By COLlive reporter
Infinity Productions has released the long anticipated music video “It happened Yom Kippur,” from its soon to be released 13 English song CD recording “Wake Up Yidden.”
The song was written and composed at Camp Gan Israel, New York, close to 30 years ago. It describes the story of a young Israeli soldier, preparing to go into battle with the enemies of Eretz Yisroel, at the start of the Yom Kippur War.
The music video was produced for Infinity Productions by the award winning producer Jerry (Yosef) Levine of Bay Harbor Islands, Florida. The Executive Producer and lead vocalist, is the Lubavitch Baal Menagen (Chassidic Vocalist) Mayer Rivkin.
The film is dedicated in tribute to the everlasting memory of the soldiers of the Israel Defense Force, who fell protecting the People and the Land of Israel, Rivkin told COLlive.
The film is also dedicated to Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg, Shluchim of the Rebbe, “soldiers on the front”, who were brutally murdered, by ruthless terrorists, Al Kiddush Sheim Shomaim Borabim, in their Chabad House in Mumbai India.
“It happened Yom Kippur” from COLlive.com on Vimeo.
“achdus neged me” if its true then say it! telling it the wrong way is not making it “beachdus”
The Yom Kippur song was composed in Gan Izzy Montreal in 1974. The two color war teams were Shaar and Bayis. The Generals were Yehuda Gottesman and Sruli Eidelman. The song was composed by Gershon Sabol & I think Raphy Tennanhaus for the team of Bayis. The wake up Yidden song was also made in Montreal in the late 60’s or early seventies. As a matter of fact on Chof Av 1972 or 1973 the Rebbe asked that an english song be sung and this was the one that was sung. I am not sure who the author of this… Read more »
PLEASE CHILL OUT !
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO GET INTO MACHLOKES !
REMEMBER , ACHDUS MIGHT JUST BE THE THING THAT WILL BRING US MOSHIACH BIMHEIRA BEYAMEINU ,AMEN!
TO FAST!
who is the guy who composed “wake up yidden”, in what year, and which camp? maybe we should ask him if it’s so bad to sing “moshiach tzidkeinu”
First of all, it’s not such a big deal the way it is. Maybe even better. But calm down (23). I met Meyer in 770 one Shabbos, a few months ago, and he told me he was planning to change back to “Rebbe Shlita, because of the uproar that ensued. Let’s wait and see.
Just opened the video in Wibdows Media (above). What a difference. You gotta see it there. “Yikom” is spelled correctly and music is so much richer.
very nice but please dont change the originel words in the song “wake up yiden” thats a chutspa for the guy that made the song and to tho whole lubavitch that your affraid to say the word “rebbe”!
Reb Gershon Sabol……YASHER KOACH! we got a bunch of guys here, still at odds, as to if it’s NY or Montreal. If it’s, as it looks it’s Montreal, please tell us in what year you composed it, and every can but this issue to bed.
Mayer: beautiful.
Correct in the beginning, instead of “yimkom” it should be “yikom” or “yinkom”.
someone just sent me an e-mail with the original music files (links) in Quicktime/56 MB and in Windows Media/ 65 MB, to this video. even though the collive VIMEO presented here is of great quality, wait till you see it after opening these links. No synch issue…..nottin.
Quicktime / 56 MB:
http://www.levinefilms.com/ItHappenedYomKippur.mov
Windows Media / 65 MB:
http://www.levinefilms.com/ItHappenedYomKippur.wmv
enjoy! I did.
This beautiful song was composed by Gershon Sabol. He now lives in Monsey NY.
if you are so sure it’s CGI NY, hand over the name of the composer or…..forever hold your pisk. Oh, by the way……
enjoyed the video. However, Goldsteins music is a bit shvach in some places and great in others.
wow, that was beautiful!!!!!!!!! so heart warming!
we want to see our rebbe! WE WANT MOSHIACH NOW!!
it was in gan yisroel ny. montreal kinderlach couldnt and wouldnt think of this
Won’t win an acadamy award but, it’s the best and most professional produced Jewish frum, music video production, I have seen yet. Film footage and images are awesom, and fit the story line of song so well. Truely, a job well done.
i remeber that song like yesterday
it was in cgi montreal i was a camper in the summer of 1974
i am not sure of the composer
but definitly montreal
Called a couple of my buddies who were in Gan Yisroel Montreal after the Yom Kippur War. None of them remembered it being born at Montreal Gan Yisroel. I would like to hear from the Motrealers, because I still think these two songs gave birth in Gan Izzy NY.
The video is a real nice peice of work. Looks like plenty of work went into creating it. Would love to see much more of this stuff. Loved the the sound of the kid. Where did I hear his voice before?
excellent idea. another great idea waiting to happen:
a similar type video, but more upbeat with Avremel Fried’s Al Tirah avdi yaakov, ein licha mi’mah lifchod, al tirah al tirah.
do it and be blessed.
Dear Infinity producers: take no heed to Mr. or Mrs. “too fast – to fake” above ( must be one in the same yukel). He understands less than a krenk. It just so happens that this peice of work is very hartzig and very professionally done, and yes, with no crockodile tears and inuendos, as other performers have the talent to produce on demand. I must have watched this video, over and over again, almost a dozen times. It warms my heart and I silently say a prayer for our Jewish soldiers every time I see it. Thank you COLive… Read more »
the song is waytoo fast.
Very original and very well done.
The song together with the images is powerful.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Hatzlacha Rabbah
far far far from hartzik
i always thought these songs shtam from gan izzy ny.
if you know, who the composers are and in what year it was introduced, please let every one know.
am sure rivkin will be glad to give the proper credit when the cd is released.
Very well done, Reb Mayer.
Does Gan Yisroel of Montreal and the composers of these 2 songs get royalties?
Meyerke pupikul….I see you have not lost your touch. I knew, after seeing that video you produced for ULY (1414) a number of years ago, that you had a feel for this kind of stuff. You did it again. Koodos to you production team,but…..why the “delay” during your singing?
Otherwise, a beautiful flawless production and…….so timely. HASHEM! PROTECT OUR SOLDIERS
Like a fine wine!