Emet (אמת) - Josh Warshawsky
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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"Emet," from the album "Chaverai Nevarech"
Melody by Josh Warshawsky
Lyrics from the Weekday and Shabbat morning service (Shacharit)
Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Jeremy Lawrence
Vocal arrangement by Ayo Awosika
Video by The Matterworks / thematterworks
Track sponsored by the Allen/Gorin Family
Lead Vocals: Chava Mirel
Band: Coleen Dieker, Brock Pollock, Ayo Awosika, Duvid Swirsky, Lior Shragg, Deborah Sacks Mintz, Jackson Vance Mercer
Emet (x4)
Emet ata hu rishon, Ata hu acharon, U’mi’bal’adecha
Ein lanu melech, Ein lanu go’el, U’moshia
אֶמֶת, אֶמֶת, אֶמֶת, אֶמֶת
אֶמֶת אַתָּה הוּא רִאשוֹן
אַתָּה הוּא אֲחָרוֹן
ָוּמִבַּלְעֳדֶיך
אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ
אֵין לָנוּ גוֹאֵל
וּמוֹשִיע
Truth: you are first, you are last, and without you, there is no nobility, no redemption, no salvation.
TRUTH.
There is power in truth. Speaking truth to power. Speaking out. This phrase from our liturgy is speaking to the Divine, calling out to The Ultimate Truth by name. But where does truth come from? This melody was inspired by a painting I found while spending a year in Israel studying at the Conservative Yeshiva during rabbinical school. I was living in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Nachlaot. Every morning I would wander through the Jerusalem stone-paved alleyways of my neighborhood on the way to school. Along my route was a hole-in-the-wall Judaica art store featuring the art of a Chassidic Jewish artist. Every day I would walk past his storefront, and he would hang paintings outside of the shop for people passing by to see. There was one painting that caught my eye early on, and I would walk past it every single day and think about what it meant. After many weeks, I was inspired by my thoughts about this painting to sit down and write this melody. I had sung a catchy upbeat melody for these words ever since I was a child, but had come to feel that this melody was not able to express the essence of these words. In my writing, my ultimate goal has become to have the melody help to better express what the words are already trying to say.
So what are these words trying to say? “Emet, atah hu rishon,” Truth, you are first. “Emet, atah hu acharon,” Truth, you are last. “U’mibal’adecha ein lanu melech, go’el, u’moshia,” And without you, there is no King, no redemption, no salvation. We human beings are unique among the creations because we can lie. This power is a gift and a curse, and with it comes the necessity for human beings to commit to the truth. Only we can bring truth to light, only we have the power to discern truth from lies. It is up to us to prioritize the truth, and so we must decide that truth must come first and not last.
In a conversation with my friend and teacher Rabbi David Ingber, he also shared with me another interpretation for these words. In fact, these words are about each individual person. These words should be read: “In truth, you are first. In truth, you are last.” There are times when you must let your own personal truth come first. You must prioritize yourself. And there are other times when you must pull your own truth back, and let others’ truths shine forth. That is the only path to redemption.
Merci pour cette belle chanson !
Proud of our daughter Chava - lead vocalist on this one. Thanks to all musicians and technicians.
You should be as all the musicians are super talented.
I love your enthusiasm.
Very moving. Gave me a new perspective on these words
I heard "Emet" at the creative Shabbat service led by amazing Cantor Shira Lissek held as part of the collaborative USCY-RA Convention in Boston. I am so inspired. I am going to try to lead it during Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Shalom in Wilmington, DE this Shabbat. And I hope our shul will bring Josh to our shul next year. My heart is so full. And he, along with his colleagues, Deborah and Joey and friends, are such lovely human beings.
Michael Beals I enjoyed meeting you at Biennial this past week. I loved this music as well!
This opened something in my heart that I can’t describe other than that I feel like I came home. Thank you immensely ❤️ Baruch Hashem.
Achingly beautiful. Thank you, Josh!
Shalom from Brazil! Very beaultiful Song!!!! I Love it!😍
This song has become my meditational touchstone. It really touches my soul in a way very few tefillot have. Thank you!!!
May you be blessed by the Queen of the Sabbath! - Thanks for the gift of music and your voices, the instruments that Almighty God placed inside our bodies!!
My heart stopped and I’m a new person. Toda Raba.
This is beautiful; I keep coming back to listen. Thank you.
This beautiful melody (as well as the words) will be emblazoned in my mind while davening Shaharit.
Like oxygen, I can't get enough. This is. It simply is.
Beautifully done and blending well Yasher Koach
ממש יופי! תודה רבה!
Emet my name. It feels whole diffrent. I fealt like monster. Thanks by.
Thank you. This gift will sustain us and inspire us.
את הציור אני לא מכיר
אבל המלים לשיר זה באמת יצירת אמנות
הלחן יפה גם כן
כבוד
gorgeous. on the eyes and ears! Thanks for this, Josh!
Josh you are an inspirations to us. Much love brother!
So beautiful
Such a catchy and beautiful melody. We often sing it at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles.
Hermoso
This is truly lovely
I hear influences from the theme song of the movie "Once" ---"falling slowly," by glen hansard--the ebbs and flows of the melodic lines following a similar pattern. Very beautiful.
yes, I totally hear that, nice catch!
Love it!
המנגינה הזאת כל כך יפה ג׳וש, מקשיבה לה שוב ושוב!
Shalom, I am learning Hebrew and I have been doing the Amida in the mornings.
Does this song mean, we have no king but you, no other redeemer, no other saviour?
Or without you there is no king, no redemption and no salvation?
Beautiful!
This song started playing in my head on the 8th day of Hanukkah 2022. Wonder if I can record the version I’m hearing in my head? 🕎
I love this song. What is the best way to use it during worship services? Would it be appropriate for Friday evening? Thanks!
Thanks Cynthia! This piece comes in the morning liturgy right before Mi Chamocha, but it is all about truth, and that theme comes up in the evening service as well in that same location, so by all means!
Question rabbi
R u messianic jew or regular orthodox?
Thanks for the question. Neither! I am a Conservative Jewish Rabbi
@@JoshWarshawsky gotcha 👌
Anyway, your music for this one is divine.
Complimentary by your Jewish brother from Israel (:
@@snrosh תודה אחי!! שבוע טוב