The King’s son turns to him one day and says:
“Father, I’d like to rule more than just your kingdom. I want to rule to the entire world.”
“Son, if you want to do this, you will have to do it on your own. I won’t help you this time.
For when you are pushed to your core, you will find greater strength than you knew ever existed.”
This is the story behind “Kingdom Kid”, the hit song off Rogers Park’s debut album “The Maggid”.
Coming a few days after Gimmul Tammuz, we reflect on the mission the Rebbe entrusted us with. The Rebbe put this mission completely in our hands. By being given a greater responsibility without weekly dollars and farbrengans, we are pushed to bring out a greater strength than would otherwise be known to us.
“We are the generation with the most impossible mission,” says Mordy Kurtz, singer and songwriter for Rogers Park. “We have the least persecution as Jewish people in modern history – the most doors are open and fences down. Society is open to us and for us. Yet we need a greater level of Mesiras Nefesh than the generations of past persecutions.”
“The Rebbe’s revolution started sixty-five years ago. Chabad went into next gear with Gimmel Tammuz. More Shluchim have gone out in the past 15 years than in the 50 before that. The number of yidden being reached by the Rebbe is growing exponentially.
“We are being tasked to find the deepest strength that we may not have known to exist had if not for Gimmul Tammuz. The greatest depth can be reached when we embrace what the situation is, and mine it for the treasure found in it.”
This is the story woven in the song Kingdom Kid. The king tells his son, “If you want to rule the world, I will not help you past here. In turn, you will find a strength that you did not know previously existed.”
The story of our generation after Gimmel Tammuz. We need to do it. We each need to bring out our own Moshe Rabbeinu and thereby bring Moshiach.
This live video is an exclusive release of the performance from Rogers Park at Soul II Soul 5776.
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The writing and the message reflect a very mature understanding. I am very impressed.
What an approach to Gimmul Tammuz! That is very deep..
They are so energetic in a deep and real way!
This is so important in our time – to have a song with message. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your talents with us!!!
Their harmonies are very sweet and on point. I like how they change it up.
Keep it up!
Hands down the most talented band in Lubavitch today
Yes they have a CD available in most judaica stores in ch I believe
They do have a CD.
Check out their FB page itunes or email them through the site;)
These guys are just as good live as they are on the record!
Do these guys have a CD?
There music is great!
It’s amazing how these boys inspire the next generation.
Baruch Hashem!
This is one of my favorite songs.
IT is so nice to learn the story behind it. Thank you COL for posting!
great talent, the singing, music, and especially the words that bring out so well and clear, and in an easy to understand way what our purpose is now, making some sense of our predicament in this seemingly “shaky” world we find ourselves in
What a message! Inspired.
Interesting thought on Gimmel Tamuz. It’s all about perspective.
These young men are truly the future of Jewish music and direction. Meaningful, musical, and passionate. I LOVE watching them and following their career from day 1.
Keep it up!
Bringing “Jewish” back into “jewish Music”
so refreshing to hear something that isn’t imitation trash bubble gum pop.
Thanks you guys!
Great energy
Great stuff!
I’m very impressed with the message. Like it a lot.