Nachlaot Boys Star in New Aharon Razel Video (3-Minutes)
In Aharon Razel’s awesomely eye-catching new music video for the song “10 People” he searches all around Nachlaot’s alleyways and marketplace for 10 people willing to join him on his roof to declare their belief in Hashem. But he can’t find a single taker…until 10 Nachlaot boys agree to join him. Loved seeing so many familiar, young faces from around the neighborhood. Also, congratulations to my dear Netivot Shalom chavruta, Efrat, on her brilliant screenplay-writing debut with husband Aharon for this video! ๐ English translation below.
ืขืฉืจื ืื ืฉืื
ืืืจื ืจืืื
ืืืืื ืืืื: ืืืจื ืจืืื
ื . ืืืื ืึธืจืฅ ืึดึผืฉืื ืืงืจื, ืึดืฆืื ืืื ืฆืืืื, ืขืื ืื
ืฉืืื ืึทืืจืื, ืืืืง ืขืืืจ ืืืื ืฉืจืืงืืช,
ืืื ืืืคืฉ ืื ืืืกื ืื ืืกืชืชืจ ืืึฐืึถื ืืฉืจ ืืึฐืึถื
ืืืื, ืืืื ืคืฆืืข, ืคืชืืื ืืืืื: ืึทึผืฆื ืขืืื ืื ืงืืจ ืจืขืืข.
ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืคืขื ืึธืจื, ืกืืืจ ืืืืช ืึตืืืืจืื,
“ื ืื ืกืชึธึผ ืืืืช ืืืืจืฉ, ืืฆืืช ืืงืื ืึดึผืฉืื ืืงืจื”.
ืืชืึทืฉื ืื ืืื ืืืจื, ืืื ืชืึฐืึถื ืื ืืขืช ืฆืจื
ืืคึนื ืืึผ ืึทืืคึนื ืืึผ, ืืืื ืึธืืืื ืึถืึฐืึถึผื ืืึผ
ืื ืืื ืขืฆื ืืืื ืชืืื ื ืืืืืึผ
ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืขืฉืจื ืื ืฉืื! ืขืฉืจื ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืื ืื,
ืืขืึนื ืึดืชื ืขื ืืื ืืืฆืขึนืง, ื’ ืืื ืึธืืึนืงืื!
ื. ืึทึผืืืฅ ืจืืืืช ืึผืจืขืืื ืึดึผืงืฉืชื ืืขืช ืึดึผืงืฉืชื ืคื ืื
ืฉึธืืืขืชื ืืืืืืช ืึทืขืืืคืืช ืึดึผืฉืื ืฆืืขืื.
ืืืื ืืืฉื ืจืืื ืืื ืืืจื. ืื ืืฉ ืืืื ืืจื, ืืื ืืื ื ืืื
ืืืืช ืืฉืงื ืืกืืื. ืืคืฉืจ ืืฉืึนื ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืฉืื
ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืคืขื ืึธืจื, ืกืืืจ ืืืืช ืึตืืืืจืื…
ืขืืจืชื ืคืขื ืึดึผืฉืืื ืช ืืืืจืื, ืืึทื ืืึดืช, ืืืืื ืืช ืึธืื ืคืชืืืื,
ืืฆืฆืชื ืคื ืืื, ืจืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืืื, ืื ืื ื ื ืื ืก
ืืชืึทืฉื ืืืึนื. “ืฉืืื ืขืืืื”, ื ืืฉ ืืจื, “ืึตืืึดื ืืชื”?
“ืขืืจืชื ืืืงืจื”, ืืืจืชื ืื, “ื ืืฉืืชื ืื ืึธืืืจ ืฉืืงืข ืืืคื ืื”
“ืชืฉืืข ืกึดืคืืจ ืืจืืฉ, ืืืืจ ืื ืึธืจื, “ืืื ืืื
ืืชืืืชื ืืืฉืฉ ืึตืึธืจืขืฉ ืึธืจื ืฉื ืืืืืืื:
ืื ืฉืืื ืช ืืืืจืื, ืฉืื ืื ืืืืืจืื. ืกืืจืชื ืืช ืืชืจืืกืื.
ืื ืขืืจื ืฉืขื, ืืคืืงืืช ืึทึผืืืช, ืึทึผืืืฅ ืืงื ื ืืืช ืขืืืืช,
ืงืฆืช ื ืืืื ืื ืืงืื ืืืชื, ืึนืชื ืืื ืฉืืืืช
ืืื ืกึฐืึทืจืชึถึผื ืืช ืืชืจืืกืื? ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืคื ืืืืกืื?
ืขื ืืฃ ืฉืงืฉื ืื ืืืืช, ืื ื ืขืืืจืช ืคื ืื ืืื ืืื ืคืขืืื,
ืื ื ืืืื ืืืื ื ื ืฆืขืืจื, ืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืึผืจืคืืื
ืื ืื ืืจืืืช ืึถืชืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืืื
ืื ืื ื ืคืชืื ืฉืื ืืช ืืชืจืืกืื”.
ืื ืชืืืื ืื ืขืฉืจื ืื ืฉืื…
10 People (Written and performed by Aharon Razel)
Like a person running in the battlefield, arrows coming from all directions, he sends his eyes to Heaven, passes and slips between the whistles, he searches for a refuge to hide no matter what happens. He crawls, maybe injured, and suddenly he sees: to the side there is a shaky wall.
Chorus
And that’s what the rabbi once told me, closing the door behind him, “You’ve entered the Study Hall, you’ve found a refuge from the field of battle.” Seat yourself with a Gemara, it will shield you in times of trouble. Turn it and turn it, day and night contemplate it, because there is no wisdom and understanding without it.
So bring me 10 people! 10 people who are ready! To stand on the roof with me and yell, “God is the Lord!”
Outside there are winds and thunder, I asked for knowledge, I asked for the inside. I had received my full of promises, and wrappings in many colors. And he sits with his head bent in the heart of his room. If there is any trend, he will go against it. Poverty and silence all around. It’s possible to ask, but he doesn’t answer.
Chorus
I once walked by a residential neighborhood, by a home, the windows were open. I looked inside, I see people sitting and studying, also I came in and sat down to learn. “Shalom Alechem” the rabbi approached me, “where are you from?” “I passed by, by chance,” I told him, “I was drawn to the light that shined from inside.”
“Listen to a moving story,” the rabbi said to me. “One day I began to worry about all the noise of the men who learn here. This is a residential neighborhood, and we have elderly neighbors. I closed the blinds and not an hour passed by and there were knocks on the door. Outside an old woman is standing a bit embarrassed but with a strong voice she asked me, “Why did you close the blinds? Why are the windows covered? Even though it’s difficult for me to walk, I pass by here every day several times. I am sick and I am no longer young, but there is no bandage or treatment better for me than to see you learning, to see you sitting and learning, so please open the blinds once again.
Chorus
really nice!
Love the clip, but I am saddened that all the boys on the roof are charedi.
what could possibly be sad about that?