Rare Footage Of Shlomo Carlebach In The 1970's - Le'ma'an Achay Ve're'ay

Reb Shlomo, Who Are You? Special 20th Yartzeit Footage

20 years Carlebach opening

Kumzitz at Grave-site of Shlomo Carlebach

Yehuda Green Havdalah at Chofetz Chaim Torah Center

Shlomo Carlebach Pre-Slichos Concert in Israel

Reb Shlomo's Last Hoshana Raba

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach ob"m left this world a month after Succot, 20 years ago in 5755. Here is a vintage clip of him during the last Hoshana Raba service of his life. Enjoy it, and may we all be signed and sealed for a wonderful New Year 5775. Chag Sameach! - See more at: http://lazerbrody.typepad.com/lazer_beams/2014/10/reb-shlomos-last-hoshana-raba.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FpGFj+%28Lazer+Beams%29#sthash.30FOgNT5.dpuf

Yehuda Green L'chu Niraninah (Great Niggun) At the Carelbach Shul First night of Selichos

Yehuda Green Moishele's Niggun (Kadish) At the Carelbach Shul First night of Selichos

Cantor Helfgot performs the song of Moshe veAaron

The Song of Shabbos - Shlomo Katz (composed by R Shlomo Carlebach ob'm) On a rooftop overlooking the old city of Jerusalem Friday Afternoon ... Getting Ready for Shabbos

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's Chaunkah Stories, Good All Year Long

This title isn't just an excuse for finishing the book, The Soul of Chanukah: Teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach by: Shlomo Katz, and writing the review after Chanukah.  Being a fan of Carlebach's homey stories almost half a century, I'm totally serious and sincere when I say that the book shouldn't be limited to Chanukah. 

I first heard of and heard in person Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach the winter of 1965-66 when he performed in the Great Neck Synagogue. His performance was one of the big events organized by the then new Youth Director, Joel Paul.  After the show, I was among the select group invited to a private home to hear more of his stories and songs.  If I'm not mistaken he performed again in Great Neck the following year. 

At that time in my life I was becoming religious after a few years of attending NCSY events and by then reaching the level of Regional Vice President.  Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's style and stories were very different from my NCSY rabbis who gave us a more intellectual Judaism versus the emotionalism of Carlebach.  Another difference that I noticed immediately was that he didn't demand perfection from us. 

A few years later, I was married and living in Israel.  Reb Shlomo was there, too.  My husband and I went to a lot of his performances and knew many of his "chassidim," those who lived on the Moshav.

Carlebach's was a more "human" Judaism.  And I really loved his stories and still do.  They comfort and let us know that G-d loves us and appreciates our efforts, even when unsuccessful.  I think that is the element in the Shlomo Carlebach Torah Judaism that has made him more and more popular with each year since his death.  He never claimed to be perfect, and people understood from him that we must try harder.  G-d is waiting for us.

Here's a story from The Soul of Chanukah: Teachings of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach by Shlomo Katz.

‘When the lowest person in the world was a child, he was dreaming about being the holiest, most glorious person in the world. But something happened. Someone destroyed his dreams, and he gave up on the world.
It is so easy to lose our dreams. Why?
Because nobody really encourages them.
If someone can bring me back to the dreams I once had, he is my best friend in the world.This is what Chanukah does. This is why Chanukah is the greatest, deepest holiday in the world.
On Chanukah, God gives us back our dreams.’

That's why I consider this Chanukah book to be a book for the entire year for yourself, and to give as a gift to others.  It took me a while to read it, because there's too much in it to read quickly.  It's the type of book you want to savour and not finish until you have no choice.

Hundreds gather at Shlomo Carlebach's Tzion today in Jerusalem on his 19th Yahrzeit, Carlebach died on October 21, 1994 on a plane on the way to Canada

Carlebach is considered by many to be the foremost Jewish religious songwriter of the 20th century. In a career that spanned 40 years, he composed thousands of melodies and recorded more than 25 albums that continue to have widespread popularity and appeal. His influence also continues to this day in "Carlebach minyanim" and Jewish religious gatherings in many cities and remote pristine areas around the globe.

R' Shlomo Carlebach ztz'l - Shachris in Leningrad

From the author: "Thanks to Mr. Stuart Wax who organized Reb Shlomo's trip to Russia, we have many hours of high-quality video footage from this tour. If you would like to be part of sponsoring a documentary based on this journey, email us at info@carlebachlegacy.com"

In Leningrad, on this Thursday morning of Sept. 21, 1989, Shlomo arranged for people to be called up to the Torah. People came up with their Russian names, and on the spot, Shlomo would suggest a Jewish name. For some, this was the first time in their lives that they ever heard a Torah reading, and tears rolled down from their eyes. Joel Segal, a San Francisco attorney who joined the tour, exclaimed: “It was amazing… I've never seen such joy and enthusiasm in my entire life.

As the women’s section in the upstairs balcony was crowded, Shlomo asked for the women to come downstairs and sit behind a makeshift mechitza of chairs. Thus you can see the women here at the end of this video coming to kiss the Torah.

At the concert in Leningrad, Reb Shlomo asked the crowd, whom do you think is on this stage? It is not only the band you see here, but all our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He exhorted his listeners to go out and proudly say hello to everyone on the street. Let all know that we are Jewish. On Motzei Shabbat, September 23, 1989, Shlomo and the band organized an after-midnight Selichot program at the Leningrad Railroad Station.

Shlomo Carlebach on Parshas Lech Lecha; When Avrohom Avinu as heading down to Egypt due to the famine in Eretz Cnaan, he turned to his wife Sarah and said: "Imri Na Achosi At," Say now please you are my sister, so that it will be good for me for your sake and my soul will live because of you. A beautiful Dvar Torah on "Imri Na Achosi At" Brooklyn, NY. 1987

Psalms 23 "Though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil"

From an evening at Young Israel of North Beverly Hills "The Life and Legacy of Anne Samson Tribute" on September 9, 2013. Gam Ki'elech composed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlbach, arranged by Meir Briskman and performed by Cantor Netanel Baram, Cantor Dr. Mark Goldenberg (Chazzan of YICC) and first violin Phillip Levy.

R' Shlomo - Healing Video for Hospital Patients

Shlomo Carlebach Boi B'Shalom 1973

Soul Doctor Shlomo Show Reel

Mordechai Ben David (MBD) Dances with R' Shlomo Carlebach OBM