan have a day!
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:32 AM Anonymous Says:
There is no doubt that he was a true tzadik, just by the fact that even today more and more people get elevated through his music and teachings. There isn't a single Kiruv teacher that doesn't use his songs to be mekarev other Jews. He really loved each and every Jew and we should learn from him.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:44 AM yoly Says:
“ has anyone ever raised the question if he was yotze puting on tefilin with such long hair? ”
this was one of his small problems !
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:40 AM Anonymous Says:
was everything he did followed by das torah or das atzmo?
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:54 AM Heshy Says:
“ There is no question that he had gevaldiga things, but to idolize him is bad, he struggeled a lot with his own problems, and to some extend he was no supermodel, its not the place and time to talk, he was and still continues to inspire thousands of people, but that does not change the hard facts, we should rather idolize and tell stories of reb amrom chasida or reb leib bal yesirim, which their yurzteit is also today ”
1. agreed, Reb Shlomo was no saint; but his gadlus was that he only saw the good in other people.
2. All our gedoilem had & have flaws. Unlike l'havdil catholics, we don't believe in the way they treat the pope; as being incapable of error.
3. There is still a divide between someone like Reb Shlomo & the Previous Satmar Rebbe or Rav Moshe Feinstein.
4. Let's look at the positive, Reb Shlomo was a net positive Klal Yisroel.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:50 AM Anonymous Says:
listen to his personal problems nobody should judge do you know ho wmany personal problems the big eabbnim have theese days but nobody knows at least he did for yiddishkit and i can tell you as a chasid quitely how many of my friends in yeshiva the only chissuk they really had was to listen to him quitly and the stories he sang how much emana he bought in to buhrim and peaple that would never listen and laugh at stories from tsadikim but after they listend the stories from him like the swarzta wolf and more they had a diffrent tast ef or stories of tzdikim do yuo really want to compare it to some of the tsazkim of today the only you hear is politics and money so lets stop the nonsense and stop constantly knocking him with his personal problems
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Nov 03, 2009 at 12:24 PM Charlie Hall Says:
I felt honored that Neshamah Carlebach happened to pick the minyan I regularly attend to come to shul and say kaddish this morning. May he neshamah have an aliyah.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 12:26 PM mother went on date with him Says:
She was living in France at the time. He knew my mother’s parents and was going to France for a concert. They told him to go out with her.
So, they had a nice date and in the middle he gives her an envelope from her parents. After the date she opened it and it was allot of money, which was good because she had none and was really struggling.
My mother wrote a letter to her parents thanking them for sending the money. a few weeks later they wrote her back, "what money?"
Carlebach heard she was struggling and needed to help.
Random story told to me by my mother , one of millions, all true.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 12:11 PM Anonymous Says:
Thank you #4 Power Up. Truth & accuracy are important.
I know and perform all of Carlebach's beautiful songs. But the facts: this rabbi's "struggle with his own problems" consisted of questionable behavior toward lonely women who attended his concerts in Yerushalayim or came to his shul in NYC. Yet in spite of that, the number of people who fled from him remains small in comparison to ALL THE GOOD he provided to millions whose Judaism improves due to the beauty of his niggunim. Kranzler and many other wonderful musicians continue to do Carlebach's good work, reaching new Jews every week.
Should you permit your children to attend a Matisyahu concert--where the ugly "music" imitates the behavior of drug addicts? NO: only foolish parents support that ugly environment. But a Carlebach-style concert is a shabbaton where your children (and you) have a genuinely spiritual experience.
We know that many good men have great influence for good in spite of personal flaws that actually destroy their families and victims who are in close contact with them. Thus we can say: may Carlebach's music live on, overriding his personal weakness.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:01 PM Alan Says:
2 R. Shlomo stories: One day a young women came into my place of business with several albums under her arm (LPs in those days) I asked what they were and she told me Shlomo Carlebach. I told her I had briefly met him in San Francisco and she offered to lend the records to me, Several years later I saw the woman again, but I realized I no longer had her records. I felt bad and as I jokingly told Reb Shlomo later I had to marry the woman to make things right. He them laughing requested his marriage broker fee.
Several years later we picked up Reb Shlomo in another city and drove to our city (where we produced a concert for him) We stopped at a rest area and after he used the facilities said, with his hands spread wide pointing toward the signs for "Men" and "Women"
"See Americans do have separate seating in some places!"
I personally know many people who he turned toward Yiddishkeit, their children and grandchildren now immersed in Jewish life.
And truly I do owe him for bringing my intended to me.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:17 PM thinking out loud Says:
I wonder how many people in those photos are today frum, regular members of frum communities with kids/ grand kids in regular yeshivos etc.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:27 PM Donny Says:
Yes, Carlebach loved every person, and preached the same. So did someone else who's pretty famous. I'll give you a hint - the biggest religion in the world is based on him.
Carlebach was a hippie. All hippies preached love for everyone. It wasn't unique to him. The problem is when people make him into more than what he was. They call him Rabbi. Why? He openly violated halachos. That makes him a Rabbi? He took down the mechitzah in his shul. He not only allowed, but actively encouraged mixed singing and dancing.
I guess the title of Rabbi for him is the Reform version of the title. Yes, there is good to learn from him, but don't make him into something he wasn't.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:34 PM esther Says:
“ Thank you #4 Power Up. Truth & accuracy are important.
I know and perform all of Carlebach's beautiful songs. But the facts: this rabbi's "struggle with his own problems" consisted of questionable behavior toward lonely women who attended his concerts in Yerushalayim or came to his shul in NYC. Yet in spite of that, the number of people who fled from him remains small in comparison to ALL THE GOOD he provided to millions whose Judaism improves due to the beauty of his niggunim. Kranzler and many other wonderful musicians continue to do Carlebach's good work, reaching new Jews every week.
Should you permit your children to attend a Matisyahu concert--where the ugly "music" imitates the behavior of drug addicts? NO: only foolish parents support that ugly environment. But a Carlebach-style concert is a shabbaton where your children (and you) have a genuinely spiritual experience.
We know that many good men have great influence for good in spite of personal flaws that actually destroy their families and victims who are in close contact with them. Thus we can say: may Carlebach's music live on, overriding his personal weakness. ”
people,yidden,really do struggle today with moral clarity.the music is lovely but basic tzneeus is a yesod af bnai yisroel.why do we almost idolize one who had such obvious,public "diffuculties"with this basic tenet of yiddishkait.that the same rules don't apply to leaders is cultish behaivior.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:37 PM Anonymous Says:
This is sick what people are saying here about him! "Tzaddik" "Rav"???
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:40 PM Charlie Hall Says:
“ Yes, Carlebach loved every person, and preached the same. So did someone else who's pretty famous. I'll give you a hint - the biggest religion in the world is based on him.
Carlebach was a hippie. All hippies preached love for everyone. It wasn't unique to him. The problem is when people make him into more than what he was. They call him Rabbi. Why? He openly violated halachos. That makes him a Rabbi? He took down the mechitzah in his shul. He not only allowed, but actively encouraged mixed singing and dancing.
I guess the title of Rabbi for him is the Reform version of the title. Yes, there is good to learn from him, but don't make him into something he wasn't. ”
I've davened at the Carlebach shul many times. It has a mechitzah.
And many prominent rabbis have permitted mixed singing of holy music!
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:51 PM Anonymous Says:
“ I felt honored that Neshamah Carlebach happened to pick the minyan I regularly attend to come to shul and say kaddish this morning. May he neshamah have an aliyah. ”
did she realy come to williamsburg?
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:58 PM Donny Says:
“ I've davened at the Carlebach shul many times. It has a mechitzah.
And many prominent rabbis have permitted mixed singing of holy music! ”
Maybe it's back up now, but he ecouraged removing mechitzos un various places. You can use Google for more information.
As for prominent Rabbis permitting it, care to share a few? Have prominent Rabbis also permitted mixed dancing, and hugging and kissing married women? What about molesting teenage girls?
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:57 PM Anonymous Says:
“ I've davened at the Carlebach shul many times. It has a mechitzah.
And many prominent rabbis have permitted mixed singing of holy music! ”
Come on, Charlie, enough is enough already.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 01:59 PM ely Says:
Who has the chutzpa to downplay his kedusha? Rabbi Akiva said "To love your fellow as yourself is one of the greatest Mitzvahs in the Torah". Hillel said "What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow: this is the whole Torah; the rest is the commentary." I can personally testify to fact that Reb Shlomo followed these two maxims with all of his essence all of his days, and for this alone he deserves our repect. But still, little people with little intelligence question what makes him a rabbi? I cannot say he was perfect but i can say he was alot more perfect than the little ones, who belittle this giant. Reb Shlomo is the reason why i put on tefillin, Reb Shlomo is the reason why i wear tzisis, Reb Shlomo is the reason why i daven 3 times a day, Reb Shlomo is the reason why i go out of my way to help someone in need, Reb Shlomo is the reason why i learn Torah everyday, Reb Shlomo is the reason why im a frum yid and a good person.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:04 PM websay Says:
Having been very close to Shlomo for thirty years i can assure you that Shlomo was connected to Hashem on a very deep and high level through Torah.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:02 PM gavald Says:
imagine if reb shlomola lived to see 9/11 you know the destruction of the world trade center i wonder how he would have dealt with it and all other types of shit happening after he died?
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:15 PM Anonymous Says:
“ has anyone ever raised the question if he was yotze puting on tefilin with such long hair? ”
Why is that a concern of yours? You have nothing better to do than post such questions? You are an idiot.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 03:18 PM ST Says:
sorry, as sipiritual as he was, it does not justify the acts he is accused for.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 03:21 PM Rashban Chai! Says:
My rebbi once asked his rebbi (Rabbi Moshe Shapiro) if it would be OK to have Shlomo perform for his mesivta students (in the 1980's). Rabbi Moshe Shapiro told him that "no one can open-up a heart to yiddishkeit like Shlomo Carlebach".
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Nov 03, 2009 at 03:09 PM Izzy Says:
It is well known that he was not shomer negiah (which violates a possible issur d'oraysa, and has the status of yahrog v'al yaavor according to some opinions). Is not as well known that he took advantage of vulnerable women, the details of which can be easily found online. I can't understand why there is a movement or even a shul based on his music or teachings. So he composed inspiring music. Personally, I find Simon and Garfunkel inspiring, but I would never propose my shul have "Simon and Garfunkel davening" every shabbos mevorchim.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:50 PM harry Says:
Like him or not, he is the father of modern American Jewish music. There is NO musical performer of this day and age who does not owe a debt of gratitude to him. Many stole his music and style...hence his Parnossa...this is fact. Everyone loves him now, where were they when he was alive? As his Aron was lowered, Rabbi Lau asked for Mechila from all of us.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:31 PM Anonymous Says:
Today is also the Yahrtzeit of Rav Shach ZTL
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:27 PM Anonymous Says:
Rav Shlomo Carlebach influenced tens of thousands of yiddin to come close to Hashem. Right or wrong?
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Nov 03, 2009 at 02:19 PM therealist Says:
“ This is sick what people are saying here about him! "Tzaddik" "Rav"??? ”
You are the true sicko!!!!!!!!! You should be ashamed of yourself. He was a tzaddik. And just because you heard from some sick people some negative things you cannot bash him. He helped so many people and loved every jew like a child. You are the prime example of the true problems of us jews. We only look for the negative in each person instead of the positive. Reb Shlomo would do just the oppposite, he would only look at the positive. You should really start listining to his msic and start living by his life lessons. I'm not saying that everything that he did was 0 k'halacha or das torah, but that is none of your business. Your only busines should be to work on yourself and to start looking at each person with a positive light!!!
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Nov 03, 2009 at 03:40 PM Anonymous Says:
ברוך שעקר זה
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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:20 PM nat Says:
Reb Shlomo was a tzadik. Only someone so high can reach lo to bring neshomos back. As Reb Sholomo zt"l said on the last Hoshana Rabba, "I clean the garbage" (or "I go into the garbage") to find diamonds for Hashem. Obviously you don't wear your best clothes when digging thru garbage.
To Neshama: I appreciated the interview. However, you need to be extremely careful when trying to educate "bnei Noach". It is not *that* simple. Daven a lot and keep contact with a Tzadik/Rebbe/Manhig Yisroel. (Also, please ignore negative comments on various blogs about your father. Many who commented simply have no idea what it means to be mekarev a yid.)
By the way, I have a chassidishe friend that went to Reb Shlomo and he sent him away because "you don't need me". While others (that really needed help) he was mekarev and saved them.
Let we merit to see him again with the Simchas Ha'Ge'uleh soon.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:21 PM Anonymous Says:
To #18 - thats unfair i personally attended his shule many times in the late 80's and early 90"s and the mhchitza was kosher (around 6 feet high)
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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:21 PM Anonymous Says:
“ I wonder how many people in those photos are today frum, regular members of frum communities with kids/ grand kids in regular yeshivos etc. ”
A lot, there are even a few rabbonim and wives of roshei yeshivah, but they would never want anyone to know...
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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:40 PM ST Says:
“ You are the true sicko!!!!!!!!! You should be ashamed of yourself. He was a tzaddik. And just because you heard from some sick people some negative things you cannot bash him. He helped so many people and loved every jew like a child. You are the prime example of the true problems of us jews. We only look for the negative in each person instead of the positive. Reb Shlomo would do just the oppposite, he would only look at the positive. You should really start listining to his msic and start living by his life lessons. I'm not saying that everything that he did was 0 k'halacha or das torah, but that is none of your business. Your only busines should be to work on yourself and to start looking at each person with a positive light!!! ”
it is not about some small negative things. it is about issurei d'oreisa. it is prohibited by the torah, for a male to touch, or kiss a female.
he did it.
by helping others, does not make him a tzadik, if he trangressed a torah law.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 05:01 PM nat Says:
“ it is not about some small negative things. it is about issurei d'oreisa. it is prohibited by the torah, for a male to touch, or kiss a female.
he did it.
by helping others, does not make him a tzadik, if he trangressed a torah law. ”
Yaakov Avinu also did it.
Obviously, this type of Avoideh is not for everyone. When you are mekarev thousands of yidden back, you might have a deeper perspective, including the willingness to go to gehenom in order to save a yid.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 04:55 PM Anonymous Says:
“ it is not about some small negative things. it is about issurei d'oreisa. it is prohibited by the torah, for a male to touch, or kiss a female.
he did it.
by helping others, does not make him a tzadik, if he trangressed a torah law. ”
Neither does it put him into a position of a Rasah in any way!!
"Ein Avereh mechabeh mitzvah " as well...
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Nov 03, 2009 at 05:27 PM israel Says:
“ I've davened at the Carlebach shul many times. It has a mechitzah.
And many prominent rabbis have permitted mixed singing of holy music! ”
that is not true not in the orthodox community you are lying
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Nov 03, 2009 at 06:07 PM Cadd9 Says:
“ that is not true not in the orthodox community you are lying ”
The Seridie Aish is matir because trei kola lo mishtami.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 06:53 PM izzy Says:
Who among us can truly judge another person?
Take care what you write here, just because it is "online" doesn't mean you shouldn't "guard your tongue"
R' Shlomo, was an amazing composer and musician, this is fact!
He is a Yid and today is his yartzeit, so we honor him, nothing else matters!
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Nov 03, 2009 at 05:51 PM Charlie Hall Says:
“ that is not true not in the orthodox community you are lying ”
If you are accusing me of lying about the mechitzah, please go to the Carlebach shul tonight for their 10pm Maariv.
If you are accusing me of lying about the permissibility of women singing zmirot with men, four prominent poskim who matired it were Rav Hirsch, Rav Hildesheimer, Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg z'tz'l, and Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik z'tz'l. (Rov Soloveitchik extended the leniency beyond zmirot to any singing that would not bring about improper thoughts, including all classical music including opera.) That this is seen as halachah le-maaseh (for at least part of the orthodox community) is proven by the fact that my own rabbi attended an opera last spring, and that Yeshiva University is holding its annual opera fundraiser at the Metropolitan Opera one week from tonight.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 05:46 PM Anonymous Says:
“ There is no question that he had gevaldiga things, but to idolize him is bad, he struggeled a lot with his own problems, and to some extend he was no supermodel, its not the place and time to talk, he was and still continues to inspire thousands of people, but that does not change the hard facts, we should rather idolize and tell stories of reb amrom chasida or reb leib bal yesirim, which their yurzteit is also today ”
Why is it OK for Chasidishe people to idolize their Rabbayim but not for others? Would you say these words about the Satmar Rabbis that are eating each other alive like 2 rival gangs in LA? No one is perfect because we are human. The difference is some won't dare question their community leaders but are quick to criticize other rabbis because they don't conform to a certain image. He was a hero for many people because he helped bring them closer to Judaism through his special way. I'd rather "idolize" him than spend thousands of dollars on tickets to Uman or worship photos of the "Rebbe" like in some communities. His music will continue to inspire more people about Judaism and his name will be forever known for this.
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Nov 03, 2009 at 08:41 PM Beis Hamikdash Says:
Shlomom was the Kohen Godol
Anything he did was Leshem Shomayim
Hey remmber Dovid Hamelech?he too had some "issues" with a lady
so please get over it
Shlomo is and was the greatest
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Nov 03, 2009 at 09:53 PM eli Says:
Rav Shlomo among the few who recieved smicha from rav ahron Kotler ZT'l. When he left Lakewood Rav Ahron told the buchrim that the bavli and yerushalmi just left the yeshivah. He once gave a shiur to smicha students on basar bchalav. He asked them what the din is if a milchig lefel falls into a fleishige tefel (milk spoon falls into a meat pot)? They responded kol davar asher yavo baesh tavero baesh vtaher (If the vessel was used on the fire you must pass it through the fire to purify it) Rav Shlomo asked them then why when a jew unholies themselves are we quick to through him away rather hen purify him? Rav Shlomo was a rebbe who carried a generation of jews on his shoulders with the soul of king david and as david hamelech had blood on his hands from being osek in taharos shlomo may have also dirtied himself from playing in the mud. He was mamesh the giving tree with only a stump left at the end., yet he had it al
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:28 PM Anonymous Says:
Chekc igros moshe rav moshe held some music iois TREIF. There is no one alive to argur o him
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:28 PM Anonymous Says:
Chekc igros moshe rav moshe held some music iois TREIF. There is no one alive to argur o him
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Nov 03, 2009 at 11:13 PM dov Says:
“ If you are accusing me of lying about the mechitzah, please go to the Carlebach shul tonight for their 10pm Maariv.
If you are accusing me of lying about the permissibility of women singing zmirot with men, four prominent poskim who matired it were Rav Hirsch, Rav Hildesheimer, Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg z'tz'l, and Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik z'tz'l. (Rov Soloveitchik extended the leniency beyond zmirot to any singing that would not bring about improper thoughts, including all classical music including opera.) That this is seen as halachah le-maaseh (for at least part of the orthodox community) is proven by the fact that my own rabbi attended an opera last spring, and that Yeshiva University is holding its annual opera fundraiser at the Metropolitan Opera one week from tonight.
”
these are your 'prominent' rabanim, not ours
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Nov 04, 2009 at 01:49 AM Anonymous Says:
“ has anyone ever raised the question if he was yotze puting on tefilin with such long hair? ”
the answer is yes and man is yotze
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Nov 04, 2009 at 03:48 AM Yisrael tzvi Says:
I love reb shlomo, hashem choose him as a shliach to wake me up from my slumber and help me return to my roots. I am outraged at the people who critisize him. How do you think it makes me feel when yiddin take a leak on the man who literally saved my soul ? Have you no heart ? Have you no shame ? Have you no decency ? And who raised you ? Even in death, the holy brother is dragged through mud by the very people he loved with the flame of his sould and the fire of his heart. Luckily reb shlomo will forgive u
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Nov 04, 2009 at 02:31 AM Torah_Truth Says:
“ If you are accusing me of lying about the mechitzah, please go to the Carlebach shul tonight for their 10pm Maariv.
If you are accusing me of lying about the permissibility of women singing zmirot with men, four prominent poskim who matired it were Rav Hirsch, Rav Hildesheimer, Rabbi Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg z'tz'l, and Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik z'tz'l. (Rov Soloveitchik extended the leniency beyond zmirot to any singing that would not bring about improper thoughts, including all classical music including opera.) That this is seen as halachah le-maaseh (for at least part of the orthodox community) is proven by the fact that my own rabbi attended an opera last spring, and that Yeshiva University is holding its annual opera fundraiser at the Metropolitan Opera one week from tonight.
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Do you care to tell me where Rav Hirsch is Matir Kol Ishah? As one who received S'micha from Rav Breuer, I can tell you I am unaware of any such Heter and how coule there be? It is a a clear Halacha in Shulchan Aruch, Kol Ishah Eirvah.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 09:42 AM ST Says:
“ Yaakov Avinu also did it.
Obviously, this type of Avoideh is not for everyone. When you are mekarev thousands of yidden back, you might have a deeper perspective, including the willingness to go to gehenom in order to save a yid. ”
Yakov Avinu, did not have to abide the Shulchan Aruch, and we do. Shlomo Carlbach to, was obligated to abide the shulchan aruch. the shulchan aruch to, knew about the story with Yakov, and yet it is assur.
you have to do what hashem wants you to do. it is not a matter of going to gehinum, or not, it is a matter of exercising hashems will. hashem does not want one to do a mitzvah, when a sin is done as well. ein zeh mivaravh, elah minaatz.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 10:05 AM RabbiYisroel Says:
“ While perhaps not at the level of lamdus as other great rabbonim of our generation, in terms of bringing alienated yiddeshe neshamas to yiddishkeit and being mechazek the emunah of som many yidden, Rav Sholom is among the gadolim of the 20th century as compared to other so called gadolim who were perhaps more knowledgeable in the nuts and bolts of halacha but failed to provide the desparately needed leadership and achdus the klal yisroel in the first and second generations after the shoah and creation of eretz yisroel. Rav Sholom, we miss you but look forward to being reunited b'zman moishiach where I know the malachim will be singing your nigunim. ”
While perhaps not at the level of lamdus as other great rabbonim of our generation
quite the contrary. As a child he was recognized as an illuy. He was misayim Shas before his bar mitzvah. As a 15 year old bochur, Shlomo was the very first student that Rav Heiman suggested to Rav Aharon Kotler for his new yeshiva.
When Shlomo traveled he had two suitcases, one for clothing and personal effects and one for seforim.
Having spent 25 years of my life close to Shlomo i can testify that Shlomo was learning yomam v'layla. He was a great lamdan in all fields, gemora, halacha, chasidus. He was also a mench showing profound respect for even the rabonim whom were critical of him.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 10:12 AM RabbiYisroel Says:
“ has anyone ever raised the question if he was yotze puting on tefilin with such long hair? ”
please do not show your ignorance of halacha in public.one's own hair is not a chatziza for tefilin.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 09:59 AM RabbiYisroel Says:
“ I wonder how many people in those photos are today frum, regular members of frum communities with kids/ grand kids in regular yeshivos etc. ”
I am one of those kids in some of those photos. Had it not been for Shlomo i would have wound up in an ashram in India. I am frum because of Shlomo. My children are all recipients of a Boro Park upbringing and attended Bais Yakov and yeshivas. My sons have all learned in kollel. All my grandchildren are being raised in frum homes.
But you miss the point. Shlomo was never about how many people can i get to be frum, (and considering how many problems (recognized and denied) there are in the frum world, it is a good thing that was not his approach.) Shlomo was about showing people how beautiful Hashem and Torah are and allowing people to find their relationship with Hashem and Torah.
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Nov 04, 2009 at 11:02 AM berel Says:
“ please do not show your ignorance of halacha in public.one's own hair is not a chatziza for tefilin. ”
please dont show YOUR amharatos in public. where did you pickup this halacha??!! why was the 'kohen gadol' given a hair cut 'bechol yom'! see machtus hashekel hilcos tefilin..
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Nov 04, 2009 at 11:11 AM RabbiYisroel Says:
“ please dont show YOUR amharatos in public. where did you pickup this halacha??!! why was the 'kohen gadol' given a hair cut 'bechol yom'! see machtus hashekel hilcos tefilin.. ”
About 40 years ago, i asked my Rosh HaYeshiva, Harav Shloimie Twerski, z'l this shaila when i entered his yeshiva and still had long hair.
My question to you, how can you learn halacha for everyone from the Cohen Gadol? He was a miyuchad who, because of his position, had unique halachos nogeah to his position.
Have you ever read anywhere that any other kohen or any other individual took a haircut everyday?
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Nov 04, 2009 at 02:23 PM berel Says:
“ About 40 years ago, i asked my Rosh HaYeshiva, Harav Shloimie Twerski, z'l this shaila when i entered his yeshiva and still had long hair.
My question to you, how can you learn halacha for everyone from the Cohen Gadol? He was a miyuchad who, because of his position, had unique halachos nogeah to his position.
Have you ever read anywhere that any other kohen or any other individual took a haircut everyday? ”
well, the machtzus hashekel brings a reyiou from cohen gadal for shiur chatzitze tfilin..and according to this logic we can abolish many many halochos because how can you bring a reyoh from such lofty people to us humble ones, like the subject at at hand how can the gemorrah bring a reyou from 'tzitz' that tefifilin is assyur behesach hadas , how can we compare the kohen gadol to us plain folks and so forth ..so with all due respect to your rosh hayeshiva...see first 3 lines. but not to hurt anyones feelings, halacha is halacha and we cant bend halacha as not to hurt this or the other ones feelings. i cant start to numerate how many halachas will be botel according to that logic, not to talk of all mussar seforim...of course when one comes to be mekarev to the torah he cant jump in with all at one time ,but the issue here is halacha
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Nov 04, 2009 at 04:44 PM brisker payos Says:
neshama is so prust and feministic she makes me wanna puke
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Nov 04, 2009 at 07:30 PM Everybody has an opinion Says:
“ neshama is so prust and feministic she makes me wanna puke ”
go ahead, YOU make me wanna puke.
It's ironic that you have nothing to say in THIS particular article except something so hateful and absolute Loshon Hora.
Do YOU know her to make that accusation? Do you think that whatever she has done (IF anything!), you are not MORE prust? You absolutely are!
Idiot!