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We have a special treat for our audience. Our guest is musical artist Ari Lesser. He is a Jewish American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is known for his advocacy for the State of Israel and Jewish religious life and lifestyle. He studied political science, has performed with Gad Elbaz and Lipa Schmeltzer. He has spoken and performed at hundreds of events for Jewish communities around the world, and done shows with Moshav Band and Nissim Black. In 2008 Mr. Lesser became religious and took a Nazirite vow in 2009, the hebrew term for this tradition is Nazir.In the past year we have been discussing the sectarian group of the Jewish followers of Jesus. In our research the Apostle Paul, John The Baptist and James brother of Jesus are discussed as either taking a Nazarite vow or being nazarites. "Nazarite" comes from the Hebrew word nazir meaning "consecrated"(Numbers 6:1–21) or "separated", and may be ultimately derived from a root meaning "to vow", similar to Hebrew nadar. The word nazir is also sometimes used to refer to a prince, who fills a special position of secular power, and the cognate word nezer can refer to either the state of being a nazirite, or else to a physical crown.Abstain from wine and all other grape products, such as vinegar and grapes[3]Refrain from cutting the hair on his head.Not to become ritually impure by contact with corpses or graves, even those of family members.the nazirite would offer a specific animal sacrifice; along with it, the nazirite's hair was to be shorn and burned. On March 30 Mr. Lesser posted on facebook the article “It's not easy being a Nazir in the 21st century.” discussing his experience with a modern orthodox high school that decided to not have him visit their students due to their religious outlook which seems to be against this tradition. "Earlier this year a Modern Orthodox high school reached out to me. They were planning a Shabbaton, and invited me to be the keynote speaker for the weekend, writing in their initial email, “I'm sure our students would find you inspiring and would benefit from having you join us!” They were offering a nice honorarium and I love a good Shabbaton, so I excitedly began planning the trip. I reached out to many of my contacts in the area, letting them know when I'd be coming to town, while simultaneously working with the school to hammer out all the details of the program. Then, several weeks into the process, I received a surprising message from an administrator at the school: “I realize this is a strange question, but do you still have long hair? (in some of the videos it looks like you have shorter hair but I can't tell what's more recent)” I replied openly, “Yes, I took on Nazirus 12 years ago, and I haven't cuMystic-Skeptic Media produces podcasts such as Uncensored Radio Show, Raiders of the Unknown and Jesus The Israelite. In the past 7 years we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Dominic Crossan) and Holistic Healers (Rosemary Gladstar). We have taken deep dives on the topics of human trafficking, ancient civilizations, demonology and the occult, social movements, controversial topics and many of the current affairs affecting our society. Join us as as we explore the mystic-skeptic mind space…
On this week's spectacular edition of the Z Report LIVE, we have an amazing show for you. We have the World premiere of a NEW single off Zusha's new album featuring Ishay Ribo titled Lecha Dovi, the Z Report debut of the debut single from the band Shlepping Nachas titled Kudsha Brichu, the US premiere of a new single from Israeli singer Mendi Wiess titled Gibor K'Ari, the broadcast debut of a new single from Eitan Katz titled Ki Keil Melech off his upcoming new album, the broadcast debut of a new music from Shloime Taussig off his new EP 5 Kolos and the Z Report debut of a new single from TYH Nation and the Moshav Band released for Tu Beshvat titled Adam. Vetern arranger, conductor and musician Yisroel Lamm phoned in to talk to us about the upcoming Jewish Music Hall of Fame Show presented by Makor and produced by Sheya Mendlowitz. We also have some great Tu Beshvat collections, songs from the parsha and more, PLUS all of your concert information.
Meir Levine is a musician, producer, and manager based out of New York!You can follow Meir and learn more about him at https://www.instagram.com/ymlevine/His Band Yimmy:Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/yimmyband/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yimmyband/Ryan Liatsis Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shwizzhimself/Shwizz Website - https://www.shwizz.comStudio Website - https://www.somethingelectric.com/studio Yimmy Music:Poseach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2hJKB7tzzI Alright - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGYWlwi3E_g Music created in their studio:Dan Rappaport - https://open.spotify.com/artist/08EQS2ARG0vW2QyLpZlFFy?si=OUC7vtjFQsacQP5I82CjfgShwizZ - https://open.spotify.com/album/2TwD5dam1DDBoJtHB1ni6I?si=Vij5KCcYSuWkRS4EFm3CxgReferences:Rush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBinohXHLcAryeh Kunstler - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/19905502Broken Record Podcast - https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/#/episode-13-andre-3000-and-rick-rubin-in-conversation/Moshav Band - https://www.moshavband.com/Mitch the Bass Player - https://www.instagram.com/mitchthebassplayer/Thanks for listening to this episode of Secret Sonics! I hope you enjoyed this episode :) Look out for new episodes weekly.You can find out more about Secret Sonics and subscribe on your favorite podcast app by visiting www.secretsonics.coFollow along via social media here:Facebook: www.facebook.com/SecretSonicsPodInstagram: www.instagram.com/secretsonics/Feel free to email me at secretsonics@gmail.com with any questions and feedback you might have. I'm open to learning about what topics you'd like to hear about and which people you'd like to hear from. In pursuit of making this podcast truly helpful to anybody looking to improve at music production, all suggestions are truly welcome!Have a great week and dig in!-Ben
We all go into our relationships to feel good – to feel great! To give, to share, and connect, to have great sex and be understood. And, mainly, to be accepted and loved for who we are. But over time, something happens. The dynamic shifts away from those wonderful experiences and feelings, and often transforms into something unrecognizable. Something, that if we knew would happen from the beginning, we would never agree to. And what I know that he doesn’t is that this woman who is terrorizing him, is doing so exactly the way she was designed to do. She is fulfilling her purpose, to a tee. She is being the perfect partner to him. She is achieving the impossible: turning this boy into a man. web: www.dovidfeldman.com twitter: @dovidfeldman music: Moshav Band
Desire is the magic we experience in our relationship beginnings, bringing us together powerfully. It is all-consuming, overwhelming, and intense. We all long to be desired, and want to recapture those beautiful, passionate feelings. But why? Why do we care so much about being desired? Come & explore the role of desire in long term relationships, and how we can reclaim our desire for our partner. Website: dovidfeldman.com Twitter: @dovidfeldman Music: copyright Moshav Band
Raised on the Moshav Meor Modi'im, a musical village in the hills between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, the four young men who make up the Moshav Band - Yehuda (vocals, persussion), Dovid (vocals, guitar) Yosef (Bass) and Meir (Mandolin Guitar) have learned and played music since childhood. The American parents of Yehuda and Dovid had come to Israel in 1972 - right before the outbreak of the Yom Kippur war. They settled on a Moshav - a similar lifestyle to a kibbutz but with more autonomy and independence for the family - where their children were born and raised. "When we were growing up," explains Dovid, "the only electrical appliance in the house was a record player. So, while American kids might be growing up watching television and playing video games, we were growing up listening to music." The music they listened to were the records their parents had brought with them - Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Neil Young - and that music, combined with the beat poets they read and embraced continues to influence their songwriting. The particular Moshav that was home to the members of the band had been founded by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, himself a musician, and the young men performed with Rabbi Carelbach as well as on their own. Performing with Rabbi Carlebach at his concerts as well as playing their own music brought the Moshav Band popularity in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. "As far as the music we were taught," explains Yehuda, "it was primarily music of our homeland. But the music we fell in love with was the popular American music of the past 40 years, and so our music is a blend of both cultures." Eventually, American students traveling in Israel heard them play and befriended the members of the band. Taken not only with the beauty of their music, but the band members' charismatic stage presence, these young kids from the U.S. went back to the States and raised the money to bring the Moshav Band to America for a short college tour in 1998. By 2000, the band had moved to Los Angeles, determined to make it in the mainstream pop world the way they already have in the Judaica world.