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The Holiest Yid in the World
Moshe Auslander
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Thank You Hashem!
I am humbled and very excited to share these niggunim with you, whoever, wherever, and whenever you may be. Each of these niggunim express different ga’aguim, different moments, different feelings, and some of them may even feel like they express opposite sentiments.
And there lies the nekuda. Wherever a Yid is, Whenever a Yid is, and Whoever a Yid is, he is standing on holy ground, at a moment tailor made for him. Sometimes his avoida is to laugh, and sometimes it's to cry and scream from the deepest place inside him. Sometimes his avoida is to dance like crazy, and sometimes his avoida is to feel the pain, to express it, and share it with his Father in heaven.
Lakol Zman Vaeis, in the deepest way. Because the Holiest place you could possibly be is right where you are. To be present, and in tune with our reality is mamish the deepest thing in the world.
Thank You Hashem for this opportunity to bring these songs to the world!
My fervent tefilla is that you laugh along, sing along, harmonize in the car, daven along, cry along, and dance along with these niggunim.
Lchaim!
Hope to Farbreng soon,
Moish
A huge thank you to my brothers at TYHNation, who have put their hearts and souls into bringing these heilige niggunim to the world!
Thank you to the Blumstein Brothers, the Portnoy Brothers, Brother Yehuda Pinsker, Brother Izzy Drihem, Brother Bobby Babayov, Reb Yakov Wohlgelernter, Yaakov Josephy, and all those behind the scenes chevra, who are committed to inspiring Klal Yisrael while spreading pnimiyus, Torah, and simcha.
We’re Mamish at the Beginning :) - just getting started!
TYH Music/Mendy Portnoy/Farbrengable Studios
Produced by Mendy Portnoy / Yehudah Pinsker / Israel Portnoy
Album cover Art: Yehuda Raice
PM Yakov Josephy
Naitzay Hasadeh - נצא השדה
When Shabbos comes, we don't just wait for it to enter our hearts. We go out to greet it, with simchah and song, along with our Dodi - our beloved - the Ribono Shel Olam himself! The Medrash says all the days of the week had a partner except for Shabbos. Hashem told Shabbos, "Klal Yisroel will be your zivug, your match.” The Maharsha says, the Shabbos Queen is a queen because she is married to Klal Yisrael... and we are royalty because we are the children of Hashem!
The heiligeh Arizal would go out to the fields with his holy chevraya to greet the Shabbos Queen - unbridled by physical or spiritual walls. Grab another Yid, and go out; leave your weekday stuff behind, and come greet Shabbos HaMalka! Let’s Go Chevrah!
Lost Sheep
I cried in the studio numerous times while recording this song. We wander, trip and fall like lost sheep, calling out to our Father. However, we never forget the mitzvos. We never forget who we really are. And even if we think we do… our Shepherd never forgets us. We are lost… only when we let go of You. And if we do… You are always, always actively looking for us, helping us come home.
The Holiest Yid in the World
This niggun is based on a story of Reb Mendel Futerfas, the famous Lubavitcher mashpia. He was once sitting with his Chassidim. He asked them, Who is the holiest Yid in the world, at the holiest time, in the holiest place? They answered, of course, it’s the Kohein Gadol, on Yom Kippur, in the Kodesh Kodoshim. Reb Mendel said, "No. The holiest Yid in the world is you! The holiest place is wherever you are! And the holiest time is now - whenever you are.
I wrote this niggun one Erev Shabbos, as I pulled into the mikvah parking lot. There was a lot on my mind - and this niggun came down, and gave me a ton of chizzuk.
Lama Nigara למה נגרע
Did you ever feel so broken that you were sure there was no way back? The Yidden in the Midbar who were tamei for the Korban Pesach in Mitzrayim had no recourse. They had missed it. Messed up. Done. Yet they wanted it so badly, they turned to Hashem and asked “Lama Nigara? Why should we miss out?” Hashem saw their deep desire for closeness and acquiesced to their request.
Our Tzadikim say - it was this wanting a second chance that made the opportunity available. When we feel far away - we need to know His door is open wide, and he is waiting for us to call out with everything we have. That ratzon, that wanting, can change the world. This niggun was written when I felt pushed away. It is a real conversation with Hashem. It is a question, a cry of yearning, and in an important way, it gives permission to be totally real with Hashem. We thank Hashem, we speak honestly and openly to Hashem, and sometimes we cry to Hashem, and tell Him things hurt, because our relationship is totally REAL.
One Place
It’s as simple as that. There is one place we want to be. Rav Yehuda HaLevi famously said many years ago, “Libi b’Mizrach va’ani b’sof Maarav.” My heart is in the East, in Yerushalayim, although I am as physically as far away as I could be, in the West. His words echo throughout generations: Libi b’Mizrach. Our hearts are in the East. Our hearts pound just for a small breath of Yerushalayim’s holy air, to see the dust of Yerushalayim, to feel its stones. Deep in the heart of every Yid is one simple ratzon. It's been a long time. Bring us home. This niggun confirms - that day is coming soon!
The music video for this niggun was an epic experience. Lost luggage, (had to buy new clothing just for the shoot!) visa issues, almost missing a connecting flight, and more - but nothing could keep a Yid away from coming home (and at least we got some solid shawarma)! Shout out to Brother Motty Berkowitz and Brother Sruly Broncher for bringing that yearning for home alive!
BUCKLE YOUR SEATBELTS CHEVRA! WE’RE GOING HOME - TODAY I”YH!
Rebbi I Want To Learn
It might sound like a cliche, but in essence, it's the opposite - the most authentic, sincere, true cry of all. "Rebbi, I want to learn!", the perpetual chorus of Purim - it’s the secret that comes out when wine comes in, the desperate yearning of young men to be more, to climb higher, to reach further. It’s the song of hidden ga'aguim: even if the choices a person makes during the year don't always make it clear, on Purim, when a Yid speaks the truth, it is obvious - that's all he really wants. Rebbi, I want to learn, the innate desire of a neshamah - and this is the niggun that expresses that perpetual hope. By Jews, saying is also believing: singing is believing! The more you sing it, the truer it becomes. And as this niggun and the hundreds of thousands singing along have proven - A Gantz Yahr Peerim - It doesn't have to be actually Purim to be totally real. The cry of Rebbi I Want To Learn, is an everyday Avodah. This niggun is dedicated to our heiligeh bochrim, our incredible Rebbeim, and Yblch"t a dear friend and one of the sweetest singers of Klal Yisrael, Chaim Tzvi ben Rav Elya Nota - Chatzi Katz.
Ashrei Anoshecha-אשרי אנשיך
Do we realize the zechus we have when we stand near our Rebbe? Just being near Tzadikim allows us to learn from them, sometimes without even hearing or saying a word - just to watch their avodah, how they act towards others... The Malka Sh’va (The Queen of Sheba) visited Shlomo HaMelech and was blown away by his chochma. Before she left, she expressed her awe and uttered these words: “How lucky are those who are near you all the time, even simple servants in your house; by being in your vicinity, they learn so much chochma!”
So often we sing songs of praise for our Rebbes and Tzadikim. Do we ever think of how lucky WE are? Ashreinu! Dedicated in honor of our Rebbe, Harav Yussie Zakutinsky shlita.
Melech Haolam -מלך העולם
We know Hashem is the King of the World. He is there in every breath and every step we take. And on that great day, the whole world will know! We daven in Yom Tov Mussaf, “Galei kavod Malchuscha - Reveal the glory of Your Malchus” - so the whole world can see! This niggun is an invitation to dance in that world of Moshiach even today - and simply enjoy being children of the King, as we wait for the day the whole joins along! We can tap into seeing Hashem’s Malchus at any moment - it is everywhere and in everything! Heiligeh Brother Mendy Worch simply couldn’t control himself from joining in this Moshiachdik avodah! Join us! Tatte, let it be today!
Katonti - קטנתי
Yaakov Avinu comes to the Yarden on his way back home from Lavan’s house. He pauses, looks up, and thanks Hashem: The last time I was here, robbed of everything by my nephew, on the run from my murderous brother, I had nothing but my stick. Now, I’m back. I have the Shivtei Kah, Leah, Rochel, Bilha, Zilpa, wealth, and so much more. Thank You Hashem! This is a very deep tool for us to use to thank Hashem. The first time you were here—at this place, at this river, this time of year—it may not have been easy. You may have had only a stick. When you revisit the place where it all happened, the pain doesn’t necessarily go away, but standing here again, you can see how much chessed Hashem has done for you since then. Look around… and thank Hashem. Katonti mikol hachassadim. I humbly thank You, Hashem, for all the chessed You do, will do, and have done for me.
A Thousand Years (Intro)
Feat. Rabbi Efraim Wachsman
A Thousand Years
In Nishmas we exclaim: “Even if the oceans were ink, etc, we would never have enough time to thank Hashem for even a thousandth of a thousandth of the things He has done for us, for our parents and our Avos since the beginning of time!”
Originally written by the great Yitzy Bald and recorded by Mendy Wald, this niggun has always resonated with me, and I play it almost everywhere I go. This version was brought to the world by a Tzadik whom I humbly call my Rebbe, Rav Efraim Wachsman shlita.
During chazaras hashatz we answer with a single amen to each brachah except for “Modim,” the brochah where we thank Hashem, because that can’t be done by someone else on our behalf. Thanks must be done personally. So we felt we had to sing this niggun ourselves; a small drop in the bucket of the thanks we owe Hashem. Reb Chaim Ghoori brought his own insane energy to this track - there are no words. Thank You Hashem!
CREDITS
1. Naitzay Hasadeh - נצא השדה
Composed by Blumstein Brothers
Music Produced by Yehudah Pinsker, Mendy Portnoy
Guitars: Avi Singolda
Mixed By Jake Antelis, Yehudah Pinsker
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
2. Lost Sheep
Composed by Blumstein Brothers, Israel Portnoy
Music Produced by Israel Portnoy, Yehudah Pinsker
Violin, Viola - Manny Polatsek
Drums - Wes Little
Acoustic/Electric Guitars - Israel Portnoy
Background Vocals - Israel Portnoy
Mixed by - Yaron Safer
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
3. The Holiest Yid in the World
Composed by Moshe Auslander
Music Produced by Israel Portnoy, Mendy Portnoy, Yehudah Pinsker
Guitars Israel Portnoy, Noam Burg
Drums & Percussion - Wes Little
Bass Guitar - Evyatar Kirsch
Mixed By - Jake Antelis, Yehudah Pinsker, Yaron Safer
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
4. Lama Nigara - למה נגרע
Composed by Moshe Auslander
Music Produced by Israel Portnoy, Yehudah Pinsker
Guitars - Israel Portnoy
Backing Vocals - Israel Portnoy
Strings - Oren Tsor
Drums - Wes Little
Mixed By - Yaron Safer
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
5. One Place
Composed by Blumstein Brothers/Yehudah Pinsker
Music Produced by Yehudah Pinsker
Guitars - Noam Burg, Israel Portnoy
Background Vocals - Yehudah Pinsker, Moshe Auslander
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
6. Rebbi I Want To Learn
Composed by Blumstein Brothers
Lyrics by Yisroel Besser
Music Produced by Mendy Portnoy
Guitars - Noam "Hargol" Burg
Background Vocals - Yehudah Pinsker, Moshe Auslander
Mixed by Yaron Safer, Mendy Portnoy
Mastered by Yaron Safer
7. Ashrei Anoshecha - אשרי אנשיך
Composed by Blumstein Brothers
Music Produced by Israel Portnoy, Yehudah Pinsker
Guitars - Israel Portnoy
Bass - Danny Schnaiderman
Background Vocals - Israel Portnoy, Mendy Portnoy, Yehudah Pinsker
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
8. Melech Haolam - מלך העולם / Feat. Mendy Worch
Composed by Blumstein Brothers, Moshe Auslander
Music Produced by Izzy Drihem
Guitars - Ziv Shalev
Background Vocals - Izzy Drihem, Yehudah Pinsker
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
9. Katonti - קטנתי
Composed by Moshe Auslander
Music Produced by Yehudah Pinsker
Guitars - Israel Portnoy
Noam Burg, Bass - Eviyatar Kirsch
Background Vocals - Yehudah Pinsker
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
10. A Thousand Years (Intro) / Feat. Rabbi Efraim Wachsman
Composed by Yitzy Bald, Rabbi Efraim Wachsman
Music Produced by Yehudah Pinsker
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
11. A Thousand Years / Feat. Chaim Ghoori
Composed by Yitzy Bald, Rabbi Efraim Wachsman. Moshe Auslander
Music Produced by Israel Portnoy
Kids Choirs: New York Boys Choir, Shir V'Shevach Boys Choir
Guitars - Israel Portnoy, Noam Burg
Drums - Wes Little, Bass - Israel Portnoy
Male Choir - Schneur Palace, Mendy J, Mordy Kurtz, Motty Leiberman, Itzik Tiefenbrun
Chaim Ghoori Vocals Recorded by - Nati Broyde
Mixed By Jake Antelis, Yehudah Pinsker
Mastered By Chris Gehringer
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