Three simple words can give so much strength and chizuk.
When he was a kid, Avremel Friedman went public as a child soloist on several albums — but while the light of most child stars dims as their voices change, Avraham Fried’s only became brighter. Ten years later, his 1981 debut album, No Jew Will Be Left Behind, turned into the beginning of a nearly four-decade stretch, as listeners connected to his niggunim of the neshamah. Through hundreds of songs and dozens of albums, we’ve sung and swayed, danced and prayed. And now we’ve asked our readers:
Going through infertility was both lonely and frightening. When I discovered Avraham Fried’s song “You’re Never Alone,” I literally felt Hashem’s hand on my shoulder. I played this song every day and it infused me with tremendous emunah and bitachon.
I would cry as I sang, “Sometimes when you’re feeling all alone, and need some happiness to call your own, nothing is going the way it should…,” I felt like the song was talking about me. And then, “Lift up your eyes to the skies, your life’s in His hands, trust in Him he will reply. Guiding all your steps, always at your side. You are his joy and pride…” lifted me up and made me feel so connected to Hashem.
I’m still singing these days, together with my children:
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