By COLlive reporter
As the secular year of 2021 comes to a close, the Israeli monitoring service Media Forest reported the most recent statistics of broadcasting tracks and channels such as radio stations and TV channels.
And one of its finds was unexpected.
“Sibat Hasibot,” the ballad written and sung by the Orthodox Jewish singer-songwriter Ishay Ribo, was the most played song on Israeli radio during the year 2021.
Ribo, whose a yarmulka and tzitzis are visible in his performances, wrote the song during the lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It wrote it when I felt that all of our efforts to plan and manage (the pandemic) were effortless,” he said. “I understood that a submission and total acceptance was needed from us.”
The result was a soothing song in Hebrew that praised Hashem as “the cause of all causes” and the master of the universe since its creation.
“There’s no doubt, I’m sure, at the end the road will be clearer,” the lyrics read.
The song has clearly connected with a wide variety of people, emphasizing Ribo’s popularity among both the frum and secular audiences in Israel and around the world.
Ribo has been one of the most notable and successful musicians in the frum music scene as well in the general Israeli music industry. He has released four studio albums, two of which have been certified gold and one which went platinum.
According to Media Forest, “Sibat Hasibot” was played 3,453 times on the radio from January 1 to December 11, 2021. On YouTube, the music video of Ribo singing the song was floating in the Dead Sea marked close to 15 million views.
This wasn’t the only good news that Ribo received this week.
On Wednesday, Ribo reported that his wife Yael Ribo gave birth to a baby girl – their first after 3 boys. His photo joyfully holding the newborn included a guitar case.
On social media, he thanked Hashem “for all of his kindness and free gifts that are so precious” and to his wife “who succeeded in this difficult birth with determination. You are an inspiration!”
VIDEO: Ishay Ribo – Sibat Hasibot
LYRICS:
תשיב בי את הרוח, תוריד ממני את הגשם
היה לי ים זמן לנוח, התרגלתי קצת בעצם
ובמרחב הפתוח, רואים באופק את השמש
אין ספק אני בטוח, בסוף עוד תתבהר הדרך
–
רק פתח לנו
שערי אמונה, שערי הבנה
שאין לנו מלך…
פזמון:
אלא אתה
סיבת הסיבות, עילת העילות
נורא תהילות
ורק לך נאה להודות, על כל הימים וכל הלילות
יצאנו מתיבת הנח, אל מציאות אחרת
לפדות את אסירי הכח ולכודי הרשת
גם לקבל את השחור לבן, עם כל צבעי הקשת
משנה אבות פרק ג׳, חביב אדם שנברא בצלם
–
רק פתח לנו
שערי הכלה, שערי התחלה
כי אין לנו מלך…
פזמון:
אלא אתה
סיבת הסיבות, עילת העילות
שומע תפילות
ורק לך
נאה להודות, על כל הימים וכל הלילות
Mazal Tov Mazal Tov!!!
מזל טוב מזל טוב
יהי רצון שתגדלו ביחד עם זוגתו תחי׳ לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים מתוך בריאות והרחבה .
מאחלים מקרב לב אנשים שנהנו בהופעה שלך בל״ג
ה׳ תפר בעומר
mazel tov!!!!!!!!!! so happy!!
Ishai Ribo!!!!!!
Mazal tov!!!!!
J’adore ta musique! Je suis trop contente pour toi!