
Our range of drummers and singers that you choose to accompany your Bar Mitzvah celebration run the gamut of Jewish tradition and culture. Today, choosing to enhance your celebration with musical accompaniment means reviving a centuries-old practice, but with a modern twist. Musical accompaniment at religious services and rituals dates back to the days of the First Temple, more than 2000 years ago. And as many continue this special tradition with a range of Middle Eastern and African instruments, including darbuka drums, violins, and wind instruments, they serve to remind Western Wall tourists, locals and worshippers alike of the incredibly rich range of Jewish traditional music, instruments and songs that from around the world are now voiced and given new meaning here at the Western Wall. But that hasn’t stopped the age-old tradition of accompanying a Bar Mitzvah boy to his ceremony with music and song. As Bar Mitzvah celebrants pass through the ancient streets of the Jewish Quarter and close in on the Western Wall, their jubilant expressions have been deemed disruptive to worshippers at the Wall and loud celebrations banned from the praying area.

I would like to add french subtitles to the video and post it on YouTube so that it has even more audience, but I don’t know who I should ask the permission.Those who live in the Jewish Quarter have gotten used to the multitude of sounds regularly streaming through their alleyways: from the joyous beats of Middle Eastern-style drums to the piercing heralds of the shofar, and from the familiar tunes of traditional prayer songs to the rhythmic clapping of crowds. I have discovered the name of this prodigy as I was looking for more songs and more information. Please apologize for my English, I’m French.

This is said awkwardly, but it’s the language of my heart. I’m very grateful to the Jewish people, and this song reinforces this conviction. In other words, without the Jewish religion, Christianism wouldn’t exist. Catholic religion has its deep roots in Jewish religion. I’m Christian, and I keep on discovering how much we, the Catholic, are very close to our Jewish brothers. When I’m having trouble to sleep in the middle of the night, I listen to the song and then I’m feeling in peace and ready to sleep. I passed it to friends of my parish and they were also struck by such a powerful fervor. I stumbled upon this song a few days ago and I wouldn’t be able to count how many times I’ve been listening to it.

Whether or not he has been blind before is not important, to my opinion. The King, King of Kings, thank you for lifeĮvery day that passes on my path to Heaven I was blind and didn’t see beyond what my eyes saw On the days that I forgot You, you were always in my lifeĪll of the paths that I took you were actually the candle for my feet lighting the way Mazal tov!įorgive me, Father, because I have sinned against you But when I’m watching him, I’m also thinking about the parents who are managing to raise a boy with such profound emuna and such a sensitive and good heart. This boy has drawn a lot of attention–this video has received over half a million views. Several commentors on the YouTube video explain that Dabush has an incredible personal story: he grew up nearly blind, and after many failed attempts to restore his sight over the years, he finally regained his vision shortly before his bar mitzvah.

What a moving video…to see bar mitzvah boy Natanel Dabush crying with gratitude for his life and for Hashem’s closeness at difficult times.
