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Endnote: Motti Steinmetz Helps the Crowd Cut through the Opulence

Endnote: Motti Steinmetz Helps the Crowd Cut through the Opulence Riki Goldstein Motti Steinmetz, Vizhnitzer chassid from Bnei Brak, says that feeling the songs to the max is part of his job, but n...

Endnote: The Sound I Like Best

Endnote: The Sound I Like Best Riki Goldstein I composed a song immediately afterward with those words: ‘Tachas asher lo avadeta…’ and it continued, ‘Is fardem, ivdu es Hashem besimchah — therefore...

Endnote: Melodies in Mamme Loshen

End Note: Melodies in Mamme Loshen Yiddish remains a favored language of modern compositions among some popular chassidic songwriters. In many circles, no album is complete without a token Yiddish...

Endnote: Return of The Rabbis’ Sons

Endnote: Return of The Rabbis’ Sons In 1991, I was approached by Shorashim, an organization providing Jewish education for Russian children living in America. Could we organize a Rabbis’ Sons reuni...

Endnote: Canopy Serenade

Endnote: Canopy Serenade What’s this season’s most popular chuppah request? Wednesday, November 01, 2017     The voice that accompanies the bride and groom to their future.  What’s this sea...

Endnote: Singing Songs of Shabbos

Endnote: Singing Songs of Shabbos As the Jewish nation unites for another Shabbos Project, the music is stronger than ever Wednesday, October 25, 2017     The Story Behind the Song Michoel ...