“His colleagues, contemporaries, and younger fans all agree: The Jewish music world owes Yigal a tremendous debt of gratitude”Read the latest installment
His colleagues, contemporaries, and younger fans all agree: The Jewish music world owes Yigal a tremendous debt of…
"I had recently joined Neginah Orchestra. When I realized how good Yigal and his choir were, I decided…
"I took solace in the knowledge that there were Yidden out there working feverishly to free my family…
"Even 50 years later, a kumzitz in the UK is incomplete without a selection of Yigal’s compositions"
"For me, the highlight was the moving 'Al Zeh Hayah' (Ma Navu). It was as if the clock…
"I first learned that in the Scottish Highlands at a school camp"
"The high-pitched voices and choreography were truly mesmerizing"
"On Shabbos, my father sings Zeidy’s tunes to the words of the zemiros"
"The highlight for me was when they sang 'Al Zos' ”
"I think he never left a wedding without approaching the band to compliment the music and my singing"
"From the rhythmic tapping at the start through the thunderous, responsive “Chayei arichei — ARICHEI” all the way…
"There are only two standing ovations in the entire history of HASC, and one of them was for…
"He said, 'Play it again!' He was yelling, 'Keep playing it!' until he had all the lyrics to…
"His perfect blend of voices and outstanding soloists created a sound never heard before in Jewish music"
"I think this song brings out the meaning of the words more than any other song I’ve heard.…
"Captures the anticipation and the wonderment, the relief and the exuberance that we all feel at this pivotal…
"Having Yigal in camp gave those summers a super charge"
"Yigal was always a tremendously gifted composer. The songs he created were not just 'noisy music' but real…
"I felt like the meisim and the churvos Yerushalayim were dancing along"
"This song just bursts forth from me each time I feel immense gratitude to Hashem"
"It was the first live Jewish music heard in Russia in over 70 years"
"The lively tune of 'SHEMA B’NI' followed, and I would sing— and dance— through it"
