The Neshama Lives Forever -Abie Rotenberg & Joey Newcomb
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2024
- A Links Family Production
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Music
Words & Music by: Abie Rotenberg
Performed by: Abie Rotenberg & Joey Newcomb
Music production by: Doni Gross
Video:
Produced by: Laibel Schwartz
Directed & Edited by: Avraham Kohn
Production Manager: Avichayil Yachnes
Filmed by: Yisrael Brass & lan Dudley
Props: Fraidy Fried
Assistants: Ozzie Wimpfheimer & Moshe Wigder
Choir:
Momo Freedman
Shalom Freedman
Doni Gross
Yitz Nussbaum
Abie Rotenberg
Peretz Traube
About:
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Lyrics:
Life is short, flies right on by
Like a passing cloud up in the sky
No one knows when their time will be to go
It’s all up to Hashem
Now if you think that it’s unfair
You may just not be aware
The Torah says and we believe
Only the guf (body) comes to an end
But the neshama (soul) lives forever
Forever and ever and ever
But the neshama lives forever
And forever is a long, long time
The neshama is untouchable
Unseen and indestructible
A precious chelek Eloka mi’maal (fragment of G-d above)
A small piece of Hashem
It comes and joins its host at birth
And spends a little bit of time on Earth
The Torah says and we believe
Only the guf comes to an end
But the neshama lives forever
Forever and ever and ever
But the neshama lives forever
And forever is a long, long time
Though we miss our loved ones endlessly
We remain their legacy
And they’re surely proud to see us choose
To be avdei Hashem (subservient to G-d)
To make this world a better place
And be ever in Hashem’s embrace
The Torah says and we believe
Only the guf comes to an end
Only the guf comes to an end!
But the neshama lives forever
Forever and ever and ever
But the neshama lives forever
And forever is a long, long time
Big thanks to everyone involved, another Abie song to enjoy! After just one listen, my favorite part is the second to last note; 'long.' You expect the melody to shift, but it stays on the same note: '...ever is a long LONG time.' That second 'long' sticks on the same note, defying the usual expectation.
For the musicians out there: the last three chords are A, B, and E - a classic ending progression. The melody keeps landing on the E note, even for the second-to-last note, where you'd expect a D#. Yum!
That's because the penultimate chord is not a B but rather a B11 which has the E note in it. Yum.
@@elicohen2806 A musician, nice! It’s a 'chicken or egg' dilemma. The choice of B11 as the penultimate IMO comes from a prior decision to feature E as a melody note while still within the B harmonic framework. This is also consistent with Abies' composition style. The resolution to the tonic is especially satisfying because the E, functioning as the 11th over the B, creates a much greater degree of tension and dissonance than the more traditional leading-tone D#.
Like the last notes in the "Athiest Convention"
@@yossimullerwhat did i just walk in on are we talking about music or food??😂
@@bengoldstein26 😂 Haha a little bit of both! I do food from 9-5, but music is my side hustle.
This is gorgeous! Abie and Joey are an unexpected combination and I love it
Beautiful. Made me cry. And smile. Inspiring and comforting. As has been pointed out in another comment-- the guf comes back with techias hameisim and joins the neshama. Forever. A Long Long time.
Can I say this is a masterpiece even if I did work on it? Seriously though, the song is SOOO impactful, I can't stop listening, and the video takes this immensely powerful song to a whole new level!
Holy Joey ❣with his divine voice.
Abbie is a treasure and gift to klal yisroel but in 40+ never saw him so active in a video perhaps a new direction of his career in his 70s❤
Ahhhh it’s finally here!
Beautiful. This is Abie through and through. Welcome back. :-)
Beautiful. Nice messages. It's true that the guf gets put in the earth at the time of death as we define it. However, that is a new beginning. The body goes through a metamorphosis process and at techias hameisim will be brought back to life as we know it. So the end at burial is a stage of the gufs journey. However, it too, along with the soul, is eternal and will reveal that truth after techias hameisim.
I just want to add... From the Alter Rebbe's aphorisms: "We have absolutely no conception how precious to G‑d is the body of a Jew."
There's a book called "10 Steps to Eat as a Jew: The Path Back to Gan Eden," that has a chapter about the greatness of the body. It also discusses how to rectify it in order to begin the revelation of it's true glory. The ultimate glory won't be revealed until after Moshiach comes.
Wow! B"H! TodaH"!!! Chazak!