#Avraham Fried

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Jewish Song of the Day Archive

Because we all know tumblr's search function and tags are useless! Will update with links as posts are added.

Original post/Ground rules

Olam Chesed Yibaneh - Matt Dubb

The Narrow Bridge - Nefesh Mountain

Yedid Nefesh - Josh Warshawsky

Eliyahu Hanavi - Matt Dubb

Modeh Ani - Tzemed Yeled

Piaseczna Niggun - Derech Achim

Karvah - Eitan Katz feat. Zusha

Tu Bishvat - Batya Levine

Adama ve Shamayim - ???

One Day - Koolulam

Sound of Silence [Yiddish] - Chaim Shlomo Mayesz

Bellida - LALA Tamar

Give Me One Prayer - Shmuel

Orayta - Victoria Hanna

Ani Maamin - Devorah Schwartz

Acheinu - Hadar

Park Ave Niggun - Joey Weisenberg

Am Yisrael Chai - (several :D)

Shir Shel Yom Rishon: Psalm 24 - Gad Elbaz

Shir Shel Yom Sheni: Psalm 48 - Ribi David Kadoch, z"l

Shir Shel Yom Shlishi: Psalm 82 - Tor Marquis

Shir Shel Yom Revii: Psalm 94 - multiple artists & Psalm 95 - Josh Warshawsky

Shir Shel Yom Chamishi: Psalm 81 - A.K.A. Pella

Shir Shel Yom Shishi: Psalm 93 - Josh Warshawsky

Nigun of the Month: Adar I - Nava Tehila

Lo Yisa Goy - Melita Doostan & Octopretzel

Modah Ani - Lahakat Hallel

Arbeter Froyen - Daniel Kahn

Ribono Shel Olam - Simcha Leiner

Tefilat Haderech - Marni Loffman

Avram Avinu - Arleen Ramirez and The Ladino Music Project; Kuando el Rey Nimrod - Farya Faraji (bonus additional version of Avram Avinu)

Miriam Haneviah - Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz

Borei Olam - Dovid Gabay

Yigdal - Our Siddur

Old Time Medley - Nefesh Mountain

Halev Sheli - Ishay Ribo

Ein Od Milvado - Avraham Fried & Tomer Adaddi

Dror Yikra - Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz

Evening Prayer - Ezra Furman

Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai - Matt Dubb

Ivri Anochi - Benny Friedman

Hana Mash Hu Al Yamin - A-WA

Lo Nirga - Avihai Hollender

Yismechu - Batya Levine

V'Shamru Nigun - Rabbi Deborah Sacks Mintz

Omed ba'Shaar - Lahakat Hallel

Milemala - Chaim Shlomo Mayesz

Machar - Mordechai Shapiro

Bashana Haba'ah - Melita and Isaac

Ante Abate - U-da/Yehuda Pardo

We Rise - Batya Levine

Lecha Dodi - Nava Tehila (two versions)

Vurka - Avrum Mordche

Mincha - Mendel Roth

Hashem Melech - Gad Elbaz & Nissim Black

Adon Olam - Kedmah

Guf Venshama - Yaakov Shwekey

Hakol Mishamayim - Mordechai Shapiro

Ana Bekoach - Lahakat Hallel

Ashrei - Pri Eitz Hadar/R' Shefa Gold

Va'ani Ashir Uzecha - Josh Warshawsky

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DYING.

4yo has been describing his PT at his new school as having “a lot of ponytails” and “a very long beard almost to the floor like Avraham Fried” (never mind that Avraham Fried’s beard is not almost to the floor). He has a very frum, Ashkenazi name so we have been trying to figure out what this “lot of ponytails” business meant because that would, uh, not exactly be normative for this community. My mom thought it sounded like dreadlocks, but again, not exactly normative. I thought maybe he had long peyos, which would be notable on an adult for 4yo and maybe he would interpret them as “ponytails,” but no. Finally we sorted out that by “ponytails” he actually meant “hair clips.” I asked if they were holding on the PT’s yarmulke and 4yo said no and described where on the PT’s head they were. My next working theory was that he had long peyos that he clipped up.

So I met the PT today when I went to change 4yo.

He has slightly longer hair than is normative for our community but nothing anyone would actually describe as “long.” The “ponytails”/hair clips are in fact holding on his yarmulke and are so completely unremarkable that I wouldn’t have consciously noticed them if 4yo hadn’t been going on and on about them.

Oh, and that nearly-floor-length beard?

Yeah, no. He’s completely clean-shaven. 🤣

[mariacallous]

When Avraham Mansoor came to London in 2011, little did he know that his interim business of supplying the Indian-Iraqi Jewish community with dainty pastries and, most famously, cheese sambusak would make him a Hendon institution and famous in his own right. 

With a mixed background of Iraqi grandparents, a Syrian grandmother and Indian parents, their recipes followed them wherever they went . 

In 1958, Avraham's parents married in India and planned to move to Israel, but a chance stop along the way via London had them rooted in the U.K. for many years before moving to Israel in 1978. Clearly, a love of cooking was in their blood because the family opened the first kosher restaurant in Hendon, where Avraham learned his craft with his mother, who would cook delicacies such as fish curry and potato chops  — a fried mashed potato cake with a minced meat filling. 

Since then, Avraham has become known as Avraham Cheese Sambusak. Working out of his kitchen in Hendon, he supplies the local community with many delicious pastries such as kaka (a savory or sweet bagel-shaped biscuit), dal (slow-cooked lentils), almond sambusak and date-filled pastries called date babas, but he is most known for his cheese sambusak. He has perfected his recipe over the years, which so far no one has been able to rival. He says that he is constantly working to change and perfect the recipe, and often adds in a little of one cheese or another to get the balance of salty and umami just right. However, the pastry recipe never wavers. He does it the same way each time, and whether he lets it rest or not, it comes out perfect! 

It seems that Avraham Mansoor just has the magic touch and will always be known for his special cheese sambusak. 

Note: You can freeze the sambusak before or after baking. If freezing before, freeze in a single layer on a baking sheet, so they do not stick together. 

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good shabbos 🕯

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Assista a "Mameh | Avraham Fried | TYH Nation (Official Lyric Video) מַאמֶע | אברהם פריד" no YouTube

Hashem

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6, 26, 38, and 39 for the ask game 😊

6. what’s the best and worst part of being online/a creator?

The best part is definitely the little group of friends I’ve been able to build up in this corner of the internet (ie the Stones fandom). I’m very offline otherwise, no ‘real’ social media or anything like that, so it’s nice to have this as a small retreat from the world at large but not feel like my life is being dominated by the internet. The worst part is the people who go out of their way to police that experience and make other people miserable just because they don’t share their opinions (yes, I am sub-tweeting, and no, I will never apologize for thinking that Hackney Diamonds is trash and the Glimmer Twins thing is overblown/at least as much PR as reality).

26. fave colour and why?

When I was little it was orange. Not really sure why, but I was a big tomboy and hated pink. Nowadays, I dress mostly in, and my apartment is mostly furnished in, black, jewel tones (esp. ruby/blood red) and navy blue, with the occasional bit of gold. I had the realization when I was packing for London the week before last, and had plan for going out to places much nicer than I normally do for 3 straight nights, that literally all of my really nice dresses and shoes are black.

38. fave song at the moment?

This is monumentally strange, but probably אבא by Avraham Fried. I’m not Lubavitch, much less Hasidic, yet I still enjoy some of his music, especially when it’s in Hebrew and not Yiddish (because then I can actually understand it). I’ve definitely gotten some weird looks at the gym because I’m watching guys like Fried and MBD sing niggun at old farbrengen on my phone while I run on the treadmill. It’s not my fault “Ech Ti Zimlak” rocks (and helps me remember how many books of Rambam there are).

39. youtuber you’ve been obsessed with and why?

None. I’m in the right age bracket for it, but it’s not my thing. My one slight caveat would be BadComedian, a YouTuber who makes videos mocking bad Russian film and propaganda. Some have subtitles, unfortunately most don’t, but I think he’s hilarious and it’s a good way for me to absorb some slang and not come across as stiff or overly formal when I’m speaking Russian in a casual setting.

This is my favorite video of his:

(ask game link here)

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אברהם פריד, חיים ישראל, בנצי שטיין - אל תיפול | Avraham Fried, Haim Isra...

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33!

uh . yeah sorry about this one . it is good though

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This is gonna get a little weird, because my playlist is weird. Sorry y'all 😂

Hallelujah - version by Nava Tehila

Im Hashem Lo Yivneh Bayis - sung here by the Shira Choir

Tefilat haDerech - version by Marni Loffman

Mudbira - by A-WA

Chasing the Sunset - by Nefesh Mountain

D'ror Yikra - by Rabbi Deborah Sacks-Mintz

Hallelujah - this version is by Girlyman and Coyote Grace

The Farthest Field - version by the Lumber Jills

HaLev Sheli - version by the Hallel Group (idk that's my very bad translation of להקת הלל)(they're a frum women's choir which is very very cool and unique)

Ein Od Milvado - this version sung by Avraham Fried and Tomer Adaddi

(I'm always bad at tagging in people, so feel free to just reblog & do this if it strikes your fancy!)

@quartofroy tagged me in the “10 songs by 10 artists” game!! :)

Irish Goodbye -Sammy Copley

Eyes Warm, Eyes Wide -Lilli Furfaro

Daisy -Ashnikko

Good Hurt -Chappell Roan

Django Jane -Janelle Monáe

It’s Called: Freefall -Rainbow Kitten Surprise

O Valencia! -The Decemberists

Bad Wine and Lemon Cake -The Jane Austen Argument

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes -The Platters

Better Son or Daughter -Rilo Kiley

Tagging @demonicintegrity @imperatorsapphiosa @mysteriouslybluepirate @aro-as-in-straight-as-a @treesofgreen @wanderingthunderstorm @gemsofthegalaxy @lemonsharks and anyone else who wants to go for it!

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Jewish Song of the Day #37: Ein Od Milvado

Comments:

I don't really have much to add on this one except that it's a bop and by far and away my favorite Avraham Fried song.

Enjoy!

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Dont get me wrong, I'm glad tiktok is finally discovering the absolute banger mine that is jewish pop, but like. Why that song. It's not close to being the best the genre has to offer. It's not even the third best song called 'yerushalaim'

Now THIS is a song that makes me want to put on a shtreimel and jump around

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I am a big fan of small, picky food. The sort of miniature items that have you going back to the buffet table time and again, saying “just one more,” and then another… and then you quietly slip another one in, hoping that no one noticed you are on your 38th miniature delight. 

After a long Yom Kippur fast, tables across the Indian-Iraqi community in London are filled with small, delicious pastries and sweet tea. Among them are date babas (pastries filled with dates cooked to a jam-like consistency), kakas (bagel-shaped mini cookies), dal (chickpea) or almond sambusak and, of course, the king of the pastry: cheese sambusak. Meat is far too heavy to break the fast on, and I never saw the appeal of cold fried fish, nor boiled gefilte fish, which has just never quite done it for me. Pastries are the perfect break fast food.

Cheese sambusak are a delicacy amongst the Indian-Iraqi community, and every family has at least one bag hiding in the freezer year-round so that they are accessible at a moment’s notice. But no one has quite rivaled Avraham’s sambusak. I have tried and tried to make them  — and I have annoyed nearly every one of my husband’s aunts by trying their recipes  — but am reminded that, although my efforts are appreciated, they just aren’t as good as Avraham. Avraham (no idea of his surname; like Madonna, he is simply Avraham the Cheese Sambusak Man) is an institution in our little Northwest London suburb and everyone knows that he is the master.

These flaky pastry morsels filled with pillowy cheesy deliciousness are the perfect item for breaking a long Yom Kippur fast on  — but they must first be dunked into sweet tea. Don’t get me wrong, the cheese sambusak are quite exquisite on their own, but the tea is a crucial element to the break-fast rituals: the sugar balances the sambusak’s salty filling, and the heat causes the cheese to slightly melt. The tea must be strong but not stewed, and have enough sugar that it is sweet but not sickly. It needs to be hot, but cool enough that you can dunk your pastry in and drink it without scorching your mouth. These are simply the rules, do not try to resist. 

The secret of the sambusak itself is the fluffy, cheesy filling, which puffs up and attaches to the pastry on top. They have enough chew whilst staying light, and are just heaven. 

When I asked Avraham about the recipe he told me that the main cheese is Gouda, mixed with other cheeses to create the exact balance of cheesiness and saltiness. I am sure that there is something very scientific about replacing the salts that we have lost during our fast with vast amounts of cheese, but all that aside, they just taste great. I have asked a million times how to get the right amount of puff, and the secret seems to be freezing the cheese blocks before drying them and rolling in the flour and then grating it together along with the exact number of eggs, which binds the mixture without making it runny. 

My husband and I plan the exact moment to make the tea and put the sambusak in the oven after Yom Kippur ends so that they are ready when he walks in from synagogue. Together, we devour what has been made before debating how many more we should heat up. 

If you’re not lucky enough to source your cheese sambusak directly from Avraham, you can whip up his recipe at home this Yom Kippur. After 25 hours of fasting, with a dry mouth and an empty belly, I promise that the winning combination of these beautiful little cheesy puffs, dipped into hot, sweet tea will bring you back to life in just one mouthful!

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Música: Abba (Pai) - Avraham Fried

Música: Abba (Pai) – Avraham Fried

Eu estava caçando uns vídeos bacanas do Pai Nosso em aramaico e acabei “caindo” no vídeo da música Abba (Pai) cantada por Avraham Fried e fiquei ouvindo, ouvindo, ouvindo, ouvindo e ouvindo… Então, vim compartilhar. Aba (Pai) – Avraham Fried Letra – Tradução Hô hô hô shomer aleinu Ele nos guarda hô hô hô ôhêv ôtanu Ele nos ama Hô hô hô hô aba shel kulam, Ele é o Pai de todos ba-milrramot shomer…

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wish i were an uber driver so i could make people listen to hasidic music the whole time

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Could you make a playlist or a list here on your favorite Jewish bands/songs/music in general? :)

Absolutely!

I actually resented Jewish music in my teen years due to antisemitism making me feel isolated and wanting to "fit-in", and it's only recently that I've been rekindling my love for and pride in Jewish music, so I'm glad to make this list. It's definately a non-exhaustive list and is in no particular order, just songs off the top of my head.

-"V'Ohavta" by Yeshiva Boys Choir (makes me cry)

-"One Day" by Matisyahu

-"Jerusalem" by Matisyahu

-"Chop 'em Down" by Matisyahu

-"When You Believe" from The Prince of Egypt (makes me cry)

-"We've Got A Strong Desire" by Shlock Rock

-"Candlelight" by the Maccabeats

-"We are a Miracle" by Yaakov Shwekey (makes me cry)

-"Ale Katan" by Avraham Fried

-"Hashem Melech" by Gad Elbaz

-"Hava Nagila" by Gad Elbaz

-"Ya'alili" by 8th Day

-"Yesh Tikva" by Benny Friedman

-"U'Faratzta" (Chassidic Niggun)

-"David Melech Yisrael" (Classic Jewish folk song)

-"Chad Gadya" but the specific tune my dad learned from someone and I can't find it anywhere. It's super fun and upbeat, it's kind of like....I can't describe it lmao.

-"Kol BeRama" but the specific tune I learnt as a kid and can't find anywhere.

-"The Little Bird" by Malka Steinberg Saks (writer) (this was the song that got me into singing. When I was a kid, my mom took me to a performance by a singer friend of hers, and she sang it with a beautiful operatic voice that just spoke to my six-ish year-old soul. I never stopped singing since.)

(fair warning a lot of these links are bad quality youtube music videos circa early 2000s lmao)